Best mobile phones of 2008

 Cnet Ausralia picked best cell phones of 2008. It selected Apple’s iconic iPhone as the best music playing mobile phone. Nokia E71 and Blackberry Bold are best smart phones while Samsung INNOV8 and LG Renoir are the best camera phones. Sony Ericsson W910 won the award for best mobile in 2008 at global GSM awards. Google’s “Android” platform is the most significant development in the mobile space in 2008. Android phone will rule the mobile world in 2009. HTC touch Diamond is another good phone failed to find place in the list.  Cnet USA picked Motorola ZN5 as the best camera phone and also picked first Android phone T-mobile G1 as one of the best mobiles of 2008. Best Mobile phones of 2008: 1. Apple iPhone 3G: Innovative touch screen is registering huge sales despite some weaknesses. Best phone for music lovers.  2. Nokia E71: Nokia is making huge strides in the smart phone category with E series. E71 is a must buy for business users. 3. Blackberry Gold: Blackberry is another name for business phone. Blackberry now added some style to its phones. 4. Samsung INNOV8 (i8510): If you don’t care about price, buy it without hesitation. This mobile is must buy for camera phone lovers. 5. LG Renoir KC910: This touch screen phone from LG sports a 8-megapixel camera and is a serious competitor to Samsung i8510 in the camera phone category. Other best phones: 1. Samsung i450.2. Sony Ericsson W890i.3. Telstra EasyTouch Discovery. Please share your views on best mobile phones of 2008. Click here to know about Global Mobile award winners for 2008. Source: Cnet Australia. … [Read more...]

“Sabarimala” pre-paid recharge offer

 Airtel introduced 2 special “Sabarimala” recharge offers for South Indian pre-paid customers. These vouchers are valid for customers in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. These recharge coupons are valid only on easy recharge. Bharti Airtel is now providing full coverage in Sabarimala, Pamba, Erumely and Nilakkal. This is an Airtel gift for Sabarimala pilgrims. Airtel’s Sabarimala recharge offers: 1. Rs 120 voucher: Rs 107 talk time.2. Rs 220 voucher: Rs 196 talk time+ 24 minutes of free Airtel-Airtel local calls (validity is 30 days). Airtel and Hutch always offer innovative recharge vouchers like Rs 10 etc. Mobile news: Good news: 1. Bharti Airtel has been awarded “Best Content Service” for the Airtel IFFCO Farmer Information Dissemination platform and “Best Project Management” for the Gujarat E-GRAM project at the World Communication Awards in London. 2. Bharti Airtel bags the 'Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service' at the GSMA Asia Mobile Award 2008 for its “music on demand service”. Bad news:1. Hutch and Airtel sold just 12,000 iPhones in India in the last 100 days. Apple’s iconic iPhone launched in August 22nd in India but huge price became a big stumbling block. Apple is not even a famous brand in India despite significant iPod sales. 2. Indian police warned Telecom providers on the issue of providing SIM cards without verifying (cross checking) details of their customers. Mumbai terrorists bought SIM cards in Delhi and Kolkata. Significant quote: Wall Street Journal on iPhone sales in India - “the biggest failure of a top-notch brand from a well regarded company in recent times.”  … [Read more...]