Posts

Showing posts from May 3, 2013

Nokia enhances Its Product Offerings for Mother's Day

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To stay connected with mothers on Mother’s Day,  Nokia  has introduced various colourful and exciting gadgets. These products include Nokia Asha smartphones, headsets, portable USB charger DC-16 and the Nokia Lumia series. All of them are available in vibrant colours.  The smartphone series include Nokia Asha 205 and 311. Asha 205 priced at Rs.3,499 features new innovative Facebook key, QWERTY Keyboard, Nokia Xpress Browser with 85% data compression, 40 free games and also has a slam feature which can transfer data by slamming the two devices. This phone also provides free Facebook for 3 months for Idea Cellular consumers, whereas Nokia Asha 311 has a compact touchscreen feature with 1GHz processor. It enables over 45 lakh songs download. It features 40 games, Nokia map and Nokia Browser. It is priced at Rs.7,139 with the availability of Rose Red, Dark Grey and Sand White colours in the market. Lumia series includes availabil

Samsung GALAXY Note 510 reaches Indian shelves

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung Electronics Co .  has announced the launch of the 8 inch (20.32 cm) tablet in India heralding a new era of intelligent 'Note' technology set to re-ignite the mid-size tablet category that Samsung established in 2010. "The  GALAXY Note 510  breathes fresh life into the category as it delivers the perfect fusion of portability and everyday productivity resulting in a pioneering, pocket-sized solution that enhances and enriches our everyday lives, whether at work or play," said  B.D. Park, President & CEO, South West Asia, Samsung Electronics. GALAXY Note 510's offers solutions such as beneficial functions, including 'multi-window' feature that splits the portable 20.32 cm screen and allows optimal access to a number of live applications; a new generation of Samsung’s intelligent ‘S Pen’ with advanced usability and access to a suite of ‘S Note templates and tools’ that allows users to

RAPOO launches Multi-Touch Wireless Mouse – T6

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   RAPOO  has launched wireless ultra-slim and multi-touch optical mouse - T6. RAPOO T6 has no visible buttons and scroll wheel, the multi-touch technology allows you to scroll both vertically and horizontally. It has also got two-finger swipe gesture for "back" and "forward" commands for easy access. RAPOO T6 mouse is designed with great looks and glossy finish. RAPOO T6 mouse comes with a nano USB 2.0 connector which connects with 2.4G wireless transmission of up to 10m working range. It is a simple, fashionable and intelligent multi-touch optical mouse provides a creative driving. A 1,000dpi high-precision tracking engine ensures 2.5 times more response than ordinary optical engine. T6 is a unique multi-touch mouse which can bring one a new experience. Sunil Srivastava, India Sales & Marketing Manager for RAPOO , said, "We are excited to launch our first intelligent multi-touch wireless optical mo

Aircel betting big on "Mobile Internet"

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to increase internet adoption,  Aircel  has launched another unique data plan, Pocket Internet 24 (PI-24). The innovative product offered at Rs.24 for a higher validity of 30 days, will enable customers to experience and experiment internet on their mobile phones at an economical price of less than Re.1 per day. Especially designed for first-time mobile internet users, Pocket Internet 24 will offer adequate data to help familiarize with popular search engines and social networking websites. The customers will be able to download applications, surf net and stay connected with family and friends. Anil Gupta, Regional Manager - North, Aircel , said, "India has the third-largest internet users in the world and is rapidly adding 70 million mobile internet users a year. It is ironic that despite this exponential growth a majority of the Indian population has never experienced internet on their mobile phones. These cu

Microsoft doubles Summer Joy with New Offers

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  is playing Santa this summer with its newly released array of  Xbox 360 with Kinect  console bundle offers as well as great price offers for popular game titles. Starting April 15th, 2013, customers would get up to 4 games free on select Xbox 360 models. Also on offer are blockbuster titles such as Fable 3 and Halo Wars available at huge discounts. "Whether a consumer is a first-time buyer or an avid Xbox fan, Microsoft has great deals on offer. Players can now pick up an Xbox 360 with Kinect, take advantage of the freebies with it and start building the coolest gaming collection at never-seen-before prices. The hot summer months will go by unnoticed as the lively excitement of Xbox gaming will keep one totally engrossed," said  Anshu Mor, Business Group Lead – Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Corporation India Private Ltd. Consumers who buy a 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect will get a

Cisco announces Next-Gen 802.11ac Wireless Networking Standard

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  has announced new products based on the  next-generation 802.11ac wireless networking  standard that offer data transfer speeds of up to one gigabit per second, fast enough to download significant amounts of Web content and run streaming video simultaneously. The new products, which are already being adopted around the world by hospitals, universities, law firms and other organizations, will enable businesses to more easily support the growing number of devices connected to their wireless networks, and to ensure the high performance of high-bandwidth applications, such as HD streaming video, Web conferencing, and data backup and transfers. The 802.11ac standard and Cisco's new product offerings arrive at a time when businesses are becoming increasingly complex and placing intense bandwidth demands on the network, caused by the growing number of employee-owned mobile devices. These demands will only incre

Finally, DataWind completes Aakash2 Project

Image
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DataWind  has announced the completion of 100,000  Aakash low-cost computing access devices  for IIT-Bombay (under the Indian Government's Ministry of Human Resources Development's National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology).  The project won by DataWind in an open and transparent international tender for the supply of Aakash1 devices at $49.98, was subsequently modified to 98,000 Aakash2 devices and 2,000 devices with DataWind’s recommendations for Aakash3, all at a price of Rs.2,263 (currently $41.61). The Aakash2 devices are the low-cost computing access devices, delivered to IIT-Bombay with 12 months warranty and accessories at only Rs.2,263 (competitively featured tablets are available in the Indian market for around Rs.5,000). The devices utilize multi-touch projective capacitive touchscreens manufactured at India’s only touchscreen manufacturing facility, established by the company