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Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071206/asp/...ory_8635272.asp Even before the spectrum tangle is resolved, Bharti Airtel and Reliance ADAG are getting ready for a new clash. The rivalry between the two telecom titans is set to break the spectrum barrier and hit television screens. Going by the plans of the two stalwarts, Bharti seems to have a headstart in the new race with the Sunil Mittal company ready to launch a Internet protocol television service in the National Capital Region in December. Reliance ADAG has already inked a $500-million deal with Microsoft to launch IPTV services in New Delhi and Mumbai, but the launch is scheduled not before March next year. “We will analyse operations in the region for a quarter and then take a call on the pan India rollout,” said Manoj Kohli, CEO of Bharti Airtel. Kohli declined to comment if Calcutta would have access to Airtel IPTV services before the Pujas next year. “It all depends on how our foray in the capital works out. It will work in all homes and offices where digital subscriber line (DSL) technology is being served,” Kohli added. Airtel IPTV will be based on the existing DSL network, a technology that transforms plain old telephone lines into a high-speed conduit for data, information, entertainment and more. Reliance plans to switch a substantial part of its 37-million customer base to the IPTV platform, while Airtel’s IPTV will be available in all homes and offices where DSL is already being served. DSL utilises more of the bandwidth on copper phone lines than what is used for telephone services. Therefore, on different frequencies, one can talk and surf the Internet simultaneously. According to reports, Airtel is investing Rs 150 crore in the first phase and has already set up high-tech infrastructure facilities in Gurgaon, Haryana. Airtel will face competition from other service providers such as BSNL and MTNL DTH service Airtel may launch its DTH services in Calcutta in April next year. “Like for all our services, east will be a focus area for DTH too. The service will have around 200 channels and we promise to introduce value additions which are hitherto not available on the DTH platform,” Kohli said. Airtel wants to have the largest combination of telephony and entertainment, he added. Airtel is awaiting the government’s decision on mobile television and has already put in its recommendations with the Trai committee. Reliance also plans to launch DTH services by the year-end or early next year through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance BIG TV at a lower price than the existing players. Dish TV and Tata Sky, the current big DTH players, have combined investments of Rs 3,000 crore.

Source - http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Tata_In...-84972-613.html Tata Indicom has launched "North Corridor Pack" for postpaid mobile customers in Delhi, both existing as well as new subscribers. "North Corridor Pack" is an optional, add-on pack available at a monthly rental of Rs 75, which offers STD calls at 50 paise per minute to Punjab, Haryana, UP East, UP West, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The basis for such a pack is that 75 to 80 percent of STD calls made from Delhi are within the North circle. Effectively, Tata Indicom believes it is making STD calls more affordable for its Delhi customers. And it's possible to combine "North Corridor Pack" with postpaid plans including: Business Silver Plus, Business Silver Roam, Get More 199, Get More 99, Get More Roam Plan, Talk India 299, Talk World 299, Do More 0123, Do More 123 Roam, and Business Gold 349.

wait for EVDO mate than u will get lots of feature rich & sexy looking handsets in CDMA segment too

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-mobile/23146/0 Nokia Reveals Eco-friendly Mobile For those of you mobile maniacs who are also concerned about the environment (and we all should be) Nokia has, at their event in Amsterdam, announced a new Eco-friendly mobile phone – The 3110 Evolve. By Eco-friendly, we mean that its covers are made out of Bio-Sourced material i.e. 50% renewable material. The 3110 Evolve is also quite a fully loaded device that supports Bluetooth withA2DP, infrared, has an integrated FM radio, a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player and supports external memory with microUSB cards up to 2GB. It also supports EGPRS and according to the 3110 Evolve spec sheet it also uses a High Efficiency charger that's quite energy efficient as well. It runs on a Series 40 UI. The 3110 Evolve is expected to be launched somewhere in the first quarter of 2008.

GSM = Great Sexy Mobiles .. we get so much to choose from in GSM segment where as in CDMA no such variety avlb We can only hope that LG brings this cool sexy LG Shine Titanium in CDMA segment too

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/smart-mobi...-market/22975/0 ASUS Launches 2 PDAs in The Indian Market Asus today unveiled its mobile communication product strategy for India. The formal initiative to enter the Indian market has been kick-started with the launch of two of its Windows Mobile 6 professional PDA phones for business professionals – The P526 and M530w. ASUS India has announced that India Digital Lifestyle Distributors Pvt Ltd (IDLDPL) will distribute PDA-phones to large format and mobile phone retailers across the country. The company is also in talks with various mobile telecom service providers to bundle Asus PDA phones with their new subscribers. ASUS plans to initially target the top five metros - Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai for the PDA phones. The company plans to establish a strong brand presence in these five metros followed by other cities and towns across India. “We see a huge potential going forward in the PDA Phone market in India.”, said Mr. Benson Lin, General Manager, ASUS Asia Pacific region. “India can expect to see a whole range of premium Asus PDA phones being launched in the next few months,” he added. The P526 is equipped with GPS capabilities and a host of messaging enhancements to allow users to experience Windows Live with improved stability and speed. It has a 2.6" TFT display that supports 65K colors and has a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. The media player supports MPEG4 (supporting 30 FPS QCIF video) MIDI/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC/ AAC+/AMR and other music formats. The device is also has a 2 megapixel camera. The P526 is also equipped with 128 MB Flash and 64 MB SDRAM. It supports Micro-SD cards for external memory and supports USB v1.1/ Bluetooth 1.2. Apart from these features the device also has some very Asus specific apps like Remote Presenter to allow users to control PowerPoint presentations stored on a notebook or PC via a Bluetooth connection, ASUS Meeting Planner and ASUS Secret function that encrypts and protects sensitive documents. With the ASUS M530w smartphone the first thing you'll notice is the QWERTY keypad of course. The integrated 2 Mega Pixel Auto-Macro camera is equipped with a flash while the Windows Media Player application supports full screen movies and music broadcasts. It has a 2.4" TFT display with 65K colors and a 320 x 240 pixel resolution, built-in 256 MB of Flash memory and a 64 MB SDRAM and supports microSD cards for external memory. It supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v2.0, USB v1.1 and supports Push-Mail. The ASUS M530w also has business card reader application and it also supports 3G video calling. The funny thing is that this mobile runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 standard. These phones are available in the market and priced at Rs. 16,990 and Rs. 20,900 respectively.

Source - http://informationweek.com/blog/main/archi...eo_says_3g.html AT&T CEO Says 3G iPhone Will Be Available Next Year The 3G iPhone has been naught but a rumor until AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson opened his mouth recently and spilled the beans. Oh, how Steve Jobs must be fuming right now. All Stephenson would commit to is "next year", but that's enough for many. Though the iPhone has been a good seller since its June 29 debut, there are many who have decided against purchasing it because it is limited to EDGE data networks and can't access faster 3G wireless data speeds. Looks like they won't have to wait too much longer before a 3G version of the iPhone becomes available. At a meeting in California, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told reporters that a 3G version will be available next year. He also said that he couldn't say exactly when it will be available, or how much more it will cost than the current version of the iPhone, which sells for $399. Combining 3G data speeds with a device that can run third-party applications will likely make 2008 a banner year for the iPhone. The SDK for the iPhone will be released in February, and we'll probably have more details come MacWorld in January. Whether or not Jobs will use that event to launch the next version of the iPhone is unknown, but it isn't beyond reason. Some suggest that the reason the iPhone isn't widely available across Europe is because it isn't 3G. Spain's Telefonica, for example, has reportedly held off on releasing the iPhone until it is 3G enabled because it has only GPRS and HSPA networks running. GPRS is slower than EDGE, and makes for a poor experience. According to analysts, the number of people who put off buying an iPhone now to wait for a 3G one won't affect immediate iPhone sales too much. With nearly 1.5 million of them already sold, Jobs' original goal of selling 10 million of the converged devices by the end of 2008 is certainly looking like more of a reality.

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071129/asp/...ory_8604997.asp New Delhi, Nov. 28: Telecom operators, cable TV companies and Internet service providers can offer the Internet protocol television (IPTV) service to their subscribers under their existing licences and without paying extra fees. In its recommendations for IPTV, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) also proposed 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) across all broadcasting categories. The current policy allows 49 per cent FDI in cable services, 74 per cent in telecom and 100 per cent in Internet services. Many telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, plan to offer IPTV in a big way. However, only MTNL has launched the IPTV service in Delhi and Mumbai. Uncertainties over getting the required licence have been holding back operators from deploying the service. Trai today said since IPTV was new, it could be offered by telecom operators holding unified access service licence, Internet service providers with a net worth more than Rs 100 crore and cable TV operators registered under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. The content of TV channels will be regulated by the ministry of information and broadcasting and the broadcasting firms will be responsible for complying with the norms. Trai said that while telecom service providers would be allowed to arrange the infrastructure to provide IPTV, they would take the content only from broadcasters that are regulated under the cable TV act and conform to downlinking guidelines. Operators providing IPTV service will not be allowed to produce news content. They can show only those news channels that have permission from the ministry of information and broadcasting. Trai has also suggested an amendment to the cable TV act to permit a broadcaster to give signals to telecom operators. Under the current norms for the downlinking of television channels, broadcasters can provide satellite signals only to cable and DTH operators. IPTV is an interactive digital television service that is delivered over the Internet instead of the traditional cable network. There are some additional features such as video on demand that allows users to watch movies for a fee. They can pause, fast forward and rewind both live and recorded content. Being in a digital form, the picture quality is also much better than analog transmission.

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071129/asp/...ory_8606248.asp Calcutta, Nov. 28: Nokia is betting big on eastern India. The handset major, which reported a 40-45 per cent rise in business last year from the eastern region, expects the growth to continue in the next two years. “The east is no longer a story of higher growth on a smaller base. By next year, subscribers from the east will equal other regions. So we are very bullish about the eastern market,” said D. Shivakumar, vice-chairman and managing director of Nokia India. Nokia’s battery problems have not dented handset sales, Shivakumar said. During Diwali, sales rose 45 per cent compared with last year. The move towards standardising batteries, chargers and other accessories has begun, he said. Nokia’s combined market share in the CDMA and GSM segments is around 53 per cent. The company plans to operate mainly in the replacement market for CDMA phones. The replacement segment is about 10 per cent of the total CDMA market in the country. Nokia has pulled out of the CDMA segment in many countries but since the Indian CDMA market is on a growth curve, the handset major plans to maintain status quo in this segment for sometime. “The price of CDMA handsets at below $20 does not make it viable for us to target the segment separately. We have six handset models in this segment and plan to continue with the same,” Shivakumar added. Nokia, which has a 70 per cent market share in the GSM segment, does not believe in volumes and sub-Rs1,000 handsets. The lowest price of a Nokia model is Rs 1,499 compared with Vodafone’s magic box at Rs 1,199. “We do not believe in number games and will do what it takes to adhere to international safety standards and provide quality phones to customers,” he added.

Source - http://www.phonescoop.com/ CDMA/GSM Hybrid for Verizon Clears FCC Document seen on the FCC site reveal details about the Motorola Z6c World Edition for Verizon Wireless. It includes dual-band 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO radios as well as dual-band 900/1800 GSM radios for roaming in Europe and Asia. Compared to the Motorola Z6tv, the Z6c loses MediaFLO mobile tv compatibility, but holds onto the 2 Megapixel camera, microSD slot, stereo Bluetooth and QVGA display. The FCC documents do not indicate when the Z6c will go on sale or how much it will cost.

Samsung Launches CDMA Phone MAX Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...one-max/22772/0 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has launched its first open market phone - Samsung MAX in the CDMA segment. The slider is launched through the company's own distribution network and aiming at the growing CDMA market, will be available to both Tata Indicom and Reliance Mobile subscribers. Hyundai Kim, Vice President and Head - CDMA Division, Samsung Telecommunications India Pvt. Ltd., said, "We expect to fuel the growth of the Indian CDMA industry through the launch Samsung Max in the open market. Fully feature loaded Samsung Max is launched to serve the Multimedia needs of the CDMA consumer. The availability of CDMA phones in the open market will provide Indian consumers freedom to choose network operator's of their choice". Samsung maintains that the Samsung Max is a complete multimedia phone localized to suit Indian needs. The phone sports a 1.9-inch 262k TFT screen and a 1.3 MP camera. It has Bluetooth, R-UIM card support, expandable memory, an integrated FM radio, voice recorder and an MP3 player. Other features include Indian Calendar, Panchang, Mobile Prayer, Cricket Scorer, Hinglish SMS, Mobile Tracker and SOS alert. The phone also has some additional security features like call lock which restricts others from receiving or making calls from the handset. Dinesh Sharma, Marketing Head - CDMA Division, Samsung Telecommunications India Pvt. Ltd., said "Samsung aims to roll out Max through open market distribution in a phase wise manner. Currently, the MAX will be available only in Delhi and Mumbai for Rs. 7,500, but by December 2007 it will be available in several other large cities.

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/value-mobi...andsets/22694/0 LG Electronics India Pvt. Limited (LGEIL), has launched two new mobile handsets - KG 288 and KG 285. These handsets are an addition to LG’s entry portfolio and are targeted at the entry-level customer. Both models are loaded with an anti-theft tracker and have features like Sudoku and in the case of the KG288, a hot key for FM radio. LG KG 285 Anil Arora, Business Group Head, GSM said, “LG has always been on the forefront in launching new technology and wrapping it up with the style quotient. In our latest offering, we have continued with this trend by providing the customer attractive features at unbeatable prices.” LG KG 288 The KG 288 and 285 are equipped with TFT 65K Color Displays; 300 entry phone book memory and 100 SMS memory. Both models also have speaker phones and are dual band handsets. Other features include a stopwatch function, calendar and an alarm. The KG 288 also comes with an inbox headset for listening to FM. The KG 288 and KG 285 will be available in the market for Rs. 1,949 and Rs.1,649 respectively.

I dont think Iphone when officially available in india would cost 30K at max it would be 25K

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/multimedia...-phones/22501/0 Nokia’s recent additions to the Xpressmusic series are finally here. The 5610 and 5310 Xpressmusic phones have a variety of features to users not including the obvious fact of having an apparently better music player than some of the previous models. Let’s not forget that Nokia has also decided to take on a rather edgy look with these phones with a black finish with either Blue or Red portions. Nokia 5610 The 5610 is a slider phone that comes equipped with Aluminum side panels, a 2.2 inch display with 16 million colors and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The company says that it offers up to 22 hours of music playback. We’ll have to wait and see after the review to confirm that of course. It supports external memory with microSD cards up to 4GB. The 5610 Xpressmusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and dual LED flash. The handset uses 3G technology, Bluetooth with A2DP, the new standardized microUSB v2.0 and also has an FM radio with RDS. It supports MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc, and WMA formats. Nokia 5310 This candybar phone is 9.9mm thick and weighs about 71g. It also supports 4GB microSD cards and is equipped with a 2 megapixel. The 5310 also supports Bluetooth with A2DP compatibility and also uses microUSB v2.0. It has a 2 inch QVGA display with 16 million colors and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It has an FM radio and uses a 3.5mm earphone jack and is EDGE enabled. Both phones are available in stores and are priced at Rs.15,429 for the Nokia 5610 and Rs. 12,549 for the Nokia 5310.

Source - http://www.gsmarena.com/tmobile_sells_unlo...ne-news-366.php T-Mobile sells unlocked Apple iPhone It's finally a fact - Apple iPhone unlocked will be selling officially. We know it's hard to believe but T-Mobile has formally announced it today. And if you are just starting to think it's too good to be true here goes the sobering fact. The handset is going to cost 999 Euro. Yeah, you heard it just right - about $1500 a piece is what T-Mobile is going to charge for the precious unlocked iPhone. Furthermore, the handset won't be available for online or telephone orders and will only be sold in the telecom's official shops. In case you wondered how come T-Mobile is selling unlocked iPhones just 11 days after the official start of sales in Germany, a court ruling has outlawed the exclusive sales of phones on contract only. With the unlocked handsets costing an arm and a leg, we really wonder if the court decision is of much point really. The good news is mostly for the customers who bought the iPhone between the 19th of November and the day the first unlocked handsets are released. Their iPhones can be unlocked for free.

Source - http://www.everythingusb.com/sony_ericsson...hone_13755.html Sony Ericsson Conceptualizes Phone with Full-sized USB port Yep, you heard it right. Pictures of a new concept phone from Sony Ericsson show a phone that features a type-A receptacle USB port. What does this mean for you? Well to start you can use transfer files to your phone without the use of your computer by simply plugging in your flash drive. Other than that, not much seems to be known at this time. After seeing this it makes me wonder why someone didn’t think of it sooner. Since this is only a concept design there is no telling what will happen… it might just be scrapped all together. Speculatively speaking, this could open up a lot of different options for accessories for phones and maybe if some of the manufacturers use their head for something besides keeping their ears apart could become very useful, very quickly.

Source - http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/nov/20mlook.htm Amazon has launched a portable reading device called Kindle. With this wireless electronic book reader, Amazon expects to popularise downloading of books, magazines and newspapers. The $400 device, which can store up to 200 books in its memory is simple to use, it does not need a PC or cables. You will get the content through wireless connectivity wherever you are. Buy a book an it will be auto-delivered wirelessly in less than a minute, says Amazon. More than 88,000 books, including 100 New York Times best sellers are available for download. Amazon also allows you to download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy the book. You can also download newspapers and magazines on Kindle. Photograph: Amazon Website

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071119/asp/...ory_8565277.asp Govt sees six new pan-India mobile players New Delhi, Nov. 18: The department of telecom (DoT) expects at least six companies to pay the licence fee to offer cellular services on a pan-India basis. Forty-six companies have submitted 575 applications in response to the latest offer from the DoT to provide cellular services, of which only 20 companies want to operate across India. According to DoT officials, the department expects at least six of the 20 pan-India applicants to convert their letters of intent (LoI) into licences. Each of them will pay Rs 1,650 crore as the licence fee, jacking up the DoT’s revenues by around Rs 10,000 crore. Though the DoT is giving the letters of intent to all applicants, it expects only a few to convert the letters into actual licences, given the high initial fee being charged without any guarantee of spectrum. The companies that are expected to buy the pan-India licences include domestic and foreign players, such as AT&T, Spice, HFCL, DLF, Parsvnath and BPL Mumbai. “The process of issuing the letters is being looked into within the department and a decision will be taken soon,” the officials said. The six new entrants will invest at least Rs 60,000 crore in two years to start all-India operations, they said. Smaller players, who are seeking licences in a few circles, will also invest substantial sums. Officials said the new telecom licence holders would get spectrum only after existing mobile operators and firms with licences but no spectrum get their allotments. Operators have no objections to this policy, but some want the process to be over quickly. In a letter to the DoT, Modi group-promoted Spice Telecom said, “Our focus area is the issuance of LoI to us with respect to our application submitted in August 2006 for 20 telecom circles.” Shyam Telecom, Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd and a few other applicants who will benefit from the first come, first served spectrum allocation policy want the government to speed up the exercise.

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Source - http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Motorol...-84491-615.html Motorola Announces Moto Q Phones While we wait for the 'official' launch of the MotoYuva W180, Motorola has gone and announced two new Moto Q products in the country, i.e. the Moto Q 8, which is the GSM version of the original CDMA-based Moto Q; and the Moto Q 9h, the quad-band 3G Qwerty. Both phones are based on the Windows Mobile OS, leverage Motorola's expertise in RF technology, and work well as messaging machines. In both phones, consumers can choose from eight messaging in-boxes for corporate and personal email. Besides, the phones are equipped with instant messaging capability. The Moto Q 9h operates on the dual processor HSDPA/UMTS engine, enabling Broadband-like over-the-air downloads at up to 3.6Mbps. The phone's keyboard is ergonomically designed for quick text entry. The Q 9h also features a TI OMAP 2420 processor, 96MB RAM, 2GB optional removable microSD storage, 256 MB on-board flash memory, integrated Bluetooth wireless technology stereo profiles (A2DP and AVRCP), and a 2.0 mega pixels camera with 8x digital zoom and video play back at 30 frames per second (fps). The 9h's full color screen incorporates adaptive display technology, whereby light sensors on the front and back help automatically adjust screen and keyboard brightness for optimum usability and readability. The phone comes with a default Opera browser that includes Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology for re-formatting Web page content to match the size of small mobile screens. The 9h supports Java, and plays host to applications like WorldMate (for checking flight schedules/updates), Splash (for storing credit card and other information), Yahoo! Go (for checking Yahoo! News and Yahoo! Mail, and uploading pictures to Flickr accounts), and Sudoku. The Moto Q 8 and the Moto Q 9h will be available at all Indian Motostores and participating retailers. The Moto Q 8 GSM is available for a MRP of Rs 17,359 (with a best buy price of Rs 16,499), while the Moto Q 9h comes for a MRP of Rs 20,720 (with best buy price Rs 19,499). Both phones bundle a 1GB mini SD Card and a portable charger.

yeah MotoQ is available as of now only with Tata indicom .. but since Reliance now is unveiling Motorola handsets into its CDMA line up i guess now you can hope for MotoQ also to be available with Reliance shortly

These are GSM mobiles & can be used with Airtel & Vodafone

Source - http://www.phonescoop.com/ FCC Clears New HTC Smartphone Today, 2:16 AM by Eric Lin The FCC has approved a new CDMA Windows Mobile Smartphone from HTC. The Iris is a compact Windows Mobile 6 Standard (smartphone) device similar in design to the Palm Treo 500v or Android prototype. It features a landscape QVGA display and QWERTY keyboard and packs EV-DO, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into the thin, rounded body. Also includes 2 Megapixel camera and microSD slot as well as a very large battery. The Iris has not been announced yet, however FCC documents mention Verizon, making the carrier a likely launch partner for the handset.

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/allinone-m...eleased/22032/0 After being teased with the info that the phone exists, but with no news on the release date or pricing, it’s finally here. Nokia has launched the N82. Another high end mobile from the Finnish mobile makers with a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. But this time, unlike the N95, they equipped the phone with a Xenon flash. The N82 is also equipped with A-GPS for navigation with preinstalled Nokia maps and all the standard packages come with a free voice guided navigation trial. You can purchase additional features, such as city guides and longer subscription to the navigation. Also available in the standard pack is a 2GB micro SD card. "The evolution of camera capabilities in mobile devices has been extremely fast over the past years. With the Nokia N82 we have reached such a superior level in image quality, speed and ease of use that not only does it outperform any other camera phone on the market, but it's also a very credible alternative for single purpose digital still cameras," said Satu Ehrnrooth, head of Nokia Nseries Cameras Category, Multimedia, Nokia. "In addition to the high-end camera, the Nokia N82 also enables you to navigate and discover new places, enjoy your music, browse the web, play games, chat online and be part of the global web 2.0 community wherever you go. Thanks to the wireless broadband connectivity, convergence and yet again increased performance, the Nokia N82 is all you need in your pocket!" Among the other features are Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G capabilities with HSDPA for faster internet connection, Bluetooth with A2DP capabilities and miniUSB v2.0. The N82 also has an integrated Stereo FM radio, TV out, document viewer and a new auto rotate feature so if the phone is turned the display automatically switches to landscape mode. It also supports N-Gage games and has a direct upload feature for your images, so it will simultaneously upload your files while you use the phone for any other purpose. The Nokia N82 is available now in key markets with an estimated, pre-tax, unsubsidized sales price of approximately Rs. 25,810(450 euros).

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/smart-mobi...w-8800s/22003/0 Nokia Gets Arty With the New 8800s Nokia’s 8800 series has always embodied class, elegance and a very artful feel and has always managed to make the very traditional, simplistic design look like something that’s more of a status symbol than a mobile phone. The latest additions to the series are the Nokia 8800 Arte (art) and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte. Both phones are essentially the same, except for the fact that the Sapphire Arte version has a genuine sapphire gemstone embedded in the center of the 5 way nav-pad. Aside from their traditional metal and glass bodies the surfaces now have an Anti-fingerprint coating (about time guys). Both these new models have taken the series to whole new level being equipped with a 3 megapixel, auto-focus cameras, 3G capabilities and having 1GB of internal memory. They also come with 2 inch, QVGA, 240x320 pixels resolution, OLED displays with up to 16 million colors. The Arte models also use the new standardized microUSB connectors for charging and data transfer. Nokia 8800 Arte Apart from the physical traits that clearly make these models in the series stand out, Nokia has also incorporated some fancy new technology into these Arte pieces. First off is the "turn-to-mute" feature wherein all you need to do if you want to silence an incoming call is simply flip the phone over on it’s back. Another new feature is a Tap for Time function. By lightly tapping the metal portion under the screen an analogue clock appears on the screen. Continuing a tradition of incorporating exclusive soundtracks in its premium handsets, Nokia has invited the internationally acclaimed master producers Kruder & Dorfmeister to add their standout musical style by creating a unique compilation for these new devices. Owners of the Nokia 8800 Arte and Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte will be able to enjoy an exclusive videotrack and soundtrack composed by Kruder & Dorfmeister with visuals by Fritz Fitzke. Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte Each handset comes with an assortment of mobile accessories that includes the Nokia BH-803 Bluetooth headset with Active Noise Cancellation and touch sensitive volume adjustment. Each handset also comes with a leather pouch with a linen lining and a separate matching desk stand. The Nokia 8800 Arte will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of Rs. 57,355 (1000 EUR) before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte will follow in the first quarter of 2008 and retail for approximately Rs. 65,957 (1150 EUR) before taxes and subsidies.