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Having carved a niche in the mobile phone industry, the leading Indian mobile manufacturer has announced its most recent entrant, Micromax G4 Gamolution mobile phone. Micromax G4 Gamolution is a game centric phone and is particularly designed for gaming enthusiasts. Micromax G4 Gamolution has Bluetooth Game Dongle, Games CD, Game Codes and Game Manual.

The launch of the Micromax G4 has been done rather stylishly and the company has signed on Hindi film personality Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador. Despite touching 40, Akshay is still popular with youngsters in India and since Micromax G4 Gamolution is targeted at the youth, there couldn't have been a better film personality to endorse the brand new handset.

The Micromax G4 Gamolution Key Features Are as Follows:
* Form Factor: Bar Style
* Band: Dual band GSM
* Dimensions: 112X49.6X12.8mm
* 2.4-inch TFT display with QVGA and 262K colors
* Motion Sensor and inbuilt Gaming Console
* Multimedia features like multi format music player (MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / AMR)
* Inbuilt 2MP camera
* Stereo FM Radio
* Bluetooth
* Video Player
* Micromax G4 Gamolution is powered by 850mAh Li-ion battery
* Talk Time offered is 5 hours
* Standby Time offered is approximately 8 days
* Expandable memory (up to 4GB) with the Micro SD GPRS/WAP/MMS

The Micromax G4 Gamolution is making waves especially with the few advertisements during the IPL matches. The term Gamolution means gaming revolution and Micromax G4 Gamolution certainly lives up to its name.

The Micromax G4 Gamolution will be priced at an estimated Rs. 10,000 /- level, although the price has not been officially announced. It is making waves, especially with the few advertisements during the IPL matches. The term Gamolution means gaming revolution and Micromax G4 Gamolution certainly lives up to its name.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) announced that Karbonn Mobiles – a company that redefines mobility with its wide range of attractively priced multimedia phones, has signed long term sponsorship deals for a host of IPL properties. As part of these sponsorships Karbonn Mobile will be the league's 'Official Partner Mobile Phone' and the title sponsor of the new and exciting property Karbonn Mobiles "IPL Nights", which will be aired as the after parties hosted by the IPL post the matches on MTV.

Meet your friends, build connections, find your business contacts, develop relationships and stay connected with your peers anytime, anywhere; in short, everything you need and nothing that you don’t in one brilliant piece of gadget - LG's "Cookie Pep"!

LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled the LG GD510, marketed as 'Cookie Pep' in the Indian market. 'Cookie Pep', is a compact 3-inch full touch screen phone bundled with the host of fun applications and social networking features. With its peppy, stylish and ultra chic design, the phone is targeted to the young audience who love to stay in touch with their peers, build connections and share their life even on the move.

"The all new LG Cookie Pep is in line with our strategy of introducing innovative gadgets and connecting with the youth through relatable propositions. As the name suggests, the phone will enable our young mobile users to have an unordinary fun experience. It delivers all the essentials in communication, multimedia and entertainment in a delightfully compact form. "Cookie Pep" will be actively marketed through a 360° plan and this will be our biggest campaign till date. I am positive that this phone will be an instant hit with the youngsters, said Mr. Sudhin Mathur, Business Head, Mobile Communications, LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

LG Cookie Pep's new ad campaign will also be the first communication from the brand that will witness endorsement by the newly appointed Brand Ambassadors - John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza and Abhay Deol. In sync with LG Cookie Pep's image, these leading youth icons represent the values of excellence in performance. The radically refreshing communication around LG Cookie Pep will further strengthen the brand's imagery of fun, youthfulness and free spirit. For the first time in the history of mobile communications, three leading Bollywood stars will come together – a rather unique way of delivering energized experience in an unordinary way!

The new LG Cookie Pep comes bundled with a plethora of fun applications. It is designed to offer a sociable and enjoyable mobile phone experience, bringing forth full touchscreen capabilities, as well as a fun graphical interface with pocket applications, live cricket simulation. This coupled with social networking connectivity allows users to easily stay connected to Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other popular sites at any given point of
time.

Fully fluent in multimedia, the LG cookie Pep plays music and movies in several popular file formats. An easy-to-use browser brings all the best mobile content to the device's large screen and a 3.0 megapixel camera captures high quality photos and videos for sharing online or sending to friends.

The spacious 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen extends almost to the edges of the LG Cookie Pep with a narrow 4.8 mm bezel giving the illusion of an uninterrupted sheet of glass. The unit's sleek design is accented by a single back lit button on the face that functions as the menu, end and
cancel keys, depending on the phone’s mode. The LG Cookie Pep is crafted from brushed aluminium which adds sheen to its sleek looks.

LG Cookie Pep will be available in the market since March week 1 and will be priced at Rs. 7,500 /-

Courtesy: LG Electronics India

Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world's most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is now downloadable for free from the Ovi Store, Nokia's one-stop shop for mobile content.

Skype for Symbian will run on any Nokia smartphone using Symbian ^1, the latest version of the Symbian platform. Skype will soon introduce this client to Symbian mobile devices from other manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson.

Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to:
- Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world
- Save money on calls and texts (SMS) to phones abroad
- Send and receive instant messages to and from individuals or groups
- Share pictures, videos and other files
- Receive calls to their existing online number
- See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or IM
- Easily import names and numbers from the phone's address book

"Symbian enables us to bring smartphones to more and more people and ensures scale for our solutions and compelling services, such as Skype. We're seeing around 1.5 million downloads a day on Ovi Store now and believe that the Skype client for Nokia smartphones will have wide appeal to Symbian users," said Jo Harlow, Senior Vice President for Smartphones, Nokia.

"Skype, the king of Internet communications, running on Symbian, the world's dominant smartphone platform, makes for an explosive combination," said Larry Berkin, Head of Global Alliances and GM USA, Symbian Foundation. "With Symbian's global reach, Skype is that much closer to becoming the ubiquitous real-time communications platform for hundreds of millions of Symbian-based mobile users."

Russ Shaw, General Manager, Mobile at Skype said, "With Skype for Nokia smartphones, more than 200 million smartphone users worldwide will be able to take the Skype features they love with them on the move. Alongside Skype's relationships with operators and handset manufacturers worldwide, making Skype available direct to consumers will help millions of users keep in contact with the people that are important to them without worrying about the cost, distance or whether they are away from a computer."

The initial Skype for Symbian application is compatible with the following Nokia touchscreen models: Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia X6, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia 5530 and the following non-touch devices: Nokia E72, Nokia E71, Nokia E90, Nokia E63, Nokia E66, Nokia E51, Nokia N96, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8Gb, Nokia N85, Nokia N82, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8 Gb, Nokia N79, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220 classic, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 5320.

Courtesy: Nokia

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia C5, a smartphone optimized for social networking and sharing. The compact device includes access to Nokia's range of mobile services, such as free navigation, in one affordable package, with an estimated retail price of EUR 135 (Rs. 8,436.15 /- approx.), before taxes and subsidies.

LG has launched the unique 3G touch Watch Phone (LG-GD910) in India with 3G Video Telephony (VT) service and GSM Quadband Network capabilities.

Digital Technology Leader, Samsung Electronics today announced the extension of its Jet series of Smart phones in India with the launch of Samsung Jet 2. The new Samsung Jet 2, while retaining the original stylish features of the Samsung Jet, provides consumers the benefits of advanced features of a smart phone and easy-to-use user interface of a conventional mobile phone.

Mi-Fone, Africa's fastest growing mobile devices brand and nominee for "New Entrant of the Year 2009" at the recent 2nd annual AfricaCom Awards, is making its splendid entry in the Indian Market.