pros and cons ipad

We all know that iPad is an eye-catching product for all gadget lovers . It is full of good features but there are few features in iPad which you might not like. There is a mix reaction about Apple iPad , positive and negative. I would suggest that before purchasing iPad , it is better to know about it’s Pros and Cons .

Here are few Pros and Cons of iPad , which you must consider before buying iPad:

Pros of Apple iPad:

• 10 hour battery life
• Built in Speaker and microphone
• Awesome App Store
• Interface is very much alike to iPhone/iPod Touch
• User-friendly to read newspaper, eBooks, magazines
• Uses home Wi-Fi
• Supports third party apps without modification

Cons of Apple iPad:

• Camera and flash is not supported in iPad
• GPS is not supported completely .
• Can’t load flash enabled videos.
• No USB support.
• No Multitasking
• No Drag and Drop file management
• No SD card reader built-in.
• You won’t able to connect iPad to TV because there are no HDMI output.

You won’t get all the features in single device and iPad is no exception, What is your insight about iPad? Is it worth buying?

Tata docomo kiss contest is back

Tata DOCOMO’s CREATE platform is back again. The platform was launched to give participants an opportunity to showcase their talent to the world and also co-create the brand in process. The platform has thus far gathered tremendous response and has also received special acknowledgement from the BBC.

In its latest leg, Tata DOCOMO will invite fellow ‘DO’ers to participate and showcase their KISS – ‘Keep It Simple’ story in its ‘KISS and Win’ contest! Tata DOCOMO’s ‘KISS and Win’ Contest takes off on the thought that life has many problems, each of which has one simple solution. For example you may get frustrated waiting at the airport for hours when the arriving flight gets delayed. But if you thought about it, you could have checked the status of the flight online before you left for the airport! Or you could have avoided spending money on that boring movie if only you had read the reviews before you went to watch it! Hence participants are invited to create their expression of simple trouble-shooters to life’s complex problems. Participants can submit their entries in four categories –

• Stand-up Comedy Act – This leg is meant for the people who believe they possess the acting skills! Participants are invited to mimic, enact, try ventriloquism, do whatever they are good at to ensure their act brings out the ‘simple solution’ to life’s complex situations while looking at the funny side. In short make the jury fall off their chairs laughing! The length of the video entry must be upto 2 mins in .flv format.
• Animation – For the hardwired animators – using the DOCOMO logo, participants need to show how ‘DO’ and ‘CO’ help ‘MO’ to solve his problem through a simple solution! The length of the animation films should be between 05 to 60 seconds in .flv format
• Comic Strip – For all the illustrators, designers, artists or people who are good at drawing, here is a chance relive the good ol’ memories and create comic strips that highlight simple solutions to life’s jalebis. Participants must bring to life imaginary characters, let speech bubbles talk their tongue and explain their perception of keeping it simple! The comic strip size must be 1024*768px in .JPG format
• Script – For the creative geniuses who really believe in the power of pen and can bring words to life through their interesting narrations, scripts or stories. We are inviting them to pen-down an interesting script for us showcasing how the complexities of life were dispelled using simple solutions.

What’s more there is no denying the lure of a fat prize! The winner in each category will win whopping sum of Rs. 1, 00,000 and two runner-ups in each category will win a smart phone each! Icing on the cake – there is no restriction on the number of entries and one can participate in all the categories!

The last date of submission for entries on the latest leg of the CREATE Platform will be on 15^th June, 2011.

So come and share your KISS (Keep it Simple Silly) story on Tata DOCOMO’s CREATE platform and showcase your talent to the world by going right here – ‘http://create.tatadocomo.com/create-kiss.aspx’

HTC wildfire review

While the original HTC Wildfire was a pint-sized alternative to the flagship HTC Desire, it cut a few too many corners in order to keep its price (not to mention dimensions) down. The screen showcased an awkward 240×320 pixel resolution and as a result many Android apps and games wouldn’t even work on the phone. The device was also hindered by an anemic 528MHz processor – practically stone-age in smartphone terms – which made it a poor second to the new generation of 1GHz mobiles that hit the market in 2010.

However, despite its numerous problems, the Wildfire proved to be something of a hit with consumers, possibly because its dinky size made it a truly ‘mobile’ smartphone. Just as it has done with the Desire S, HTC is revisiting the Wildfire concept with a new device that attempts to improve on what has gone before. Lets explore the device in the FoneArena Wildfire S Review.

The Wildfire S is astonishingly small. If you’re used to large phones like the HTC Desire HD and Dell Venue Pro then this is going to seem like a child’s toy. Despite its tiny stature, the Wildfire S feels as solid as a rock. It lacks the all-in-one metal unibody boasted by the Desire S, but there’s enough aluminum on the casing to make a premium impression. When placed alongside Samsung’s predominately plastic range of handsets, the Wildfire S feels like a million dollars.

HTC has made some revisions to the standard Android button interface, with the Wildfire’s optical track pad being removed in favour of a bank of touch-activated controls. This has allowed the manufacturer to make the Wildfire S a little shorter than its predecessor (101.3mm down from the original Wildfire’s 106.8mm) whilst retaining the 3.2-inch LCD screen. Speaking of which, the resolution has been bumped up from 240×320 pixels to 320×480 pixels. Not only does this result in a clearer, more detailed display, but it also means the Wildfire S is able to play pretty much any app you throw at it.

Sticking with the positives, the Wildfire S is packing Android 2.3.3 and the latest version of Sense. Unfortunately, many of the features introduced by these respective pieces of software aren’t accessible on this phone – there’s no front-facing camera for video calls, for example.

Although the Wildfire S improves on its ancestor in many ways, it’s still unable to shake off its entry-level lineage. The processor is now running at 600MHz instead of 528MHz, but that’s still way behind the cutting-edge. We would have preferred to have seen a 1GHz CPU, which would have at least allowed the Wildfire S to keep up with the rapidly-evolving world of Android smartphones. As it stands, you can expect the Wildfire S to feel pitifully weak in about six month’s time. It already struggles with games like Angry Birds and won’t even play many of the new 3D titles.

Still, such criticisms are perhaps missing the point. The Wildfire S is intended to fill that gap between bargain-basement Android phones and top-of-the-range devices, and in this regard it’s reasonably successful. We love the small size and inclusion of Android 2.3.3, and HTC’s Sense user interface continues to charm us with its intuitive nature – even if it is looking a bit tired these days.

If you’re looking for a small Android phone that runs Gingerbread but aren’t concerned with having the very latest in mobile tech, then the Wildfire S is certainly worth a look – just bear in mind that you may be flashing envious glances at the many dual-core powered handsets that are due to be released in 2011.

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Pros
+ Tiny size
+ Robust case design
+ Improved screen

Cons
- No front camera
- Sluggish processor
- Poor camera and video recording

Vodafone introduces Chillarai Recharge for Tamilnadu Customers

Vodafone has introduced a new offer called ‘Chillarai Recharge’, for its Tamilnadu prepaid customers. This lets the shopkeeper offer you recharge instead of change while doing an Easy Recharge.‘Chillarai Recharge’ comes in two denominations such as Re 1, that offers 10 minutes of local Vodafone night calls within network and Rs 2, that offers 20 minutes of local Vodafone night calls within network.

These packs are valid for a day and night timings are from 10 pm and 8 am.

5 Most Innovative and Affordable Mobile Phones in India

IBall Aassan: A phone for the elderly

In a world where every company is busy thinking of cool ideas to appeal to the younger generation, the requirements of the elderly are neglected quite easily. Most elder people struggle to figure out the functionality of a phone or to identify the keys. Simply by making use of larger buttons and dual language support, IBall has made use of mobile phone hassle free for the elderly people. The one click SOS button is the most useful feature of the phone. Basically you can store some numbers as the SOS number and the user of Aasaan can call the number by simply pushing the SOS key(present on the backside of the phone) downward, without having to remember how to navigate to the contact book, find your mobile and then make a call.

Intex Vision : A phone for visually challenged people

The phone has got a brailey keyboard so that people without vision can use it without much problem. The phone can also speak the keys loudly to enable easy use for blind people. Similar to the IBall Aasaan, the Intex Vision has a SOS call button at the back. The user can store upto four numbers and then make a call with simple touch of the key.

Projector Phone:

There is no way to miss the TVC for Spice Popkorn, which is a projector phone. The projector phone converts the mobile phone into the main source of entertainment for a lot of people. The phone includes an analog TV chip and supports lot of free TV channels, thereby increasing the rate of TV penetration in India which in turn will result in increased awareness level. This is not the first phone to carry a projector. However this seems to be the first one that will take the concept to the masses.

Micromax Marathon Battery Phones

One of the biggest challenges for mobile usage in the rural India is the lack of power. There are many villages in India which do not get power at all or feel lucky to get power for a couple of days in a month. Charging the mobile can involve a 40 km travel in such places. To ease such issues Micromax came up with the marathon battery series phones. It is not unusual for such phones to have 70 hours of talk time and more than a month of stand up time. Without this feature ,the penetration of mobiles in India would have been really low. (P.S: I could not find if marathon battery was used by other companies before Micromax. Please let me know in the comments if you have any information)

Nokia 1100 – The phone with a torch:

The marathon batteries keep the mobiles on during power cuts while with Nokia 1100, Nokia tried to make people’s lives easier during power cuts. The Nokia 1100 was the first phone to come with a built in torch. If you are not convinced about the impact of such a simple idea, then go through this article by Wharton. This 2008 article actually uses this as one of the reasons for Nokia’s success in India.

These five phones go on to prove that the bottom of pyramid is not just a theory. It is very much possible to innovate and profit from mobiles selling below 10,000. Let us know if there is some other affordable innovation that you are aware of.

The day has come and gone, the date May 27th will have left a mark on many hearts and minds. It was an important day for geeks and all Apple lovers in India, the Apple iPhone 4 was launched by Airtel and Aircel with some really exciting offers.

Both Airtel and Aircel, launched the Apple iPhone 4 on May 27th along with some really nice offers about which I’ll be telling you in detail. The offers are available both on Airtel and Aircel, and both are providing tough competition to each other by doing all they can to provide the best experience for customers. This is an iPhone 4 buying guide in India, which will help you decide where to ultimately get the iPhone 4. But we know, wherever you get it from, the iPhone 4 is not going to be different, unless it’s an iPhone 3Gs.

It’s normal to be confused when it comes to choosing between Airtel and Aircel, both are providing amazing offers and plans. However, we all know who of them is the Superior when it comes to Customer service and Network availability. Airtel is the top network provider in our country, whereas Aircel is new to the game. You can also buy the iPhone 4 from Airtel or Aircel, and then choose to go with another carrier as both are offering unlocked iPhones. But then you’ll miss out on what they offer!! So below are the all the Prepaid and Postpaid plans for both Airtel and Aircel. Both are selling the iPhone 4 for:

16GB iPhone 4 Unlocked – Rs. 34,500

32GB iPhone 4 Unlocked – Rs. 40,900

Buy iPhone 4 from Airtel

Airtel is providing a really good offer for all those who choose to select Airtel as their carrier of choice when buying the iPhone 4. The plans are pretty good and there is also a money back offer, which when signed for will save you about Rs. 24,000 in 2 years. Below are the Prepaid and Postpaid plans available on Airtel.

Prepaid Plans

Monthly Recharge	What it Includes	Savings in 24 Months
600	A2A local minutes – 550 mins  Local SMS – 500 sms Data (3G) – 300 MB Credit Back into Main A/C – Rs. 272	Rs. 6528
999	A2A local minutes – 950 mins  Local SMS – 1000 sms Data (3G) – 600 MB Credit Back into Main A/C – Rs. 453	Rs. 10,872
1600	A2A local minutes – 1400 mins  Local SMS – 1750 sms Data (3G) – 1150 MB Credit Back into Main A/C – Rs. 726	Rs. 17,424
2000	A2A local minutes – 1900 mins  Local SMS – 2000 sms Data (3G) – 1350 MB Credit Back into Main A/C – Rs. 907	Rs. 21, 768

Postpaid Plans

Monthly Payment	What It Includes	Savings in 24 Months
600	A2A local minutes – 550 mins  Local SMS – 500 sms Data (3G) – 300 MB Rental discount – Rs. 300	Rs. 7200
800	A2A local minutes – 700 mins  Local SMS – 750 sms Data (3G) – 400 MB Rental discount – Rs. 400	Rs. 9600
1000	A2A local minutes – 950 mins  Local SMS – 1000 sms Data (3G) – 600 MB Rental discount – Rs. 500	Rs. 12,000
1200	A2A local minutes – 1050 mins  Local SMS – 1250 sms Data (3G) – 800 MB Rental discount – Rs. 600	Rs. 14,400
1400	A2A local minutes – 1250 mins  Local SMS – 1500 sms Data (3G) – 950 MB Rental discount – Rs. 700	Rs. 16,800
1600	A2A local minutes – 1400 mins  Local SMS – 1750 sms Data (3G) – 1150 MB Rental discount – Rs. 800	Rs. 19,200
2000	A2A local minutes – 1900 mins  Local SMS – 2000 sms Data (3G) – 1350 MB Rental discount – Rs. 1000	Rs. 24,000

Those are all the plans currently available for Airtel customers. Select the one you think is most suitable for you and get yourself the iPhone 4.

Buy iPhone from Aircel

Aircel has even better to offer, as they are providing complete money back in the period of 24 months. But, it all depends on you as Aircel service and network aren’t as good as Airtel. Check out all the Prepaid and Postpaid plans below. However there is no money back offer for Prepaid plans, you’ll only be getting some extra free recharges and talktime.

Prepaid Plans

Monthly Recharge	What It Includes	Freebies Worth
299	Local Mins (All Local) – 1000  SMS (Local + National) – 350 Data Volume – 500mb Validity – 30 days	Rs. 1125
399	Local Mins (All Local) – 1250  SMS (Local + National) – 350 Data Volume – 500mb Validity – 30 days	Rs. 1275
499	Local Mins (All Local) – 1500  SMS (Local + National) – 500 Data Volume – 500mb Validity – 30 days	Rs. 1500
599	Local Mins (All Local) – 1750  SMS (Local + National) – 1000 Data Volume – 500mb Validity – 30 days	Rs. 1900
699	Local Mins (All Local) – 2000  SMS (Local + National) – 1000 Data Volume – 750mb Validity – 30 days	Rs. 2225
799	Local Mins (All Local) – 2250  SMS (Local + National) – 1000 Data Volume – 1GB Validity – 30 days	Rs. 2550

Postpaid Plans

Monthly Payment	What It Includes	Savings in 24 Months
1119	Monthly net payment – 399 Free Local minutes – 1250FREE SMS (Local + National) – 500  Free 3G Data – 350mb Monthly Discount – Rs. 720	Rs. 17280
1359	Monthly net payment – 499 Free Local minutes  – 1500 FREE SMS (Local + National) – 500Free 3G Data – 500mb  Monthly Discount – Rs. 860	Rs. 20640
2139	Monthly net payment – 699 Free Local minutes – 2000FREE SMS (Local + National) – 1000  Free 3G Data – 750mb Monthly Discount – Rs. 1440	Rs. 34560
2510	Monthly net payment – 800 Free Local minutes – 2250FREE SMS (Local + National) – 1000  Free 3G Data – 1GB Monthly Discount – Rs. 1710	Rs. 41040

That’s all the savings you can have by opting for Aircel. You get all your money back for in a period of 2 years, but the monthly offers are a bit more expensive than Airtel. I would suggest you go in for the Airtel offers, but if you want your complete money back, I don’t know why you would, then go for Aircel.

What plan and which carrier will you go for?