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Samsung India Electronics is hoping to sell around two million mobile phone sets compatible with the code division multiple access (CDMA) platform through its open market channel next year.

Samsung's announced the launch of Corby Speed, its first touch screen mobile handset on the CDMA platform.

The new Samsung Corby Speed complements the company's existing touch strategy of "a mobile for every lifestyle" and gives data speed up to 2.4Mbps for Hi Speed Internet surfing and downloads on the phone. The company has launched this phone in the open market and it supports full Service (Voice + Data) across all CDMA operators OMH SIM Cards like Tata Indicom, Reliance Mobile, MTS and Virgin Mobile, with the latter set to launch their OMH cards in January '10.

Announcing the launch of Samsung Corby Speed, Hendrick Lee , Vice-President, Mobile Division, Samsung India Electronics Ltd., said, "With the launch of the Corby Speed model, we are targeting the youth and young professionals who are looking for hi speed internet surfing, faster downloads, quick access to SNS and Instant messaging on their phone. The launch of this phone with OMH technology gives consumers the flexibility of choosing/changing an operator at his/ her will at any point in time."

The Samsung Corby Speed, available on the CDMA platform, has the original Corby's trademarks of bold colours, pop-style contours and stand-out curved body design. Users can update current status and access friend's updates, live feeds on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The handset also supports various social networking community sites by integrating leading User Generated Content sites such as Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket and other popular SNS sites including Facebook, MySpace and Friendster directly into the handset's user interface. Users can upload photos and videos to these SNS and User Generated Content sites.

"Samsung Corby Speed also boasts of a trendy and a terrific touch screen experience with twenty nine pre-installed widgets for smooth usability," said Lee. The mobile phone brings alive a complete multimedia experience for users with its 2MP camera, 2.8" (7.1cm) large screen display, music player, FM with recording and comes with 80 MB internal memory expandable upto 8GB with a MicroSD.

The Corby Speed package includes 3 vibrant color fashion jackets – Yellow, White and Black and is priced at Rs. 10,400 /-

Samsung today further strengthened its CDMA portfolio by announcing the planned introduction of Mpower Muzik 219 and Duos 259. The Mpower Muzik 219 comes with dual speakers, music player, Bluetooth, menu options in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telegu and Bengali languages, FM recording to SD card memory, 1000mAh battery, VGA Camera with video recording and expandable memory up to 2 GB. The MPower Muzik 219 is priced at Rs. 3599 /-

The Duos 259 is a GSM cum CDMA - dual standby phone. It comes with a 1.3 MP camera and video recording , Stereo FM and FM recording, MP3 Player, up to 8GB expandable memory, a 1140mAh battery, GPRS and Bluetooth. The Duos 259 is priced at Rs. 8350/-

Coutsey: Tech2.in.com

Samsung is expanding its Corby family with the launch of Corby Pop in India. Samsung C3510 Corby Pop mobile phone is expected to be launched soon in India. Samsung Corby Pop C3510 is also known as the Genio. Samsung Corby Pop C3510 details have appeared on upcoming section of the official website of Samsung in India.

Samsung Corby Pop C3510 is slated to have most of the features of its earlier model Corby S3650. Corby Pop is expected to bemore affordable for India. Samsung Corby Pop equipped with FM radio with recording option, 1.3megapixel camera and 22MB of internal memory and battery with a capacity of 960 mAh. It will display a touch screen with a resolution of 240×320 pixels.


The Samsung Corby Pop C3510 contains other interesting features, which includes 'multi instant messaging' and social networking support for facebook, myspace, tweeter etc.

The Samsung Corby Pop C3510 is expected to be priced in India at around Rs. 7000 /-

Fly Mobile, one of the pioneers in dual SIM phones in Europe and a brand owned by the Meridian Group, headquartered in UK, today announced the launch and availability of its latest 800MHz CDMA mobile phone model,C-250 in the Indian market. Fly Mobile shall be selling the all new C-250 CDMA phone model at customer price of Rs. 4490 /- only through its nation-wide network of channel partners in top 100 cities.
According to Mr. Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer (India Operations), Fly Mobile, "It is our constant endeavor to capture not just the requirements but also the aspirations of the users through continuous consumer research. These inputs are then incorporated into our products as features. This is possible only because we have our very own design and development facilities involved in incessant innovation enabling us to come up with superior products at unbelievably affordable prices. Of course, it also sets us apart from brands that are merely traders in cheap imports."

The all new C-250 has QC1110 chipset. Fly Mobile is in fact the first mobile handset brand in the country to introduce this advanced chipset which gives C250 buyers an impressive talk time of 8 hours owing to better power management. It is a BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) capable phone which essentially means that it supports the application development platform created by Qualcomm that can download and run small programs for playing games, sending messages, sharing photos, etc., enhancing the user experience further.

It is a candy bar phone with 2" QVGA screen that offers 65K colors with display resolution of 176x200 pixels. It also has a 2 mega pixel camera with image capture resolution of 1600x1200 pixels, digital zoom and self-timer.

The phone can be charged with the help of USB cable and the USB connectivity also allows the users to use it as a flash drive for data storage as and when required. The expandable memory with the help of mini-SD card is 4GB. It also has Bluetooth connectivity for which allows users to share files, put on the Bluetooth headset for conversation and enjoy stereophonic music sound while on the move. The integrated modem enables users to connect the phone to a computer and access Internet.

In terms of messaging, C-250 supports SMS with predictive / intuitive editor, long message and multi-recipient features. When it comes to sound settings, the phone supports polyphonic and true ring tones in MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC and AAC+ format.

Fly Mobile C-250 supports a media player which is capable of audio and video recording as well as playback. In fact, the one touch access to audio player (on press of the down key) and the side keys for volume control make C250 an ideal buy for the music aficionados. It has a full track MP3 player with play, pause, stop, back, mute etc. functions. Using the media player functionality, users can edit pictures as well. The C250 allows users to indulge in conference call i.e. connect and speak to multiple people simultaneously. The standby battery life is 7 days while the talk time is 8 hours, long enough for users to enjoy uninterrupted usage. What's more, it has an additional capability which enables users to blacklist unwanted numbers.

For the busy traveller the C-250 CDMA phone from Fly Mobile is loaded with utilities like FM Radio, calendar, alarms, world clock, voice recorder, speed dial, network information & time zone, currency converter etc.

Courtesy: Fly Mobile India

Spice Mobiles, India's leading mobile handset company today revealed the brand's first fully loaded digital camera phone and one of the most amazing camera phones in the country, the new Spice M-7070. Empowered with 5 MP camera, 8x Digital Zoom, Anti- shake and Auto- focus features, the gadget is packed to deliver impeccable picture quality and capture all the priceless moments excellently. The phone also allows taking perfect videos and capturing all the precious occasions forever with its support for 30 fps video recording.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a leading mobile phone provider, today unveiled the Samsung M5650, a music-focused addition to its popular lineup of full touch screen handsets for young mobile users.

Tata Docomo's Doer Pooja Chopra stood true to her promise and the coveted title, 'Beauty with a Purpose' by spreading Christmas cheer at the Tata Docomo Experience Centre and contributing to the 'Do gift a smile' initiative

The Nokia Comes with Music Flagship phone, the Nokia X6, is now available in selected markets. Through the 'all-you-can-eat' music offering the Nokia X6 pioneers new ways for the world to experience music. The Nokia X6 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies.

"The Nokia X6 Comes With Music edition is a stellar offering, that gives music fans the power to download all the music they could ever want - quickly, easily and for free," said Ole Feddersen, vice president, smartphones, Nokia. "We are giving people a handy access to and ownership of a vast music library and a great new touchscreen device to play their music on."

In addition to the unlimited access to millions of tracks available in Nokia Music Store, Comes with Music subscribers will be able to download exclusive content directly to their device or PC from both, international superstars and favorite local artists. Fans will have access to bonus tracks, remixes and other additional content, free of charge as part of the Comes With Music subscription.

The Nokia X6 is a powerful entertainment device capable of playing up to 35 hours of music, offering 32 GB of on-board memory and supporting all main digital music formats, with a slick 3.2" finger touch interface and a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens.

The ultimate device for social butterflies, the Nokia X6 has a 16:9 wide screen optimized for photos, videos and browsing. The Nokia X6 is a hive of activity that brings friends and virtual communities, like Facebook, to the home screen, making it easy to socialize with friends and follow all the favorite blogs and celeb gossips.

The entertainment experience is completed by three embedded games, Spore by EA, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour by Game loft, and direct access from the home screen to download more games and applications through the Ovi Store.

The Nokia X6 will initially be available in Europe, Eurasia and Middle-East and Africa. It is also possible to order the device from the Nokia Online Store.

Courtsey: Nokia