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Hey! BlackBerry Owners - are you missing the Football World cup action? Catch all the latest Football World Cup 2010 action on your BlackBerry smartphone. I am listing a few free apps that will not let you feel left out.It provides you real-time access to scores, breaking news and event coverage. It can send you Push notifications of alerts that you can set for each match - Goals, Half/Full score, dismissals etc. It allows you to share all the excitement of the World Cup along with your friends using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). You can also share alert/news on Facebook, Twitter and Email. It supports Blackberry 9000, 9700, 9100, 8520, 8900, 9500, 9530 OS: 4.6+.

To download it click here (http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/email/10624)
With this app you can view schedules and results round by round throughout the tournament. After the group phase, it will show upcoming games through a bracket view that allows you to see future match-ups form as they happen.

To download it click here(http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/email/11210)
ScoreMobile World Football Theme enables streaming news from the FIFA World Cup and 30 other football/soccer leagues from around the world directly within a customizable hidden dock theme. ScoreMobile FC provides up-to-the-minute football/soccer scores, stats, live blogs, video commentary, betting odds and league tables.

To download it click here(http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/email/10914)

India’s leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services today announced that it has signed a multi-year outsourcing contract with Telenor to modernize its Telecom IT application portfolio in Norway.

The TCS-Telenor contract comprises application maintenance and development services and will involve a modernization of Telenor’s Norway’s application portfolio across its OSS, Fixed, Mobile, Datawarehouse and Accounting system domains.

The contract reinforces TCS leadership position in the Nordic market. Recently, TCS had been ranked as the number one service provider in the Nordic region by an EquaTerra survey in which leading CIOs and CXOs in the Nordic region.
Commenting on the association with TCS, Mr. Ragnar Kårhus, CEO of Telenor Norway said “By implementing this measure we are making the necessary adaptations to provide our customers with improved and more innovative services in relation to capacity, speed and stability, as well as better quality in both voice and data, and to facilitate current demands for accessibility.’

Mr. A.S. Lakshminarayanan, Vice President and Head of Tata Consultancy Services, Europe said “This contract underscores TCS’ ability to help global corporations optimise their ‘Run the Business’ cost and channelize those savings to undertake modernisation projects that are delivered with reduced risk and increased certainty. The contract marks an important milestone for the IT industry in Norway and signifies the acceptance of global service delivery in Norway.”

India’s National Telecom backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced the of its 3G GSM mobile and High Speed Wireless Internet services (Data services) in Raipur city of Chhittisgarh telecom circle.

Speaking on the launch of BSNL 3G services in Raipur, Mr. Ram Yagya, Chief General Manager, BSNL Chhattisgarh circle said “The next generation 3G mobile and data service is now available to all BSNL postpaid and prepaid 2G subscribers in Raipur city.”

He also added that “BSNL will expands the 3G services in other parts of the state shortly. BSNL subscriber can enjoy local and STD Video call just at 30 paisa per minute with our 3G services. He also assure that the BSNL will do the best to provide uninterrupted 3G Mobile and data services.” He also added that “BSNL will expands the 3G services in other parts of the state shortly. BSNL subscriber can enjoy local and STD Video call just at 30 paisa per minute with our 3G services. He also assure that the BSNL will do the best to provide uninterrupted 3G Mobile and data services.”

To avail the 3G mobile and data services, existing BSNL 2G Prepaid customers can recharge with a Special tariff Voucher (STV) of Rs.21 or just send SMS, ‘ACT3G’ to 53733 following which Rs.21 will deducted from their balance and they will be migrated to 3G for a period of 30 days. These migrated customers can experience Video Calling, High Speed Internet, Mobile TV etc at 3G charges while retaining their 2G Voice Plan.

BSNL 2G Postpaid customers have to pay additional Rs.25 only per month as add-on rental to avail 3G services over and above their 2G services. The existing 2G Postpaid customers can also send SMS, ‘ACT3G’ to 53733. They can also approach customer service centres to subscribe 3G services .

BSNL offers Video calling, High Speed Internet with download speed up to 3.6 Mbps, and entertainment through ‘BSNL Live’ WAP portal containing rich contents like movies Music, Mobile TV, Video, Wall Paper, Ring Tone etc are immediately available on launch of 3G services.

BSNL also offers high-speed mobile Internet access for PCs and Laptops through the USB Datacard subscription which comes with free all India roaming including Mumbai & Delhi MTNL service area. The convenient 3G data plans starts from Rs.249 to Rs.2499 are available with both Postpaid & Prepaid options.To give the customers firsthand experience of 3G, Trial Packs have also been launched. As an introductory offer, local and national video calls from home LSA will be charged at 30paisa per minute.

BSNL 3G prepaid SIM Card cost Rs.20 and as an introductory offer the new subscribers will get 200 free video calls, 200 MB Data usage and 2000 Free SMS for 30 days. Beyond free usage Local and STD Video calls will cost just 30 paisa per minute for first 90 days from the date of activation.

For more information on BSNL 3G services, one can dial 1503 (toll free) from BSNL phone or 1800-180-1503 (toll free) from any other phone or visit here BSNL 3G

SmartPlay Technologies, a leading provider of Mobile Software and System Design services, will now offer 3G feature-phone and smartphone solutions designed to operate on Qualcomm Incorporated’s chipsets using multiple operating systems, including Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) and Android. SmartPlay will introduce customized 3G solutions for the India market in late 2010.

SmartPlay will create compelling user experiences for various Indian user segments ranging from youth, working professionals, sports fans and the elderly.

To enable a mass market smartphone experience in India, SmartPlay will initially focus on the Brew MP operating system, whose flexibility and openness will enable quick customization of India-specific features and applications.To enable a mass market smartphone experience in India, SmartPlay will initially focus on the Brew MP operating system, whose flexibility and openness will enable quick customization of India-specific features and applications.SmartPlay will offer its design customization services to leading Indian Private Brands seeking to sell differentiated phones in the fast-growing India 3G market.

Pradeep Vajram, CEO of SmartPlay Technologies said “SmartPlay’s objective is to deliver cost-effective 3G smartphone solutions with compelling user experiences particularly optimized to meet the needs of India and other emerging markets. SmartPlay has strengths in mobile software and systems solutions and has built strong engineering talent in the areas of baseband & RF design, modem, multimedia, user interface and applications software, as well as system test.” “We are proud to collaborate with Qualcomm, a global leader in 3G and a leading wireless chipset provider, to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of 3G solutions and take leadership in India’s fast-growing 3G market.”

Mr. Kanwalinder Singh, president of Qualcomm India and South Asia and senior vice-president of Qualcomm Inc said “We is pleased to join forces with SmartPlay, India’s leading mobile design house, to bring customized 3G smartphone solutions for India and other emerging markets, SmartPlay has strong technology and domain expertise as a design house, and their customized solutions will offer an innovative and differentiated 3G smartphone experience to meet the needs of discerning India consumers.”

India’s first 3G mobile service operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) introduces Women spacial Sakhi Plan on new 3G GSM prepaid connections with inbuilt Life Time valid Free Unlimited Calling facility on two numbers at just Rs.72 for its prospective customers in Mumbai circle.

MTNL’s new life time valid Sakhi Plan 3G prepaid connections comes at just Rs.72 (Rs.10 for 3G SIM KIT +62 for FTRC) with lots of freebies and talk time of Rs.32 as main balance. The new Sim kit will get activated only when recharged with FTRC-Rs.62 which comes with the SIM kit. After the activations customers also get Free 100 MTNL Minutes, 100 Video Calls Credit, 100 Free SMS on MTNL network and 50 MB Data Download credits as a welcome gifts.With the Sakhi Plan, subscriber can make all Local and STD Voice call as well as Video Calls to MTNL network at just 20 paisa while 50 paisa/minute for all other network Local Voice & Video calls. The STD calls will be charged at 75p/minute. The Sakhi Plan also provide Unlimited Local calls or SMS to any two mobile numbers (Dolphin/Trump) of customers choice at monthly rental of Rs.20.

The Subscribers will be allowed the entire range of Extra talk time recharges, Plan Recharges and the Top up coupons subsequently.

Here are the Details-:

Cost of MTNL Sakhi Plan 3G Prepaid Connection (Rs.10 for SIM Card + Rs.62 for FTRC-2) Rs.72
Tariff Validity LIFE TIME
Free Talk Time Rs.32
Welcome Gifts (To be consumed with in one month) Free 100 Minutes (MTNL N/W)
Free 100 Video Calls (Own-Net)

Free 100 SMS (Own-Net)

Free Data Downloads-50 MB

Local Voice and Video Calls MTNL Network- 20 paisa / Minute
Other Network- 50 Paisa /Minute

STD Voice and Video Call MTNL Delhi Network- 20 paisa / Minute.

Videocon Mobile Services, today launched a new Special tariff voucher for the Customers in Tamil Nadu which is priced at Rs 42.

STV 42 enables customer to enjoy a special tariff of calling to any local Videocon Number at just 20 paise/minute if calls made between 10 pm to 8 am whereas calls made to other local networks will be charged at flat 40paise/minute.

STD calls will be charged at flat 50p/minute. This special tariff voucher has a tariff validity of a whopping 365 days.The offer details are tabulated below

Particulars STV 42
Talk Value (Rs.) 0
Local Videocon to Videocon (10 pm to 8 am) 20 paise
Others Local 40 paise
STD 50 paise
Pulse 60 seconds
Validity 365 days
Fine Print Current Pulse of 1p/second will be de-activated after recharging with this STV
The above offer can only be availed if recharged through Mobile Top-Up.

For More details, call 121(Toll-Free) from your Videocon Number or call 9080012345 (tolled) from any other phone, Alternatively you can also log on to www.videocon.com for more details.

Nokia's new Cseries mobile - Nokia C7 is leaked. Nokia C7 is a full touchscreen mobile phone. It has a 3.5 inch display. It will run on Symbian 3 operating system. C7 has a 8 megapixel camera with dual led flash. It supports multi touch and has stereo speakers.Nokia's new Cseries mobile - Nokia C7 is leaked. Nokia C7 is a full touchscreen mobile phone. It has a 3.5 inch display. It will run on Symbian 3 operating system. C7 has a 8 megapixel camera with dual led flash. It supports multi touch and has stereo speakers.

It somewhat resembles the looks of some mobile phones of another well known company. No prizes for guessing. Do let us know what do you think - is this phone resembling any other phone. If yes leave a comment with your answer

The Samsung 3G B7722 handset is equipped with high end features and the most costly dual-SIM phone available yet. While cheap dual SIM phones are a dime a dozen, high end dual SIM devices are still somewhat of a rarity. Samsung is set to launch the new gadget, 35 B7722 in India at the cost of Rs.23,000.

The new handset includes a 3.2 inch TFT touch screen of 262K colors, 240 x 400 pixels resolution and weighs about 112 gm. with dimensions 113.5 x 55.5 x 14.3 mm. The noticeable facets of it comprise of 5 MP camera with 2592 ? 1944 pixels resolution and LED Flash support, QVGA video recording at 30 fps, and facilitates Stereo FM radio with RDS with FM recording .
It has a capable 5 mega-pixel camera with LED flash, which snaps pictures at a resolution of 2592 ? 1944, and records QVGA videos at 30fps. As expected from a high end phone, the B7722 supports plenty of multimedia formats including MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, MP4, H.263 and H.264. Although it lacks GPS support, Google Maps and Mobile tracker are included. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Push Email, Instant Messaging and MicroSD cards up to 8 GB are also supported.

It is a GSM phone in which one SIM can run on 3G while the other must operate on GPRS/EDGE. The mobile phone is supported by messaging features as SMS, Email, MMS, IM, Push Email, and RSS, a browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML supported, and is available in Black.

MTNL Mumbai has introduced a new Trump Sakhi plan. This plan offers Unlimited calls & SMS to 2 mobile numbers of choice (Dolphin &Trump) absolutely free. This facility can be availed by the existing MTNL subscribers by paying Rs 20 per month.

New MTNL subscribers can activate this plan on Rs 10 SIM Kit with first recharge coupon (FRC) of Rs. 62.

This plan offers Talk value of Rs 32 and 100 min of each voice and video call on MTNL network. MTNL subsrivers will also get 50 MB free data download to be consumed within 30 days and 100 SMS free on MTNL network. The 3G facility will be automatically activated without any cost.

This plan offers video and voice calls to local MTNL network at 20 paise/min and to other networks at 50 paise/min. All STD calls will be @ 75 paisemin.

Now Trump customers under Sakhi plan can enjoy unlimited talking and unlimited SMS to any of their two favourite pre determined MTNL Dolphin/ Trump numbers absolutely free. This facility can be availed by the customer by paying just Rs 20 per month.

Tata DOCOMO-the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited announced that its customers can now avail the benefit of knowing EAMCET results on SMS and Voice portal. The customers can simply follow a few instructions to get the results on their Tata DOCOMO mobile phones, conveniently.
Tata DOCOMO provides 2 convenient ways to get EAMCET results delivered personally! Using the IVR option, customers will have to dial 54321234 and provide students seven digit Roll Number. For this the subscribers will have to follow a “Pre-registration” wherein customers can register their Roll Numbers by dialing 54321234 and they will be notified through SMS as soon as the results are announced. As a second option customers can also have a choice of getting the result by sending an SMS to 55352. Ex: SMS EAMCET Hall Ticket Number to 55352.


Every SMS will be charged at Rs. 3 per SMS and the IVR service will be charged at 10 paise per second.