National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC registry)

TRAI has proposed for a National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC registry) containing list of telephone numbers of the subscribers who do not want to receive Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC). It includes SMS as well.
A Mobile or landline subscriber who does not wish to receive telemarketing calls, can request their telephone number be included in the NDNC Registry. Such request are sent through their telecom service providers which will be stored in National Do Not Call Registry.Subscribers can make a Do Not Call requests via Letter, phone, SMS or on-line.

The telephone number "1909" is designated for registering your request in the National Do Not Call Registry. Registrations can be done either by calling or sending SMS with keywords "START DND" to "1909". Telephone calls/SMSs to this number are FREE of cost. The telecom service provider will acknowledge the request within ten days. Requests will become effective in 45 days from the date of request.

National Informatics Center (NIC) will maintain the NDNC registry.The telemarketers will have to verify their calling telephone numbers list with the NDNC registry before making a call or SMS.For every unsolicited call or SMS to the unsuspecting customer registered with the National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC), telemarketers will be fined Rs 500. They also stand to lose their telephones connections if they make such calls for the third time.
More Details: National Do Not Call Registry

CompareIndia

CompareIndia, a network18 venture is an interesting portal that lets consumers know more on the products they want to buy.It provides specifications of products over 37 odd categories like audio,video systems, home appliances,Cameras etc., It lets you compare their specs,prices,ratings and present them in a clean fashion.This site is worth visiting before buying a product.

The site says "Today's consumer largely depends on word-of-mouth and sales literature or takes a salesman's verdict before making a purchase. Either way, he/she does not get the complete picture. The research team at Compareindia.com has worked closely with manufacturers to gather detailed information on various products. This includes technical specifications, prices, schemes and promotions on offer, warranties, after-sales service and even a list of dealer outlets where the products are available. Our software team has then organized the information in a manner that lets consumers compare different products, feature for feature and price for price, to make an informed decision. The decision-enabling process is interactive and dynamic and very easy to use, even for a first-time internet user."

CompareIndia Website

Planning to buy a Mobile

Now we have abundant information available on the web before we actually go to a mobile shop.Thanks to the fast expanding mobile retail stores across the country.The main advantage of these stores over the local shops being the quality stuff we get.
Here is the list of few web sites for you to dig and choose the right mobile, before you enter the mobile shop.

TheMobileStore
IndiaGSM
Sangeetha
UniverCell
BigC Mobiles

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Your own MP3 Player with ipod Interface

Get Your Own Free Player

Here comes a cool site, Ivoon that lets you upload your favorite music files and create your own online play list in a short time.You can also create the play list from the existing music collection.More over the player has the ipod interface.
Sources: go2Web2 Labnol

Nokia calls for battery replacement

Nokia mobile phones with Battery Code BL-5C are being recalled.BL-5C batteries manufactured by Japanese company Matsushita between December 2005-November 2006 are the ones being recalled.Nokia has taken this decision after 100 odd incidents of over heating while charging.

If you own a Nokia phone, then it's time to check this link to find out if your Battery need to be replaced
http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

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Apple iPhone

The much rumoured and the much awaited phone sort of device from the Apple stable has finally been unveiled.It called it iphone.[But I heard Cisco holds the patent for iphone].Anyway,one can say it is really a revolution in the Phone,Multimedia market.In Apples words the new iphone is a widescreen ipod,a revolutionary phone,a breakthrough internet device embedded with high technologies.

Talking about the features:

1] First it is a no key pad phone.Unlike the conventional mobile phone where the plastic key pad accupies most of the space,iphone comes with a soft/virtual keypad[both Numeric and QWERTY].In short the full screen can be used for viewing the videos,photos etc.,While viewing photos and videos,iphone can be tilted horizantally for better viewing. More here.

2]iphone is operated with Multi Touch interface, which Apple claims as the most revolutionary interface after the mouse inception.All the operations viz, making/Terminating a call,typing an SMS using the soft QWERTY keyboard,multimedia operations etc can be made with the human finger as the pointing device.

3]It is run be the Apple's proprietary OSX operating system and the Safari web browser.Because of the full screen utilastion of the device, it is better suited for viewing web pages,Emails etc.iphone supports EDGE, wi-fi,Bluetooth and other wireless standards.Speaking about the other specs it comes with a 2MP Camera, 4GB or 8GB space etc.,The 8GB iphone is expected to cost around 599 US dollars.For complete Technical Specifications click here.

Note:The photos are taken from the http://www.apple.com/iphone/
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Security Code Nokia Phones

12345 is the default security code on most of the Nokia Mobile phones.

Interesting part is if you try to clear the timer on your mobile,it will prompt for security code.When you enter the code the timers will be reset.Still if you type the *#92702689# ,you can get the life timer of the mobile.
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Get Faster GMail

This week Google has released a downloadable Java application for a faster GMail access.Means with the latest version we can access the mails with fewer key strokes,which is very important while accessing web on a mobile.Right now the application is open for US/Canada mobile users only.Yesterday when I opened the Google Home page on my mobile,it prompted me to download the Faster GMail application.The GMail version 1.0.0 was around 112KB for my Nokia 6020 mobile.I accepted to download it to my mobile,but the download was not successful even though it retried several times.I think it may take few more days for Non US and Canada users to use this application.I went through the demo of the application , I feel it is OK.It comes with Search feature too.Overall if they can reduce the size of the application it will be even better.
Google Home Page For your Mobile : http://Google.com/Xhtml
Direct Link to GMail Application Google.com/app
WAP Directory

Nokia Tips

Some of the useful shotcuts for your Nokia phone

1] Press and hold a number key (between 2 to 9), it will yake you to the Speed Dial number attached to that number key.
2] Press and Holding of the Number key 1 will take to Voice MailBox.
3] Press and Holding of the Number key 0 will take to Home Page(If you GPRS enabled on your mobile).
4] Press and Holding of the special key * will take to Nokai home Page (If you GPRS enabled on your mobile).
Some Must Know Nokia Codes
1] *#06# - International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)
2] *#7760# - Production Serial Number
3]*#92702689# - Fetches some of the useful information like lifetimer,Serial no,Made Date etc.,

Mobile Quiz

Today mobile phones have occupied an irreplaceable place in our daily life. People got so addicted to it that, it has become a major time pass activity to talk to someone via a Mobile phone and at any time it will be locked in one of our hands.....Be it good or bad, its not the concern of this article.....but mobile is now an invaluable gadget. Here is a 5 question quiz from rediff to test what we know about the mobile phones. Test yourself.
Mobile Quiz

Oracle Mobile Mail

For the employees of Oracle Corporation , mails can be accessed via Mobile also.For that you have to create an ID [which will be your mobile number] and a PIN and you mobile should be able to browse the mobile web.Recently I setup one for me.Follow the instructions below to setup one for you.

1] Signon to to your collabsuite : https://collabsuite.oracle.com/
2] Click the Hot link Push Mail/Mobile Data Sync Configuration.
3] This will take you to the "Oracle Collaboration Suite Mobile Preferences".
4] Now as shown in the snapshot below, please create an accout for you.The mobile Access Account ID should be your complete mobile number, i.e it should include your country code

5]Click Ok.Now you will get a confirmation message.
6] Now fast path the following address in your mobile browser https://collabsuite-mobile.oracle.com.
It will prompt you to enter the Mobile Access Account ID and Mobile Access Account ID.
7] If you have a high end mobile with enough memory , you even can install an email client application much like an Outlook.

Mobile Phones Gallery

Are you planning to buy a mobile?.Confused at what amount you need to put ,which brand to buy ,features , price etc., Ok How about having a website that lists down all the models of mobile phones from all sort of brands with its approx price tag, features list etc.
Here comes a nice URL I have been following for few months that does exactly what we're expecting above.I found the site is updated consistently with the latest info of models , price etc.,
IndiaGSM
Note: Prices are given in Indian Rupees.

WAP Directory

News
BBC :BBC UK - http://bbc.co.uk/mobile
The Wall Street Journal: http://wap.wsj.com/
Ananova : http://wap.ananova.com/
Business Standard : http://www.bs-mobile.com/index.jsp

Sports
ESPN : http://wap.espn.com
Live Cricket Scores : http://wap.ananova.com/sport
CricInfo.com : http://mobile.cricinfo.com/
MSNBC : http://msnbc.com

EMAIL/Messengers
Yahoo : http://wap.yahoo.com
Google : http://wap.google.com
Rediff - http://mobile.rediff.com
Hotmail - http://mobile.msn.com
Yahoo Messenger - http://mm.yahoo.com
GMail :http://m.gmail.com
IndiaTimes : http://wap.indiatimes.com

Internet
Check Domain Name - http://wap.checkdomain.com
Wapedia -Mobile Wikipedia - http://en.wapedia.org/
Flickr Mobile - http://www.flickr.com/mob/
Opera Mini -Browser for your mobile


Tech
iPod Lounge http://www.ipodlounge.com/mobile.php
The-Gadgeteer http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/mobile.html
GadgetAddict : http://www.gadgetaddict.com/mobile/

Health
Pocket Doctor - http://wap.pocketdoctor.co.uk
Mediket2000 http://www.mediket2000.com/emerg/ Information on doctors, hospitals, D&N chemists, and bloodbanks in India.
Kevala.com Directory of yoga teachers around the world.Mobile version: http://www.kevala.com/wap/

Travel
Handygo.com Entertainment, travel, transportation, and other information for cities in India. http://www.handygo.com/

Education
1)Virtual Learning Class : Information about free online IT courses, certifications, and e-books offered on the web site. http://wap.vl-class.com/
2)WebElements : Data on the elements of the periodic table. http://www.webelements.com/wapelements/index.wml
3)Webopedia : Dictionary for computers and Internet technology terms. http://wap.webopedia.com/
4)W3Schools : http://www.w3schools.com/wap/

Shopping
Ebay : http://mmm.ebay.com/

Finance/Business
1)FT : http://wap.ft.com
2)BSE India : http://wap.bseindia.com

Misc
1)Blue Dart Express Air express and logistics services provider. Site offers package tracking program.
http://wap.bluedart.com/

International Mobile Equipment Identity

The International Mobile Equipment Identity (or IMEI)

is a 15 digit unique number associated with every GSM and UMTS mobile phone.The IMEI is stored in the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR).
IMEI Classifications
The EIR stores three IMEI classifications:
1) White Valid GSM Mobile Stations
2) Grey GSM Mobile Stations to be tracked
3) Black Barred Mobile Stations.
Greylisting will allow the phone to be used, but it can be tracked to see who has it (via the SIM info).
Blacklisting bars the phone from being used on any network where there is an EIR match.
Write it down and if your phone is stolen, then you can report this to the police and they can stop it being resold

The EIR is a unique computer located in the GSM Association headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. It is a global central database containing information on serial number (IMEI) ranges of millions of handsets that have been approved for use on GSM networks.
Operators who deploy a Local Equipment Identity Register (LEIR) in their network use it to keep their own list of blocked lost or stolen phones.Each operator can use a secure Internet connection to share their latest lists of blacklisted handsets with other operators.Every night since 1996, the CEIR has taken all the Black Lists from different operators around the world and added them together into one big Black List. When an EIR connects to the CEIR the following day, it downloads the big Black List for its own use. By loading that big Black List onto the local EIR, all handsets reported as stolen on all other connected networks all over the world up to the previous day are now blocked on that network also.

How it works
When a phone is switched on, this unique IMEI number is transmitted and checked against a database of blacklisted or greylisted phones in the network's EIR (Equipment ID Register).This EIR determines whether the phone can log onto the network to make and receive calls.
Know your IMEI
To find out the serial number of your mobile phone, type in
* (Star)
# (Hash)
0 (zero)
6 (six)
# (Hash)
This code works on most phones.So what we need to do is type the code as said above and note down the IMEI in a secret place so that we can call the operator whenever it is lost or stolen asking them to add this number to the Black list.Doing so no one else can use this further,and if everyone keep practising it atleast to some extent stealing of phones will reduce.
More Details
1)GSM WORLD
2)Answers.com