Mobile Insurence Do's N Dont's

What is always lost, but never found? Not an umbrella, anymore. It's your mobile.

It's estimated that 15 mobiles are stolen every one minute in Mumbai. Pickpockets have also become 'mobile' with their mobile-snitching techniques. It's time that you insure your favourite talking gizmo.

Small phones, big covers

A mobile's insurance cover saves against a variety of risks like fire, theft, riots, strikes and terrorist activity. But, many have a more comprehensive coverage bringing within sweep malicious damage, accident and fortuitous circumstances.

Are mobile owners only protected from risks? The United India Insurance Company says that owners or users can be saved from loss or damage risks. But most insurance policies do not give this protection. If you loan your mobile or a friend hires it for a while, the damage, loss or theft incurred during the process cannot be claimed.

Call drops

What is not covered under your mobile insurance scheme?

If there is damage due to war and nuclear peril, the insurance company is not responsible. If there is a holocaust, the assumption is that everyone will run for cover. Obviously, not for insurance cover.

Detention or confiscation by customs or any government authority means mobile insurance is also held back.

Left your mobile in an unattended vehicle? The insurance policy steers clear, of paying claim. However, you can be easily compensated for your mobile if you prove that the mobile instrument was stolen from a fully enclosed car, which was securely locked!

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A woman, who had mobile snatched by a motor-cyclist, as she was about to cross road got compensation, but one medical shop owner who placed mobile on counter for a moment, turned towards the shelf and found it missing was denied claim.

The reason was he had left it unattended, was negligent and no force was used to steal the cell phone. Carelessness and theft is not one and the same thing.

The list of exclusions is long. Some are man-made, some attributed to nature and some machine-made.

For example, if you overload the mobile, experiment with it involving abnormal conditions or cause loss or damage during cleaning, repair or maintenance the insurance company's responsibility ends.

Where atmospheric or climatic conditions, vermin or fall into water or fall from a water-borne craft damages the mobile, the claim is disallowed. If the mobile suffers damage due to mechanical and electrical breakdowns or has inherent defect, suffers from wear and tear or gradually deteriorates, no claim is entertained.

Some strange ring tones

Hello! If you have taken a general cover, and feel safe from thieves then a shock awaits you. Have you extended protection to misuse of instrument?

If not, then compensation may not be given. Guard against different worded meanings. Terrorist activity and misuse go hand in hand, everybody knows. But, if you just thought terrorists were taken care of, it may be asked whether "misuse" cover has also been paid for.

• How safe are mobile phones?

If the mobile is robbed from premises or property, force should have been used. But, where travelling by public transport a handset must have been forcibly snatched or physically stolen or taken with threatened force. Otherwise, the claim is defeated.

Once a woman was refused mobile insurance because there was no copy of FIR of police complaint. Only a non-cognizable report was lodged that somebody took it away, the insurance company said. The lady took the insurance company to the courts. The court ruled in favour of the consumer, rewarding her Rs 8,700 claim amount and compensation as well.

The premiums people pay

National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company, New India Assurance Company and United India Insurance Company cover mobile phone insurance. They fix compensation equivalent to cost of replacement by new mobile of same specifications and capacity, including all taxes and duties.

If a mobile is worth Rs 7,500, the premium is Rs 150 now. The rate is Rs 20 per value of Rs 1,000 of sum assured. An excess of Rs 2,500 is charged for each and every claim processed.

Where mobile companies provide insurance, there are different schemes. BSNL offers insurance cover on Nokia and Alcatel mobiles for Rs 20 per month. BPL, Reliance and even Nokia had mobile insurance schemes, but all were withdrawn.

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Some private mobile companies may give free insurance cover but the fine prints says that battery, charger, external aerials, handset are not included, leaving one to wonder what is really covered under such schemes.

These tunes are not good enough

One handy tip for mobile insurance is to take a policy for one year. As mobile rates are falling at a faster rate, premiums also keep becoming lesser and lesser. Nokia 2100, which cost Rs 7,000 initially, now comes for less than Rs 5,000 now.

Take a mobile insurance policy, when you go in for a household, jewellery or burglary cover, because there is scope for negotiation on all.

An office, which gets mobiles of employees insured, is given preference. Volume discount is also handed out, if 25 mobiles are covered.

It is estimated that there are 138 million people using mobiles in India. If you want to hear shrills and trills of the cell phone, not cacophony over insurance claims, know the fine print.

A mobile left on a car's bonnet, roof or in boot is not considered worthy of claim consideration. Guard your handset against such misdemeanours.

One bright suggestion made by a mobile-insurance-affected consumer is that the mobile should be attached to a tag and slung around the neck.

The insurance company also does not pay in case your mobile mysteriously disappears. Keep watching the handset, so that it doesn't, one day, vanish into thin air.

Star Announces Mobile Platform — Plus

Star Mobile Entertainment has announced the launch of its new mobile platform, Plus, to offer a variety of services on all GPRS-enabled mobile phones. Plus will offer television show clips from the Star TV network, TV guide, information services such as city-wise directories, search and Yellow Pages, mobile banking, mobile shopping, sports and movies, on the go. The mobile platform is slated for a commercial release in February.

Television entertainment content will be offered in the form of 'mobisodes' which are re-edited mobile phone versions of TV shows from Star Plus, Star One, and Star Gold, along with content on sports, movies and music. The information services Plus are offered by HDFC bank, MakeMyTrip.com and TravelGuru.com, Infomedia Group and Universal Music.

In addition, consumers will be offered previews of ringtones, wallpapers and games before downloading them. They may also want to be part of the Plus Community will soon allow its members to participate in mobile blogging and other user generated content on Plus. The Plus community currently offers 'Midnight Chat' on Channel [V] and shopping services.

Viren Popli, senior vice president of Star Mobile Entertainment said, "Plus empowers mobile consumers to do more with their mobile phones. The GPRS mobile phone user can now access a wide choice of video content and services such as yellow pages, buyer guides, banking, travel and shopping, among other things. Plus has an easy to navigate menu that takes you where you want to go, quickly and easily. Plus truly brings to life, the anything-anywhere-anytime capability of mobiles." Popli said the objective of Plus is to drive mobile usage in areas other than voice and text.

The application will be free to download on any GPRS enabled mobile phone while users will be required to pay a monthly free for unlimited access to Plus services. However, users will be charged separately for data downloads, such as wallpapers, ringtones etc. Popli said that though they haven't tied up with any mobile operator yet, they are aiming to charge their customers approximately Rs. 2 a day, which is Rs 60 a month as subscription fee. He did not divulge any detail about prices of downloads.

However, Popli mentioned that Plus will offer more options to its customers, after it ties up with multiple mobile operators. He said Plus will also look to offer TV content from other channels in future. Moreover, he said they are already working on the Hindi version of Plus and will introduce other Indian regional languages soon.

Frequent mobile phone use can trigger mouth cancer

London: The use of mobile phones for long periods may trigger mouth cancer, shows a study by researchers in Israel.

Previous studies had generated conflicting results. While some researchers had said they found a link between cancer and excess mobile phone use, a few scientists had rejected the claim.

In the new study, scientists looked at the lifestyles of 402 people with benign mouth tumours and 56 with malignant ones. They were compared to a control group of 1,266 people.

The study found that five years of frequent use increased the chances of developing a tumour in the mouth by around 50 percent compared with people who had never used one, reported the online edition of the Daily Mail.

Those who used mobiles the most were more likely than normal to develop parotid gland tumours, the scientists said.

Nokia Secret Codes
With Nokia codes or Nokia secret codes you can access hidden features and gain information about your Nokia phone. Many of the Nokia codes are only normally used by Nokia engineers.

Nokia Code function:
--*3370# This Nokia code activates Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your Nokia cell phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%

*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time

*#4720# With this Nokia code you can deactivate the Half Rate Codec

*#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type

*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work

*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)

*#147# This lets you know who called you last (Only vodofone)

*#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)

*#21# This phone code allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to

*#2640# Displays phone security code in use

*#30# Lets you see the private number

*#43# Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your cell phone.

*#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to

*#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls
are diverted to

*#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to

*#67705646# Phone code that removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330

*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores

*#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible

*#7760# Manufactures code

*#7780# Restore factory settings

*#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110

*#92702689# Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last
repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to
switch your phone off then on again

*#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem

**21*number# Turn on "All Calls" diverting to the phone number entered

**61*number# Turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone number entered

**67*number# Turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone number entered

12345 This is the default security code press and hold # Lets you switch between lines.--

Visto Mobile email

Visto, the first mobile email solution available for the Nokia E90, offers easy-to-use mobile email for a wide variety of handsets.

By working closely with all leading mobile phone manufacturers, Visto aims to simplify the mobile experience through EasySetup, which is a simple automated process that installs and sets up mobile email almost instantaneously.

Users will only need to launch an on-screen 'Smart Icon' in order to enjoy mobile access to all their email, calendar or contacts. The service is available for several handsets including Nokia's S60 mobile phones, the MOTORIZR z80, Moto Q q9 and other Windows Mobile based phones such as the HTC s710.

"Through close collaboration with both mobile service operators and leading handset providers, Visto is leading the market with an easy-to-use experience that enables end-user customers to gain the benefits of mobile email on the converged device of their choice," said Doug Brackbill, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Visto.

"By listening to our customers and our unmatched years of experience and innovation, Visto is uniquely positioned to deliver the technology and user experience critical to the marketplace for widespread adoption."

The mobile email service is available through most leading mobile service providers on over 120 popular mobile devices. The leading global provider of easy-to-use mobile email has announced the full availability of the VistoMobile email services on the new devices launched at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, thus extending its reach to the new generation of devices that represent the cutting edge of mobile phone design and functionality. The company is opening up the mobile email market for today's professionals that are always on the move and small businesses.

3G Mobile Phone for Kids
- From NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu

While in India the government doesnt allow children under 16 to use mobile phones at all, Japan kids are gifted with handsets specially created for them, as NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in the country, will launch the new FOMA F801i. After the successful SA800i model, also designed for children, now NTT DoCoMo brings another child-friendly phone, packed with safety and convenience features and available starting December 20.

FOMA F801i is manufactured by Fujitsu and offers a high level of security as well as a facile usability. It is ergonomically designed to be used by small hands and its body is waterproof, withstanding accidental contacts with water. The phone comes with an amulet-style remote controller, a 100-decibel safety alarm, a high-intensity, easily visible LED, and GPS functions that allow parents to know exactly where their kids are. Furthermore, the handset provides a pack of child-orientated applications, including a safety training quiz, a dictionary and a map.

All the handsets released in the FOMA series by NTT DoCoMo are 3G-enabled, meaning the F801i is also a 3G device. The phone measures 105 x 48 x 17.8 millimeters and weighs 120 grams. It can provide up to 185 minutes of talk-time and up to 570 hours of stand-by. The display is a 2.7 inch QVGA one, perfect for the not so perfect 1.3 Megapixel camera. There are four colors available: white, black, light blue and orange, and we have to admit that the orange model looks cool. For a kid. A little girl, more exactly.

There's no word about pricing yet, nor about a possible release in other countries, although European an American kids would like to have this sort of handset too.

Nokia Eco Mobile Phone Concept

The first company that seems to be really interested in the environment - Nokia - conceived a new Eco Sensor Concept mobile phone. Last week the Finnish handset manufacturer presented its new 'green' vision in the form of the Nokia 3110 Evolve version, a mobile device with bio-covers made from more than 50% renewable material. This time Nokia Research Center supported by designers found a new way to reduce our environmental footprint.

The futuristic concept will help you stay connected with friends, as well as with your health and local environment. There's also the option to share all this information with other users, thus increasing the global environmental awareness.

At this stage I believe that technical specifications of the device are not that important, as long as it will be viable and will help with the environment, but I'm sure that Nokia will make it suitable.

Anyway, the concept consists of two parts, a wearable sensor unit that can sense and analyze your environment, health and local weather conditions, and a dedicated mobile phone. The sensor unit should be worn on a wrist or neck strap made from solar cells that will also provide power to the sensors. The mobile phone will be in constant contact with NFC (near field communication) and RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies, which will relay information from the sensors to the phone or to other devices that support RFID technology.

The material used in the design will be renewable and/or reclaimed, and the technologies used inside the phone, as well as the sensor unit will be of a low power consumption class. Moreover, the user will be able to choose which sensors he would like to have inside the sensing device, which means that it will be fully customizable according to the user's needs and desires.

The mobile phone will benefit from a wide range of services, especially built upon the environmental data collected from such a device. These services can range from personal health monitoring and improvement to large-scale collective efforts to promote sustainable lifestyle choices.

Black Berry Loves Googles Calender

Synchronization is the biggest thing that the Google Calendar has to offer, so it was just a matter of time until Google decided to open it to the whole of the world. Up until today, the unlucky people were the ones that owned a BlackBerry and used its calendar; now, the Google Sync
application lets them synchronize the two calendars into a perfect timetable. To dream after, I say, despite never really owning a BlackBerry.

"Using your BlackBerry smart phone's native calendar, you can now access your Google calendar even when you don't have network coverage and be alerted for upcoming appointments with sound or vibration. Your Google Calendar stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or your phone. You can add or edit entries right on your BlackBerry smart phone or on your Google Calendar on the web", the dev team mentioned.

Managing every party and invitation to a dinner is growing to be rather troublesome, at least for me, I have an agenda that I write in (old school style, pen and paper), I have my phone’s calendar full of alarms and I have my Google Calendar filled with entries every day. I must be a very busy person, but I never manage to attend every meeting because I can’t get everything all that organized. This is the part where the Google Sync application would come in all so handy, were I to own a BlackBerry.

You can access the application at http://m.google.com/sync if you visit the page directly from your BlackBerry’s browser, so get at it as soon as possible lest you want to continue with the dark ages of juggling between three schedules, like I do. Perhaps I’ll get myself such a device just for this, I’m still thinking it over. But it sounds really appealing. "This week, Google launched a mobile package of applications for Blackberry and an unified interface for iPhone. Google really tries to build solid mobile offerings, but only Google Maps is available for the most important mobile platforms

Buying tips good mobile phones

subscribers around the world and highly competitive market for mobile handset manufacturers, there has been lot of features added to mobile handsets in the recent times. This makes the buyers difficult to chose the correct handset.

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG and Samsung, the bigger players in this arena, is launching exciting and innovative new handsets literally every second day in the markets aimed at accommodating even the most frugal of wallets. Now the question is which is the best handset suited for me?

Today, even the cheapest models boast of features like FM radio, MMS capabilities, camera and video recording and decent memory sizes. Buying a mobile has become a complicated task with the new buyers trying to understand these features.
An important aspect that one needs to consider is the list of features and the price at which it is offered.

• Budget handsets: This category is the starting range of all handsets companies and basic features in this would be FM radio, MMS, speaker phone, good phone book capacity. Most of them have color screen and some of them even offer VGA cameras. The price range would be up to Rs 5000 /-. Few phones in this category are Nokia 6070 and 6080, Sony Ericsson K310i and K320i, Motorola W220

• In the second category the features to expect are Camera, FM Radio, Playback of Compressed Music Formats like MP3, Enhanced MMS Capabilities, WAP Broswer,GPRS, Web Browser, GSM Tri-Band Capability, GSM Modem, Blue tooth Connectivity,USB PC Connectivity, Mobile Games, Expandable external memory.Internal Memory - At least 8MB. There are a variety of handsets in this area including the Walkman phones from Sony Ericsson. Price range- Rs 5000-10000/-. Phones in this category include Nokia 5200, 5300, 6233, Sony Ericsson K750i, W300i, Z550i, W200i, LG KG800, Moto RAZR, Moto SLVR L7, Samsung X700, LG Chocolate.

• The third category is the upper end and features to expect in this are Large Screen. Size, Enhanced Camera (2-3 MP), Stereo FM Radio, Playback of Compressed Music Formats like MP3, Enhanced MMS Capabilities,WAP Browser, GPRS/EDGE, Web Browser, GSM Tri-Band Capability, GSM Modem, Blue tooth Connectivity, USB PC Connectivity, Mobile Games, Expandable external memory (card provided in the box). Phones can come under this category are Nokia N70, N72, N73, 6270, Sony Ericsson Z710i, W710, W810i, K790i, W700i, W830i, Moto KRZR, ROKR E6.

• The next category is the premium segment which is Rs 20000/- and above. The feature to be expected in this category include Large Screen, Size/Touchscreen, Enhanced Camera(3MP or more), FM Radio Playback of Compressed Music Formats like MP3, Enhanced MMS Capabilities, WAP Browser, GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi/3G, Web Browser, GSM Tri-Band Capability, GSM Modem, USB PC Connectivity, Mobile Games, Expandable external memory with card provided in the box. The prominent phones in this category are N90, N92, N93i, N95, Sony Ericsson W880i, W850i, W950i and models from O2.

When you plan to purchase a mobile phone, the basic and useful features, apart from phone voice clarity, I would recommend are;

Good screen display with 262K colors, screen size may vary from phone to phone, but go for a good display.

Camera is available in most of the handsets and currently 2MP is most common, unless you are going for a budget handset. 1.3 MP is also preferable if you are not interested to shoot some pictures.

Currently most of the handsets are having music player and if your priority is music, then definitely go for Walkman models from Sony Ericsson, they are worth.

Other features include GPRS, Web Browser (EDGE and Wi-Fi if you are an internet geek), blue tooth, MMS and expandable memory (this is one of the thing I give more importance) with card if available.

In the second catagory I would recommend Nokia 5300, W300i and W200i which are having decent camera and good music player. In the upper segment, which is the most competieve in market, there are quite a few models which include 5-6 models of Sony Ericsson Walkman and also the N series from Nokia.

So next time you plan to get a new handset check out the features it has to offer and the price.

Google entry to mobile phone bidding

Google has confirmed that it will be taking part in next year's sale of mobile phone spectrum in the US, heralding its entrance into the wireless market.

The company's executives have said over the past few months that they would be willing to spend upwards of $4.6bn (£2.3bn) buying up capacity when the Federal Communications Commission sells off part of the 700 megahertz (MHz) band.

The move means that Google could become America's newest wireless network operator. It already runs relatively small-scale wireless internet access networks in its home state of California, but winning new spectrum would allow it to start a national network.

But the search engine giant will be fighting the auction against bidders including existing mobile phone companies AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, part-owned by Vodafone, who are looking for more capacity for their existing networks.

Google is particularly interested in a portion known as block C - which has a reserve price of $4.6bn - because it is being sold under the condition that whoever buys it must allow customers to download any software application they want onto their devices. Google lobbied hard for this portion of the airwaves to be free of ties to a particular technology.

The spectrum is being sold in an auction starting January 24 as part of the move to digital television.

"We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are," said Google boss Eric Schmidt. "Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world."

"No matter which bidder ultimately prevails, the real winners of this auction are American consumers who likely will see more choices than ever before in how they access the internet."

Google will file its intention to take part in the auction with the FCC on Monday - the deadline for potential bidders to make themselves known. Its application does not include any partners.

Google maps for mobile

Google has released version 2.0 of 'Google Maps for mobile', its innovative mobile mapping- and local search- application. And, Google Maps for mobile v2.0 is a beta version of the Google "My Location" technology that uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, thus helping them determine where they are, what's around them, and how to get there.

GPS technology is the most common source of location information till date. But, it is supported on less than 15 percent mobile phones sold today. Google's "My Location" technology is such that users who don't have GPS-enabled mobile phones, will also be able to get the benefit of location information. "My Location" technology is claimed to be faster than GPS; besides being able to cover the inside of buildings unlike GPS; and results in slower drainage of batteries vis-a-vis GPS. How "My Location" works is by taking information broadcast from cell towers, and sifting through it using Google's algorithms to estimate a user's current location on the map. The "My Location" feature can be disabled if not required. "My Location" technology is available on most smart phones; including all color BlackBerry devices, all Symbian Series 60 3rd Edition devices, most Windows Mobile devices, newer Sony Ericsson devices, and some Motorola devices. Google Maps for mobile with "My Location" can be downloaded by pointing one's mobile or desktop Web browser to www.google.com/gmm. The full range of mobile products/services available from Google is viewable at mobile.google.com. Meanwhile, 'Google Maps for mobile' was first launched in the US in November 2005, and enables users to view interactive maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, get point-to-point driving directions, and view live traffic updates -- all -- while on the go.


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Nokia 7390: Highly Stylized 3G Technology
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A bundle of 'top of the line' features in a highly fashionable outfit ? thats Nokia 7390 in one line. Owing to its relation with the highly fashionable L'Amour collection, the Nokia 7390 is an eye-candy. The clamshell sports the iconic curves and design elements that separates the ethnic and traditionally inclined L'Amour handset from the clutter of the 'futuristic' designs.

The external TFT screen with 262k vibrant colours is one of the best in business but do not compare well with the brilliant 16 million colour deliverable, primary QVGA display. Its weight of 115 gm and smaller dimension makes it very easy to carry in any pocket. The Nokia 7390 is available in two colour solutions ? bronze black and powder pink, each has a distinct personality of its own.

One of the compelling feature of the Nokia 7390 is its 3.0 megapixel camera. The high resolution camera module is well complimented by digital zoom, flash and most importantly, autofocus. These features goes a long way in capturing any moments of your life with actual colours and great details, irrespective of unfavorable shooting environments. Just like any other cameras, video recording is supported too, but in higher resolution.

The Nokia 7390 has a secondary VGA camera module for video calling. The 3G technology of the Nokia 7390 allows it to make video calls across WCDMA networks. High speed mobile Internet is also possible within 3G network with the Nokia 7390. You can also opt for a 'slower' speed of around 236 kbps with EDGE and GPRS in case 3G connectivity is absent.

Audio file formats like MP3, AAC, eAAC+, M4A and videos in 3GPP, H.263 and MPEG4 formats coul be played on the integrated media player of the Nokia 7390 . You can also stream in Videos with its high data transfer speeds. Other than available internal memory of about 21 Mb, up to 2GB of external memory card is supported.

Sony Ericsson K610i - Jazzed up 3G Technology

The Sony Ericsson K610i is one of the most recent 3G enabled camera phone. K series of camera phone from Sony Ericsson have already made quite a name for themselves by virtue of their high quality digital imagery. The Sony Ericsson K610i, armed with a decent 2.0 megapixel camera with every imagery tool and applications is no exception.

The Sony Ericsson K610i is one of the most recent 3G enabled camera phone. K series of camera phone from Sony Ericsson have already made quite a name for themselves by virtue of their high quality digital imagery. The Sony Ericsson K610i, armed with a decent 2.0 megapixel camera with every imagery tool and applications is no exception. The handset features 3G technology ? a feature that sets it apart from another best seller with the same camera module ? the Sony Ericsson K750i. The handset thus, is aimed to strengthen the K series portfolio, giving one more option to customers.

The Sony Ericsson K610i is of simple candy bar form, available in Evening Red, Urban Silver and Misty White colour solution. The compact device measures 102 x 45.2 x 16.9 mm. Its weight of 89 grams can be considered as next to nothing, considering the fact that the Sony Ericsson K610i is a 3G handset. Front fascia pf the mobile phone is dominated by its TFT based screen that can produce more than 262k accurate and vibrant colours across 176 x 220 pixels. Keypad is well spaced out and so is easy to operate even with large fingers. A secondary VGA resolution digital camera is incorporated at the top of the handset's display ? this is to capture your videos to send across UMTS network while you are in a video call.

The back of the mobile phone houses its primary camera module of 2.0 megapixel. You might capture still images with resolution as high as 1600 x 1200 pixels or videos. Presence of imagery aids like photo light, digital zoom, special effects etc further enhances the overall appeal and utility of its integrated camera. Capturing special and funny moments of life with immense clarity and in true colours is just a matter of a click. With a few clicks more, you can instantly share your pictures and videos with your friends and family via MMS, Email and even through picture blogging.

3G-Technology

3G, short for? Third Generation Wireless? Is the next generation high speed mobile system based on GSM. 3G supports broadband, packet-based transmission of voice,text, multimedia, and video data at rates from 384kpbs to 2mbps. At the heart of 3G is the aim to provide mobile users, wherever they may be, with the same high speed, services offered by broadband. With 3G, mobile users can access high speed internet, video conferencing, and basic video/ TV services.

3G can support a minimum of 2 Mbps for stationary or slow-moving users (walking) and 384 kbps for fast-moving vehicles (in an auto or train). Compare this to rates of 9.6-40 kbps for 2G and 2.5G systems.

3G was developed to address the ever-growing consumer demand for mobile network capacity and services. From the youth-inspired excitement for SMS to a need for seamless connectivity to the corporate network while traveling, consumers have embraced the benefits of mobility. The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) started the process of defining the 3G standard back in the mid-1980s. In 1998, the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) was established to continue developing the 3G specifications. The 3GPP is a global body that brings together several telecommunications standards bodies from Europe, Japan, the United States, Korea, and China.

3G supports the needs of a growing mobile workforce, including the typical ?road warrior,? as well as those working from home, a satellite office, or commuting. 3G extends the office LAN to these mobile workers, providing access to email, corporate networks, and the Internet. There are many personal-use applications as well, ranging from ?smart? appliances to e-commerce and multimedia applications. And as 3G technology evolves, advanced applications beyond those envisioned today are sure to be developed.

Here are just a few of the benefits of 3G technology:

- While on the road, a manager can conduct a teleconference with colleagues to discuss an upcoming presentation. He can download the latest version, make edits online, all while talking.

Users can take advantage of mobile video on demand to watch news, sports highlights, and video clips anytime on their mobile devices.

- 3G gives mobile staff access to critical applications like Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications. For example, field engineers can view a customer?s profile from the road, update their files, and even close the trouble ticket while onsite. Sales people can create and place orders while still at the customer?s location.

- 3G-enabled vehicles are beginning to enter the market. These provide access to traffic-view cameras, Internet access, gaming, and video-streaming

Useful info regarding mobiles

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -

I.

EMERGENCY

The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.* If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

II

Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys?

This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call Someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"

III

Hidden Battery power Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

IV

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

Mobile Manners

The mobiles industry wants as many people as possible to enjoy the benefits of mobile telecommunications and encourages individuals to use their mobile phones in a responsible manner and to be considerate and aware of situations where using their mobile phone might annoy others.

1. When in doubt, always go out
When possible go outside or to another room to make your call if your call might disturb others. Also, features such as text messaging answering services, call diversion and vibration alert can be used to receive important calls without disturbing others.

2. If you cant turn it off, use silent mode
If you need to keep your phone on for important calls, then turn it to silent or vibrate mode. Its the ring of a mobile phone in inappropriate places and times such as at the tennis or in restaurants which annoys people the most.

3. When required turn your phone off and check its off
There are some places where people should never talk on a mobile phone or send text messages and where the ringing of a mobile phone or message alert is considered highly unacceptable, such as: movies, stage shows, weddings, funerals, concerts, speeches, classrooms and lectures. In these cases, turn your phone off and remember to check its off before you enter the venue. You can always check your voicemail, text messages or your answering service afterwards.

4. Keep your conversations private
Peoples sense of personal space varies in each situation. Making a call in a busy pub may be okay, but talking loudly in a confined space like a lift or on a train tends to infringe on others personal space. Be aware of where you are and who you are with and what others are doing before deciding to make or accept a call. In some situations it might be better to send a text message.

5. Speak softly
Mobile phones have very sensitive microphones that can pick even the softest voice, so there is no need to shout. If you are having trouble hearing the other caller, check that you have the volume on your phone set high enough.

6. You dont always have to answer- use your messaging service
Its a natural reflex to answer your phone if it rings, however, if you forget to put your phone on silent or vibrate mode and it rings at an inappropriate moment, send the call to voice mail or your answering service (usually by pressing the hang-up key).

7. Talk to the one you're with
If you receive a call during a conversation, send the call to your voicemail or answering service. Your first priority should be to the person you are with. However, if you are expecting an important call let the person youre with know before the call arrives and excuse yourself before accepting the call.

8. Dont send inappropriate messages
Messaging is a great way to communicate, but dont send offensive or threatening text, voice, picture or any other sort of message, because it is a criminal offence to use a mobile phone to menace or harass someone. Also receivers can save messages and easily identify you as the sender.

9. Respect others' privacy when using in-phone cameras
In-phone cameras shouldnt be used anywhere a normal camera would be considered inappropriate, such as in change rooms or toilets. You should ask for permission before you take someones picture. Also bear in mind that some venues do not allow the use of cameras and may refuse entry to anyone with one.

10. Ban the ring: not the phone
Wherever conversations are normally acceptable, venues can help by asking people to turn their phones to silent or vibrate mode rather than turning it off. This approach will help with compliance, especially for people who need their phone for important calls. Venues can also assist by reminding people to set their phones to silent mode, before they enter.

Google Phone


Is Google going to introduce its Google phone? According to mobile industry insiders and analysts, Google is developing its own mobile phone which will tentatively be available for sale in 2008.Google might be working with HTC and mobile giant Orange to materialize this low cost and internet-connected mobile phone.



Both Orange and Google have kept perfectly silent on this matter. Nevertheless, Google spokesman revealed that mobile is an important area for Google and Google will continue to focus on creating applications as well as establishing and growing partnerships with these industry leaders to develop innovative services for its users worldwide.



If this rumour is true, it will benefit a lot of users. News leaked out from Google disclosed that this new Google phone is able to receive emails, handle voice-over-internet calls (VOIP), and other internet based functions. This phone will help users to synchronize their emails easier, make cheaper calls and even enjoy short movie clips from YouTube! All these can be done without a PC.



The launching of Google phone will definitely affect other mobile phones' market share. This news is spreading fast and it seems to be pretty accurate. Having said that, feverish speculations about Google products have been proven wrong before. Previously Google was widely reported to be building its own line of personal computers. However, what was actually produced was a set of free software programs designed to make any existing Windows PC easier to use.

Good Night SMS

Touch ur heart, close ur eyes

Touch ur heart, close ur eyes, make a whish, say good nite


Good Night
sky so wide, stars so bright, off the light, sleep tight (



sending u 1000 smiles

sending u 1000 smiles.
take one 4 now and remaining 999 under u,r pillow.
pick out 1 every time u think of me,
because i want 2 see u smiling alwaye noor



You are my sunshine

You are my sunshine. and i miss you at night. will you be my moon? goodnight


See stars are blinking

See stars are blinking,Moon is shinning & breeze is singing… Bcoz I ask them to greet U a special Good

Night…!!!


Hey u!!!

Hey u!!!
Yes u…
the cute one…
holding this
phone!
are you asleep?
Juste wanted 2 say
Good Night..!

Good Night

G -o to Bed
O -ff the lights
O -ut of tension
D -reams come
N -ice sleep
I -gnore worries
G -et up earlier
H -ave a nice thought

Romantic SMS

Don't wait until it's too late to tell someone how much you love, how much you care. Because when they're gone, no matter how loud you shout and cry, they won't hear you anymore.


Love isn't a decision, it's a feeling. If we could decide who to love, then, life would be much simpler, but then less magical.


24hrs make a lovely day,
7 days make a lovely week,
52 weeks make a lovely year & knowing a
person like me will make ur life lovely.

Have a lovely day n life!**




Wen things go wrong...
Wen sadness fills ur heart...
wen tears flow in ur eyes...
always remember 3 things
1) I'm with u...
2) Still with u...
3) Will ALWAYS b...


Luv meanz to see someone with closed eyez,
to miss some1 in crowd,
2 find some1 in every thought,
to live 4 some1, luv some1, but sure tht sum1 is ONLY one!


Khushi se dil ko aabad karna...
Aur gham ko dil se azad karna,
Hamari bus itni gujarish hai ke hame bhi
Din me ek baar YAAD karna...


If Your asking if I Need U the answer is 4Ever..
If Your askin if I'll Leave U the answer is Never..
If Your askin what I value the Answer is U..
if Your askin if I love U the answer is I do.

I dream about you evey night
I shiver when your in sight
I long to hold you close n tight
I wanna be there with all my might
I m just hoping I'm the girl whos right



When i look at you,
i cannot deny there is God,
cause only God could have created some one
as wonderful n beautiful as you


If i reached for your hand , will u hold it ?
If i hold out my arms, will u hug me ?
If i go for your lips, will u kiss me ?
If i capture ur heart , will u love me ??

Love Sms;
You must be a good runner because you are always running in my mind, you must be a good thief because you have stolen my heart, and i am always a bad shooter because I Miss You Always...

L O V EL = Lake of SorrowsO = Ocean of TearsV = Valley of DeathE = End of life....
If you love someone, put their name in a circle, instead of a heart, because hearts can break, but circles go on forever

You look so fine!I want to... break your heart and give you mine
You are like the sunshine so warm, you are like sugar, so sweet... you are like you... and that's the reason why I love you!

Love is sweet poison: Do not consume without your beloved's advise and keep out of reach of children and keep it in cool and dark place

Love is like war... Easy to start... Difficult to end... Impossible to forget

Do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk by again??

Kiss is not like Nokia...Connecting People
Kiss is not like Nike..Just Do It
Kiss is not like Pepsi..Yeh Dil Maange More
But Kiss is like Pan Parag..Ek Se Mera Kya Hoga


If U delete this message thats bcoz u love me. If u save it thats bcoz u desire me & if u ignore it thats bcoz u miss me. So what u gonna do with It?

Model No.Siemens ME75

GeneralNetwork - GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

SizeDimensions -105 x 46 x 18 mm.

Weight - 95 g .

DisplayTFT, 65K colors. Size - 132 x 176 pixels.

RingtonesPolyphonic Ringtones. Customization Download. Vibration - Yes.

MemoryPhonebook - 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call. Call records - 100 dialed, 100 received, 100 missed calls . 10 MB internal memory. No Card slot.

DataGPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps . Infrared port - Yes. USB - Yes. No HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, WLAN, Bluetooth.

FeaturesMessaging - SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging.

Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML.

Games - Yes + downloadable.

Colors - Amazon Green and Atlas Grey.

Camera - VGA, 640x480 pixels, video.

Resistance to water, shock and dust. Java. T9.

Currency converter.

Calculator. Stopwatch. Organizer. Voice memo. User profiles. SyncML.

Build-in handsfree.

External flash as accessory.

BatteryStandard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh. Stand-by Up to 450 h.

Talk time Up to 8 h.

WarrantyOne Year

Model:Motorola Q

Network GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

Size Dimensions: 116 x 63 x 11.5 mm Weight: 115 g

Display Type: TFT, 65k colors

Size: 320 x 240 pixels, 36 x 48 mm

- Full QWERTY keyboard

- 5-way navigation button

- Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers
Ringtones Type: Polyphonic

Vibration: Yes - Dual stereo speakers
Memory Phonebook: Yes, Photo call

Call records: Yes

Card slot: miniSD, 128 MB card included - 64MB internal memory
Data GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

HSCSD: No

EDGE: Yes

3G: No

WLAN: No

Bluetooth: Yes, v1.2 I

nfrared port: Yes

USB: Yes, miniUSB
Features OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email Games: Yes Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280x960 pixels, video, flash - MP3/AAC music player - MPEG4 video recording & playback - Voice memo - Voice dial - Built-in handsfree
One Year Manufacturers Warranty.

Model No Motorola V3 Blue
General
Network GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Size
Dimensions - 98 x 53 x 13.9 mm, 65 cc. Weight - 95 g.
Display
TFT, 256K colors. Size - 176 x 220 pixels, 9 lines. Second CSTN display (96 x 80 pixels), 4096 colors. Anodized aluminum case. Downloadable logos.
Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones(24 channels), MP3. Customization - Composer, download. With Vibration.
Memory
Phonebook - 1000 entries, Photo call. Call records - 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls. 5.5 MB internal memory. NO Card slot.
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps. Bluetooth - Yes, v1.2. USB -Yes, miniUSB. No HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, WLAN, Infrared port.
Features
Messaging - SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging. Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML. Games - Skipping Stones, Golf, Billiards + downloadable. Camera with VGA, 640x480 pixels. Java MIDP 2.0. MPEG4 video. T9. PIM functions. Calculator. Currency converter. Built-in handsfree.
Battery
Standard, Li-Ion 680 mAh (BA700). Stand-by Up to 280 h. Talk time Up to 7 h.
Warranty One Year

Model: B&O Serene

Indian price Rs 50000+

Communication technology provided by Samsung and Designed by Bang & Olufsen

Serene offers you a consummate Bang & Olufsen experience in use, in the hand, and even when turned off. A phone designed for one purpose only communication. Keep Serene with you at all times and experience what it truly means to live with Bang & Olufsen every day.

The idea behind Serene can be seen, touched and heard. Serene offers the basic features that we all want in a mobile phone a choice we are no longer given in the current market. In addition to perfect speech communication, Serene offers SMS, MMS from the built-in camera, and email. This is what a mobile telephone is all about simplicity and convenience.

Serene consists of two equal parts that are tied together by a beautifully crafted aluminium hinge. The display and microphone are placed in the lower shell in a landscape orientation and the circular keyboard and loudspeaker is placed in the upper shell with an elegant thumb operated wheel taking care of all primary operations.

Accordingly, the colours, fonts, screen format and size have been specially selected with logical operation in mind. Restricting the number of features on the handset makes it possible to limit the number of menus, which in turn makes the experience of using Serene both logical and intuitive.

The keypad is arranged around the navigation wheel, and the experience of using Serene is both logical and intuitive

Full DECT integration with our BeoCom 2 and BeoCom 6000 cordless telephones means your address book is constantly updated when Serene is placed in the charger at home

With perhaps the best sound quality in the mobile telephone market, Serene offers excellent speech recognition. The loudspeaker is cleverly placed behind the keypad.

An integral motor opens Serene either by means of gentle finger pressure or automatically when it is in the charger and you receive a call or message.

LG-KG920

This 138 grams phone has a lithium-ion battery type, which allows you talk time of 240 minutes and stand by time of 250 hours. It has added features like triband, 256k colour TFT display with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, 44MB inbuilt memory, microSD card slot, Bluetooth, USB connector, EDGE, GPRS and music player. It has a 5MP camera with features like 4x digital zoom, with flash and video recording. This mobile phone comes in silver colour

Blackberry-8820

This 134 grams phone has a lithium-ion battery type, which allows you talk time of 240 minutes and stand by time of 408 hours. It has added features like 65k colour TFT display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, 64MB inbuilt memory, microSD card slot, flight mode, EDGE, Quad band, 3G, bluetooth, Wi-fi, USB connector, email client, QWERTY keyboard and music player.

Samsung-SGH-G800

This slider phone has a Lithium-Ion battery with features like 262k colour display with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, 5MP Camera with Flash, Video Recorder, MP3 Player, Tri-band, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, SMS, MMS and handsfree speaker. The phone also has 160MB Internal Memory with Expandable microSD memory. This mobile phone comes in Silver colour, supports Document viewer and has a TV Out.

Sony Ericsson-K630i
This 97 grams has a Lithium Polymer battery, which allows you a talk time of 540 minutes and stand by time of 300 hours. It has added features like tri band, 262k TFT colour display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. It comes with a music player, 2MB inbuilt memory, inbuilt dictaphone, push email client and USB connector. It comes with an inbuilt 2MP camera, 2.5x digital zoom with video recorder. The mobile phone comes in Quick Black and Havana Gold colour.

Sony Ericsson-W910i

This 86 grams has a Lithium Polymer battery, which allows you a talk time of 540 minutes and stand by time of 400 hours. It has added features like tri band, 262k TFT colour display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It comes with a music player, 35MB inbuilt memory, Memory Stick Micro slot, inbuilt dictaphone, push email client and USB connector. It comes with an inbuilt 2MP camera, 2.5x digital zoom and comes in Hearty Red and Noble Black colour