HTC Pyramid teases us with a fresh batch of pictures... ...

After showing up in several blurry photos , the upcoming HTC Pyramid is now the star of an extensive photo session whose author was overly kind to present to the guys over at XDA Developers.

  

  
HTC Pyramid

It is evident from the photos that the new powerhouse by HTC will have a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor along with 768 MB of RAM. Android Gingerbread 2.3.2 is on board as well, dressed in the latest incarnation of HTC's Sense 3.0. An 8 MP snapper, capable of shooting 1080p videos is present on the back of the device, and a front-facing VGA camera is in the front. The screen measures 4.3" in diagonal and sports qHD 960×540 resolution.

  

 HTC Pyramid

All and all, it appears that the Pyramid is very much like an HTC EVO 3D sans the last two letters, folks. Start saving and stay tuned for an official announcement.

Samsung launching Nexus S in India for Rs.30400... ...

Samsung India has announced the the Nexus S is officially coming to India soon .The price of device is indicated as Rs.30400 and India will be getting the Super Clear LCD version as compared to the Super AMOLED version sold in some other countries.

The main features of the handset include Android 2.3 Gingerbread , 5MP Camera with LED Flash, 16GB Memory, NFC, 1500 mAh battery

This news confirms the earlier pre-order news and the handset has actually gone on sale on Flipkart. The handset was announced on Dec 6 , 2010 in USA

Samsung Star II – S5263 Launched in India for Rs 6000... ...

Samsung has launched Star 2 S5263 in India which is the successor to Samsung Star 5233 launched last year. This handset comes loaded features like Touchwiz 3.0 with advanced Widgets, Social hub and Push email. This phone has C-Type TSP touch screen that gives fast and smooth touch response.

Specifications of Samsung Star II S5263

• 3.0 inch 240×400 pixel TFT Touch screen display
• 12.4 mm thick and weighs 94g
• 3.2 Mega pixel camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, Music player with DRM support and 3D Sound Technology
• FM Radio with Rds and recording
• Office Document Viewer that supports MS Office 2007, PDF and text files and offline e-mail support with MS Exchange.
• GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v 3.0 and Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity support
• 30MB internal memory, expandable up to 16GB with MicroSD
• Pre-installed Java games edge and panic
• 1000 mAh Battery with up to 9 hrs 40 mins talk time and 900h standby.

This phone also comes with IM clients for Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook chat and has Native Facebook and Twitter clients. This phone has Quicktype T9 text input method that lets you type faster. Other personal management features like alarm clock, Scheduler, Memo, Calendar are available.

Priced at Rs 6540 MRP this phone is available in two colors black and white and can be bought for around Rs.6000 in the market.Samsung has launched Star 2 S5263 in India which is the successor to Samsung Star 5233 launched last year. This handset comes loaded features like Touchwiz 3.0 with advanced Widgets, Social hub and Push email. This phone has C-Type TSP touch screen that gives fast and smooth touch response.

Specifications of Samsung Star II S5263

• 3.0 inch 240×400 pixel TFT Touch Screen Display
• 12.4 mm thick and weighs 94g
• 3.2 Mega pixel Camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, Music player with DRM support and 3D Sound Technology
• FM Radio with Rds and recording
• Office Document Viewer that supports MS Office 2007, PDF and text files and offline e-mail support with MS Exchange.
• GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v 3.0 and Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity support
• 30MB internal memory, expandable up to 16GB with MicroSD
• Pre-installed Java games edge and panic
• 1000 mAh Battery with up to 9 hrs 40 mins talk time and 900h standby.

This phone also comes with IM clients for Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook chat and has Native Facebook and Twitter clients. This phone has Quicktype T9 text input method that lets you type faster. Other personal management features like alarm clock, Scheduler, Memo, Calendar are available.

Priced at Rs 6540 MRP this phone is available in two colors black and white and can be bought for around Rs.6000 in the market.

NTT DOCOMO to invest an additional Rs.800 crores in Tata Teleservices.. ...

NTT DOCOMO which is the leading Japanese Mobile operator is already an investor in Tata Teleservices and the Tata Docomo brand is a result of the joint partnership. Now the Japanese company plans to make an additional investment in the Indian mobile market as it plans to invest around 8 billion rupees ( 14.6 billion yen). The transaction is expected to be completed in May.

The investment is expected to help Tata Docomo to improve it’s network coverage and quality of it’s 3G network

Press Release

NTT DOCOMO to Increase Investment in Tata Teleservices of India

TOKYO, JAPAN, March 31, 2011 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it plans to make an additional investment in Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) in response to a rights offering that TTSL commenced.

The additional investment is part of DOCOMO’s ongoing strategy to expand its business presence and revenue sources in India’s rapidly growing mobile market.

DOCOMO plans to newly invest approximately 8 billion Indian rupees, or about 14.6 billion yen (1 rupee = 1.83 yen as of Feb. 28, 2011) based on its current 26% stake in TTSL. Payment of one portion of the funds has been made so far, and the rest of the investment is scheduled to be completed in May.

TTSL is expected to use the capital to expand the coverage as well as strengthen the quality of the 3G network it launched in November 2010, responding to increasing market competition for new customers.

DOCOMO’s business alliance with TTSL has scored a number of wins to date. After TTSL branded its GSM-based 2G service as TATA DOCOMO in June 2009, subscriptions, including those of associate company Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, swelled to some 86.1 million by January 2011.

Through a joint business and technology cooperation committee, DOCOMO has provided TTSL with special expertise for networks, value-added services and marketing, including the introduction of theTATA DOCOMO brand, i-channel™ news ticker service and DOCOMICS™ mobile manga service launched in January 2010, as well as the 3G mobile service launched in November 2010.