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Samsung Hero 3213 (GT-3213K) is one of the cheapest 3G cell phones in the market. It is available for a mere USD $ 62 ~ Indian Rs 3100. Recently I bought one, and these are my thoughts on this device.

In India, the increase in tele-density can be largely attributed to mobile phones. Anybody and everybody you come across owns a mobile phone. We Indians are fortunate to have a wide variety of choices when it comes to choosing the cell phone carrier. And there are a hand full to choose from, such as – [...]

Microsoft OneNote team has taken a leaf from its counterparts from Evernote and have released OneNote for Apple’s iPhone. That is right, OneNote now runs on iPhone and is free for an unspecified time, and it works with iOS 4.2 or later.

Motorola Charm is a ‘touch & type’ phone which brings the best of both the worlds  namely – a QWERTY keypad and a touch sensitive screen. It’s specifications are really impressive. For instance, it has a 2.8 inch Capacitive touch screen with a QVGA resolution, a Blackberry style QWERTY keyboard, and is light weight (110 [...]

Indians are finally going to get the eagerly awaited mobile number portability which allows cell phone users to change their operators while retaining their existing numbers. This means, if you are, for example, an Airtel user, and wish to change to Idea Cellular, your cell phone number remains the same.

Tata DoCoMo has announced the video call and data charges for its 3G mobile services.  Also called 3G Life, this service comes bundled with voice, video, and data. The basic pre-paid tariff for 3G data starts at Rs 350, and Rs 500 for post paid users.

If you are an avid biker (bicycle rider), you will be interested in these three very useful mobile apps. These apps are available for smart phones such as the  iPhone, Android based cell phones, and even the not so smart phones.

Apple has released the latest version of the iPhone namely iPhone 4. Almost all who have set their eyes on the iPhone 4 are literally going gaga over what it offers. Some of the advancements like the retina display, 3 axis gyroscope, integrated antennas (for Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, UMTS, GSM), and Face Time make it [...]

Nokia has launched a unique cell phone accessory – A bicycle powered cell phone charger. The kit consists of a dynamo to generate electricity when you pedal the bicycle, a DC-14 phone charger, a phone holder to attach your Nokia cell phone to your bicycle while charging, and miscellaneous parts used to attach the whole [...]