By showing the concern over the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on wildlife, especially birds and bees, the Environment and Forest Ministry has asked Telecommunications Department to stop the installation of new mobile towers within a kilometer of any existing ones.
As stated by the Ministry that the new towers should be constructed with utmost care and precautions "so as not to obstruct flight path of birds, and also not to increase the combined radiation from all towers in the area".
Mobile Indian stated that "The recommendations by Environment and Forest Ministry, unfortunately, do not consider the innumerable studies by international independent agencies of the highest repute who have concluded that EMF emissions from mobile towers do not pose any risk towards the health of both animals as well as humans”.
 COAI further added, "Therefore it will only unnecessarily delay and complicate the process of strengthening mobile network in the country”.
COAI pointed out, "Government of India/DoT has already adopted and implemented ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) standards for the telecom sector in the country which is considered to be one of the best in the world and has been adopted by over 90 per cent of the countries of the world."
It is expected by COAI that the main cause of delay  in network roll out is the new norm which calls for regular monitoring and auditing of EMR around educational institutions, hospitals, and residential and recreational areas. It also states that there should be ecological impact assessment of places where mobile towers are to be installed.
India is in the process of rolling out 3G and 4G networks and this new norm can potentially delay the roll out. Operators are trying to decrease the number of cell towers by sharing towers among them. But there are areas which still do not have even the basic 2G network.
COAI further stated to the Mobile Indian, "These recommendations will put the operators in a difficult position wherein the government will ask us to fulfill the license conditions in terms of coverage on one hand; and prevent us from creating the infrastructure for facilitating the same on the other hand,"

Source : Themobileindian

Geo tagging is a feature of smart phones and digital cameras where geographical information can be assigned to a photo. After taking a photograph we can add details such as latitude and longitude, location details, city information, etc to the photo. GPS connectivity to the satellites is required while clicking a geo-tagged picture.

According to the Finland based newspaper Nokia is holding an event on 5th September to announce not just its first Windows Phone 8 based Smartphone but first tablet as well. This event will take place in the New York. The event invites have been sent to major publications in the USA. The phone will not be available immediately after the event in the market but it is expected that the devices are likely to hit the market in October this year. Microsoft had dropped a bombshell on the current Windows Phone 7.5 operating system based Smartphone’s by declaring that they will not get updated to the latest WP 8 version. Samsung and HTC other manufacturers makes phones based on the OS, they have bigger stake in Android OS.
For Nokia Windows Phone is the only Smartphone operating system as it is phasing out the Symbian OS. It was expected that Nokia to be worst hit by this announcement. This is the main reason due to which Nokia is in a hurry to introduce Windows Phone 8 based phones.
Against the single core processors of current Lumia series, Windows Phone 8 will offer dual core processor's capability. Bigger camera will be supported by WP 8 due to which Nokia may bring a Windows Phone 8 version of its famous Pureview Smartphone.
The new OS has also been made to be better compatible with Windows PC operating system. It will support Microsoft's software suits like the MS Office, new email client like Outlook.com etc will be supported by Microsoft's software suits. This is intended at creating a rival to Android which relies a lot on Google suit of software like Gmail, maps, YouTube etc.

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During Mobile World Congress, Samsung announced to launch Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 and finally it has been unveiled. Tablet will be available in US retail market. Users can pre book this device in India. Through the Samsung India e-store,users can register themselves by paying a small upfront booking amount of Rs 2,000.
From today the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is available in the USA market and will be coming very soon in other countries as well.  The 16 GB and 32 GB variants of the Galaxy Note 10.1 are priced at Rs 28,000 and 31,000 respectively.
Yet the official retail release date of the Galaxy Note 10.1 is not available but it is expected that by the end of this month the device will be made available. The users who prebook the Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000) will get the complementary book cover along with the device. Unlike the previous Galaxy Note, the Note 10.1 does not have the calling functionality.  PLS technology has been used in device which allows users to show better colors, contrast and even wider screen viewing angles than the existing IPS technology based screens.
Device Specification:
• 10.1 inch PLS  technology based display
• Smart stylus
• WiFi
• 1.4 GHz quad core processor
• 2 GB of RAM
• 16/32 GB  internal memory
• Android Ice Cream SandwichOS
• 1280 x 800 pixels
• 5 megapixel rear camera
• 1.9 megapixel front camera
• GPS with GLONASS and A-GPS for more accurate location
• Adobe Photoshop Touch
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 offers a brand new innovation which is known as the Multiscreen feature. With the help of this feature users can run two different applications or can view videos, web pages etc. There will be no need to toggle back and forth between apps.
The tablet also features S Note, a tool that allows users combine notes or sketches together with web content, images and other digital media into their own personalized storyboards, something that is available on the original Galaxy Note device as well. By using the Shape Match function of Note 10.1 users can create more organized idea sketches and storyboards as well. This app is price at $9.99 or Rs 500 (approximately).

Source : Themobileindian

Micromax has unveiled a new phone called the Q36 that comes with Qwerty keypad and triple SIM support. Separate buttons for all three SIM cards are available so that they are easily accessible for use. One button for CDMA is marked with a 'C' and one can make call directly from a particular SIM by pressing the associated key. The price of this phone is Rs 4,299.
Device Specification:
• 2.3 inch screen
• 320x240 resolution
• VGA camera with support for 640x480 pixel resolution
• Supports digital zoom
• Audio and video player
• Support for MP4, MIDI, WAV, MP3 files
• Bluetooth
• GPRS
• USB port
• Upto 8 GB phone memory
• 1450 mAH battery support 5 hours talktime and 200 hours of standby

Source : Themobileindian