Mobile News You Can Use

• Nokia launches low-cost mobiles priced at Rs 3700

In addition to the affordability factor, the pocket-sized N2690 has a 1.8 inch wide screen, camera, life-tools and is available in a range of colours. Read more

• Alcatel offers Yahoo!-powered One Touch Net mobile

The mobile platform works with social-networking sites like Facebook, integrates photos with Flickr and has a unique voice-search feature. The smartphone-like handsets will target markets like India at fraction of the cost. Read more

• Samsung launches its first high-end Dual SIM phone

In the B7722 model, the first SIM supports 3G while the second one takes care of the GPRS/EDGE services. The model is expected to be made available in India by the year-end. Read more

• INQ coming up with their first Android smartphone

The social-networking phone INQ, launched in India this March, is coming up with its first Android-based phone. Having recently tied-up with Aircel, India could be one of the major markets for INQ’s Android series. Read more

• Zen Mobile appoints Amitabh as Brand Ambassador

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in to promote Zen Mobile in Tier2 and Tier3 cities. Priced between Rs 1400-7000, Zen Mobile plans to sell 4 lakh handsets in a month. Read more

• Opera joins hands with Micromax to target India user-base

To achieve a mobile subscriber base of 5-10 million in India by December 2010, Opera is also collaborating with a host of other Chinese mobile companies in India, apart from Micromax. Read more

• Karbonn Mobiles launch two new dual handset models

Priced at Rs 4500, model K777 has a 3.2 mega pixel camera, MP3 player and an expandable memory of up to 8GB. Karbonn K485, priced at Rs 3500, is a touchscreen phone with a digital camera and an expandable memory of up to 4GB. Read more

• Sony Xperia X10 mini launched in India

As compared to the original Sony Xperia X10 which has a 4-inch screen size, the mini version has a screen size of 2.55 inches and priced at Rs 15000. The Android version of the phone is expected in India later this year. Read more