Malaysian firm launches 'Quran mobile' in India

New Delhi: Tolmol.com, online product comparison firm in a joint venture with Malaysian digital Islamic products maker ENMAC Engineering, Monday launched GSM mobile handset MQ3500 also called 'Quran mobile' to cater to the Muslim community in the Indian market.

Priced Rs.3,950, the dual SIM phone has inbuilt features like complete Quran recitation in voices of world's top seven recitors, auto silent mode during prayer times, Quran translation in 29 languages, prayers, Tafseer (commentaries on Quran) and Hadith (sayings of the Prophet) apart from basic features like GPRS and FM radio.


"This is the first of its kind product being launched in India which has a huge market for digital Islamic products," Anuj Kanish, co-founder Tolmol.com, told IANS.

"Mobile phone now is in the hands of everyone irrespective of age-groups, in all parts of the country. This product will cater to the specific needs of the Muslim community like timely information on important dates and prayer timings and content for their daily prayers," he added.

The company also plans to introduce a range of other Islamic products including digital Quran reader and Islamic e-books, apart from high-end phones with advanced features, in India very soon.

"This is the beginning of a new genre of mobile phones in the Indian market," Kanish said.

Apart from the online platform, the products will also be sold through retail outlets and will be available in markets by early December. IANS

Motorola launches Razr model in new avatar

Handset maker Motorola is back with the new version of its best-selling smartphone 'Razr', which is sleeker and more powerful than the earlier models.
The latest version of the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) device is equipped with a 4.3-inch super AMOLED display, scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass screen, 1 GB RAM and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor. It also has a front-facing 720p HD video camera and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera.
The handset is priced at Rs 35,990, while the best buy price is Rs 33,990.
"One of the best-selling mobile phones of all time, the original Motorola Razr redefined what a mobile phone was as people worldwide proudly flaunted their fashion items," Motorola Mobility Mobile Devices business country head-sales and operations (India and South West Asia) Rajan Chawla said in a statement.
The device comes preloaded with the Motorola MotoCast app, which allows users to stream or download content straight from the PC.

Tata Nano - the world's cheapest car

    
The 2012 Nano will be available in more colours and have more luxurious interiors, as part of an effort to rejuvenate its appeal.
The manufacturers also say the car will be more fuel-efficient.
Tata motors, which makes the Nano, also manufactures British luxury cars Jaguar and Land Rover.
The modifications were made after feedback from Nano owners, Tata Motors' India operations director, PM Talang, is quoted by AFP news agency as saying.
The engine will be increased by three horsepower to 38 and the company says the inside of the car will be quieter.
The car's makers say they hope the new model will help to increase sales. The price of the car will remain the same.
Last December it was reported that sales of the Nano had plunged by 85% compared with a year earlier.
Analysts pointed out that a series of fires in the Nano may have contributed. Tata offered free safety upgrades for the model.
It was launched in 2009, amid great fanfare as a car costing just 100,000 rupees ($1,979; £1,366). Tata owner Ratan Tata has described it as a "milestone" at the time.

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Sony Ericsson posts euro8 million profit in Q4

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has reported a net profit for the fourth consecutive quarter, mainly as a result of its efforts to cut costs.
The company Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit of euro8 million ($10.8 million), compared with a loss of euro167 million a year ago.
It was the company's fourth consecutive quarterly profit after nearly two years of losses.
However, revenues in the quarter, ending Dec. 31, fell 13 percent to euro1.53 billion ($2.1 billion) from euro1.75 billion.
In 2010, Sony Ericsson cut its global workforce by approximately 4,000 people in total, and decreased annual operating expenses by more than euro880 million.
For 2011, the company said it forecasts modest growth in units in the global handset market.

HTC Readies to Announce Five Handsets at MWC

As Mobile World Congress is just around the corner, be prepared for the usual tsunami of leaked mobile devices that are hoped to be unveiled in Barcelona.
We will be able to see five new HTC mobile devices that will make an appearance at the conference. The first one is known as the Desire HD. The mobile device comes with a 4 inch screen. It will be enabled with a front facing camera. The handset will be available in curved bezel. It is expected that the mobile device will run the Android operating system.
The handset is followed by the Nexus One that has similar 3.2-inch screen. It is already in the Chinese market under the A3380 guise.
A possible Smart 2 is also found in the list. It will come with a massive 4.3 inch screen. The model will be enabled with physical send as well as receive buttons. Probably it is the same as the Chinese A3360.
It looks like the most interesting is a completely button-less mobile device, that was previously spotted in the list of Verizon.
Still not so many details we know about the upcoming handset, but no doubts we will be able to know more at the big mobile conference which will be held in February.

Linksys E4200 450Mbps router review: Fast is in

The new Cisco Linksys E4200 router sports a more eye-caching design than its predecessors.

(Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) As promised, the review of the Cisco Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Dual-Band Wireless-N Router, the very first true dual-band Wireless-N router that offers a 450Mbps ceiling speed, is now up.
And the router is the fastest we've seen among Wireless-N routers. It's quite unfair to compare it with others, however, as it is the first router that offers the higher 450Mbps speed on the 5GHz band. The only other router that offers this speed is the Trendnet TEW-691GR, but it works only on the 2.4GHz band.
The Linksys 4200's 2.4GHz band, on the other hand, remains at 300Mbps. It was still very fast in our testing. Even faster than the TEW-691GR. On top of that, the E4200 is the first dual-band router we've seen that offers the same range for both bands: up to 290 feet in our testing facility, which is not exactly optimized for wireless range.
Note that to take advantage of the higher 450Mbps speed, the wireless clients need to support this, too. For now, you'll need to have a laptop equipped with an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 or 5300 Wi-Fi adapter. In the future there will also be USB adapters and add-in cards that support this speed.
We actually tested the E4200 with 300Mbps clients and the scores were already noticeably higher. This only means that the E4200 will offer even better performance when used with 450Mbps-capable clients.
Other than the performance aspect, the Linksys E4200 comes with the Cisco Connect software that makes setting up and managing the wireless network a no-brainer, great for home users. What's better is that its Web interface now offers complete control over the router's settings and features, allowing savvy users to skip the software entirely, which is not possible with previous models in the E series.

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