RIM launches BlackBerry Porsche worth Rs1.39 lakh

BlackBerry Porsche P’9981

In spite of the troubles its parent company is facing in the global markets, Research In Motion, the makers of the popular BlackBerry smartphones, on Wednesday said it will top industry growth this year in India.

The parent Canadian company RIM, which has been fast losing its grip on the market of late to more agile players like Samsung and Apple, launched the BlackBerry Porsche, developed in association with Porsche Design, early this year globally. The phone is set to be launched here this evening.

The ultra-premium BlackBerry Porsche P-9981 is priced at a cool Rs1.39lakh. On this highly aspirational phone, RIM India managing director SunilDutt said that the phone is about power, style and aspiration.

"We will not be selling this through the traditional channels. The discerning customers can order their phones to begin with and later on, we will have select outlets like luxe watch and accessories showroom located on the high streets," Dutt said, hours

Scary app mines cell contacts

MUMBAI: An app that creepily lets almost anyone trace mobile phone numbers to their owners is the latest craze among Indian smartphone users. Available for most handsets — including the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Symbian phones — TrueCaller, when installed on a mobile phone, extracts phone numbers from the user's contact list and uploads them to a global crowd-sourced cellphone directory of sorts.

"I installed it to alert me when unknown numbers called," says Mumbai-based PR executive Sanaya Vakeel who used the app to look up numbers of her friends and family. "I was shocked when it had name and other details about almost every person I knew," she says.

Nokia launches Pureview 808 smartphone @ Rs 33,899

NEW DELHI: Nokia on Wednesday launched its much-awaited cameraphone 808 Pureview in India. It will be sold at a Best Buy price of Rs 33,899.

The smartphone has a 4-inch wide screen and runs on Symbian Belle. It boasts of 41 MP sensor and the advanced imaging innovation featuring Nokia's award-winning Pureview technology and Carl Zeiss optics. This makes it among the best smartphones available in India currently.

Nokia has a tie-up with Dolby Laboratories that has helped it introduce a rich cinematic sound output in 808 Pureview which features both Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Headphones technology. In addition, Nokia is bundling a Dolby Headphone with Pureview 808.

Besides, Pureview has two