Alan Brenner, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Platform at Research In Motion said, “BlackBerry App World continues to grow with a rich catalogue of personal and business oriented applications that further enhance the BlackBerry smartphone experience. The new features in BlackBerry App World make it even easier for customers to find, purchase and maintain applications for their BlackBerry smartphone.”

BlackBerry App World updates:
New Payment Options
BlackBerry App World will support new payment options in addition to PayPal. Customers will be able to purchase applications using major credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard, in various countries around the world. RIM is also working on integrated billing with various carriers to enable BlackBerry App World purchases to be applied directly to the customer’s monthly bill from those carriers.*

Easier Application Discovery
BlackBerry App World adds new tabbed sections for various lists of applications. Users can horizontally swipe or scroll to quickly view the Top 25 Free Apps, Top 25 Paid Apps and Top 25 Themes, as well as lists of Newest Apps and Recently Updated Apps.

QR barcode scanning is also supported, allowing users to scan a QR code associated with an application from anywhere – the web, print ads, brochures, etc. BlackBerry App World will quickly find the related application and automatically open the application’s information and download page.

BlackBerry ID
BlackBerry ID provides customers with a device-independent user identification (ID) used with BlackBerry App World. It enables new payment options, including credit cards and integrated carrier billing*, and allows customers to seamlessly transfer their personal library of free and purchased apps when they switch to a new BlackBerry smartphone.

Till date over 30 million BlackBerry smartphone users have downloaded BlackBerry App World and averages of over one million applications are being downloaded each day. Blackberry App World is available in 65 countries.

Dynamic Pricing offers discounts that change with location and time. Every cell phone tower broadcasts a different discount. This discount is always visible on the screens of all mobile phones in that area.If user gets full discount, the 1 minute call costs only 24 paisa.

This plan is available on a recharge tariff of Rs. 26 with a validity of 3 months. The plan with Dynamic Pricing on 1- paisa-per-second tariffs will be available at 239 exclusive Uninor stores and close to 145700 other shops in UP (West), Bihar and Jharkhand, Orissa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa. It can be activated by simply walking up to the nearest a retail shop. Dynamic Pricing plan with per-minute billing will continue to be available in all markets.

Rajiv Bawa, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Uninor, said, “By choosing the time and place to make a call, you decide how much you want to pay. This has been the philosophy of our Dynamic Pricing concept – power of tariffs in the customer’s hands and an end to the fixed tariffs raj. Now applicable on a 1-paisa per second billing, this is by far the most attractive tariff available in India today.”

“DP is our anchor product. Its not just about the best tariffs, but how we deliver these to our customers. Our way is a transparent and engaging way, as customers actively seek out and discover maximum discount zones on their mobile screens. We believe this will make an otherwise routine activity exciting and encourage our customer to keep and use our SIM card in their phones”, he added.

The BlackBerry Pearl 3G Smartphone measures 50mm wide and weighing only 93g and supports high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks, Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and GPS .It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to support Wi-Fi ‘n’ connectivity. Phone has 14-key traditional phone keyboard with SureType software that can complete words as the user types, making texting fast and accurate. It also features an optical trackpad for smooth navigation, dedicated volume and media keys. Phone also has a 3.2 MP camera with flash.

“We are excited to introduce the smallest BlackBerry smartphone in Indonesia. It is an ideal choice for people want to stay in touch with their friends and family through messaging and social networking applications wherever they go,” said Gregory Wade, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G provides a rich set of communications and multimedia features in an incredibly compact and sleek design, making it particularly attractive to customers who are looking to upgrade from a traditional cell phone to a powerful 3G handset.”

Phone has BlackBerry OS 5 with 624 Mhz processor and 256 MB Flash memory with 360×400 sharp-resolution display, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G has expandable memory slot supports up to 32 GB memory. Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth (2.1) with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories.

With access to BlackBerry App World, user can download and install various applications and utilities in this phone. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G Smartphone has rechargeable 1150 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

The BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone is expected to be available from RIM authorised carriers and distribution partners in Indonesia at the end of August.

The first external hard drive product KINGMAX introduced to the market, the KE-91, with the elegance design, advanced encryption technology, useful backup and speed enhancement software, quickly became the canter focus of international IT media and was praised with great reviews from prestigious IT experts. For example, professional Russian IT magazine rated the KE-91 as the “Best Buy” IT product. In an IT product comprehensive evaluation, professional Philippine IT magazine gave a nearly full score to the KE-91 based on its price, look, and features. The most popular IT review site in China even commended the KE-91 as the best external HDD product with the most outstanding performance ever seen in the market.

KINGMAX KE-91 640GB High-Capacity External HDD weights 170g, as lightweight and slim as its previous versions, the KE-91 offers an increased storage capacity. The 640GB capacity can store 153,600 MP3 files, 1,536,000 jpeg photos, or even 3,413 hours of videos files. Users can store all desired data without ever being troubled by insufficient capacity to delete valuable music, photo, and video files.

KINGMAX KE-91 specifications:

• 2.5” HDD 320GB/500GB/640GB
• HDD Interface: Serial ATA
• Enclosure Interface USB 2.0 High Speed (USB1.1 compatible)
• Interface Port :One mini USB port supports plug and play
• Data Transfer: 480Mbps (USB 2.0) / 3Gbps (SATA)
• System Requirement:
• IBM PC Compatible – Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
• Mac OS – Mac OS 9.x and 10.x or higher (FAT32 format only)
• Linux – Linux 2.4 or higher (FAT32 format only)
• Software: SecureDrive EX2 / PCClone Ex lite / TurboHDD USB
• Color: Brilliant Red / Chic Gray / Elegant Black for 320GB and 500GB
• Elegant Black for 640GB
• Size : 114 x 75 x 12 mm (L x W x H)
• Weight : 170 g
• Warranty: Three years

Now there are 3 different versions of KINGMAX KE-91 are available in the market, 320GB, 500GB, and 640GB.All the drives are features with backup function and 256bits AES encryption for additional data security.All KINGMAX KE-91 HDDs are backed with three year warranty.

The VF 247 is packed with extended solar powered battery; this phone is a ideal solution for rural areas where the continuous electricity supply is a major problem. VF 247 solar powered phone charges by itself, by exposure to ambient light.

UK’s Chancellor Of The Exchequer RT Hon George Osborne MP said, “I’m very pleased to help launch Vodafone’s new solar powered handset. It’s the new UK-India economic partnership in action. The handset will get more people connected, paying less and doing their bit for the environment.”

Marten Pieters, MD and CEO, Vodafone Essar Ltd. said, “Reflecting a strong commitment to the Indian market, Vodafone continues to launch affordable products and services to cater to the differentiated needs of consumers. Vodafone’s solar powered phone is launched for people residing in areas where electric supply is unstable, so that consumers can rely on solar charging to remain connected. This launch is likely to enable more people in rural India to go mobile and thus increase penetration from the current 20%. We will continue to invest to uplift the quality of telecom services and products in India.”

The VF 247 solar powered phone comes with essential mobile phone features such as FM radio, colour screen and a powerful torch light .Phone will be available in all Vodafone stores across the country soon.

Now MTS is the only wireless internet service provider in India to offer unlimited internet on the move. This is a first of its kind offering in wireless high speed data services and is applicable for new and existing users.

Mr. Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer of SSTL said, “Unlimited MBlazer is an innovative product offering the best value and experience to our loyal subscribers and also the potential new customers. MBlazer assures them the best in the industry offer of Internet usage at most competitive tariff. The subscribers in 84 of our MBlaze towns across India will have a unique internet experience from now onwards”

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 powered with Android operating system and has bright 3.5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen display with multi-touch input method. With 4 GB storage, and has expandable memory slot which supports up to 32GB memory via Micro SD card. Phone has 3.15 MP camera with autofocus and Geo-tagging features. For GPs, phone is pre-loaded with Garmin navigation software which supports GPS as well as A-GPS.

“The A50 from Garmin-Asus easily integrates navigation into the features of a smartphone that everyone has come to take for granted, so you don’t need to compromise one for the other,” said Matt DeMoss, national sales and marketing manager, Garmin Australasia. “Whether you want to navigate from a text message, geotagged photo or image, website or email, no navigation challenge is too hard for the Garmin-Asus A50.”

Austin R. Bryan, Marketing Director, Optus Consumer said, “Partnering with Garmin to launch the A10 and now the A50 to the Australian market is another example of Optus driving to get the latest and greatest smartphones into our customers hands first.  Navigation systems are increasingly becoming a vital personal and business tool, combined with Optus’ generous talk, text and mobile internet allowances, the A50 will help our customers to get on with their daily tasks quickly and efficiently.”

Phone is packed with Google Android operating system and comes with various Google services like, one-click access to Google Search by voice, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, calendar, contacts and Android Market. The Garmin-Asus A50 include a multi-touch webkit browser, document viewers for Microsoft office and PDF documents, an advanced music player. The phone also features with voice-activated 124 ‘Yes’ local search, Optus Video, preloaded social networking apps like Facebook, Mobile TV and the Optus Games store.

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 is available in Optus stores from today and online from 2 August in Australia.

With these plans, BlackBerry Prepaid user can access email accounts such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Google Mail as well as chat on popular services which includes, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger. Also Blackberry users can organise popular mails at a central place and it support the viewing of email attachments including  Microsoft Word (.doc), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Adobe pdf (.pdf) documents, as well as image files (.jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tiff).

Vodafone BlackBerry Prepaid Plans

• Daily Plan Rs. 15
• Three-Day Plan Rs. 44
• Weekly Plan Rs. 100
• Monthly Plan Rs. 399

Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar Ltd. “We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of BlackBerry service plans for our prepaid customers. This segment is highly cost conscious and through the democratization of data services, we are providing an entry threshold at an accessible price point of just Rs. 15 per day. We believe that this initiative will appeal to young professionals, students and a broad spectrum of retail customers who are looking for an exceptional experience for messaging, social networking, email, music and entertainment – on the go! RIM is known for its exceptional mobile communications and strong business reputation and we are delighted to continue our long term alliance. We are certain that our prepaid customers will benefit from the compelling functionality of the BlackBerry solution that’s delivered across our reliable and extensive network in India.”

Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion said. “RIM is delighted to work with Vodafone to introduce smart and flexible BlackBerry service plans for prepaid customers in India. Vodafone’s prepaid customers will now be able to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues around the world.”

Vodafone’s prepaid customers can now access information and connect within 30 minutes of notifying Vodafone customer care on their choice of the Vodafone BlackBerry prepaid service plan.

Available with easy finance options, HCL ME Series 50 is expected to propel the PC adoption through easy accessibility in the state. The easy finance option will also be available for the existing range of notebooks. In this congregation of academicians & technology experts, the company shared a focused approach towards increasing ICT adoption and accessibility in the education system of the state. The summit has witnessed participation from more than 70 management and engineering colleges of the state. The summit kickstarted in Bhopal last month and is scheduled to reach out every state to accelerate ICT adoption in the education system.

During the ‘EduME” educational meet, the company shared its plan to offer contemporary trainings for faculties and aspiring students of the state to improve the utilisation of technology for classroom teaching. HCL ‘EduME’ also showcased a platform for interactive discussions and knowledge sharing through seminars, forums and online ‘EduME’ portal for easy access and knowledge sharing  amongst the student community  across the country.

Mr. George Paul, Executive Vice President, HCL Infosystems Ltd said, “It has always been our endeavor to see a PC in every household even in the remotest parts of the country. In our commitment to sustain and support the cause of widespread PC adoption with EduME, we have today taken a step forward for the enhancement of ICT in the education system. Education is a powerful instrument for laying the foundation for sustained economic growth, for which computer and internet has to play a pivotal role.”

HCL ME Series 50 is ISO 14001 certified, Energy Star 5.0 certified and power packed with innovative software applications, designed to come handy in the day to day use of a student. The customisation equips a student with a host of features and software applications including:

• HCL Touch: One touch in-built button embedded in the PC, for anytime support & service
• EC2: A complete one button, data recovery mechanism for a student in case of system crash and data loss problems
• SPLIT ME: Where a student can share data (e.g. EBook) without worrying about the size of the file
• LOCK ME: Where a student can ensure privacy and avoid any data theft from the system. This feature ensures data cannot be copied on to external storage devices, USB memory sticks, CD optical disk drives, hard disk drive without getting authorisation from the user.