Is your Nokia Cell Phone Original

Nokia is one of the largest selling phones across the globe. Most of us own a Nokia phone but are unaware of it’s originality. Are you keen to know whether your Nokia mobile phone is original or not? Then you are in the right place and this information is specially meant for you. Your phones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number confirms your phone’s originality.

Press the following on your mobile *#06# to see your Phone’s IMEInumber(serial number).

Then check the 7th and 8th numbers

Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health

iOS 4.0.1 Software Update

The iOS 4.0.1 Software Update improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G. The real signal strength remains the same, but the bars on iPhone will indicate it more precisely.

iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS owners.

Haven't upgraded to iOS 4 yet? The free iOS 4.0.1 Software Update brings over 100 new features to your iPhone. Here are a few.

Multitasking

Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.¹

Folders

Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage up to 2160 apps.

Even better
Mail

See messages from all your accounts in a unified inbox, organize messages by threads, open attachments in third-party apps, and more.

iBooks

More than a great ebook reader, iBooks is also an amazing place to browse and shop for books, day or night.²

Create playlists

Create custom playlists right on your iPhone.

5x digital zoom

Get closer to your subjects by zooming in up to 5x.

Tap to focus video

While shooting video, tap the display to choose where to focus.

Faces and Places in Photos

View photos based on who’s in them and where they were taken.³

Home screen
wallpaper

Change the background wallpaper on your Home screen.

Gift apps

Send apps as gifts to your friends or family.

Spell checking

A built-in dictionary automatically suggests words and corrects spelling. It works in Mail, Notes, and other apps.

Wireless keyboard support

Pair a keyboard based on Bluetooth wireless technology with your iPhone.

Iphone 4 is Here

FM rejects 3G refund to MTNL, BSNL

BANGALORE: Finance Minister has rejected a proposal to refund $6.4 billion paid by two state-run telecom firms for 3G and broadband wireless access spectrum, the Business Standard reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. 
Pranab Mukherjee struck down the request put forth by Telecoms Minister A Raja citing legal complications that might arise if the fees were returned to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), both controlled by the government, the newspaper said. 

For 3G spectrum, BSNL has paid Rs 10186.58 crore, while MTNL has paid Rs 6564 crore. Meanwhile BSNL has paid Rs 8313.8 crore and MTNL Rs 4533.97 crore for BWA spectrum. Both BSNL and MTNL had taken loan to make the payment. 

The government had raised over Rs 1.06 trillion ($22.8 billion) in an auction of 3G and wireless broadband spectrum this year, about 3 times more than expected, following aggressive bidding by firms in the world's fastest growing mobile market. 

Raja is now working on an alternative proposal to help BSNL, which is planning an IPO, to recover growing losses from rolling out services in rural areas, the newspaper said. 

The unions of both the state operators have threatened a three-day strike from Sept. 21, followed by an indefinite strike, if the government does not return the 3G and broadband money. 

Mobile carriers including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Reliance Communications won 3G spectrum in some zones while Qualcomm and Infotel were amongst winners in the wireless broadband spectrum auction. 
Qualcomm will today announce its BWA partners in India.

Huawei launches 20 mobiles in India

NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies today announced its entry into the Indian mobile handset market with the launch of 20 new handsets. 

Till now, Huawei was selling handsets bundled with services offered by telecom operators like Tata Teleservices and BSNL. 

"The Indian telecom industry is growing at the rate of 20 million subscribers a month. Our entry into the open market will help us tap more growth opportunities in India," Huawei Device Chief Marketing Officer Victor Xu told reporters here. 

The phones have been launched under two series -- Hangout and Android -- which are based on Qualcomm's chipset solutions. 

The handsets, priced at Rs 2,000 onwards, will be available from August. 

Asked about the new government directive asking telecom equipment-makers to deposit source codes and detailed designs for all their products and services in an escrow account, the company said it has received the notification. 

"We have received the notification and are going through it and after going through it, we should be able to comment on it," Huawei Telecommunications (India) Executive Director (CSSS) A Sethu Raman said. 

The government introduced new norms for telecom operators importing equipment from vendors. 

International telecom gear makers will have to deposit source codes and detailed designs of all products and services they sell here in an escrow account in encrypted form, so that security agencies and operators can access them in case of an emergency.

Microsoft unveils new phones

SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc. 

New tablets will be available as soon as they are ready to ship and phones will be on the market this autumn, CEO Steve Ballmer said, setting up a key test of Microsoft's ability to capture the imagination of tech-savvy consumers. 

"We're coming full guns," said Ballmer at the company's annual presentation to analysts at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. "We're going to sell like crazy; we're going to market like crazy." 

Microsoft has been irked by Apple selling more than 3 million iPads since the launch in April and is working with PC makers Acer Inc, Dell Inc, Toshiba Corp and others to develop so-called tablet or slate devices running the Windows operating system. 

"We've got to push right now with our hardware partners," said Ballmer. "They (the new devices) will be shipping as soon as they are ready. It's job No. 1 urgency around here. Nobody's sleeping at the switch." The new tablets will run on Intel Corp chips, said Ballmer, dampening talk that a recent agreement with British chipmaker ARM Holdings Plc heralded a shift toward that company's chip design, which powers the iPad and most smartphones. 

A new range of Intel chips expected early next year will give the whole market for tablets a boost next year, Ballmer said, adding that both Windows phones and tablets will have "aggressive" marketing support from Microsoft. 

Microsoft employees showed off the new phones running Windows Phone 7, made by handset makers Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Corp, but did not allow photographs of the devices, which are still at the prototype stage. No handset makers have announced a date for commercial launch. 

Ballmer said only that they would be coming to market this autumn. The devices have large touch screens, incorporate a Zune music player, email programs and link up with content from Xbox Live, Facebook, and other networks. Ballmer acknowledged Microsoft has lost ground in the phone sector. 

"It's probably fair to say we've got a lot of work to do," said Ballmer. "It isn't all going to happen overnight." When asked what would happen if the new Windows phone software was not a success, or a repetition of the ill-fated Windows Vista, Ballmer answered: "It won't be," adding that there was no contingency plan. 

BlackBerry to launch iPad rival in November

TORONTO: Research In Motion Ltd, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans. 

The device will have roughly the same dimensions as the iPad, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen, said the two people who wouldn’t be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. The device will include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology that will allow people to connect to the Internet through their BlackBerry smartphones, the two people said. 

RIM is racing to come out with a product to rival the iPad in the fast-growing market for devices that bridge the gap between smartphones and notebook computers. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, last month said it sold 3 million iPad tablet computers in 80 days after they debuted in the US. 

“They can’t wait for a second generation of devices from Apple or they’ll fall too far behind,” said Ashok Kumar, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw Inc in New York. 

Marisa Conway, a spokeswoman for RIM, declined to comment, citing company policy not to comment on rumor or speculation. 

Blackpad pricing 
RIM plans to call the tablet Blackpad, according to one of the people familiar with the company’s plans. RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, acquired the Internet rights to blackpad.com this month, according to the Whois database of domain names. 

Pricing for the device will be in line with the iPad, which starts at $499, the person said. RIM is focused on reaping additional profits from the tablet effort, rather than competing on price to sell a large number of devices, the person said. 

RIM is stepping up its competition with Apple on multiple fronts. The company is hosting an event in New York Aug. 3 at which it will debut its BlackBerry 9800 slider phone, according to one person familiar with its plans. The device will feature a full touchscreen like Apple’s iPhone and a slideout Qwerty keyboard to allow for easy e-mail typing, the person said. 

RIM plans to use the phone to regain the market share it has lost recently to its US rival. RIM’s share of the smartphone market fell to 19.4 percent of global shipments in the first quarter from 20.9 percent a year earlier, according to researcher IDC, based in Framingham, Massachusetts. Apple claimed 16.1 percent of the smartphone market, up from 10.9 percent a year earlier. 

Phone review: Samsung Wave

NEW DELHI: The hardware of Samsung Wave is simply amazing. It’s perhaps one of the best to come out of Samsung’s labs. But the same cannot be said about its operating system, Bada. 

It’s mediocre to say the least when compared to the latest OS rage, Google’s Android. 

If the Bada platform had been launched say a year or two earlier, it would have made perfect sense. Even now, if it was loaded on to a device priced in the range of Rs 12,000-14,000, it would have made sense. 

Although the quality and looks are top notch, Samsung has goofed up on the utilitarian aspect. The problem lies with the buttons on the side panels which unlock and control the phone’s volume. You may end up pressing the wrong buttons because of its placement. 

The phone is very slim -- just 11 mm. It’s very good looking and its metallic build is top quality. Feature-wise, the Wave is jam-packed. 
There is the HD video recording, Samsung’s 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 512 MB RAM, a super AMOLED 3.3” screen, capacitative multi-touch and a 5-megapixel camera. 

Even with all these features, if we’re asked to pick between the Wave, an Android device (say a HTC Legend) and an iPhone 3GS, the Wave would be our second choice. The 3Gs loses out solely cause of its price. If Samsung can make a device as cool as Wave, it surely can infuse much more imagination into its operating system. 

Regarding its capabilities, the phone is slick and super fast while handling applications and you can elicit a response with the slightest touch. Bada is very user-friendly. Unlike the Android and iOS4 which may intimidate first-time users, working on Bada can be a breeze. 

As far as its multimedia capabilities are concerned, gaming and video experience can be great due to its fast processing and crystal clear super AMOLED screen. Its 5 MP camera takes pretty good stills as well. In its current form with the Bada platform, the device is not too hot. Its pricing (at Rs 19,100) is not very convincing. 

As far as the Bada is concerned, Samsung has done a pretty decent job. They just need to tweak it up a bit and take it up to the class of the Android and iOS4. 

Specs 
Processor: 1GHz Hummingbird 

Display: 3.3” Super AMOLED 

Resolution: 480x800 (WVGA) 

Weight: 118g 

Memory: 2 GB internal memory 

Camera: 5 MP with flash 

Dimension: 118x56x10.9mm 

Price: Rs 19,100