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Amit Brother i am not laughing at you. Had that been the case, i myself and all other RIMweb Gurus would not have provided so much input in this thread. I am just seeing things in a lighter vein particularly the truly indian requirements needed in a Smartphone. Be a sport and enjoy it!!

The latest virtual keyboard from Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" is now available for download on Android 2.2 Smartphones with root access. Instructions: *MAKE A BACKUP FIRST! *Should work on ALL rooted 2.2 Android devices. *Droid X and 2 users, see note after instructions. (Some DX users are seeing miniature versions. Again, MAKE A BACKUP.) *Won't work on 2.1. You need the newest Voice Search app from the market. *Good idea to make a back up of your LatinIME.apk from your /system/app folder in case something goes wrong. Download .zip file HERE http://androidoverdr...eadLatinIME.zip(This is the new fixed version.) 2. Place on root of SD Card and boot into Recovery. 3. Install .zip as you would themes etc. 4. Reboot and select "Android Keyboard" under Input Method and you are good to go. *Note* – DX users, "In Clockwork, go to mounts and storage>mount system and then back to install .zip from sd card". Android 2.3 (Gingebread) First Hands-on: Keyboard Source: Droid Life

Bravo!! After nearly 1 month and so much of hard work for everyone for your phone search, Question puchha to bhi kya puchha Yeh Mera India!! I Love My India!! Smartphone me bhi torch chalti hai ki nahi woh pehle important hai I dedicate the following video to AMIT!! Enjoy all and have fun!!

Micromax Andro A60 Review Quick Look: Good Small and light Runs Android 2.1 Great connectivity options Low price Bad Resistive screen Plasticky design So-So Camera Full Review: Wait and expectations with the Micromax's first Android phone were pretty high when it was launched recently and has it performed to those expectations, we will find out in our review. In this review we will look at every aspect which makes Micromax Andro – A Hit or a Flop. We first heard about Micromax's Android dream back in October, and then the rumor about Diwali launch. But finally we have Micromax Andro A60 and it is retailing for a dirt cheap price of Rs 6,999, which also makes it the most affordable Android phone in India. Hardware: As a budget Android smartphone, and being touted as the first Android for many [at least in the TV commercial], Micromax Andro is a pretty decent looking phone. It's smaller than many Android devices and lighter too, so it fits and feels nice on your hand. And, interestingly, all my friends and colleagues, who have seen Andro – have liked the looks. Although, its back cover feels plasticky, you cannot ask for more in this price and yes – that Android figure on the back cover just adds more to the feel of it being an Android phone. Coming to buttons, there is a D-Pad, three touch sensitive buttons, and two more buttons, which do a lot of stuff including one, which acts as the camera button as there is no dedicated button for that. On the left side of the phone is the volume-rocker, on the top 3.5 mm headset jack and on the bottom the micro-USB port. And finally we have a 3.2 MP camera, about which we will talk later. -Display – Let's talk about one thing that disappoints me the most – the resistive display. Andro comes with 2.8 inch display with 240X320 resolution. The use of resistive display across the manufacturers have gone down, and apart from some smartphones including HTC Tattoo, LG Optimus, which came almost a year back, there are very less resistive screen Android phones right now in the market. Even Huawei Ideos, which will be priced similarly, has a capacitive display. -The problems with resistive display start as soon as you buy your phone and switch it on for the first time – touch screen calibration. It takes multiple attempts and you start getting irritated and if you have not calibrated it rightly, you will have problems using touch all the time – like you will try to press 'Z' on the virtual keyboard and 'A' will appear. -Using the default Android keyboard on Andro is a big pain, but the presence of Swype is a big respite. Although you might not be able to make use of Swype's true capabilities, but it provides a clean keyboard, which is useful in normal typing in portrait mode. -In other usages, touch screen can be problematic at times, but once you get used to it and have low expectations, things can be adjusted. And we Indians are so used to adjustments. Leaving Display saga behind, let's talk about the processor. Micromax Andro comes with a 600 Mhz processor, which provides a good experience and is a true value for money. Even the pre-loaded racing game Speed Forge 3D works smoothly. In overall daily use, Micromax Andro will not disappoint, you unless you start expecting a N1 out of it. Call quality is good, voice comes loud and clear. There are ample number of connectivity options – including Bluetooth, HSPDA, Wi-Fi and GPS. We could not confirm the exact size of internal memory, as according to Micromax, Andro A60 has 150 MB of internal memory, but we could easily see 182 MB free in our test unit, while some apps reported even over 200 MB of free memory. Well, that's good for users; you will have a lot more space to install apps. Software: -Android 2.1: Thank goodness, it comes with Android 2.1. While it might not get the FroYo sweetness, but unlike other budget phones, Andro does not leave you with obsolete Android 1.5/1.6. The presence of Android 2.1 gives you improved Web browser, as well as native support for Microsoft Exchange. There are also the user-interface tweaks that were introduced with version 2.1 and you get the stock Android UI. -Pre-Installed Apps: Micromax has pre-loaded a few apps considering the memory limitations. There is Root Explorer, Speed Forge 3D, RSS Reader and the usual Google Apps suite. There is one thing interesting here that Root Explorer is actually a paid app, which provides access of system files on a rooted phone, so why has Micromax put in that. When we asked them, it is the normal file explorer for them, and you cannot play/edit with system files, but we were able to copy system files and even take out app installer files from system/app folder. So, if you are one of those geeky types Android users, you can do a lot with Andro. Camera: -Micromax Andro comes with a 3.2 MP camera, which performs decently in outdoor shooting, but indoor shots can be seriously underexposed. So, do not expect Andro to replace you compact camera . There is no dedicated camera button either. -Video recording quality is so-so, although the sharing via YouTube, Bluetooth, Messages and Gmail options are straightforward ways of distributing the content online and to your friends. Battery Life: -Micromax Andro scores on the battery life. We did not expect much from the 1280 MaH battery, and it seriously outperformed. If you are not much of a heavy user, it can go for two days easily, and even to the third day. For heavy users, it will not disappoint you either, but you might need to charge it daily to avoid any intra-day battery blues. Wrap-Up: -Finally, the wrap up. Despite its resistive screen, and other flaws, we still are quite impressed with the phone and in this budget seriously one cannot expect more and if you have more money to spare, there are other Android smartphones as well in the market to charm you. -But as the company is targeting the first time Android users, we know they won't complain with what they are getting with Micromax Andro. Andro is more than value for money and is the right buy for those who do not want to spend a fortune for just trying Android. Update: Oh..we missed accessories. Micromax Andro comes with a 2GB card, charger and headset in the box. Headset works fine but we would have been happy if it was a little more louder. Even on the full volume, it is sometimes hard to hear at noisy places. Update 2: As some commentators wanted to know about Wi-Fi, and accelerometer sensor. Yes, Wi-Fi is a problem, after being connected for a long time, it stops working and you have to reconnect to get it working. Accelerometer sensor works fine, we had no problems with that. Source:Androidos Micromax Andro A60 Unboxing Video

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Wow!!! The phone to look for. Possibly the best choice in GSM Android!! This will be sold also carrier independent, unlocked to be used on any GSM Network. FREEDOM. Unlocked Price will be US $ 529. The Specs: Connectivity Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700 HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps) Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Near Field Communication (NFC) Assisted GPS (A-GPS) microUSB 2.0 Display 4.0" WVGA (480x800) Contour Display with curved glass screen Super AMOLED 235 ppi Capacitive touch sensor Anti-fingerprint display coating Size and weight 63mm x 123.9mm x 10.88mm 129g Hardware Haptic feedback vibration Three-axis gyroscope Accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Light sensor Processor and memory 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor 16GB iNAND flash memory Cameras and multimedia Back-facing: 5 megapixels (2560x1920) 720 x 480 video resolution H.264, H.263 MPEG4 video recording Auto focus Flash Front-facing: VGA (640x480) 3.5mm, 4-conductor headset jack (stereo audio plus microphone) Earpiece and microphone Software noise-cancellation Battery Talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G (14 hours on 2G) Standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G (29.7 days on 2G) 1500 mAH Lithum Ion Software Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Android Market Calendar Gmail Google Earth Google Maps with Navigation Google Search Google Talk Google Voice Voice Actions YouTube

Review Here http://www.techtree....113688-614.html Another Review http://tech2.in.com/...-price/158612/0

Today afternoon, I called up naaptol to investigate further as the deal looked nice. My conversation -Hi, Came across Blackberry 8830 Sprint posted on your website for Rs 5,999. Have some technical query regarding this. Yes sir, -Does this phone work in CDMA network like Reliance and TATA? The phone works with every network. -As you are specifying it is a Sprint Blackberry 8830, Do you mean that it is unlocked by you to work on other network? ......uhhh.....Sir you have to use the Sim Card of any mobile and it works -I understand that it is a world phone and works with CDMA and GSM networks one at a time. But Since it is a Sprint Blackberry handset, it will be tied to their network. Unless it is unlocked, it does not allow you to use any other network operator's SIM Card and you cannot use it as a GSM handset.. ..with sim card it works Sir -O.K. leave aside GSM, tell me the CDMA part. For it to be working in CDMA, it needs to be programmed? Is this handset programmed to be used on Reliance and Tata Network? Sir you can put Reliance or Tata CDMA Sim. Now CDMA Sim comes.. By this time the fellow was deeply troubled and shaken up a bit by my persistence and asked to be online and transferred to his senior. Repeated the same QA session. Now even this guy was shaken and could not answer satisfactorily. He said i don't want to give incorrect info and said i am transferring the line to our Senior Most person who will be able to tell the correct thing. Again the same QA wherein i told that the same type of question is asked by 15-20 people on their product page for this BB 8830 deal but no answers from them. After which the Senior Most person said our technical head will be knowing better and he will contact them and call me back within 10 minutes with correct information. No call back or further info from them. It is about 8.55 p.m. now. All RIMweb members draw your own conclusion from the above and be cautious.

Excellent Product, Digged the right deal, In depth purchase experience write up!!! +1 Arun. BTW, How did that duty free thing happened? Did someone carry it physically from U.S. (One Laptop is Duty Free in baggage) or some other mechanism!!

^^^ Where did i say that? What i said was "Makes no sense to go for 500 GB as difference in price is hardly Rs. 600." This meant that it is advisable to buy a 1 TB Hard Disk as compared to 500 GB as additional price you pay is hardly Rs. 600.

@Himanshu Singh. Slim Portable USB Self powered external Hard Disk 500 GB Approx 3000 to 3200 (Seagate Freeagent Go Flex) 1 TB Approx 5600 (Seagate Freeagent Go Flex) Place to buy in Delhi would be Nehru Place Computer Market. Which Exact shop Dhirajbhai will be knowing.

Now since he has specified he wants external hard disk for his laptop, how the above desktop hard drives can be lugged around and used with laptop. Will require a power source and external case. Looks like he is looking for slim notebook size external hdd. The portability Will Tanveer ever complete a sentence!!! Lol!! See the first quote!! Did Mr. Himanshu singh specified anywhere that he needs a portable hard disk. Based on that provided External HDD and Media Player info!!

Mobile operators that migrated to the dual technology in 2008 are adding more subscribers on their GSM network than on their CDMA system. According to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the CDMA subscriber base of operators including Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and HFCL Infotel Ltd have gone up only marginally ever since they launched GSM services. Tata Teleservices, for example, had added 38.1 million GSM subscribers by September 2010 since they launched services in June 2009. During this period the CDMA user base of the operator by just about 3 million from 38 million in June 2009 to 40.9 million by September. Similarly, RCom got 41.2 million GSM subscribers since its launch in December 2008, even as its CDMA subscriber base increased by just about 6.5 million from 48.6 million to 55.2 million. Going by the current rate of growth the two operators will soon have more GSM subscribers on their network than CDMA even though they had launched the latter network more than seven years ago. While both the players have been maintaining that their move to enter GSM space did not mean that they were going slow on expanding CDMA business, the trends in subscriber addition indicate a different story. Industry sources said that the two operators may be following a strategy whereby they are loading up voice subscribers on their GSM network, while leaving their CDMA spectrum for high speed data services. Both RCom and Tata Tele have launched 3G-enabled data cards on their CDMA network. This is the first time TRAI has revealed the GSM subscriber base of the two operators. Till now the operators were reporting combined subscriber base including both GSM and CDMA users. Industry analysts said that the subscriber numbers were not surprising and in line with the overall preference for GSM in the Indian market. Business Line

^^^^ From where did you purchase for $ 120? Is this the cost in your hand? Looks like a great bargain. Please post the source from where bought and if possible a review.

@Himanshu Singh Not clear whether you just want external HDD for Storage OR a Media Player with HDD. However here goes, Only External HDD: Seagate Free Agent GoFlex Desk 1TB. Approx. Cost Rs 3,875 5 Year Warranty. Makes no sense to go for 500 GB as difference in price is hardly Rs 600. External HDD Media Player: WD TV Live Hub with 1TB Hard Disk built in Approx Price Rs 9,999 (This is MRP. So should get it at lower price in Market) This was launched in India few days back and market availability is supposed to be after 15th December. One of the first media players to include the hard disk. Most feature packed yet. File Formats Supported: Video - AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9 Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL Subtitle - SRT, ***, SSA, SUB, SMI Interfaces: Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, Optical audio Specification Link Here http://www.wdc.com/e...cts.aspx?id=570 Portable Speaker For Mobile: Economy Range X-Mini Portable Capsule Speaker USB Charge for ipod MP3 Rs 865 http://cgi.ebay.in/X...8#ht_1266wt_905 Premium X-Mini Max II 2 Portable Stereo MP3 Speaker Rs 2,675 http://cgi.ebay.in/X...5#ht_2151wt_905

Videocon has recently launched this mobile. The specs are really good for the price. The price mentioned is Online Price at Flipkart and in shops will be selling for even less. It comes with 8 GB Memory Card ,Car Charger and 2 Batteries. Key Features Powered by Android™. Android™ 2.1 Eclair Ready Download 70,000 Applications via Android™ Marketplace Pre-bundled 8GB Micro SD Card 5MP Camera with 24FPS video capture 3.5G, WiFi, A-GPS, Push Mail Client with G-Mail Server 3.2" Multi-touch (Capacitive) screen with Motion G Sensor 1230 mAh x 2 (two) Batteries + Car Charger + Application Guide V7500 Specifications Android™ Operating System Android™1.6 Operating System. Upgradeable to Android™2.1 Eclair# Access to 70000 applications through Android™ Marketplace #: Upgrade applicable from October 2010 onwards Display, Dimension and Battery Life 8cms (3.2") Multi-touch Capacitive TFT screen 480x320 pixel screen with 262K Colour 114.9 mm x 56.8 mm x 12.6 mm 1230 mAH battery * 2 nos: 7 hrs Talk Time*/17 days Standby Time** One spare battery for extra long usage 114 gms weight (with battery) */**: Talk Time/Standby Time in ideal conditions in 2G Imaging 5MP AF Camera with dedicated Camera key and LED Flash Video Recording Formats: H.263 and MP4 formats Video Recording Frame Rates: 24 frames per second Entertainment Music player with multi format support (AMR, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV) 3.5 mm Headset Jack Audio Recorder Loud Speakers Video Player with multi format support (H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4 SP) Memory Up-to 32 GB expandable memory 8 GB inbox 512 MB internal memory Unlimited SMS and Phonebook entries* Connectivity 3.5G (HSDPA 7.2MBPS/HSUPA 2MBPS) Quadband 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 with UMTS 2100 WCDMA Multiple Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, GAP, HFP, HSP GPS and Geo-Tagging Wi-Fi USB 2.0 and PC Suite in handset POP3 Email Client Email and Calendar synchronization with exchange server USB modem for accessing internet Enterprise Applications Wireless Push Email Other Enterprise Apps from Android Marketplace Others 5 customizable screens Gmail, Gtalk, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, Java Enabled, Android Marketplace, Document to Go, RSS reader, Notepad Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass Inbox Contents 8GB Micro SD Card Inside Car Charger Battery (Two Nos) Carrying Case Charging Adaptor USB Data Cable Stereo Handsfree Service centre directory Users Manual Warranty Card Application Guide

@Kamalbhai. Nice thread +1 Same 200-300 MB on Reliance CDMA here. Honestly don't have much hope from 3G GSM from private operators (In terms of affordable tariffs) and we don't have BSNL here. Now really looking for Reliance Broadband (Mukesh Ambani) launch to re-define mobile broadband data market. They have already selected LTE instead of WiMax and few days back finished successful trials. Hmmm.....this may be the killer solution we all are dying to lay our hands on for mobile broadband. They don't have a mobile license now but don't think they will ignore the Mobile Market. By launch time, expect them to stitch something unexpected.

Some Non Technical Details to see where the wind is blowing Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales By Manufacturers in Q3 2010 Smartphone Operating System Marketshare Q3 2010 Number of Apps Available in App Store Q2 2010 Proportion Between Free and Paid Apps May 2010

"Greed is good" said Gordon Gekko as immortal lines in Wall Street. That was 1980's. Hope everyone seen the 2nd Part "Wall Street Never Sleeps" for a much mellower, reformed Gordon Gekko. Right Rohit!! The Finance Guy!!

BSNL seems to have waken up!! Every other day there is some attractive annoucement!! Mumbai me BSNL hota to mazaa aata!! (BSNL-MTNL merger never happened )

Ya! But the post i referred was not under approval. It was appearing in the afternoon also. But guess it pays to bug the Administrator Unexpected bonanza of New Home Page Any teasers when it is launching or we just wait for it like Airtel and Reliance 3G Launch So the time posted in Most Recent Posts will also be right in New Home Page!!

The above issue is still there. Wanted to bring to attention one more issue. Without a fresh post being added into the thread, suddenly the thread appears in Most Recent Posts. Example: http://www.rimweb.in..._30#entry211565 Last post in this thread was today afternoon around 12.01 p.m. Now some minutes back it suddenly appeared at Serial No. 3 in Most Recent Posts. (It will go down as new posts are being added in other threads.) This also happens many times. Sometimes a thread where there is no posting for more than 2-3 days suddenly appears in Most Recent Posts.

Dell Venue Pro is first Microsoft Windows Phone 7 phone with a full QWERTY slider form factor. This phone wasannounced officially at the Microsoft s Windows Phone 7 event and was dubbed earlier as Dell Lightening. Dell has announced availability of Venue Pro from its website for $450 (Rs. 20,380 approx.) for no-contract or $99 Rs. (4530 approx.) with two year contract from T-Mobile. Loaded with 1GHz Snapdragon Processor, Venue Pro comes with 4.1-inch Gorilla Glass AMOLED touchscreen display. With 1GB ROM and 512MB DDR SDRAM the Windows Phone 7 OS is expected to runs smoothly. Large screen slider phone also offers QWERTY keypad which makes me think if it was necessary. It's the RIM's BlackBerry Torch design all over again. Other features of this smartphone include Dell Venue Pro include Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, G-sensor, eCompass, Proximity sensor, light sensor, FM Radeo, GPS and 1400 mAh battery. As of now, we are not sure about Dell s plans to bring this phone in India. But considering the price parity that always existed, this Windows Phone 7 running might cost around Rs. 28-Rs.30 when introduced in India. That price would certainly keep it at par with high-end Android handsets and Apple iPhone in India. Dell Website Specification Link http://www.dell.com/...le-venue-pro/pd Techtree

Micromax Andro A60 is actually rebranded "ZTE Penguin". For that matter even Dell's 2 new recently launched Android XCD28 & XCD35 are rebranded ZTE Racer and Blade. All this handsets are manufactured by ZTE, a Chinese Company. Added this info here just for all to know that brand like Dell is also simply picking up ZTE existing handsets and marketing under their own brand name particularly in some Asian countries. So the Quality Difference perception between Micromax and Dell may not hold true for atleast this type of handsets. Of course the specs and features will vary between model to model. Point is if the feature set is similar, the manufacturer is same ZTE, should we unnecessarily pay a brand premium? Some premium is valid for Dell's warranty support compared to Micromax. Do your research and spend wisely.