Micromax Unite 2 with 21 Indian languages launched for Rs 6,999

Micromax says “Express yourself better in the language you love with 21 pre-loaded languages on the Micromax Unite 2. Now type, chat and save contacts in your mother tongue! Explore the brilliant new world of Android Kit Kat with cheapest Price in market

Features
 11.93 cm (4.7) IPS screen.
 1.3GHz Quad Core Processor.
 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front snapper.
 1-GB RAM
 4-GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 32-GB via a micro SD card.
 2000 mAh battery.
2G/3G Video calling
Dual SIM (GSM/GSM)
GPS, Wi-Fi, MicroUSB 2.0

Cost: Rs 6999/-

This phone is comparable to MOTOROLA E smartphone which has almost same feature. The best part of this phone is that it is having Front Camera that means you can do video calling but in MOTO -E this is not there.With  the price reduction and lot many feature by MOTO-E ,there is lot many completion in market which enable cheap price smartphone by other smartphone manufacturer and MICRO MAX is one of them

Cheapest Smartphone of Common Man by Micromax at ₹ 4,999 :Micromax Bolt A61

Indian smartphone maker Micromax has once again proofed that Smartphone is not for Higher income group. Earlier also Micromax has proofed a benchmark with launch of various featured phone that were par with other manufacture at very much competitive rates.Recently it has  launched a new budget smartphone named Bolt A61. The handset has been priced at ₹ 4,999 and comes with a 4-inch screen and competes against the likes of Nokia Asha 501 and Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and Galaxy Star.
 Bolt A61 smartphone has a 4-inch TFT screen with 800x480p resolution and 233ppi pixel density. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system and is powered by a 1GHz processor with 256MB RAM. This phone packs 512MB of internal storage and can support microSD card up to 16GB.

 Micromax Bolt A61 includes 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and microUSB. It has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front camera. Its 1,500mAh battery offers talk time of 4 hours(2G network)) and 160hr(2G network) of stand by, according to the manufacturer.Most important this phone support 3G connectivity with Video calling which various big brand manufacture do not support at this price.
Some of the  apps that come preloaded on the phone include Kingsoft Office, Hike, Spuul, Opera and MiLive.This phone has only 135MB for Apps installation so here you have to compromise a little bit However you can install apps on your External SD card also using some tips and trick.
Specification
SIM: Dual SIM stand by support
SIM Type : Normal (no micro /mini support)
Display: 4-inch TFT screen with 800x480p resolution and 233ppi pixel density;
Operating system: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean);
Processor & RAM: 1GHz CPU and 256MB RAM;
Storage: 512MB internal storage, 16GB microSD support;
Connectivity: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB;
Camera: 2MP front camera, VGA rear camera; and
Battery: 1,500mAh

BSNL launched chepeast 3G phone in just ₹ 1799 :Bharatphone

Telecom services provider BSNL launched an internet ready phone for Rs 1,799 with model PF300 and two smartphones costing between ₹ 6,999 (PS501) and Rs 8,000(PS650) in association with Pantel Technologies
The phone is termed as BharatPhone, the ₹ 1,799 costing dual-SIM handset with a 3-inch display screen will be marketed as a internet-ready feature phone with the ability to access e-governance services like mobile banking, tele-medical care delivery and streaming data delivery. An 1800 mAh Lithium-Ion battery that delivers upto 8 hrs of talk time and 15 days standby time. The handset targeted at rural India will come bundled with 1200 minutes of free talk time split over 12 months.

Bharatphone has  a 3-inch display with JAVA enabled feature phone with 1.3 Mega Pixel rear Camera; Bluetooth; 1800 mAh Lithium-Ion battery that delivers upto 8 hrs of talk time and 15 days standby time.

It comes with SMS scheduler; multimedia gaming and mobile tracker.Apart from other facility it allows with internet browsing facilities including Email, Facebook, downloading of music and videos, and Java games

Products like the Penta Bharat Phone will now offer the Indian consumer the power of Internet access at an affordable price.

BSNL has also launched  smartphone range starts from ₹ 6,999 with PS501 that comes with 15 GB cloud storage and 4GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel panoramic rear camera, GPS and gesture motion texting with  5-inch display and comes with 3 GB of BSNL 3G data and 300 minutes of talk-time.

The second smartphone PS650 costs ₹ 7,999 comes with a 6.5 inch screen with a 2500 mAh battery supporting 100 hrs standby time and hosts of applications that ru on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean software. Features like gesture typing; speech to text, quick navigation screen, voice based search is available.This smartphone is bundled with 3 GB of BSNL 3G data and 300 minutes of talk-time.

From 1 July 2013 Book Indian Railways Ticket by SMS/USSD

Soon  Train passengers will be able to use their mobile phones to book tickets using SMS that is  text-messaging-based facility or a menu-based dialling service(USSD) from July 1. This can be used with even simple feature phones to smartphones. There is no need for an internet connection and customers will not have to pay any data charges.

The IRCTC said that it has provided a simple user-guided menu to book tickets, search stations and check the availability of berths.”A dedicated telephone number will soon be provided to carry out the transactions,”
For the SMS-based ticket service, customers need to register with their banks to generate Mobile Money Identifier (MMID), a seven-digit random number. For the menu-based USSD system, there is no need to register with the bank and payment can be authorized through a mobile wallet.

Six berths or seats can be booked in a single transaction through the new systems.SMS charge for booking will be Rs 3. Apart from this there will be gateway charge of Rs 5 upto ticket of Rs 5000 and for ticket above Rs 5000 there will be charge for Rs 10

Procedure for Booking

1. SMS-based booking

* Registered IRCTC users can use this service. You also need to register your mobile number with IRCTC as well as your bank, which provides Mobile Money Identifier (MMID) and one-time password (OTP)

* Send SMS to designated number in following format: BOOK

* You receive a transaction ID

* Make payment with an SMS to designated number in the following format

PAY

2) USSD (menu-based dialling)

* Dial designated number, select ‘book tickets’ option, select ‘reservation’ (user is prompted to enter his IRCTC user ID once only), enter details (station, train no., date, etc)

* Enter mPIN for authorizing payment through mobile wallet

* Booking confirmation SMS is sent by IRCTC

Forget Credit/debit card pay your bill using Smartphone :NFC :Near field Communication

What is NFC?
NFC stand for Near field Communication which is next generation a wireless communication technology which allows users to simply wave or tap their phones over another NFC enabled device to exchange any desired information.

 This feature of NFC is  also used by shoppers to make payments through their mobile phones by simply bringing the phone within 10 cm of a hardware device used which is used for accounting. The technology makes use of electromagnetic radio fields to transfer data from your phone to the computer. All you have to do to transfer data is wave your phone in front of the store accountant’s computer. In order to work, both the devices involved in the data transfer need to be equipped with NFC.

With this feature you don’t have to carry separate credit or debit cards with you. So, even if you have forgotten your wallet at home, no need to worry, you can make transactions simply by using your NFC enabled smartphone.
When you have such technology which enables payment with just tapping of phone then Question arise how secure is it? What if I lose my phone? Will someone else be able to wave orr tap my phone for shopping ?
NFC has multi-layered security system that stores all data in an encrypted form on phone’s software with a extra hardware attached to it. In order to access the encrypted details you need to enter a secret PIN known only to you.
In case you lose your phone, you can deactivate your accounts immediately.
NFC extends much beyond functionality apart  form payment.
1) allow you to keep track of your loyalty points, store coupons and discount vouchers.
2) you can also store boarding passes and tickets on your mobile phone.
3) you can  share information including multimedia files with your online community.
4) Near Field Communication is next generation technology for mobile-based money transfers.

DrawBraille SmartPhone for Blind

Today when everyone is in rush of buying better smartphone from each other ,a new concept has came for BLIND people to have a SMART phone . This  concept design by Shikun Sun, an industrial design student at Sheffield Hallam University in England, the visually impaired could be included in this trend. The DrawBraille Mobile Phone is a cell phone that uses a braille board and finger pads that allow the blind to communicate efficiently.This design includes a book reader, text messaging, email, and even music capabilities
The DrawBraille Mobile Phone  comprised of 35 braille buttons in five rows. Since the main keyboard cannot hold the entire braille text, there are also raised “scroll up” and “scroll down” buttons for more options. The second ece is similar to the touch screen on many smart phones, but with a unique raised surface for information input. The user can tap and drag and even create their own shortcuts and words through a combination of commands.

This phone’s battery life can be measured on its side, with 5 raised dots each representing 20% of its juice that retract once their percentage is used up. I don’t have any  news on the production of this super smart braille phone till now. Hope this will boon for visually impaired people

How to transfer Phonebook contact from one phone to another

I came across very interesting scenario where I was suppose to transfer contact of a NOKIA phone to Blackberry/Android. First method that came in mind is just copy the contact to SIM memory and then tranfer to another phone. Here I am going to explain few method by which you can transfer your contact from one phone to another.Now a day people switching to smartphone then it become cumbersome to copy so much contact one by by so I am going to present few method which will help you to easily switch to smart phones.

1) Transfer Contact using SIM memory: In this method if you have limited contact on phone memory say like less than 200 contact then you just need to COPY/MOVE all your contact from OLD phone to SIM memory. Now you can place the SIM on new PHONE and start using.Here I want to state that you can even COPY/MOVE the content of SIM to NEW phone book.If you have more than 200 contact including SIM and PHONE book  then first  you need to MOVE the contact of existing  SIM memory and then place the SIM on new phone there you need to MOVE content from SIM to NEW PHONE.Once the SIM content is empty now place the SIM on OLD phone move the PHONE book content on to SIM and again place the SIM to new PHONE and move the content to new phone book, continue this process until your OLD phonebook get empty.

2) Transfer using Computer: The SIM card based approach is good when transferring basic phone numbers but if your phone’s address book includes long names, email addresses,then you need corresponding phone application to transfer.For instance if you have a NOKIA phone and you are shifting to BLACKBERRY or iPHONE or ANDRIOD then use NOKIA OviSuit application to copy your phone’address book to Microsoft Outlook on your desktop. Once it is copied to to your Outlook then you can use BLACKBERRY Desktop Manager software or HTC sync or iTunes in case of iPHONE or Kies for Samsung glaxy to Transfer from Outlook(PC) to your new phone’s address book

Windows Mobile users, like Samsung Omnia or HTC HD2, may again use Microsoft’s Device Center (or ActiveSync for XP) to copy their phone address book to the desktop via Outlook. If you are simply switching from one Windows Phone to another, you can transfer contacts via the cloud itself using Microsoft’s My Phone service.

3) Transfer using Cloud : If you have internet enable handset  then you can copy your old phone contat to new phone over cloud without even a computer. A online seriver called Mobical which is free and works with moost of mobile phone form NOKIA,Motorola.SONY etc.All you need to setup  MOBICAL on old phone and will create back up of your phone on cloud, Now setup Mobical on the new phone using same  login detail and it will automatically download all the contact form cloud to new phone

Another intresting method on is GOOGLE SYNC, a cloud based service that works with BLACKBERRY,iPHONE,NOKIA and most other phones that are SyncML capable. Google sync keep address book in sync with Google contact.If you install google syn on two diffrent phone and use same login detial then it will automatically syn the both phone You can install Google syn on old phone and and just sync with google contact. Once you have finished sync with old phone now install google sync on new phone and use same credential to sync. All the Google contact corresponding to that login will automatically sync.