UPDATE: Product Page added below. The small FAQ on the page says “the handset will be available at Airtel Authorised Stores very soon” and will mostly be bundled with a 3G plan. While most countries are waiting for the updated version of iPhone, Indians will officially be getting the iPhone 3GS soon. Airtel, India’s […]
Airtel to open their App Store tomorrow [Updated w/ site link]
UPDATE: So Airtel’s App Store variant will be known as App Central and it will be WAP-based only. Airtel users can point the phone’s browser to http://airtel.cellmania.com using Airtel Live’s WAP profile. The only good thing I found for now is the buying part. The site automatically detects your Airtel number and bills it […]
Airtel announces Blackberry Curve 8520
Airtel has brought the latest Blackberry Curve device to India at a very attractive price. The Curve 8520 will sell nationwide from August 7 at a price of Rs. 15,990. The 8520 is the first Blackberry device to sport a trackpad instead of the trackball and brings some exciting features like Wi-Fi and EDGE […]
HTC Magic says Namaste, India’s first Android phone
UPDATE: The phone will be sold as an unlocked one. However, users on Airtel will be eligible for free data access. HTC has finally announced Magic, India’s first Android phone in partnership with Airtel. It still is the same Magic under the hood but Airtel brings in few of its own features like Portfolio […]
India will get its first HTC Android phone today
UPDATE: The first Android phone in India has been launched. Click here for more details. HTC has a press event scheduled for today but it looks like the cat is already out of the bag. Economic Times is reporting that HTC has teamed up with Airtel to bring the first Android phone in India […]
Airtel authorized to unlock iPhones but are they doing it?
Oh boy, look here. This info comes from Apple’s support pages so we can blindly testify the legitimacy of the news but does Airtel offer it? I quickly called the Customer Care to find out and after putting on hold for more than 10 minutes, I finally got an answer, NO. What should we […]
Airtel NetPC is a cloud based computer
Airtel launched Net PC today claiming to be “a next-generation computer that never goes obsolete and never crashes”. Really? To straighten the marketing lingo, it’s basically a PC in the clouds (on the server) and for Rs. 7,999 Airtel gives the user a 15-inch LCD monitor, keyboard and mouse. A user also gets a […]
Airtel crosses 100m GSM subscribers in India
It’s time for celebrations for India’s top cellular operator. Bharti Airtel today confirmed that they have surpassed the 100 million subscriber mark, making them the world’s third operator to achieve such a figure in a single country. A big celebration is in the offing but wouldn’t it be nice if they include their customers […]
Blackberry Curve 8900 launched in India
Its raining Blackberrys this month. The third Blackberry phone to be launched in India is Curve 8900. Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications will be selling this little Bold sibling for Rs. 27,500. Internally, there are no surprises as such. There’s EDGE and Wi-Fi for wireless internet connectivity, a HVGA+ display, 512MHz processor, GPS, 3.2 […]
Airtel brings Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 to India
Update: Even Vodafone has announced it. India’s leading GSM operator, Airtel today launched Blackberry’s first clamshell phone, Pearl Flip 8220. The phone will sell for Rs. 21,990 ($452) and will be available at all Airtel authorized outlets. If you’re forgetful about what Pearl Flip is, then here it is. It has a SureType keypad, […]