HTC unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 based HD2 in India

Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC Corporation has launched the HTC HD2 smartphone in India. Based on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 1GHz mobile processor, it features a high resolution 4.3-inch ‘capacitive touch’ display with HTC's own Sense user interface. Read more...

The fantastic five for Indian callers

With mobile phone users in India crossing the half a billion mark, India is ripe to be the main grazing land for shanzhai manufacturers in coming years. Here are five models already popular down back alleys and under market stalls, from Delhi to Bangalore. Read more...

BSNL to extend its WiMAX services in rural India

After setting up shop in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, India’s state owned telecom operator BSNL is now trying to extend its WiMAX services to rural India. Last Sunday BSNL commercially launched its WiMAX services, particularly covering rural areas. Read more.

Shanzhai phones with no IMEI seized in markets

It seems that law enforcement agencies are having a hard time curbing the sale of shanzhai phones without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers in India. The cops have seized over 3,500 mobile phones from various markets in the capital city of India, following complaints from the Indian Cellular Association (ICA). Read more.

Indians obsessed with blue bird

A few months back there was a huge political convulsion in India when one of the Indian ministers tweeted that Indians are ‘Cattle class’. Despite earning flak for his remarks, the minister keeps on using Twitter heartily and has the highest number of Twitter followers in India. In fact, he also urges his compatriots to use Twitter to interact with the population. Read more.

Shanzhai manufacturers get an Indian competitor

Up until now shanzhai phone manufactures cornered the market on dual SIM mobile phones in the burgeoning Indian cell phone scene. Now a relatively lesser known Indian company, Airfone, has launched the country’s cheapest dual SIM mobile phone. Read more.

Shanzhai phones sans IMEI number stop ringing in India

shanzhai mobile phones without valid International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers in India have stopped working as of November 30, making millions of customers disconnected. According to Indian government directives, leading mobile phone operators like Vodafone and Airtel have started disconnecting services from the shanzhai phones, which do not have valid IMEI numbers. Read more.

Acer to start Android Buzz in India

There has been a lot of Android buzz in the Chinese phone market of late thanks to the shanzhai and their mainstream contemporaries. Dell is wise enough to bet on the growing Chinese market for its first Android smartphone; however, India is another burgeoning Asian economy, which is still untouched by Android smartphones. Acer has decided to bring the Android enthusiasm to India by launching its Android based smarphones during this festive month. Read more.