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Rcom to continue to look for global acquisitions: Anil Ambani 31 Jul, 2008, 2152 hrs IST, ET MUMBAI: Undeterred by the failure of talks with South African telecom major MTN for a possible merger, Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, today said the company would look at overseas acquisitions. "We will continue to examine opportunities that have sustainable value creation for us, both on an organic and inorganic basis within the country and outside," Ambani told analysts during a conference call to discuss Q1 results. He acknowledged that MTN was a big opportunity which the company had pursued. "The MTN opportunity was one large opportunity which we did examine. I think, we have the management bandwidth, capacity and the capability for multi-tasking in the 21st century," the Chairman said. Earlier this month RCom and MTN had called-off their exclusivity talks citing "certain legal and regulatory issues". The proposed merger would have created an over 60 billion dollar telecom entity. On May 26, RCom had entered into exclusive talks to combine with MTN. Then on July 9, both the companies decided to extend the period of exclusivity for their potential merger negotiations till July 21. But the deal was finally called off on July 18. The regulatory hurdles rose after elder brother Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries (RIL) claimed first right of refusal to buy a controlling stake in RCom, based on an agreement dated January 2006. The failure of the deal, could not be substituted by the two deals that RCom struck during the April-June period.

^^^ Hmmm. Its really seems to be a magic. Dear Vikas, to prove your words you should repeat the same and record the incident on a video camera. Then put the video on You Tube. So that all members could belive what you are saying. Otherwise the above incident could not be believed at all. Regards.

Huawei Bundled With Airtel Connection Bharti Airtel has announced a handset bundling offer with Huawei for its customers in Delhi & NCR circle. Under the bundling offer, a Airtel Lifetime connection, along with Huawei's T156 handset will be available at Rs. 1199/-. This latest initiative aims to further spur the uptake of mobile services in the Delhi & NCR region. The Huawei T156 handset comes with features such as Speakerphone, alarm clock, calculator, call vibrator, and a 2-year warranty. Courtesy : Techtree

^^^ Yes Kalpak you are very correct, Bsnl is working on lesser profits. Actually its all our fault, we prefer private operators instead of Desi operators. Although our Desi operators do have the latest technology, still the customers like to take the services of Private operators only. Regards.

Pesky calls: SC asks Govt to introduce 'Do Call Register' 31 Jul, 2008, 1752 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: Pesky calls made to unsuspecting cellphone users by telemarketing companies have not stopped completely despite government's efforts, the Supreme Court on Thursday noted while suggesting introduction of a new 'Do Call Register' facility to curb the menace. The court observed that cellphone users' fundamental right to privacy was being violated by some telemarketing companies which have been calling them up despite their registration with the `Do Not Call Register' of TRAI. The court proposed introduction of 'Do Call Register' facility to enlist the names of cellphone users who wish to receive calls related to promotional schemes. Telemarketing companies would be allowed to call only these cellphone users. Once such a facility is in place, unsolicited calls made to all those cellphone users who do not register for it would become illegal. A bench headed by Justice A K Mathur directed the government to introduce the new facility in view of the failure of the recently-introduced 'Do Not Call Register' facility which was aimed at allowing consumers, who did not want to be disturbed by telemarketing executives, to sign up. The bench asked the Centre to file a compliance report within six weeks stating that the new mechanism was being adopted by it to check unsolicited calls made to cellphone users across the country. It also asked Department of Telecommunications to disconnect the unregistered telemarketing companies which had failed to register themselves within the three months' time given to them in March this year.

Nokia cuts phone prices across portfolio-sources 31 Jul, 2008, 1639 hrs IST, ET HELSINKI: Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, cut prices of many of its phones by up to 10 per cent in late July, with the steepest cuts in music and media phones, according to market data and industry sources. The price cuts from the Finnish manufacturer, which controls 40 per cent of the cellphone market, will put further pressure on its smaller rivals like Sony Ericsson, who has focused on music and camera phones. A European industry source said on Thursday that Nokia had cut prices across the portfolio, while market data from its home country Finland showed the sharpest falls in retail prices of music phone models 5310, 5610 and multimedia handset N81 8GB. A Nokia spokesman declined to comment on price cuts. "If we would start to comment on prices there would be no end, they are changed so often," he said.

^^^ @Tushar My dear friend, the sofware for PC connectivity is available at Motorola's website. You have to click at Owners Support Link on the webpage of W362 handset. Their you will get all the necessary softwares for this phone. Regards.

Another great RAIN song my dear friends. Rimjhim Rimjhim, Rumjhum Rumjhum ! Bhigi Bhigi Rut Mein, Tum Hum, Hum Tum ! Chalte Hain, Chalte Hain !! Link 1 : http://rapidshare.com/files/133380499/Rimj...hum_Rumjhum.mp4 Link 2 : http://www.adrive.com/public/32bb72089e19c...13275c4406.html Size : 3.3 MB You can get MP3 Ringtone of the above song HERE

A great RAIN song by Adnan Sami. Bhigi Bhigi Raaton Mein, Phir Tum Aao Na ! Aisi Barsaaton Mein, Aao Na !! Link 1 : http://rapidshare.com/files/133378061/Bhee..._Tum_Aao_Na.mp4 Link 2 : http://www.adrive.com/public/85a2718cd6f73...d3fa0fc165.html Size : 2.8 MB You can get MP3 Ringtone of the above song HERE

A great RAIN song from the Melody Queen Lata Ji. O Sajna, Barkha Bahaar Aayee ! Rass Ki Phuhaar Layee, Akhiyon Mein Pyaar Layee ! O Sajna !! O_Sajna_Barkha_Bahaar_Aayee.mp3

Another great RAIN song my dear friends. Rimjhim Rimjhim, Rumjhum Rumjhum ! Bhigi Bhigi Rut Mein, Tum Hum, Hum Tum ! Chalte Hain, Chalte Hain !! You can get MP4 Video Caller Tune of the above song HERE Rimjhim_Rimjhim_Rumjhum_Rumjhum.mp3

Some more RAIN songs for you my dear friends. A great RAIN song by Adnan Sami. Bhigi Bhigi Raaton Mein, Phir Tum Aao Na ! Aisi Barsaaton Mein, Aao Na !! You can get MP4 Video Caller Tune of the above song HERE Bhigi_Bhigi_Raaton_Mein_Phir_Tum_Aao_Na.mp3

Nokia to invest $150 mn more in VC arm; focus on India, China 31 Jul, 2008, 1506 hrs IST, ET NEW YORK: World's largest mobile handset maker Nokia on Thursday said it will pump in an additional 150 million dollars in the company's private equity and venture capital arm to focus on investment opportunities in the emerging markets of India and China. The Finnish mobile handset maker would invest the amount in Nokia Growth Partners, augmenting the funds under management for direct investments with the company to 250 million dollars. According to a company statement, Nokia Growth Partners would now establish direct operations in India and China and also augment investment activity in the US and Europe. "With the additional investment announced today, Nokia Growth Partners will continue pursuing investments that are of strategic relevance to Nokia, and or complementary to their strategy," the statement added. The additional investment is aimed at targeting innovators in software and services. In addition to direct investment activities, Nokia Growth Partners would advise on Nokia's other venture capital fund investments. "Target investments include companies creating innovative mobile applications and services that encourage rapid adoption of mobile solutions, such as context and location based services, mobile payments, mobile advertising, music and entertainment and other mobile services and software," the statement noted. The mobile handset maker's commitments to venture funding activities to date exceed 900 million dollars.

^^^ @Techack My dear friend, nothing can be done for the above problem. Their might be some technical issues with Reliance in your region. This problem will be sorted out of its own. Regards.

Nokia 6210 Navigator Now in India Nokia 6210 Navigator made its debut in the Indian market and is being marked as the successor to the 6110 Navigator, which is now more than one year old. The new slider 6210 Navigator comes with more advanced features. These include a 2.4 inch TFT display, built-in GPS, digital compass, Nokia Maps, quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) and a 3.15 MP camera with auto focus, flash and video recording. Though the phone lacks Wi-Fi support it comes with an expandable 120MB of internal memory. Nokia 6210 Navigator runs on a Symbian S60 platform and weighs 117 grams. Priced around Rs. 17000, the phone will be available in black and red. Features and Specifications : 3G Network : HSDPA 2100 / 900 , UMTS 850 / 1900 Card slot : microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB, hotswap, 2G Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Form Factor : Slide Phone HSCSD : Yes GPRS : Yes EDGE : Yes UMTS : Yes WLAN : No Wireless Internet Technology : GPRS Height (mm) : 103 Width (mm) : 49 Depth (mm) : 14.9 Weight (g) : 117 g Battery : Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BL-5F) Standbytime (h) : Up to 220 h Talktime (m) : Up to 3 h 40 min IrDA : Yes SMS : Yes Email : Yes MMS : Yes Bluetooth : Yes Java : Yes Radio : Yes Camera : Yes Camera resolution : 3.15 MP, autofocus, 2048x1536 pixels Colour display : Yes Number of colours : 16M Video recording Yes Memory : 120 MB user memory / 64 MB SDRAM memory Ringtones : Polyphonic, MP3, AAC Polyphonic : Yes MP3 : Yes Games : Yes Predictive text : T9 WAP version WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP : Yes Display width (pixel) : 240 Display height (pixel) : 320 LCD Type : Color LCD Size (pixel) : 240 x 320 Voicememo : Yes Handsfree : Yes Vibrate : Yes Phonebook Capacity : Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Courtesy : Techtree

India Developing $10 Laptop After displaying its prowess in developing the world's cheapest car, India is on track to rolling out the world's cheapest laptop computer that could cost as low as $10, a top official said in New Delhi Tuesday. Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari said research was being conducted to develop the laptop, especially for use by students, which will cost all of $10. "Research in this direction is being already carried out at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras," she told the e-India annual summit on information and communication technologies. The laptop, when produced, will prove to be a breakthrough device that could solve the problems of low computer literacy and e-learning not only in India, but also the world over, she added. Earlier this year, India's Tata Group had unveiled the "Nano" that was touted as the world's cheapest car costing all of $2,500 and the announcement had grabbed global headlines. The cheapest laptop available today is at least 10 times costlier. The "XO" sold by the Massachusetts-based non-government organization 'One Laptop Per Child Foundation' sells for $188. The foundation, started by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus Nicholas Negroponte, aims to supply the low cost machines to the governments of developing countries for them to source it to school children. But the Indian government rejected the offer in 2006, calling it an experimental model. "India must not allow itself to be used for experimentation with children in this area," the human resource ministry had stated then. However the project was taken up by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group to be implemented as a pilot in Maharashtra's Khairat village. Under this initiative, Reliance Communications will provide net connectivity, backbone, logistics, and support to the OLPC initiative. "The initiative aims at covering over 25,000 towns, and 6,00,000 villages in the country by 2008." Courtesy : Tech2

Palringo Now on The iPhone Palringo is in the news again, only this time they’ve gone the iPhone way and developed their IM chat client for Apple’s handset. With support for Yahoo Messenger, AIM, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger, iPhone users can stay connected on multiple IDs and stay in touch with all their online contacts. The Palringo application is available for download from Apple’s AppStore. Courtesy : Tech2

^^^ This will be the great lesson for Reliance my dear Kalpak. Regards.

Customs being alerted on mobile handset norms Customs authorities would be notified that mobile phone handsets being imported should have international standard certification from their manufacturers. Majority of the handsets sold in India are imported. The international compliance norms are meant to prevent health hazards linked to use of mobile phones. The international standard guidelines would be incorporated in the import licences for mobile handsets also. Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has announced that the government has adopted the international compliance norms, and that customs authorities would be alerted on this development. TEC has been ready with the proposal to implement international norms in India since early this year. DNA Money published a story on April 14, 2008, saying that India was set to adopt international compliance norms to prevent health hazards linked to use of mobile phones. The Telecom Commission, the policy making body in the DoT, has now adopted the guidelines prescribed by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), TEC has said in an announcement. ICNIRP guidelines are a benchmark for permitted maximum emission from mobile phones and base stations. With mobile phone subscribers numbering 287 million in India and monthly addition at 8-9 million, the government is keen to ensure that health hazards do not come in the way of the telecom growth story. Of late, there's been all-round concern over health risks due to electromagnetic emissions from base stations and handsets. Licensed in Germany, ICNIRP is an international independent scientific organisation that provides guidance on health hazards of non-ionising radiation exposure. Its guidelines are endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). These norms are followed in the US, UK, Japan and Korea. According to the TEC note, put up discreetly on its website, the Telecom Commission has approved the adoption of ICNIRP guidelines in the telecom sector regarding basic restrictions and reference levels for limiting electro-magnetic field (EMF) exposure. The TEC note said "these conditions would be incorporated in the import licence of mobile handsets, if any issued by DoT." It said that "manufacturers of mobile sets internally in India would be asked adopt these standards and self-certify their products." TEC is yet to come out with the modalities of conducting third party random checks for ensuring that the guidelines are being followed at base stations, numbering over 70,000. The telecom industry is believed to be apprehensive of the new regime. But, president of the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) Pankaj Mohindroo had recently said, "Health is a very important issue and the industry understands that. We want the norms to be very stringent." According to Mohindroo, 90% of the handsets being sold in the Indian market are branded, and these are compliant with the international emission standards. There's, however, a question mark on the other 10% coming from the parallel market, he said. In 2007, 90 million handsets were sold in India. Courtesy : Sify

My dear friends, their is a really very sad news for all of us. We all know ISHMIT, the winner of Voice of India Contest. He is no more among us now. He died due to drowning in the swimming pool in Maldives today. He was declared dead even before hospitalisation. He was just 18 years old. May his soul rest in peace. Our condolences to his Family & Friends.

^^^ Yes my dear greatest if the manufacturers provide the International Standard Certification then you can import the same. Regards.

^^^ Ditto as KumaarShah. My dear Kalpak and Hetal, actually this is your first Moral Win against Reliance. Although its totally your wish to leave Reliance or not. But others will definetely need you kind of people the most. So, in my opinion you shold use atleast one connection of Reliance (may be lifetime prepaid) to be with all of us for Moral support. But again the above is my personal opinion. Final decision is upto you my dear friends. Regards.

^^^ @Arnuld My dear friend, no handset goes fast after adding the 2 GB flash memory. Although it may work slightly slow. Regards.

^^^ Very correct my dear Kumaar. Actually Arun has rightly said above, all operators should have given the chance to pilot test the service. Regards.

^^^ @Greatest My dear friend, sure you can import Cdma handsets from US but the same should have International Standard Certification from their respective manufacturers. Regards.