Windows Mobile 6.5 has finally arrived in India

Windows Mobile 6.5 has finally arrived in India, thanks to the launch of the HTC Touch 2 . HTC has officially launched its TouchFlo UI powered HTC Touch 2 in India. The touch screen gadget sports a 2.8 inch QVGA display and is powered by a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor. It is equipped with 256 MB ram and 512 MB ROM and has a 3.2 meg snapper, A-GPS, Wi-Fi and 3.5mm standard head phone jack. The phone will be available in India at a price point of INR 22,000. Other handsets that run on Windows Mobile 6.5 and are launched in India are Acer Be Touch E100, Acer Be Touch E101, Acer Neo Touch S200 and Acer Be Touch E200. Further, several handsets running Windows Mobile 6.1, including HTC Diamond 2, HTC Touch Pro 2, LG Eigen and Samsung Omnia Pro, will be upgradeable to the new WinMo 6.5.

Micromax and MTNL Launch "Very Affordable" 3G HSPA Handset

With MTNL launching 3G Services long time back, the company has launched India's first operator branded handset along with MicroMax. The Micromax H360 is India's first operator branded 3G HSPA handset, which is optimized to make use of the high-speed 3G services available on MTNL. The handset will be available in Delhi and Mumbai first. Being a 3G handset, the H360 comes pre-loaded with Internet based services, wireless business solutions, social networking support, mobile TV and video calling applications. This is a big leap towards operated branded handsets by MTNL and Micromax. Being a 3G handset, users can catch up with all the latest happenings over the Internet at high speeds. Mobile TV gives you an option of watching live shows and serials on your mobile phone. The 3G speeds of MTNL are supposed to reach 3.6 mbps on this device, in real world we need to see. Other features include a 3 meg snapper, dual camera options for video calling, 8 GB memory support, Facebook/Orkut and Nimbuzz Social Networking Application. A high cost factor has always been attached to the 3G technology but the Micromax H360 will be retailing at a jaw dropping price of INR, 5,499, which I think is a killer pricing for the operator branded handset game.