Friday, July 6, 2012

Mercury mTab Rio Android 4.0 Tablet Launched – Price Rs.11,999


Mercury has launched the mTab Rio 9.7-inch Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet in India for Rs. 11,999 . mTab Riois powered by a 1.2GHz processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM,8GB internal storage and supports SD card for expanding the memory upto 32GB. The tablet features 2 megapixel rear camera and 0.3 megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, 3G support via a USB dongle and HDMI output. It has a battery backup of about 6-8 hours for continuous entertainment.
mTab Rio Features are
9.7-inch IPS display
1.2 GHz multi-core processor
1GB DDR3 RAM
8GB internal storage memory
Up to 32GB extendable memory through MicroSD card
Wi-Fi connectivity
2.0 rear megapixel camera, front camera
weight 480gm.

MTS announces ISD, STD and local call rates at 30 paise/min


MTS India announced a new scheme under whichsubscribers can make local, STD, roaming and ISD calls at a rate of 30 paise per minute . An SMS willalso cost 30 paise, while data usage is priced at 30 paise/MB. The company has announced this scheme for both new and existing subscribers through a recharge coupon priced between Rs 50 to Rs 100. When on roaming, MTS subscribers will be able to make and receive calls at 30 paisa per minute to anywhere in the country.
The offer of 30 paise per minute ISD is only for calls made to United States and Canada with a cap of 100 minute per month and standards rate provided by company will be charged after the usage limit is over.
MTS also announced free access to Facebook for a month through MTS Planet on entry level phones provided by the operator.
MTS India’s Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Leonid Musatov, said:
“Under this distinctive and unmatched plan, MTS will provide all services, including local, STD, roaming and ISD calls, SMS and Data usage at flat30 paisa.”

Huawei HiLink E303Cs, World’s First Plug and Link Datacard launched in India – Price Rs. 2,199


Huawei launched the world’s first plug and link data card, HiLink E303Cs in India. It connects usersto the Internet in just 15 seconds after the insertion of the data card into the USB port, without any driver installation or manual configuration. This is up to 75% faster than products currently on the market.
Huawei HiLink E303Cs is the first EDGE/GPRS/GSM-compatible product in the HiLink series that supports HSPA+network with 7.2 Mbps Downlink. The device is available in the market at a price of Rs 2,199 . Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company.
Victor Shanxin, President, Huawei Device India,said:
“Huawei is committed to providing Indian consumers with products that feature ease of use and optimal user experience. With customers at the heart of our strategy, we have been at the forefront of datacard development with industry leading technologies and product form factors. Leveraging revolutionary 4th generation datacard technology, the HiLink series is poised tochange the datacard industry landscape. The HiLink technology is the result of more than one year of dedicated research and development and we believe that it will not only enhance consumers’ user experience, it will also enable operators to reduce backend development and maintenance costs and speed up UI customization, enhancing the competitiveness of their products”

BSNL 3G Wi-Fi Router Winknet Mf50 – Price Rs. 5,800


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched a new 3GWi-Fi pocket router in association with Shyam Networks. The device has been named Winknet Mf50 . Winknet MF 50 will be a SIM locked (only BSNL sim) router and will convert the data signal connection to WiFi, thus creating a WiFi hotspot which can be used by minimum five users simultaneously for connecting WiFi enabled devices including smartphones, laptops and personal computers.
It offers an uploading speed of 14.4 Mbps. The router will be available in the lmarket at a price of around Rs. 5,800.
RK Upadhyay, Chief Managing Director of BSNL, said:
“We have 3G network in more than 850 cities. Weare pleased to announce reverse bundling of Winknet Mf50 with BSNL 3G SIMs”.