Airtel Launches 3G Services in Lucknow and Kanpur

Airtel today announced the launch of its 3G services in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Airtel will commence its 3G rollout in UP East starting with the city Lucknow and industrial hub of Kanpur followed by which Airtel 3G services will be introduced in other major locations.

Airtel 3G services were recently made available for customers in UP West and Uttarakhand.

With this rollout extended to UP East, Airtel mobile customers across Uttar Pradesh will be able to enjoy a seamless 3G experience in the state and experience a host of exciting capabilities that 3G enables including fast mobile internet access, video streaming, video calling, Mobile TV, social networking on-the-go and high definition gaming.

Airtel 3G customers can enjoy the benefits of 3G speeds on the device of their choice be it their mobile handsets, laptops or tablets. 3G services can be enjoyed seamlessly as Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage helping them control their expenditure on 3G.

The company has also introduced a first of its kind ‘internet usage calculator’ available online to help customers analyse their current internet data usage and choose an Airtel 3G plan accordingly.

To know more or join Airtel 3G services – customers can call 12134 (tollfree) or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121.

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Win a Chevrolet Spark contest with airtel in Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the ‘Win a Chevrolet Spark’ contest for its postpaid and prepaid mobile customers in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. The customers stand a chance to win a Chevrolet Spark by simply downloading the highest number of Hello Tunes. The Contest is now open and closes on September 15, 2011.

Hello Tunes can be downloaded by dialing 57878 or 578781. The participants in the contest shall be charged Rs. 15/- for subscription per Hello Tune and Rs 30/- as monthly charges. Airtel has always been looking at ways to enrich the mobile telephony experience for its customers.

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Now Access Nokia Maps From Android And iOS Devices

Nokia once used to be a dominant player in terms of cellphones in global markets. However, those days aren't upon the company going through a seemingly unrecoverable crisis today. After the company's announcement to tie up with Microsoft to manufacture WP7 phones under its belt, things started to seem much better. That being said, the company is still incurring losses which isn't a good sign. However, if there is one thing that has been working for the Finnish mobile maker, it has to be the it's Maps Service.
Nokia Maps has considerably raised the stakes and it's quite hard to match the standards set by Nokia in that regard. Now, Nokia is spreading the Maps service across top mobile platforms with the company announcing the compatibility of Nokia Maps on the iOS and Android platform with location support on both platforms. To access the Nokia Maps service, users of the above two mobile platforms will have to head over to the default HTML5 enabled browsers and type maps.nokia.com in the address bar and access the service. Though, the HTML5 version launched in April is currently in Beta, do not expect anything less from Nokia Maps.The best part of this service is that this doesn't require a snappy Wi-Fi or 3G connection; a regular GPRS connection will suffice. iOS and Android users can certainly benefit from this HTML5 version of Nokia Maps as have millions of Nokia users across the world. It would have been a touch better though if Nokia rolled out a dedicated app for all the platforms. It has also been reported that Nokia will roll out many apps like these for the WP7 platform (accessible for all WP7 devices), which should be very interesting as well.

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Best Of The Best: July 2011

A list of the best devices currently in the market.

TVs
LED-backlit LCD TV 32"
LG 32LE5300
Price: Rs 33,150
LED-backlit LCD TV 42"
LG 42LE5300
Price: Rs 57,750
LCD TV 32"
Samsung LA32D550
Price:  Rs 31,490
LCD TV 40"
Sony Bravia KLV-40NX500
Price: Rs 48,590

PMPs
Apple iPod touch 32 GB (4th Generation)
Price: Rs 14,249 + Shipping

Digital Cameras
Super-Zoom cameras
Nikon CoolPix P500
Price: Rs 23,074
Travel-Zoom cameras
Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD
Price: Rs 11,499
Point-and-Shoot cameras
Panasonic Lumix DMC-F2
Price: Rs 4,499

Laptops
Netbooks
HP Pavilion DM1z
Price Rs 26,500
Available in Croma. Limited stock.
Mid-Range Laptops
Dell Vostro 1014
Price: Rs 29,590
High-End Laptops
Asus G73JW 3D Gaming Notebook
Price Rs 1,21,499

Mobile Phones
Entry Level
Nokia X2 01
Price: Rs 3,460
Mid-Range
Nokia X5-01
Price: Rs 9,200
High-End
Nokia E6
Price: Rs 17,500
Top-End
Samsung Galaxy S II
Price: Rs 30,000

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Tata Teleservices Intros 3 exciting BlackBerry Data Plans from Rs 99

Tata Teleservices Limited, A dual-technology telecom service provider has introduced three new exciting and affordable BlackBerry® service plans for its new Tata Indicom customers. Now CDMA customers can now access BlackBerry services with exciting new promotional data plans for only Rs. 99, Rs. 199 and Rs. 599 for the first three months.
These plans are essential BlackBerry messaging services(MaiLite), BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server service which costs at Rs 99/-, Rs 199/- and Rs 599/- respectively for the first three months. Standard monthly prices of Rs.299, Rs.399 and Rs.900 respectively will be applicable after the three month promotional period.
The service plan for BlackBerry ®Enterprise Server for Rs 599 includes all of the above plus access to corporate data and tight integration with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange or Novell® GroupWise®.  “BlackBerry is an iconic product with an exceptional service that’s desired by users, and we want to offer greater flexibility and affordability to our existing customers while attracting new BlackBerry customers. We believe this exciting initiative  will appeal to all young professionals, students and a broad spectrum of retail customers who are looking for an exceptional experience for messaging, social networking, e-mail and Internet browsing while on the move,” Mr Sanjeev Khera, Regional Hub Head (South India) and Chief Operating Officer, CDMA Operations, Karnataka Circle, Tata Teleservices Limited, said.

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Airtel 3G services now in Jaisalmer, Barmer and Balotra

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company has announced the launch of its 3G services in three more cities of Rajasthan making wider reach of its 3G services. Airtel customers in Jaisalmer, Barmer and Balotra can now experience the Airtel 3G advantage and enjoy a host of exciting services including high speed mobile Internet, video calls, Mobile TV and much more
A wide range of LIVE and on-demand TV channels as well as shows are now available on Airtel 3G Mobile TV. To subscribe – customers can use their mobile phones to visit the ‘3G Zone’ on Airtel LIVE, select Mobile TV, simply download and install the application, select their favourite TV content – and start viewing.
Apart from Mobile TV, Airtel 3G will allow customers to enjoy various other exciting service offerings including video calls, high speed internet and video capabilities on social networks. Enabling fast internet access on-the-go, Airtel 3G dongles are also now available for laptop users. All these services can be enjoyed seamlessly as Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage – helping them control their expenditure. The company has also introduced a first of its kind ‘internet usage calculator’ available online to help customers analyse their current internet data usage and choose an Airtel 3G plan accordingly.
To know more or join Airtel 3G services – customers can visit http://www.airtel.in/Airtel3G , call 12134 (toll free) or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121.

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