The buzz is that Nokia 5800 is releasing for sale on Jan 3rd 09 in India. The resistive touch screen phone is a long awaited one from Nokia. Priced approximately Rs. 20,500, you can grab this one at almost any Nokia dealer out there. If you want a touch screen phone, and if you feel that the iPhone revolution (iPhone 3g - Rs.29,800/-) is costly in India, you can check out this one. 

A new year gift from Nokia !!!

One of the most anticipated Nokia device of the year "5800" gets unboxed royally. Releasing in India in Jan 09 for a price of Rs.21,000 (approx). Many stores in India have started showing demo for this phone already. 

But the main question is : Will people accept Nokia's Touch screen concept (this is the second nokia touch device. the first is Nokia 7710).. its after-all a resistive touch screen. What is the idea behind Nokia releasing this resistive touch screen when the market wants Capacitive touchscreens like the iPhone and the G1 ?

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Are you planning to change the way you work with laptops ?

Then consider buying yourself an apple notebook. Be it a macbook, macbook pro or a macbook air, the most well designed and well engineered laptop ever made by any company. I am not saying this coz i am a mac user for almost 10 months, its by far the best experience i have had with computers.

And the USP is the Apple OsX. The macbooks run an operating system called Leopard OS. In fact Vista is almost a rip-off of Leopard, which was created way behind Vista. Leopard OS has one of the best application (task) management and power management code. It runs on the Unix Core. You wont miss Windows too.. You can run a parallel desktop of the windows operating system on your mac. You wont miss the official thing !! and of course your personal too..

Apple has recently launched the new range of macbooks with a glossy screen and an aluminum body. But before that just take a look at the prices of the apple range of notebooks in India. Proceed with the link!!

http://apple.co.in/store/

Google is offering an unlocked Android phone, targeted at developers but available to anyone. While the phone might be attractive to consumers and developers alike in the U.S., its price in other countries is putting off even developers.

The Android Dev Phone 1 can be used on any compatible network, unlike the G1, the first Android phone on the market that works only on T-Mobile's networks in the U.S. and the U.K. Developers can load their own applications onto the phone for testing. Previously, developers had to buy the G1 and subscribe to T-Mobile's plans if they wanted to test out their applications on a phone before adding their software to the public Android Market.

The Android Dev Phone 1 costs US$399 (Rs.19500). It is only available to registered Android developers; anyone can register as a developer for a $25 fee.

Google is selling the phone in 18 markets, including Japan, India, Taiwan, Spain, Australia, Singapore, Poland and Hungary. But the price of the phone is significantly higher in most countries outside of the U.S. because it appears that the phones will all be shipped from the U.S. Developers on an Android forum are complaining about large customs fees that they are being charged when purchasing the phone. One Canadian developer, who says he lives 5 kilometers from the U.S. border, said customs fees would add $264 to the cost of the phone; to ship to France costs an additional $183, according to another developer. And ship to India its $224 (Rs.11,000 approx). 

The total charge comes to $663 (Rs.32487). I completed the first two steps of the buying process, but then seeing the shipping charge, i decided to wait.                 

Recession baby !! everywhere !!

 

Launch of Apple's iconic iPhone in India on August 22 had fuelled speculation of similar frenzy that had followed its launch in the US, in July. 

But the high Indian price tag seemed to douse the appetite of the Indian middle class which Apple thought would have given an arm and a leg to own the ultimate piece-de-resistance. The high price definitely disappointed iPhone lovers and aspirants alike, and Apple was lambasted for having got its strategy all wrong in this price-sensitive part of the geography. 

Now, it appears the doomsdayers may have been right after all. According to a media report, Apple has been able to sell no more than 12,000 iPhones in the country as against an inventory of 50,000 that its two resellers in India -- Bharti Airtel and Vodaphone Essar -- had piled up here. Apple has been mum on how many units have been sold in India ever since its launch. 

New year is coming very soon... Can we expect a new price... a low price tag.. we don't mind 1 or 2 months contract with the service provider.

India today made its tryst with 3G mobile services with the launch of ‘Jadoo’, a service to be provided by the state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL).The service is currently available to select high-end users of MTNL mobile services in Delhi, while the commercial launch is expected in February.Jadoo provides an array of choices to its subscribers — high-speed internet on mobile, video-calling, video surveillance and live TV. The service was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi today.

“The customers will have to buy a separate SIM card for 3G services. Existing customers will be able to retain their number,” said an MTNL official.

“This service is much faster than what the subscribers have experienced. Compared with the GPRS services on phones or broadband, video and audio streaming here is much faster and also makes for a better viewing,” the official addedMTNL will have the first-mover advantage in the 3G space in Delhi and Mumbai, while Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will enjoy the dominance in the rest of the country. The auctions for the 3G spectrum for the private players are likely to be completed in February 2009.

Source : Business Standard