I decided to try and headed over to OVI Music India site and found that rebranded, revamped interface. Following is screenshot.
Mar 26, 2010
Nokia Music becomes OVI Music, DRM free(Almost) !!! in India
Nokia India quietly(may be they are still testing, making sure things work) rebranded Nokia Music to OVI Music. Cj noted this first in early morning and posted on Twitter. Seems like they like to do things quietly or People in blogosphere always find anything before Nokia can formally announce/release. I had posted review of Nokia Music earlier in Diwali when they were offering 200 tracks free.
I decided to try and headed over to OVI Music India site and found that rebranded, revamped interface. Following is screenshot.
I decided to try and headed over to OVI Music India site and found that rebranded, revamped interface. Following is screenshot.
Mar 21, 2010
Nokia India - Free Extended Warranty Offer
Hey, do you remember , good ol days, may be 5-6 years back? Nokia back then used to give 2 years warranty.
They used to give 1 year extended warranty over standard 1 year , making it 2 years in total !!!
Now Nokia India quietly announced free 1 year extended warranty offer to all new E-series , N-series phones.
But hurry as this offer only limited for 1 month only, 13 March - 13 April 2010
Also I am not sure which are exactly, all "new" E-series and N-series phones?
Also I am not sure which are exactly, all "new" E-series and N-series phones?
There is no mention of any specific Models. So looks like all E, N-series phones.
I just found this as I was checking out E63 product promotion on Nokia India website.
Offer is only available at Nokia Priority Dealer shops. May be Nokia Stores also.
What they are doing is basically giving existing Nokia Care Product service worth Rs.1414 free.
It seems that terms of extended warranty is exactly same as standard warranty, but I have not read fine print.
What they are doing is basically giving existing Nokia Care Product service worth Rs.1414 free.
It seems that terms of extended warranty is exactly same as standard warranty, but I have not read fine print.
Hard to believe, but it's true. I wonder why Nokia is not shouting about it.
Jan 29, 2010
Nokia 5233 – new kid on the block
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Nokia India surprised many by launching 5233 which is essentially 5230 without 3G and GPS.
I came to know about this on Tuesday, 26th Jan, India’s Republic day. I had suggested one of my friend to buy 5230 which was(???) great value for money at INR. 8100. But when he visited retail shop for buying 5230, sales persons told him that 5230 has been discontinued and being replaced by 5233. I was really surprised to hear that and tried checking with online community of bloggers, techies. Fonearena also said that they are hearing similar things. Though many of my friends were saying similar few others like ZOMGitsCJ said that 5230 is still in market and will sell along with 5233. I still not sure what Nokia’s plan with 5230 and 5233. Many shops are not selling 5230 and offering 5233. so mystery continues for me !!!
Jan 27, 2010
My impressions of Nokia N900-Is it The Ultimate device?
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I could get my hands on N900 so soon. But past few days things changed so fast and it happened. Thanks for Mr. Arjun
So I got to use dream device for 2 days and i really had great time. Following is my quick review/first look of the device. I keep calling it “device” as its mini computer then phone. Check out following for unboxing and other pics,screenshots of N900, its huge collection !!! so take out time to watch it all.
When I first opened box and took it in hand , I felt it bit bigger, heavier than my N82.But overall it fits well in hand and has solid feel.Build quality also seems good, not same as Eseries.First few hours I used it without SIM and only on wifi on Airport. It picked up wifi easily.I was able to update it to latest OS on Wifi itself.
Since I have not used touch phones extensively I had issues with interface but within couple of hours i was at home. i liked the way N900 handles Contacts and Conversations. Basically it ties all contacts from you phone, chat services, SIP account tougether and shows up presence information of contacts.With
conversations also it has all sms, call, chat etc. tied up together.
So I got to use dream device for 2 days and i really had great time. Following is my quick review/first look of the device. I keep calling it “device” as its mini computer then phone. Check out following for unboxing and other pics,screenshots of N900, its huge collection !!! so take out time to watch it all.
When I first opened box and took it in hand , I felt it bit bigger, heavier than my N82.But overall it fits well in hand and has solid feel.Build quality also seems good, not same as Eseries.First few hours I used it without SIM and only on wifi on Airport. It picked up wifi easily.I was able to update it to latest OS on Wifi itself.
Since I have not used touch phones extensively I had issues with interface but within couple of hours i was at home. i liked the way N900 handles Contacts and Conversations. Basically it ties all contacts from you phone, chat services, SIP account tougether and shows up presence information of contacts.With
conversations also it has all sms, call, chat etc. tied up together.
Dec 24, 2009
Nokia finally released 5230, 5530XM in India
Nokia released its additions to touch series phones in India , finally. I was really wondering with recent delays, strange decisions with release of new phones by Nokia. As pointed out in my earlier blog post Nokia has been very selective about phones which they release. Actually this in my opinion is not good for both Nokia and users. Having freedom of choice is good.
But now they have released at least much awaited 5530XM and 5230 India. Very important thing is pricing of 5230 which will be available at Rs. 9389 . Which means market price can will be about Rs. 9000. I guess it will be cheapest phone which support GPS+3G. Also don’t forget its full fledged Symbian S60 5th edition smartphone !!! It lacks WiFi and Front Video Camera. Also it has 2 MP camera onboard. Nokia has decided to taken on Samsung, LG who were ruling low end touch screen market with their Star/Corby and Cookie. Major difference with 5230 and these models is 5230 is smartphone whose capabilities can be enhanced by various apps.
But now they have released at least much awaited 5530XM and 5230 India. Very important thing is pricing of 5230 which will be available at Rs. 9389 . Which means market price can will be about Rs. 9000. I guess it will be cheapest phone which support GPS+3G. Also don’t forget its full fledged Symbian S60 5th edition smartphone !!! It lacks WiFi and Front Video Camera. Also it has 2 MP camera onboard. Nokia has decided to taken on Samsung, LG who were ruling low end touch screen market with their Star/Corby and Cookie. Major difference with 5230 and these models is 5230 is smartphone whose capabilities can be enhanced by various apps.
Free 200 Music Tracks from Nokia Music Store India
Few days back I noticed that Nokia Music Store, India has started festival season offer. You can download 200 free music tracks from Nokia Music store-India. I checked this on OVI Player application on my laptop and found that they tracks are classified into 4 categories. Bollywood, South, Devotional, More(Non Film music, Other).
PennyTel Xmas offer – Free calls worth 10 million minutes !!!
Today my good friend Arjun Parsi(@arjunpar) told me about Xmas offer of voip service called PennyTel. I was surprised to know that they are offering 10 million minutes of free calls to USA, UK, Canada, Australia,India, China.
This is a strictly limited offer, from the 18th of December to the 2nd of January, or when all the free minutes have been used (whichever comes first), and is exclusive to members only.
I have earlier tried such limited period promotional offers from Skype but they never had India as country option for Skypeout calls. So I was really overjoyed to try this offer from PennyTel.
Also since I own Nokia N82, which supports SIP and Internet calls, I was able to configure it.
Here are steps.
1) Visit http://xmaspromo.pennytel.com/website_landing.html and put your email id to join.
This is a strictly limited offer, from the 18th of December to the 2nd of January, or when all the free minutes have been used (whichever comes first), and is exclusive to members only.
I have earlier tried such limited period promotional offers from Skype but they never had India as country option for Skypeout calls. So I was really overjoyed to try this offer from PennyTel.
Also since I own Nokia N82, which supports SIP and Internet calls, I was able to configure it.
Here are steps.
1) Visit http://xmaspromo.pennytel.com/website_landing.html and put your email id to join.
Nov 23, 2009
OVI Files is now Windows 7 compatible, also Booklet 3G
OVI blog today announced that OVI Files is now compatible with Windows 7 & Booklet 3G, Nokia's entry in netbook market. This follows update to OVI Player,PC suite which were made Windows 7 compatible.
Nokia Point & Find updated and now available globally
Today, Nokia Point & Find team updated Nokia Point & Find client, It's basically software/service which uses mobile camera, sensors to provide you information about places, barcodes, movies. The announcement came on Nokia Beta Labs blog. http://bit.ly/5Ynl8L
Pre-order for Nokia N97 Mini , E72 starts in India
Today, Nokia India started to take pre-orders for Nokia N97 Mini and E72. Both devices were can be pre-ordered from Nokia India website, http://www.nokia.co.in/
Price for N97 Mini is not disclosed, but may be around INR. 29000 and E72 it's INR. 22989.
For N97 Mini head over to http://www.getn97mini.com/?rfr=Product
First 1000 customers each will get 100 songs from Nokia Music Store.
For E72, you can visit this link for Pre-order , http://e72.nokialms.com/E72_PreLaunch.aspx?rfr=Product
It comes with Lifetime Nokia Messaging license with IM , first device to have built-in.
Let me know if anyone of you have Pre-ordered any of these.
Price for N97 Mini is not disclosed, but may be around INR. 29000 and E72 it's INR. 22989.
For N97 Mini head over to http://www.getn97mini.com/?rfr=Product
First 1000 customers each will get 100 songs from Nokia Music Store.
It comes with Lifetime Nokia Messaging license with IM , first device to have built-in.
How to Sync Contacts,Calendar from OVI.com to your Evolution in Ubuntu.
If you have been using Smartphones, you may be aware concept of PIM Synchronization. It basically keeps in sync different data sets on different system/platforms. Thus you can get same contacts, calendar, notes, to-dos everywhere across devices, systems,internet.
This looks good on paper but actual implementation is far from perfect. I use Nokia N82 which I sync with Outlook on my laptop, with OVI.com, cloud service by Nokia which allows you to store your PIM data like Contacts, Calendar, Notes, To-dos.But I always wondered about missing link- Syncing your PC/Mac directly with OVI.com cloud. I searched around internet and couldn’t find any reasonable solution. At last I found software called syncEvolution which is available to Linux. This fills missing gap. syncEvolution is Open source project, done as part of Moblin – Initiative by Intel for developing Linux on Netbooks, MID(Mobile Internet Devices).
Below is current Sync scenario with Nokia devices/OVI/PC&Mac. I have tried to cover overall current scenario in this slide.
This looks good on paper but actual implementation is far from perfect. I use Nokia N82 which I sync with Outlook on my laptop, with OVI.com, cloud service by Nokia which allows you to store your PIM data like Contacts, Calendar, Notes, To-dos.But I always wondered about missing link- Syncing your PC/Mac directly with OVI.com cloud. I searched around internet and couldn’t find any reasonable solution. At last I found software called syncEvolution which is available to Linux. This fills missing gap. syncEvolution is Open source project, done as part of Moblin – Initiative by Intel for developing Linux on Netbooks, MID(Mobile Internet Devices).
Below is current Sync scenario with Nokia devices/OVI/PC&Mac. I have tried to cover overall current scenario in this slide.
Nov 22, 2009
Does going Mobile Prepaid(PAYG) make sense now?
Ever since Tata Docomo (Do the new) has entered already crowded India cellular space Mobile tariff war has begun. This seems to me like when Reliance entered the scene way back in 2003 with tag line “Kar lo Duniya Mutthi Mein”.
It was much needed boost to competition and further add new users to mobile revolution.
It was much needed boost to competition and further add new users to mobile revolution.
Nov 20, 2009
Nokia E52, 6720 Classic, 5530XM available
Last week , while I was in market, I found that M-club, retail mobile store in Delhi NCR had few new phones in store.
They were listed as “exclusive” @M-club. I saw that they have E52, 6720 Classic, 5530XM. All 3 phones are not yet available in India via official Nokia channel. Hence I asked sales person about this.
He said that these were imported and were available with International warranty so that you could get support/service in Nokia Care in India.
I checked in 2 stores of M-club in Dwarka and noted that price was varying. They refused to give me price in writing. But here are prices which was told to me.
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E52, Grey Colour – INR. 18400 with 4GB Memory card
Why Nokia is not releasing new phones in India?
Sometimes you see few things around which really don’t make sense and are hard to find any reason about them. last few days, I am wondering “Why Nokia is not releasing their all products to India?”. Nokia is number 1 in India since long time and has been also way ahead of any competition. It’s also recognized as Most trusted brand in India for 2 years in row. But it seems that they are taking this position granted now and forgot to add new products which are already available in world over since last few months.
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Nokia E63 Black, Best Value for Money
I bought Nokia E63 Black for my friend who is in Mumbai. As you may be knowing that Maharashtra has 8% more VAT than other states on mobile, may be on other electronics items also. So It does make difference of Rs. 600-800 difference to price of mobiles @10k
E63 is fantastic device for its price, 10.8K. Its cheaper version of E71 sans Metal body, GPS, 2 MP cam Vs 3.2 MP.
E63 is fantastic device for its price, 10.8K. Its cheaper version of E71 sans Metal body, GPS, 2 MP cam Vs 3.2 MP.
Nov 15, 2009
Finally I used 3G !!! Jadoo literally
Thanks to Nokia Priority Dealer, here in Dwarka, I was finally able to get 3G MTNL SIM card and use it.
Otherwise I always thought that Dwarka does not have 3G coverage, even though MTNL has launched 3G in Delhi in Feb 2009. NPD salesperson showed me in his N97 that MTNL 3G works well and Data speeds were amazing.
Otherwise I always thought that Dwarka does not have 3G coverage, even though MTNL has launched 3G in Delhi in Feb 2009. NPD salesperson showed me in his N97 that MTNL 3G works well and Data speeds were amazing.
Oct 4, 2009
Hello World - My first blog
Hi All,
It's my first blog post, still newbie to world of blogging.So I am saying "Hello World".
I am Suyog,(That's why blog is "MobileYOG"). I am Chemical Engineer by Profession and my hobbies are all about gadgets(especially mobiles) and also reading, traveling, sports(*cricket*).
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