Blackberry Smart Phone 9630 - Bold & Beautiful

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Although India now has over millions of CDMA subscribers, yet these subscribers never had much of a choice when it came to high-end Smart Phones. Outdated versions of Windows Mobile smartphones have ruled the roost for a long time, till Reliance Communications (R-Com) has launched Blackberry services in Sept 2007, and with it, the Blackberry 8830 World Edition Smartphone.

Let us consider the new Blackberry Tour 9630, the spiritual successor to the 8830 World Edition. This is a Hybrid phone that works on both CDMA and GSM networks and it is capable of roaming across the world, on any kind of network. Hence the name is Tour. This gadget also comes equipped with 3G on both CDMA (EVDO), and GSM (UMTS/HSPA), so the data speeds should be pretty good once 3G becomes widely available in India.

The Blackberry Tour 9630 is not a Dual SIM phone. This phone will be powered by a hybrid SIM card from Reliance Communication which is the exclusive retailer of the device in India.

The screen of this widget is attractive, sharp, and very easy to read in daylight as well as dark due to the auto light sensor. It runs the 4.7.x BlackBerry operating system, which features many improvements over the previous generation.

As far as form factor goes, it’s a BlackBerry 8900-size shell, with a BlackBerry Bold-like keyboard. The smaller size is obviously a major advantage, as the Bold can be quite a bother to carry, but cramming a Bold-style keyboard isn’t really the best thing for this form factor. It does not make for as a smooth a typing experience as the standard small keyboard on the Blackberry Curve or Blackberry 8900.

Feature-wise, A-GPS is included in the gadget, so you can easily run Google Maps, or for that matter, any other mapping / navigation software (MapMyIndia has navigation Software for BlackBerry phones). On the flip side, when it comes to connectivity, this phone lacks Wi-Fi support, which is very disappointing. Also, the Tour still uses the “Pearl”, the infamous Blackberry trackball that tends to get jammed with prolonged use.

The Blackberry Tour’s battery life also didn’t seem to be on par with its GSM brethren (about 3 hours of talk time and a day and a half of standby in our test).

Despite the bad parts, the Tour is still the best CDMA phone money can buy today.  Firstly, it is too expensive (Rs 27,990) for a phone with so few features. Secondly, the Blackberry Tour 9630 was launched in July 2009 in the US, and it has taken six months to get to India. In today’s smartphone market, so much changes in six months, that there are already reports of an updated Tour in the pipeline, with OS 5.0, Wi-Fi, and the Optical Trackpad.


If you’re searching for a good CDMA phone, and not necessarily a world roamer, you need to wait a few months, and the Curve 8530 should launch in India. This mobile phone has Wi-Fi, GPS, OS 5.0, does multimedia pretty well, and has that fancy Optical Trackpad as well (and should be priced around Rs 16-17,000).

More than any other factor, this phone suffers from poor launch timing. Blackberry should have launched the Tour six months earlier.

Airtel Digital TV is the magic of digital entertainment in this digital world

The Airtel Digital TV is the magic of digital entertainment in this digital world. Airtel has also joined the Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Services.  Now enjoy the convenience of a Universal Remote (single Remote) for TV and set top box. You can enjoy the array of channel with the array of movies. The Airtel Digital TV is also providing the MPEG4 DVB-S2 Technology so you can get exceptional picture and the sound quality with this latest technology. The Digital TV is inbuilt high definition audio with the Dolby sound. With 5X Clarity.

It is very user friendly and easy to understand. Now Airtel Digital TV is with All India Radio, so you can enjoy the uninterrupted music only on Airtel Digital TV. The plan are very attractive and affordable, and with the digital sound quality. In the era of Updates you will enjoy more features like Astrology, Best of Sports, Latest Updates, news, Current affairs only on Airtel Digital TV. Airtel Digital TV gives you the facility to watch the movie on demand so now you can watch the latest Hollywood and Bollywood movies on Airtel Digital TV as per your demand. Now the Digital TV is Game Console you can play online game on your Airtlel Digital TV. There is a facility for pay per view on Airtel Digital TV. Now Airtel Digital TV is in all over India, you can enjoy the services of Airtel Digital TV anywhere in India with all the channels and various offers.

The Online recharge facility is also available anywhere in India. You can recharge your Airtel Digital TV by Online Credit card, Debit card Master card, Visa Card, Net Banking or mCheck anywhere in india. The Airtel Digital TV is available all over india with the very strong network and Crystal clear Screen.

Tata DOCOMO Introduces Innovative Value-added Service

Tata Docomo is one of the leading private Telecom Service providers of India. It has recently launched a unique VAS service – first of its kind in the country. This service is a reverse ringback tone facility when the caller gets to hear the tune that he sets for himself, instead of listening to the conventional tring-tring or other caller tunes set by the called party. Now you can dance on your own favorite tunes with first in the industry ‘My Song’ service from Tata Docomo. The service allows the callers to listen the songs of their choice when they call anybody. So to avail this ultimate service, Tata DOCOMO Post-Paid and pre-paid mobile phone subscribers can dial 543217 and can select a song of their choice across different categories/genres for instance, Regional, Classical, International tunes, Bollywood hits and much more. After that, whenever you make a call to your dear ones, each time you will get listen to the chosen song rather than being forced to hear what others have chosen.


In ‘My song’ service, you can set up to a maximum of three different songs for three different mobile numbers. After the activation of this service, you can keep a tab of all the details of the service on the fly. Furthermore, you can also download songs on your personal selection and will be played in a shuffle. By announcing the launch of this new service, Mr. Gurinder Singh Sandhu, Head marketing of Tata Docomo said, “With My Song, we have introduced yet another unique service which offers a refreshingly different telecom experience to Tata DOCOMO customers. When you make a call, you usually have to listen to someone's caller tune which might not be your taste. We believe My Song service is an extremely relevant & innovative offering that is in line with our aim of being THE refreshingly different brand in the telecom clutter. We have been doing it & we will keep doing the new. This launch is a breakthrough that adds an entertainment value and relevance to the task of waiting for a call to be answered.” So enjoy your favorite tunes with this ultimate service from Tata Docomo.

Tata Photon+ Vs. Reliance Netconnect : Check Out The Nation wide Survey

The High Speed Data Card technology also known as HSD rolls out under the flagship of Tata Indicom and Reliance. Data card, we can say, is any removable computer component that is approximately the size of a credit card. This data card stores data as well as it also contains nonvolatile memory to which data can be written and from which data can be recovered.

Reliance has recently launched the ultimate data card i.e. Reliance Netconnect Broadband+ that brings various advantages for its end users. Some of its great features are wireless broadband for laptop and desktop, 20 times faster along with the speed up to 3.1 Mbps, fastest uploads with a high speed of up to 1.8 Mbps and much more. This data card also provides fastest uploads at the speed of up to 1.8 Mbps. It is optimized for running rich media, heavy applications for e.g. video conferencing, video streaming, electronic surveillance, online multi-player gaming and heavy file transfers. On the other hand, Tata Photon Plus is a new Mobile Broadband Service that offers a great mobile Internet connectivity solution. This broadband service allows its user to access Internet at the super fast speed by using new USB modem. The speed of Tata Photon Plus is up to 3.1. Mbps Downlink speed. This service is also compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.

Check Out The Nationwide Survey of Reliance Data Card and Tata Photon+

August 24, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Ahmedabad)

Netconnect wins Ahmedabad.
Netconnect:



Photon:


August 23, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Udaipur)

Netconnect wins Udaipur.
Netconnect:


Photon:
No coverage.
August 22, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (NH112)
Netconnect has National Highway # 112 covered.
Netconnect:



The connectivity is truly seamless. Depending on where you are on the highway, a notification box pops up at the bottom right corner of your screen telling you which tower has you covered:

Photon:
No coverage
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Beawar)
Filed under: Rajasthan, evdo.coverage, technology — loggers @ 1:00 am
Netconnect wins the Beawar round.
Netconnect:



Photon:
No coverage
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Jaipur)

Netconnect wins Jaipur
Netconnect:


Photon:



August 17, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Kota)

This round goes to Netconnect (Photon not working)
Netconnect:

Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (New Delhi)
New Delhi round goes to Photon
Netconnect:


Photon:


Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Amritsar)
Amritsar round goes to Netconnect.
Photon: No coverage
Netconnect:


August 7, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Ludhiana)
Ludhiana round goes to Netconnect.
Photon: No coverage
Netconnect:


Reliance Netconnect vs. Tata Photon (Chandigarh)
Chandigarh round goes to Netconnect.
Photon: No coverage
Netconnect:


July 25, 2009
Reliance Netconnect vs. TATA Photon (Srinagar)
Round 1 goes to TATA Photon!
Reliance Netconnect: No network coverage (more like reliance NOTconnect)
TATA Photon:


July 22, 2009
Netconnect vs. Photon

One of the many ‘national’ experiments we will conduct is a coverage and speed contest between wireless broadband providers.
Naman will use the Reliance Netconnect Broadband+ and Alok will test the Tata Photon+. We will use the speed test tool available at Dslreports to check for speed.  The single transfer speed-test probes for maximum line speed, both upload and download. Almost everyday you will see images like the one below.

This is the result of a speed test conducted from Naman’s residence in south Mumbai. The download speed (in green) is 357 Kbps and the upload speed (in red) is 120 Kbps.
For network strength, we will rely on the service provider’s estimate indicated by the number of bars.

This is a first for India. Nobody has tested 2 national wireless internet service providers as comprehensively as this.

Connectindia: Finding a Suitable Broadband Internet Provider

Internet Broadband Plans

There are some vital aspects to be taken into consideration while deciding upon an appropriate Broadband Plan for your business. The most important aspect is the cost involved and the charges involved in setting up or installing an absolute plan to suit your company’s demands. You have to carefully go through the rules and regulations of an Internet service provider before you can make any mutual agreement. The type of service needed is another aspect wherein most businesses go in for a broadband Internet connection rather than a dial-up connection. This is due to the fact that dial-ups are not suitable for big organizations.

Reliability of service is very important because the network needs to be up and working 24X7. Another minor aspect which you need to consider is the excess data charges which an ISP would load on you in case of excessive usage. But if you select the right broadband plan tailor made for your business purposes, you would not have to worry about extra usage which may happen only occasionally.

Broadband Plans for a business range from anywhere between $80 to $120 per month depending on an ISP. Most of the broadband Internet providers ensure a congestion free network and 99.9% uptime service guarantee. Under the terms of the guarantee, you will be reimbursed for any downtime in the network.

The best part of it all is that all internal traffic within your network is free. Hence you don’t have to pay anything for communication within the company and data traffic between company sites. Intranet within your office employees can be designed to compliment business obligations and this will benefit your company immensely. It will also increase the productivity of your employees and all resources you have invested in.

A critical problem that may arise is that not all broadband plans are the same, and service providers will overload networks in order to maximize their profits. Therefore, it’s very important that you give much attention to the reliability aspect along with the costing. Some providers may even offer a free trial or a month money back guarantee.

For a business, you need to have a reliable Broadband Internet Connection instead of a dial-up. A dial-up connection maybe much cheaper but it is not as fast or reliable as a broadband connection. Moreover, there are additional charges involved like the cost of an extra phone, telephone bills for connecting to the Internet and extra data charges.

In the case of excessive use, it’s always better to overestimate the amount of data traffic within your organization. Since excess data charges vary according to your broadband plan, you may end up paying inflated overhead costs in a month. Security is also an issue when excess data charges apply to your account, and it is advisable to exercise caution and protect your computer from potential hackers who might want to use your account to access the internet.

Author’s info:

Agam is a well known author who writes for technological and computer magazines. He has written many articles online on broadband Internet services, best broadband plan and internet broadband Services etc.

A Comparison between Blackberry Tour 9630 & Nokia E63 Phones

If you are looking for a business focused phone, then Nokia E63 and Blackberry Tour 9630 will be the best choice for you. These gadgets are good for those who wish to buy business focused mobile phones. They come equipped with a bar shaped having QWERTY keypad. This keypad is very useful for quickly sending Emails & text messages, doing office work, easily access data etc. These phones also offer high speed connectivity through EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth, 3G and USB. Blackberry Tour 9630, a compact and stylish gadget, boasts of fantastic features which are ideal for the traveling executive. This gadget comes with 3G facilities on both CDMA (EVDO) and GSM (UTMS/HSPA) that enable us to keep in touch with from across the world. It also has some sophisticated features like conference calling, voice dialing and built-in speaker phone.
Nokia E-series mobile phones are the smart phones that are well known for their excellence and wonderful combination of latest technologies. Nokia E63 is a very lightweight gadget having 126 grams merely and 113 x 59 x 13 mm physical dimensions. This elegant camera phone has 2.3 inches QVGA screen that supports 16 millions colors at the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. And the dimensions of Blackberry Tour 9630 phone are 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.6 inch and 4.5 ounces. This mobile phone is very lightweight. So you can easily carry from one place to another. The phone has a soft touch finish and also offers extra durability.

The Nokia E63 comes equipped with 2 MP camera having good features like LED Flash, Digital Zoom, Flash Modes (Auto, Off & Forced), CMOS sensor, Flash Range 1 Meter etc. On the contrary, Blackberry Tour 9630 has 3.15 MP camera including LED Flash and Auto Focus etc.
So you can take high quality photographs of your loved ones without any hassle. For the music lovers, Nokia E63 has a music player and video player supporting MP4, Flash Lite 3, 3GP, H263, MPEG4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and much more music files. And Blackberry 9630 supports music file formats like MP3, MP4, eAAC+, WAV player, WMV and so on. So you can enjoy your favorite songs, music on the gadget. The phone also comes enhanced with iTunes synchronization feature that would permit you to hear your favorite ringtones in a variety of formats.

Nokia E63 has powerful 110 MB internal dynamic memory and loaded with microSD memory card slot. The talktime of phone is up to 11 hours over GSM network and up to 4 hours 40 minutes over WCDMA network and standby time is up to 18 days over GSM and up to 20 days on WCDMA. On the other hand, Blackberry 9630 has talktime upto 5 hours and standby time upto 336 hours.

Simply put, Nokia E63 and Blackberry Tour 9630 come equipped with advanced technologies and trendy looks. You should select your phone as per your requirements.

Latest Offers Plans of Different Data Cards in India

Today, laptops are purchased by a large number of people because of its low prices. That’s why, there is a great requirement of Wireless Internet Connection for connecting the Internet and always stays in touch. We may find shopping malls and airports equipped with Wi-Fi internet connections. But we can’t find Wi-Fi Connection everywhere. We can get connected the whole world with the great option a wireless data card. Data card is a removable computer component in the size of a credit card containing data or non-volatile memory to which data can be written and from which data can be recovered. There are a large amount of operators that offer this service such as Tata, Reliance, Virgin, Airtel, Vodafone etc.

Reliance Netconnect
With Reliance Netconnect, you can upload data faster at a speed of up to 1.8 Mbps. This device is best for wireless broadband for laptop and desktop. It is 20 times faster with speed upto 3.1Mbps in the network of Reliance Broadband +. The Reliance Data Card is best optimized for running rich media/heavy applications for instance video streaming, video conferencing, electronic surveillance, heavy file transfers and online multiplayer gaming. The monthly subscriptions start from just 299/- in postpaid tariff plans and 250/- in Pre-paid tariff plans.

Virgin vLink Data Card
Virgin Mobile has recently launched a wireless Internet data card named vLink. The price of the data card is Rs. 2100 that acts as both CDMA USB Modem and 1 GB data storage device. This data card comes with a starter kit of Rs. 99 including free unlimited promotional data usage time for 30 days.

Vodafone Mobile Connect Edge Data Card
Vodafone Edge data card is the simple, quick and secure access to the Internet. It will provide you high-speed connectivity through Vodafone Edge Network. With VPN software, you can assess the company server and intranet. Moreover, you can also keep connected with the whole world while traveling in India or abroad.

Airtel Data Card
Airtel data card allows you to access Internet anytime, anywhere across the Pan Indian Airtel Network. This data card would permit its customers to access high speed 24/7 Internet connectivity through Airtel Edge network. It is easy to install and simple to use with large choice of tariff plans. With Airtel data card, you can also send and receive SMS. Installation of this data card is very simple.   

Tata Photon+
Tata Teleservices has introduced its new Mobile Broadband Service i.e. Tata Photon+. This broadband also claims to offer speed up to 3.1 Mbps on the move without using any wire connection. It is easily available in many cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Jaipur, Shimla, Mumbai etc. You can access your data from anywhere where there is mobile signal coverage.

By concluding, we can say that there are various types of data card available in the market. So you should select your data card as per requirements.