Archive for December, 2009

Mozilla Firefox Browser for Mobile phones – Get ready for firefox mobile browsing

December 30th, 2009

Mozilla Firefox which is known for its web browser soon to launch a browser for mobile phones till 2010.

It will compete with its rival companies like Opera Mini, Safari, Chrome, Nokia, Netfront and Internet Explorer for Mobile.

Opera is the leader with 63% market share on mobiles,and then is Nokia with 26% share.Firefox mobile is expected to be available for most open environments like Android, Nokia’s Maemo, Symbian and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.

Fly C250 price features – Fly C250 review in India

December 30th, 2009

Fly Mobiles launched its new CDMA based mobile handset named Fly C-250 in India which is based on the 800Mhz CDMA frequency.The C-250 price in India is Rs. 4,490,  It is a BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) capable phone and supports the application development platform created by Qualcomm that can download and run small programs for playing games, sending messages, sharing photos etc. Qualcomm’s QC1110 for longer talk times and an overall better power management. 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.

Fly C-250 Features:

  • 2-inch QVGA display with 65k colors.
  • 176×200 resolution
  • 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom and self timer.
  • Expandable memory 4GB.
  • Bluetooth
  • Supports polyphonic and true ring tones in MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC and AAC+ format.
  • MP3 player
  • FM Radio
  • Talk time of 8 hours and Standby battery life of 7 days
  • Calendar
  • Alarms
  • World clock
  • Voice recorder
  • Speed dial
  • Currency converter

Mahindra Maxximo price mileage features – Mini truck Maxximo review specs

December 30th, 2009

Mahindra & Mahindra will launch a approx one tonne light commercial vehicle (LCV) named Maxximo during the Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi.The brand name Maxximo promise of delivering more –maximum at its core. The name ‘Maxximo’ also signifies the vehicle’s futuristic and advanced feel. ‘Maxximo’, delivers a  superior performance, style and fuel efficiency.

Pawan Goenka, president, M&M, said: “This segment has posted 27 per cent growth. Just one player has 90 per cent share in the market. Our estimate is that it will grow at 15-20 per cent over three-four years. We would like to be a major player in this segment which has the potential to grow even further.”

Features

  • Maximmo will use advanced diesel engine technology and will be powered by 2 cylinder, 900cc, direct injection m_Hawk engine.
  • It will develop 25bhp of peak power (approximately) at 3600rpm and 55Nm of maximum torque.
  • The cabin design is ergonomical and the driver as well as the passengers can sit comfortably even for long journeys.”

Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “Mahindra will unveil its next generation mini truck, named ‘Maxximo’, at the Auto Expo 2010. The first product to be rolled out of Mahindra’s new state-of-the-art Chakan plant, the Maxximo has been developed and designed on the basis of extensive customer feedback and is all set to rewrite the rules of the game.”

Android tablet PC Adam price features – Touchscreen Tablet PC Adam India

December 30th, 2009

Notion Ink has announced first touchscreen tablet PC in India based on Google’s open source operating system Android. Touchscreen tablet PC is named “Adam”

The tablet PC developed by six IITians and an MBA will be displayed for the first time at  Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010.

Adam Features and specs :

  • 10.1 Touchscreen with Pixel Qi
  • 3 megapixel digital camera
  • Nvidia Tegra T20 Processor
  • Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, UMTS/HSDPA, 3G (compatible with AT&T)
  • Storage: 6 GB or 32 GB SSD (with SD card support)
  • Operating system : Android
  • Cost: $300 to 400$ (approx)
  • Weight is 770 grams

“Theoretically, it can work for 25 days if one just listens to music. To be precise, it has 48 hours of standby, eight hours of high-definition video and 16 hours of Wi-Fi internet surfing usage time,” claims Shravan.

“After the evolution of desktops, laptops and notebooks, the next innovation is going to be a complete touchscreen you can write on. And, we thought we needed to take the first step. It took us a year to come up with the design, requirements and proposed technologies to make this device a reality,” says Rohan Shravan, founder and director (creatives) of Notion Ink. The company was floated in February 2009.

It is targeting to sell 1.5 million units of the tablet PC in the first year of launch. The device is tentatively priced at below $400 (Rs 18,800) in the US and below $300 (Rs 14,100) in India (with subsidy from telecom operators).

“The device will be bundled with internet services by telecom operators. Already 10 telcos in the US and four in India, which offer 3G services, have shown interest. We will be finalising one telco for the US and one for India during the four-day Mobile World Congress, which is scheduled to be held at Barcelona, Spain, from February 15, 2010,” he adds.