Nokia Launches 2730c Most Affordable 3G Mobile Phone In India

Nokia the leading mobile phone makers today announced the launch of most affordable 3G handset, Nokia 2730 classic in India. The Stylish, sleek and compact Nokia 2730 classic is one of the most affordable 3G enable mobile phone priced at Rs 4,499.

The Nokia 2730 classic supports 3G for faster search and browsing and an integrated Opera mini browser. The Nokia 2730 classic is Nokia Life Tools compatible.Key features of the device include a 2? QVGA active display, 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.



The Handset provides an ultimate Internet experience and is competitively equipped with Nokia’s range of emerging market services such as Ovi Mail, Nokia Messaging, Nokia Life Tools, and browsing, making it easy for consumers to share and manage life.The handset is available in black and dark magenta colors.

Google Voice Challenger Ribbit Mobile Launches

The company is not yet positioning its cloud-based phone messaging service as an enterprise offering

Ribbit Mobile has launched a cloud-based service that enables users to combine multiple phone numbers, make calls from the Internet, and receive transcribed voicemails.

Like Google Voice, Ribbit lets calls ring multiple phone numbers and can transcribe voicemails as searchable text files. Upon receiving a call, Ribbit Mobile can ring various landline, mobile, and soft phones services such as Skype and Google Talk, and users can answer and initiate calls from a PC.

Unlike Google's offerings, Ribbit Mobile users don't have to adopt a new number, as it works with existing mobile phone numbers.

Ribbit described the offering as a form of personal customer-relationship management (CRM). Users will also be able to see a caller's Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn messages when receiving a call. Ribbit said this "caller ID 2.0" gives context to verbal conversations. An online backup service is also offered.

Ribbit's service will be open to third-party developers, which is why the company is not yet positioning its service as an enterprise offering. The company said it is focused on building a solid communications platform that can be used by developers for consumers and businesses alike. iPhone and BlackBerry application are on the way, and Ribbit says it envisions multiple enterprise-focused apps eventually emerging from the developer community.

The company will also be rolling out a developer rewards program which will compensate content creators based on how much their apps are used.

This is aimed at making Ribbit's app process more of a meritocracy than other app environments, the company said.

The service is currently in beta. It includes unlimited automated voicemail transcriptions and calls. Ribbit Mobile will have tiered pricing that ranges from free to $30 a month when it comes out of beta. Users can sign up at Ribbit's Web site for an invitation.

The five Apple products that flopped

Apple Newton: Released much ahead of its time in 1993, the Newton (official name was MessagePad) was touted as the future of computing. It would be the first in a new line of PDAs. The Newton's $ 1,000 price tag, poor handwriting recognition and large size pushed it towards failure.

Apple Lisa: Way back in 1983, Apple released the Lisa, one of the first commercial personal computers to have a GUI and a mouse. One of the main reasons of Lisas failure was its astonishing price of $ 9,995 ( around $ 21,500 in todays rate).

Macintosh Portable: The Macintosh Portable was Apples first portable computer. Launched in 1989, it was powered by a Motorola 68000 processor at 16 MHz and had 1 MB of RAM ( expandable to 8 MB). It was bigger than a briefcase, which made it unacceptable.

Macintosh TV: The limited- edition TV introduced in 1993 failed because it could not display TV feeds on desktop window and mediocre graphical performance.

Motorola ROKR: The iPhone is not Apples first cell phone; in 2005 it partnered with Motorola for the ROKR phone. It flopped mainly because of its awfully slow transfer rates.