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Would like to know why did they dropped the idea of EVDV Let me answer that, as you know EV-DO suffers from its namesake implied - the limitation of carrying only data on a single channel. EV-DV [Evolution-Data and Voice] on the other hand merged data and voice on a single channel but become a commercial flop. Why? The CDMA market simply could not support two competing technologies providing essentially the same capabilities. Vendors would be hard pressed to support two separate development tracks without high carrier demand for both but spreading the industry across two distinct infrastructures would undermine the economies of scale from having a unified platform. Follow this link for more detailed analysis on the downfall of EV-DV In March 2005, Qualcomm scrapped development of EV-DV chipsets and focused on improving the EV-DO product line

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None available or else you will have to sacrifice feature like 3G.

Agree with the comments here about the cockeyed plans but great device being offered by Reliance nonetheless.

It would be a Intel Atom Dual core processor. This can cause a degraded experience when doing more intensive tasks like multitasking, watching movies or playing games. Also make sure to play with a netbook before buying it, to see if you are comfortable with the constricted keyboard and smaller screen size.

Andy Rubin, Google's Vice Prez of Mobile, tweets that 500,000 new Android devices are activated every day and that number is continuing to grow at 4.4% every week.

So everyone sticking by the promise and resolutions made? (If not, dont beat yourself for “next time” doesn’t necessarily mean January 1, 2012. You can make a resolution any time you did like.)

Wireless charging is making some serious headway in public mindshare. Once confined to toothbrushes and other simple household items, it's now a handy means of powering phones (HP's Touchstone, for example) and media players, and it'll soon be ready to charge up our notebooks and cameras at our command. Are we sure this is the future, or will this just be a passing fad? Why should it matter? Read on to get the answers to those burning questions. What is wireless charging? The principle of wireless charging has been around for over a century, but only now are we beginning to recognize its true potential. First, we need to be careful about how liberal we use "wireless" as a term; such a word implies that you can just walk around the house or office and be greeted by waves of energy beamed straight to your phone but as of today the word merely refers to not using cords. Wireless charging is any of several methods of charging batteries without the use of cables or device-specific AC adaptors. It can be used for a wide variety of devices including cell phones, laptop computers and MP3 players as well as larger objects like electric cars. There are three methods of wireless charging : inductive charging, radio charging and resonance charging. In inductive charging, an adapter equipped with contact points is attached to the device's back plate. When the device requires a charge, it is placed on a conductive charging pad. Once the contact points come in contact with the conductive surface of the charging pad, a small current moves through the coils of the charging pad, creating a small magnetic field which is gathered by the contact points of the adapter and converted into energy. The energy gathered is transferred to the device's battery as efficiently as if the device were connected to a wall socket with its regular wired adapter. Energizer Qi Wireless Charger: First Hands On by akaTRENT It's a great idea, but one reason why this wireless tech has been restricted to nothing but a glorified conceptualization (until recently, anyways) is because no standard had been set. Each company was left to fend for itself, coming up with its own proprietary accessories for individual products. The bill of materials can rack up quickly when there's no standard and no interoperability, so how can such a ragtag operation really succeed? Wireless charging standards Enter the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the masterminds behind Qi (pronounced 'Chee'). Sound familiar? If so, that's probably because it's getting into everything. Qi is a set of guidelines for inductive charging units that WPC is hoping will become the universal standard. It's rounded up 84 manufacturers, semiconductors, and telecom providers under its wing so far, a number which no other organizations have come close to matching. Qualcomm and CEA are still busy nailing down their own standards, both of which are set to hit the market sometime this year, so Qi is the current default. Even when the WPC finally has official competition, it's got an astronomical head start. With so many businesses hopping on the bandwagon, this leaves more room for innovation and specialization of products. Interoperability of this magnitude can offer a large number of benefits: it's easier to market a product when you're backed up by an established protocol that everybody else uses, and the cost to consumers is much lower to get set up since everything is compatible. In a niche market, proprietary (or standalone) product lines are much more difficult for consumers to get behind. But once the vast majority of legit tech companies -- Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Energizer, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson are among WPC's list of members -- begin integrating Qi into phones, laptops, DSLR cameras, keyboards, kitchen countertops, and furniture, chances are you're a lot more tempted to buy a Qi-compatible product than something from a random yahoo. Think about it this way: we'd be much more inclined to board a train if it already has a destination, passengers, and enough manpower to get somewhere, rather than one that's empty and just sitting around waiting for people to show up. The Qi train looks entirely more salacious. The WPC set certain guidelines for Qi because it not only wants to keep everything compatible, it's also ensuring its members will comply with certain safety rules, software guidelines, and other procedures that make it the most efficient charging option available. When your phone is plugged into a standard wall outlet, it's still soaking up way too much power even when the battery is full. Qi has set a guideline to cut the consumption levels down in this case. As a side effect, however, this method limits the amount of power transfer taking place even during a regular charge, which means it takes a bit longer to power something up completely. Fortunately, the transmitter and receiver can even send data to each other to determine if a battery is full and needs to stop charging. Energizer Qi-compatible charging pad powering up both a Samsung Droid Charge (with the inductive battery cover attached) and an iPhone 3GS with the Energizer sleeve. It doesn't matter which company made the product, any item that's Qi-certified will do the trick. When the standard was established last year, the WPC came out with only one power setting for Qi: low. With a maximum power output of 5W, the low standard's only enough to power the smaller gadgets -- phones, media players, and anything else that doesn't require much of a charge. The medium setting, currently in the works, will take care of anything in the 5W - 120W range like notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and cameras. According to Pavan Pudipeddi on TI's battery management solutions team, it's taking longer to get this standard wrapped up, due to a conundrum that's taking extra time to solve: the difference between 5 and 120 is substantial, so how does a Qi surface tell between tablets (that require 25-30) and power-hungry notebooks (65-90)? By no means is Qi the only wireless charging standard in development, but it definitely has a head start over the competing organizations. Here's a few of its main competitors: WiPower : This standard under development by Qualcomm involves near-field inductive charging with flexible couplings, so that it can transmit up to two inches (compared to Qi's few mm distance). It can also cover an 5- x 3-inch area so that multiple devices can fit on one square, rather than requiring one coil per device. The longer distance will be a strong advantage for WiPower, as it means you'd just have to stick a coil underneath a table or desk instead of taking Qi's method of integrating it directly into the surfaces -- a much more expensive approach, to be sure. This standard also offers a more flexible range, so you can take your laptop and move it around a little without it being stuck on your desk in one specific spot. Once it launches, it could prove to be a worthy adversary to keep Qi from floating away with the "Universal Standard" trophy. UL : Underwriters Laboratories announced last year that it was building its own low-power inductive charging standard called UL 2738. Catchy name, right? There's a tricky thing about this particular standard -- it will be mandated. This may sound like a familiar idea to you; if you've taken a close look at power supplies or light products, you may have seen a UL label printed somewhere on them. The standard is wholly safety-based, which means it's completely separate from the other protocols. Fortunately, everyone can co-exist with the UL in perfect harmony. We can't stress enough how crucial this is to paving the way to the tech's future; wireless chargers that need mandated certifications from the UL are a huge indicator that there is a very strong interest in this type of service becoming mainstream, available on every street corner. CEA : Similarly, the CEA created the Wireless Charging Working Group to begin work on its own standard, which should be ready to be submitted to the CEA management board by the end of this year, and then on to get approval from the IEEE. Its guidelines will be much broader in scope than the WPC and include a wide range of technologies. Also, in a similar fashion to UL, this particular standard will be inclusive of other protocols, and several members of the WPC -- such as Qualcomm, Intel, GM, Powermat, and Motorola -- have joined with this working group. As a side note, we could only find one company that has pledged support and membership with all four major protocols: Powermat. This won't mean its products will change from its proprietary charging method and become universal per se, but it does opens up the door for it to work in conjunction with these protocols and partner with multiple manufacturers. It also offers the company additional flexibility if any change in strategy is necessary. Health implications A huge point of concern when developing these kinds of standards is how it will affect our health. When thinking about wireless, it's easy to envision radioactive waves zapping us as they float around in the air -- and we have every right to know if this type of charging will cause us any type of harm. In the case of inductive charging, however, we won't need to worry about trying to duck the attack of invisible rays. The WPC established guidelines to ensure its products won't expose us to levels of radiation or ionization that could cause any harm to human tissue. As an example, the WPC quotes the ICNIRP, a scientific committee that has published its own guidelines on exposure limits. It states: "there is no substantive evidence that adverse health effects, including cancer, can occur in people exposed to levels at or below the ICNIRP limits." According to the studies conducted by this committee, so long as Qi and the other standards see to it that products don't exceed the max exposure, we shouldn't be concerned. Check out More Coverage at the bottom to get more details on these studies. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Radio charging is used for charging items with small batteries and low power requirements, such as watches, hearing aids, medical implants, cell phones, MP3 players and wireless keyboard and mice. Radio waves are already in use to transmit and receive cellular telephone, television, radio and Wi-Fi signals. Wireless radio charging works similarly. A transmitter, plugged into a socket, generates radio waves. When the receiver attached to the device is set to the same frequency as the transmitter, it will charge the device's battery. Resonance charging is used for items that require large amounts of power, such as an electric car, robot, vacuum cleaner or laptop computer. In resonance charging, a copper coil attached to a power source is the sending unit. Another coil, attached to the device to be charged, is the receiver. Both coils are tuned to the same electromagnetic frequency, which makes it possible for energy to be transferred from one to the other. The method works over short distances (3-5 meters). - - - - - - - - - - See how it works in your electric car here Credit : Engadget, searchmobilecomputing

Nokia's first Windows Phone: images and video, codenamed 'Sea Ray' Ok, this one's odd. In fact, we didn't believe the images until a video just surfaced showing Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, foolishly asking a crowd of people to "put away their cameras" for the unveiling of something "super confidential," codenamed "Sea Ray." Naturally, a few people ignored the plea for "no pictures please" and, indeed, someone leaked what appears to be a Nokia-produced video of the unveiling to the blogosphere. What is it? Why, it's Nokia's first Windows Phone. While it looks nearly identical to the just announced N9, the different LED placement on the back (in line with the same 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens) confirms it's a new device as does the additional hardware button (for shutter release, we presume) along the side. And the fact that it's running Windows Phone 7 Mango seals the deal. Credit : engadget Check out the link for the video.

Obsolete piece of junk and India is no dumping ground.

You mean other than Tata Docomo?

Now even the daily pack of Rs.5 with free data usage of 15 Mb is subject to auto-renewal on its expiry.

Interesting - I was under the impression that Rcom's users are typically high voice volume generators (that should explain the lower than the herd tariff and famed unlimited call packs) and here they are scoring way down below Vodafone and Idea..

Bravo

Don't think CCI have got balls to mess with the cupertino based Apple.

186cms, 75kgs : how do I fare in the index - is this ideal or should I shed/gain weight? Am used to taking catnaps half an hour after eating (breakfast & lunch, usually heavy) will this have any bearing on my health.

Check whether the offer is auto-renewal on expiry..

Tata Indicom has announced the availability of a new special ‘SMS Express’ offer for new pre-paid customers, as well as the launch of a new messaging-oriented handset, the Alcatel OT-255C. Pan India CDMA Mobile Service operator, Tata Indicom, today announced the launch of a special ‘SMS Express’ offer for its new prepaid customers across circles. Under this offer, when one purchases the SMS Express (Alcatel OT-255C) handset and recharges with First Recharge Voucher (FRC) of Rs.55, customers will get free 100 national SMSes every day for the next 60 days. Additionally, they will also get talk time worth Rs.29. Post exhausting the free SMSes, customers will be charged 50 paisa per SMS for all SMSes and all national calls will be charged at 1 paisa /second. A FREE starter kit will be available on the purchase of each Alcatel SMS Express handset along with which the benefits of FRC 55 can be utilized. “We at Tata Indicom understand that our customers want to constantly stay connected with their peers and are always looking for best value deals,” said Mr. S Ramakrishna, regional head for Tata Teleservices, said. The low cost Tata Indicom SMS Express handset is loaded with various special features such as Group SMS, Quick SMS Key, Qwerty Input, FM radio, storage capacity up to 500 SMS with 500 phone-book contacts, etc. “With the perfect blend of style, substance and additional value, I am sure that our latest offer will provide cost-effective and hassle-free mobility experience to all our new pre-paid customers,” concluded Ramakrishna. This QWERTY keypad handset has a Quick SMS side-key wherein customers can launch a SMS composer screen to compose long SMSes upto 1024 characters at a time. The handset is currently available in Titanium Grey and Cherry Red color scheme and is priced reasonably at Rs. 1149. via : Telecom talk, softpedia

@ Sougata You said it! I am facing an additional issue, at times, of same text messages getting repeatedly delivered to the recipient. About this device, let's not generalise or draw conclusions till someone actually tests the feature

Dont think it is going to be released outside the great china wall as it is a blatant copy of Apple’s iPhone 4 design down to the 9.3 mm thickness. Does it sport retina display too?

Anyday! BB 9650 fixes the drawbacks with 9630 - you get an easier to navigate trackpad instead of trackball, comes with wi-fi (which is an essential for smartphones) and the internal memory is doubled to 512Mb.

The same phone is also available branded as Olive Smart VS300.