Monday 30 April 2012

New Model dual-SIM launched by Nokia, Asha 202


 Nokia has launched its dual-SIM touch-and-type phone Nokia Asha 202. Sporting a 2.4-inch touch screen, the device comes with a 2-megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth and has expandable memory of up to 32GB.

The phone also comes with the chat client Nimbuzz for users to stay connected on-the-go. The dual-SIM Easy Swap technology in Asha 202 allows users to personalise their phones. With a dedicated SIM manager, it allows users to save information of up to five SIM cards.

Nokia Asha 202 is available in four colours: black and gold, silver white, dark grey and dark red. The phone is priced at Rs 4,149 IN approximately.

Nokia Asha 202 will be the first Series 40 device to offer exclusive EA games in India. As a 60-day promotion at Nokia Store, the consumers can enjoy 40 EA game pack worth Rs 4000 absolutely free. This includes popular and classic titles like Tetris, Need for Speed, The Run and Bejeweled.

Nokia has also tied up with telecom operators like Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, Reliance and TATA Docomo to offer 100MB of free data for each SIM per month for a period of six months.

Specifications:

Dimensions

Height : 114.8  mm

Width : 49.8  mm

Thickness : 13.9  mm

Weight : 90  g

Volume : 91.5  cc

Display and User Interface

Touch Screen : Resistive  

Display size : 2.4  ''

Screen height : 320  pixels

Screen width : 240  pixels

Display features

Resistive touch screen, with ITU-T keypad

QVGA display

Connectivity

Connectors

  • 3.5 mm AV connector
  • 2.0 mm Charger Connector

Local connectivity

  • Micro USB for charging, audio, and data
  • Nokia AV 3.5mm

Memory

Total user memory

Up to 10mb internal memory, expandable with micro-SD card up to 32 GB  

Data Network

Data bearers

  • 2G GPRS
  • 2G EGPRS
  • EDGE

Extra feature

  • Nokia Mail
  • FOTA Firmware over the Air
  • Wallpaper
  • Nokia Life
  • Themes
  • Nokia Maps (available as a free download)
  • Dual SIM
  • World Clock
  • Nokia Store

Operating Frequency

Operating band

  • GSM 850
  • GSM 900
  • GSM 1800
  • GSM 1900

Power Management

Battery : BL-5C 1020 mAh  

Power management : 2.0mm Charger Connector  

Maximum 2G talk time : 5  h

Maximum GSM standby time : 400  h

Maximum music playback time : 25  h

Maximum video playback time : 6.5  h

Other Applications

Software updates

FOTA Firmware over the Air  

Features (Personal information Management)

  • Alarm clock
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
  • Notes
  • To-do list
  • Stopwatch

Operating System

S40 Asha 

Email and Messaging

Email solution

  • Windows Live/Hotmail
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Gmail

Email protocol

  • IMAP4
  • POP3
  • SMTP

Email features

Multiple email accounts  

Messaging features

  • SMS
  • MMS
  • List of recently used numbers
  • List of recently used numbers
  • Speed dialling

Supported IM services

  • Windows Live Messenger
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Google Talk
  • Nokia Messaging IM

Browser

Nokia Browser  

Main camera

Primary camera sensor size

2 megapixels  

Graphics

Graphics format

  • BMP
  • WBMP
  • PNG
  • JPEG

Music

Music player

Yes

Music format

Audio format

  • AAC
  • AAC+
  • AMR-NB
  • AMR-WB
  • MP3
  • MP4
  • WAV
  • WMA

Radio

Radio features

  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM Recording

Gaming features

Java games 

Main video camera

Video Recording

QVGA (320x240), > 10 fps  

Video clip length

Maximum clip length only restricted by available free memory  

Main video camera features

Video feature

Video recorder  

Camera video format

  • 3GPP formats (H.263)
  • WMV

Video format

  • H.264/AVC
  • MPEG-4
  • WMV
  • 3GPP formats (H.263)

Sales Package

  • Nokia Charger AC-11
  • Nokia Battery BL-5C 1020 mAh
  • Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
  • Quick Guide, User Guide and Product information leaflet


Ferry carrying around 250 people capsizes in Brahmaputra near Dhubri in Assam

IN GUWAHATI: A ferry with around 250 passengers aboard sank in a river in the Brahmaputra river near Fakiragram in west Dhubri district in Assam on Monday following a storm, police said. The police said that nearly 50 people had swum to safety. 

According to reports, the double-decker ferry sank in the rapidly swelling Brahmaputra river due to storm and heavy rainfall in the area. About 35 bodies have been recovered so far and the fate of the other 200 passengers was not immediately known. Inclement weather is hampering rescue operations. The Border Security Force has been called in for the rescue operations.


Via: timesofindia.indiatimes

Wipro to buy Australian company for $37 million



Wipro, India's No. 3 software services exporter, has signed an agreement to buy Australia's Promax Applications Group for 35 million Australian dollars, it said in a statement on Monday. 

The acquisition will help Wipro strengthen its position in analytics and information management services, the company said, adding the deal will be closed by end June. 

Avendus Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor.


Via: timesofindia.indiatimes

Saturday 28 April 2012

Microsoft voted ' the most attractive employer ' in India

Microsoft India today bagged the Randstad Award 2012 for the 'most attractive employer' in the country for the second consecutive year followed byOracle India and Tata Consultancy Services

The Randstad Award 2012 was also given to Volkswagen India and Nokia India as special recognition in the auto and consumer durables industry sector, respectively. 

The award, instituted globally by leading HR services provider Randstad, aims to encourage best practices and to identify the best 'employer brand' in the country. 

Global research agency ICMA International surveyed 8,500 respondents from over 150 big companies in the country to find the most attractive employer. 

"With more and more global companies entering India, we see a healthy competition not only in establishing brands but also in attracting the best skills to work for them," Randstad India Managing Director and CEO E Balaji said at the award function here. 

The findings clearly suggest that the uncertainty in the market still has an impact on the industry, due to which, financially healthy companies, long-term job security and competitive salary seem to be the top priority factors for the Indian workforce while choosing an employer, he added.



Via:- economictimes.indiatimes.