Saturday, 16 June 2012

Idea launches Android-based dual-SIM 3G smartphone ID 918 at Rs 5,994 - Times of India

Idea launches Android-based dual-SIM 3G smartphone ID 918 at Rs 5,994 - Times of India
MUMBAI: The third largest GSM operator Idea Cellular on Friday launched ID 918, a dual-SIM Android smartphone on the third generation mobile spectrum.

Idea ID 918 sports a 3.2-inches display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The device has 512MB RAM and runs on Android 2.3(Gingerbread) operating system. The phone boasts of 1300 mAh battery. The device has 150MB internal storage which is expandable upto 32GB. The phone also features a 3.2MP camera. As of connectivity, the phone has GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WLAN, USB, Bluetooth.

The phone has been at Rs 5,994 and along with the handset, Idea is also offering benefits worth Rs 2,340 apart from a 2 GB data per month for three months after 48-72 hours of recharge.

The chief marketing officer of the company Sashi Shankar said that with the company breaking the Rs 6,000- barrier, will help drive usage with this dual SIM.

The overall 3G customer base in the country is currently estimated at nine million with Idea accounting for about one third of it.

This is the third 3G handset offering from the Aditya Birla group controlled company after Blade and Id-280, which together have notched up over 1 lakh units in sales since the launch last December.



Euro 2012 highlights: Sweden 2-3 England - BBC News

England survive a Sweden fightback to claim a crucial 3-2 win in their Group D clash at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

Andy Carroll gave England the lead in the first-half, before two goals from Olof Mellberg saw Sweden go 2-1 in front.

England drew level through a superb strike from Theo Walcott before a sublime flick from Danny Welbeck secured England's first ever competitive win over the Scandinavians.

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Idea launches new 3G phone at Rs 5,994 - Economic Times
MUMBAI: The third largest GSM operator Idea Cellular today launched ID 918, a dual-SIM Android smartphone on the third generation mobile spectrum platform priced at Rs 5,994.

The chief marketing officer of the company Sashi Shankar said that with the company breaking the Rs 6,000- barrier, will help drive usage with this dual SIM.

The overall 3G customer base in the country is currently estimated at nine million with Idea accounting for about one third of it.

This is the third 3G handset offering from the Aditya Birla group controlled company after Blade and Id-280, which together have notched up over 1 lakh units in sales since the launch last December.

The Idea ID 918, made by Alcatel in China, runs on Android 2.3 and has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display.

Along with the handset, Idea is also offering benefits worth Rs 2,340 apart from a 2 GB data per month for three months after 48-72 hours of recharge.



Could Chip Manufacturers be Producing 4G LTE Chips for iPhone 5? - ibtimes.co.uk

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The sources further revealed that Qualcomm needed about 10,000 28nm 12in wafers or one-third of the 28nm capacity at TSMC for the production of 4G chips for the iPhone. The report also quoted the sources as saying Nvidia would also take up about 10,000 units of 28nm wafer capacity at TSMC, leaving Broadcom, TI, Altera, Xilinx and other chipmakers to share the remaining 28nm wafers. It was noted that it would be difficult for TSMC to meet market demand for 28nm process until it ramped up its 28nm wafer starts to 50,000 units a month around the fourth quarter of 2012

STMicroelectronics is said to have increased its output of Micro Electro Mechanical (MEMS) devices, whereas NXP and TI are building inventory analog Integrated circuits (ICs) for iPhones.

It was earlier rumored that Qualcomm would manufacture 4G LTE chips for the iPhone 5. A report by Apple Insider suggested that analyst Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster sent a note to investors stating Qualcomm was facing supply issues for its 28nm LTE baseband. The news led Munster to believe in an October launch for the iPhone.

"It is more likely the iPhone launches in October given Qualcomm commentary around 28nm chip supply. We believe Apple will include LTE in the iPhone 5 as an important in the product update," said Munster.

Apple is expected to utilise Qualcomm's MDM9615 LTE chip, which supports both voice and data connections on high-speed 4G LTE networks. Moreover Apple was in the process of testing and evaluating potential components for the next iPhone.   



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