In India Mobile Number Portability service was launched in January 2011 and till now only 4.9 per cent mobile subscribers has used this Mobile Number Portability (MNP) services. This service allows users to change their mobile service provider without changing their number. Out of 921 million mobile subscribers in India only 45.86 million users has used it so far. Most of the people in India prefers to buy a new SIM instead of waiting for the MNP procedure , which takes about seven days. This is the main reason for the pre-paid market like India where people are not loyal about their Mobile Number. The figure of MNP jumps to 6.7 per cent if we consider MNP requests of only active mobile subscribers in the country, which is 686.56 million . This service has gained popularity in the month of April this year where 4.01 million subscribers availed the service. When MNP was presented in 2011 most of the industry pundits stated that only 20 per cent people will choose this service . they also predicted that some operators like Tata Docomo and RCom would gain through this service while Idea Cellular would lose and Airtel would remain unaffected.None of the predictions came true . According to the latest report of the TRAI Idea Cellular is the biggest gainer and Airtel gained marginally while Tata Docomo, RCom, and MTNL take a hit in retaining their subscribers. MNP services is expected to come with a new telecom policy, which mandates inter-circle .

Source : Themobileindian

Today Nokia has official announced availability of the Mail for Exchange for its Nokia Asha 302 and Asha 303 S40 based QWERTY feature phones.  The Mail for Exchange allow the users to access push email, calendar and contact data synchronization between compatible Microsoft Exchange email servers and their devices. The main objective of bringing the Mail for Exchange and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to these feature phones is to permit the business entrepreneurs have an opportunity in high growth economy. Microsoft Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010 Servers, and Microsoft Office 365 Mobility online service are supported by Mail for Exchange on the Nokia Asha 302 and 303 phones.

In addition to the encrypted email storage, a variety of Exchange ActiveSync security policies are supported. This include alphanumeric password, minimum length for password and remote or local wipe after maximum password attempts thus fulfilling the companies' hygiene device security needs. The availability of Mail for Exchange for the Asha 302 and Asha 303 change from market to market.

Source : Mobigyaan

Google has released the Chrome web browser available for the iOS based devices through Apple App Store. Google Chrome joins the race of the third party web browser in the Apple App Store while bringing new user experience. At Google I/O conference in San Francisco, US the availability of the Google Chrome web browser for iPhone and iPad was announced. This browser is available for the iOS 4.3 or higher running devices which are not same like the one available for the Android platform. Apple's older engine UIWebView for rendering and as JavaScript engine is used in the chrome for iOS. It will be even slower than the Apple's own mobile Safari which uses a Nitro JavaScript engine for rendering. The reason why Apple use UIWebView engine is because that is what Apple offers the third party web browser to use - be it Opera, Dolphin or Yahoo Axis. The set of fancy features such as ability to view open tabs and pages from other devices is included in Chrome for iOS. That requires signing into Chrome using your Google Account credentials. The famous Cognito Mode is also available for the Chrome for iOS. The main objective of the Google is to deliver a fast, secure and stable version of web browsing experience to the iOS platform users. It is not as fast as you think but you can certainly enjoy the similar user interface on the iPhone or iPad.

Good news for the lovers of chrome browser because this new Chrome for iOS will help the ardent lovers of Chrome browser for the desktops to sync their bookmarks, pages and calendar with the iOS devices and access it on the go. Recently, Mozilla showed the sample of its upcoming Firefox web browser for the iPad recently and codenamed it as Junior. Till now no official dates has been revealed. You can download Google Chrome for iOS from the Apple App store.

Source : Themobileindian

The Samsung Galaxy Beam, Android Smartphone with a projector was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2012. Earlier there was news that by April India will get the Smartphone, it was somehow delayed. But now the Smartphone is now available in India. You can pre-order at Samsung’s eStore. This Smartphone is priced at Rs.29,900.

Device Specifications:

• 4 inch display with 480×800 (WVGA) resolution
• 1 GHz dual core processor
• 786MB or RAM
• 8GB of internal memory and expandable via microSD card
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• 5MP rear camera with flash
• 1.3MP front camera
• 2000mAH battery
• Projector allowing to project photos and videos up to 50-inch wide

Source : Mobigyaan

Google announced that offline editing is about to become available for Google Docs at 2nd day of Google I/O which is all about chrome. Offline edits are made and are later synced, when you connect to the web. Director of Product Management for Google Apps explained the functionality on a Nexus 7 tablet and it worked like a charm. Today the feature will become available with an update for the Google Docs app and you will be able to test it. The functionality is only going to support regular text documents, spreadsheets and presentations which are coming soon.

Source : Blog.gsmarena