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i guess for them downloading means saving contents to phone memory ie images, songs, videos etc..

^^^ a launch not under true value shop is a good move i think, many new customers never goes inside a cdma shop for a gsm connection.. they will think tata docomo is cdma just like happened in reliance..

there was a power failure yesterday night. DAP was done 50% that time, but when resumed it started from 23% and now reached 53%... hope this time it will be done..

^^^ yesterday when i enquired about the launch at tata true value shoppe here in my town, they laughed hearing the name 'docomo' then i explained its tata's gsm, then too they were wondering.. one guy then came from inside and said this month end.. poor staff..

Subscriber addition falls, 11.59 mn mobile users added in May Press Trust of India / New Delhi June 19, 2009, 16:35 IST Subscriber addition by the Indian telecom industry has slowed down for the second month in a row, with 11.59 million wireless subscribers being added in May 2009. This is against an addition of 11.90 million wireless users in April, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in a statement. Total 11.44 million telephone connections (wireless and wireline) were added in May compared to 11.75 million connections added in the previous month. With this, the telecom subscriber base stood at 452.91 million in May against 441.47 million in April. The overall teledensity, calculated on the basis of the number of people using phones for a population of 100, has reached 38.88 at the end of May against 37.94 in April, Trai said. The total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA and WLL(F)) base stood at 415.25 million at the end of May 2009 with the addition of 11.59 million wireless subscribers. In the wireline segment, the subscriber base has decreased marginally by 0.15 million to 37.66 million in the month of May 2009 against 37.81 million subscribers in April 2009, registering a slight decrease of, Trai added. Total broadband subscriber base has reached 6.40 million in May, as compared to 6.28 million in the previous month, Trai said.

Techtree News Staff, Jun 19, 2009 1109 hrs IST Chat with all your contacts across multiple IMs within a single interface Since its launch, support for the Google backed Android platform by handset vendors has been increasing exponentially. Thus, there is no doubt that Android has a huge potential for growth. In order to be an early mover and take advantage of this potential growth Geodesic has launched its Mundu IM for Android mobile phones. Mundu IM is an instant messenger that integrates MSN, GTalk and others into one interface. It offers users an easy way to connect live with their friends. Mundu IM is also available for other mobile platforms including Symbian and Windows Mobile. Features of Mundu IM for Android are: All-in-one Messenger: View and chat with all your contacts across AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber within a single interface. Conferencing: Chat with multiple friends, colleagues or clients. File transfer / Photo sharing: Transfer files from your mobile device to friends. Smart group management: Organize your contacts by services, groups and set alias for your contacts. Background mode support: Stay connected on IM while you are on the phone or accessing other phone functions. Choose to be alerted by sound or pop-up when your contacts come online or when you receive an IM. Message archiving and chat history: Save your important chat conversations and view them later. Manage your online presence: Tell your friends when you are free to chat or busy. Scroll the conversation: Scroll the entire conversation - up or down - on your Android phone. Quick text messaging: Copy and paste the messages received, send or receive emoticons, and Quick text option to send commonly used messages. Direct calling and browsing: If you received a telephone number in chat, click on the number directly to call. Similarly click on the received link and it will open immediately in the default browser. Customized alerts: Set customize alert types (vibrate, sound, LED) for new message or conference invitations. In India, Android phones are available through some websites only and soon would be available in stores as well. Globally, accordingly to HTC, they have sold about a million phones of G1 in the last financial year. With T- Mobile and Samsung already joining the league, other players like Sony Ericsson, Huawei, Lenovo, Acer and Kogan Technologies are soon expected to take the plunge for providing Android phones. Mundu IM for Android is available for $11 (approx Rs. 530), while a 15 day free trial of the application can be downloaded from mundu.com/products/mundu-im.

Mobile operators differ on hike in 3G spectrum base price Business Standard Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 Mobile operators are divided on the consensus reached in the government to increase the base price for 3G auctioning to Rs 4,040 crore. Earlier, the base price for auctioning ranged from as low as Rs 1,020 crore to Rs 2,040 crore. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the body representing GSM players, has said the auction process for 3G is expected to fail if the government does not come out with a clear 2G spectrum allocation and pricing policy before it goes for 3G auctioning. “The government needs to settle the 2G policy, before it goes for auctioning 3G spectrum, as it is very clear that these services cannot be offered independently but will be an overlay over 2G. If that does not happen, there will be few takers for 3G,” says T V Ramachandran, secretary-general of COAI. Ramachandran also says the government, by looking at hiking the base price substantially, is making 3G more unattractive. “On the one hand, government says they want broadband expansion through wireless, but by fixing such a high price it will not be possible to increase its penetration at all,” he added. The Department of Telecommunications, however, feels a final decision on 2G spectrum policy should be taken only after the 3G auction is completed. Their logic is based on the recommendation of a committee to look into allocation of spectrum, which suggested the pricing of 3G spectrum should be related to that of 2G spectrum. The GSM operators’ view is echoed by the association of CDMA operators. Says S C Khanna of Association of United Telecom Services Providers of India: “We expect the right price should have been Rs 2,000 crore. Any hike in the base price will make it totally unaffordable to the masses and only a few cities can afford the service.” However, many of the newer mobile players, who have just started their service or are about to roll out, say the price is not that unattractive. “It’s a reasonable price, about two and a half times more than a pan-Indian 2G spectrum, and surely no way like what happened in Europe, where it was many times higher. I think there is enough scope to offer services at attractive tariffs and build up volumes. After all, you have better margins in data than voice,” said a director in a leading telco which is about to start its service across the country. Agrees Naresh Singh, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner: “I don’t see doubling of 3G spectrum auction prices as a deterrent, as most of the existing players and new operators would still aggressively bid for the 3G spectrum, as this would be the game changer for the industry. Most of the companies are close to launching advanced data services, with some already announcing aggressive tariffs, for which 3G is a necessity. More important, the prices are still on the lower side, when compared to international markets like Malaysia, South Korea or Italy, where the base prices were much higher.”

After several restarts, windows 7 suddenly informed me that some startup error has occurred and need to perform a system repair, i did it.. after the process it said some errors could not be repaired and the details are sent to microsoft.. now after this the checksum error during boot seems to be removed.. now only the display problem mentioned in post #39 is still there.. i tried changing to low resolutions using safe mode, but it did not help...

^^^ things should change.. we need to create awareness.. lets stand together and do what ever we can and hope for the best..

finally i planned to download it again from microsoft. i tried it in safari browser.. i got a direct download in safari instead of download manager. so i copied that download link, used it in DAP and it started downloading [45% completed now]..

Business Standard Friday, Jun 19, 2009 Telecom equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Network will upgrade the existing mobile services network of Idea Cellular to enable it to carry high-end data — GPRS services. The services will be enabled by Nokia Siemens Networks’ GPRS (general packet radio service) technology and Unified Charging Solution (UCS evolve), NSN said in a statement. Idea Cellular, the country's fifth largest telecom operator, is upgrading its network in 22 areas to tap the lucrative value added data services market. By March 2010, IDEA subscribers will be able to enjoy multimedia messaging, email, web browsing, online music and other innovative mobile services, it said. It will add GPRS capability to 10 IDEA telecom service areas while the existing GPRS capability in 12 other areas will be expanded. "The value added services market in India holds tremendous potential. The greater opportunity lies in data services, and in expanding our capabilities and service portfolio in this area. "The right technology foundation is fundamental to our success, and it needs to include not just a method of delivering services, but of monetizing them effectively," IDEA Cellular Chief Technology Officer Anil Tandan said. As part of the project, Nokia Siemens Networks has also designed and will implement a charging solution that will enable Idea to use a single system across these locations for the new services for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers.

Idea Cellular may merge with Spice Comm The merger, which follows Idea’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Spice last year, will give Idea access to two new regional markets Livemint Thu, Jun 18 2009. 11:24 PM IST Bangalore: Telecom services provider Idea Cellular Ltd said it will consider merging its operations with Spice Communications Ltd, according to a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday. The merger, which follows Idea’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Spice last year, will give Idea access to two new regional markets, said Harit Shah, an analyst at Angel Broking Ltd in Mumbai. Shah has a reduced rating on Idea.

Economic Times 19 Jun 2009, 0054 hrs IST NEW DELHI: Continuing its growth trajectory, the Indian telecom sector is expected to generate revenues of over $30 billion by 2013, according to global analyst firm Gartner. The country’s telecom subscriber base is expected to cross the 770-million mark by 2013. India has over 450 million telecom users at present. “The Indian mobile industry has now moved out of its hyper growth mode, but it will continue to grow at double-digit rates for the next three years as operators focus on rural parts of the country,” Gartner senior research analyst Madhusudan Gupta said. As per Gartner, India’s telecom market is unlikely to surpass China as the largest telecom market by 2013 and would retain its position as the second-largest market in the world. The mobile penetration in the country is also expected to reach 63.5% by 2013, up from 38.7% at present, according to Gartner. Growth is largely expected to come from telecom operators increasing their focus on the rural market, local consumer durable and electronic companies entering the domestic mobile handset segment, and decline in handset prices. The increased adoption of value-added services (VAS) will also stimulate growth. While the bulk of revenues for telcos would be generated from voice services, data usage will grow at a faster rate, Gartner said. With the entry of new operators in the Indian telecom market, it is expected that voice tariffs will continue to fall. Also, expansion in rural circles is expected to pull down average revenue per user (ARPU). The number of people with prepaid connections would also increase to contribute about 96% of the total subscriber base by 2013, due to increased adoption in rural circles. Currently, about 93% of the users own a pre-paid connection. The churn rate is also expected to go up in India as more players enter the fray and the government allows mobile number portability (MNP). MNP will allow users to switch their telecom service provider while retaining their mobile number.

^^^ good tariff competition..

^^^ i guess 'sensing 2 touches at the same time'.. will be useful in playing games...

^^^ average battery backup is one day for dual mode and 2 days for single mode [gsm or cdma]. battery backup depends on your usage and network coverage in your area. for what purpose do you need pc suite for this dual phone.

^^^ will check video resolution in safe mode.. i was unsuccessful 3 times to download from microsoft, thats y tried torrent.. after writing the dvd i scanned for virus before installation..

during installation i entered the KEY and got an error saying 'this key is not available with this WRC'. but i was able to install and use windows without a key. it started downloading some updates after the first boot. after updating, it asked to restart and i did. now when i boot inside windows 7 i am getting the following screen..

Success !!! Posting this is my first task in windows 7.. i downloaded using a torrent.. while restarting inbetween installation, i got an error couple of times. "files are possibly corrupt, the file header checksum does not match the computed checksum" but worked when i restarted again.. i am getting this error on most of the time i start system, this error comes just before the windows boot manager..

i have experience in doing a couple of works through rentacoder site. there you will bid a project, if won the client will pay or escrow the amount to rentacoder website. once the work is done by you and accepted by the client then the amount will be credited to you from rentacoder. some clients will ask you to sign an NDA [download, sign, scan and upload]. some clients needs assurance [10% of project amount from your account will be given to client if work is incomplete or not done on time]

Indiatimes Infotech The global downturn has witnessed many a causalities in terms of jobs. In fact very few (if any), companies have remained unscathed from layoffs in the past few months. Along with raining pinkslips, the economic turmoil also saw technology companies pulling plug on many of their services. Launched with lot of fanfare and noise, these services were given a silent burial. With cost cutting being the slowdown survival mantra, scissors running across the companies ran in many cases also ran on products and services. Google, Microsoft, Nokia and many other technology giants killed services which once mirrored their growing ambitions and empire. Here are some of the technology services and products that became a victim of the ongoing recession. -------- The technology demises includes Microsoft's once-mighty multimedia encyclopedia Encarta. The company recently announced that it is getting out of the encyclopedia business, ending its long-standing Encarta product. In a posting on its Web site, Microsoft said that the move reflected the change in the way people use reference material. Encarta has been a popular product around the world for many years," Microsoft said. "However, the category of traditional encyclopedias and reference material has changed. People today seek and consume information in considerably different ways than in years past. As part of Microsoft's goal to deliver the most effective and engaging resources for today's consumer, it has made the decision to exit the Encarta business." Encarta was launched in 1993 as competition for traditional reference books such as those offered by Encyclopedia Britannica. Encarta was originally available for purchase as a multimedia computer resource in DVD-ROM or CD-ROM formats and eventually became available online on a subscription basis. Encarta's popularity started fading after the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation launched Wikipedia online in 2001. While Wikipedia lets users continually update or refine entries, improvements suggested to Encarta must pass muster with editors before eventually being incorporated into the database.

^^^ thanks.. the price is not yet announced..

Techtree News Staff, May 22, 2009 1644 hrs IST If you are a television buff residing in India, here is some good news for you. Bharti Airtel has launched two new entry offers for its DTH service - digital TV. The Rs. 1,850 offer gives three months free subscription to the ESPN Top Up and New Value Pack of 77 Channels and 5 Interactive Services - offering customers the highest number of popular channels like Star Plus, Sony and NDTV Imagine. The Rs. 2,000 offer gives three months free subscription to the Mega Pack of 121 channels and nine interactive services. Customers who opt for either one of these entry offers have the option of changing their pack choices after the free preview period of 3 months. Both offers are valid from May 1 and available across India..

The Hindu Wednesday, June 17, 2009 : 1520 Hrs New Delhi (IANS): Tata Teleservices has teamed up with ECI Telecom, an Israel-based networking infrastructure solutions provider, to offer India's fastest broadband access network till date, the Indian telecom operator said Wednesday. In a statement, Tata Teleservices said ECI's network solution would support a connectivity speed of up to 18 megabit per second (Mbps), a unit to measure broadband speed. This would make it the fastest connectivity on offer in the country so far. In April, Airtel launched broadband services supporting a speed of 16 Mbps. ECI's solution will also enable Tata Teleservices to offer applications such as IPTV, video-on-demand, high speed broadband Internet, voice over internet protocol and other bandwidth intensive services. "ECI's expertise and in-depth understanding of broadband access solutions were key factors in our decision to choose ECI for this important project," Tata Teleservices president and chief technology officer A.G. Rao said. ECI has provided Tata Teleservices with various network infrastructure solutions for over five years.

To spearhead its push into Internet services, Nokia put users in charge when it opened its networking site Mosh in 2007. Less than two years later, the world's top cellphone maker, decided to put an end to it, killing a site that made it easy for people to post and share content with others and attracted a wide audience around the globe. According to the mail sent by Nokia to MOSH users, the users will be redirected to the Ovi Store if caught trying to access Mosh. Thanks to its unmoderated content, Mosh is said to have become a pain for of sorts for Nokia. The site led to legal hassles for Nokia over copyright violations and pornographic content. The Ovi Store, on the other hand, will be a fully moderated, Nokia controlled environment, like the Apple App Store and the likes. ----- The US-based handset maker Motorola too figures in the list of companies that are closing services. Motorola recently announced that it is shutting its music application store -- Motomusic -- in India. The company said, "We are streamlining our portfolio and will be introducing Android-based smartphones that will allow us to give consumers and customers access to a broad ecosystem of experiences. This means Motomusic and Soundbuzz are no longer core to our market strategy," However, the Motomusic service in China would not be impacted, it added. Last year, the handset maker had launched its portal Motomusic store in India offering more than 3,50,000 tracks and other multimedia contents like wallpapers and videos for download. Motomusic India has put up a notice asking users to download all the songs purchased, back them up and redeem any vouchers and prepaid coupons before July 15. "The last day of operation for the store is July 15, 2009. From midnight of July 15, the store will not be available for purchases or redemptions and your account and previous purchases will not be accessible," it added. However, its rivals are gearing up to launch similar application-based shops in the country.