Tejaswini Iyer – Tech Raman

Microsoft unveils ultra- cheap Nokia 130 at just Rs.1649

Tejaswini Iyer — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:24:33 +0000

Microsoft devices has announced the launch of the Nokia 130 – it’s USP? Ultra cheap, sturdy and also might come handy as a backup phone. It is also aimed at the first time buyers who would want a pocket-friendly basic phone. Though the Smartphones are where the main actions are these days, Microsoft which acquired Nokia recently, believes there is still market left for cheap feature phones which offers reliability and long battery life that ones Nokia was famous for. Nokia 130 fits perfectly into the ‘mobile first’ world. Nokia 130 is the latest addition to Microsoft Devices Group’s first phone range. It offers a built-in video player, music player with up to 46 hours playback on a single charge, outstanding battery life, flashlight, FM radio and USB charging. All this comes in an ultra-cheap price of just Rs 1649. Features a 1.8” color display, standby time of up to 26 days and a sturdy design. It can store up to 6,000 songs on a 32GB SD card keeping people entertained for longer. Sharing digital content with your friends is easy with Bluetooth-enabled SLAM application and USB connectivity. As per a statement by Mr. Viral Oza, Director – Marketing, Nokia India Sales Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile Oy, “Armed with a distinctive design and sound entertainment, our latest device in the first phone range aims to bring the new age mobile experience at an accessible price point to our consumers. The Nokia 130 is a perfect device for consumers who are looking for their first mobile phone, or for those looking for a rock-solid backup phone to use alongside their smartphone. With the Nokia 130, our endeavor is to connect millions to the new mobile experience keeping in tandem with our core philosophy of connecting the next billion.” Nokia 130 is a dual-SIM phone offered in three colors – red, black and white.The Nokia 130 will be available from today in India available at an affordable price of Rs.1649 ]]>

Microsoft unveils ultra- cheap Nokia 130 at just Rs.1649

Tejaswini Iyer — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:24:33 +0000

Xiaomi to set up data centers in India, addresses the the privacy concerns

Tejaswini Iyer — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:47:51 +0000

Recently, Indian army had alerted the Indian army personnel and their family members to stop the usage of Xiaomi smartphones on security concerns. Xiaomi was accused of storing and backing up unauthorized data on its servers in Beijing. While IAF has blamed the Chinese smartphone company on the grounds of security, Xiaomi in a statement issued today said is yet to learn the specific details from Indian authorities but put forth some pointers to allay the security concerns. To resolve the privacy concerns Xiaomi stated it is going to set up data centers in India and the data is going to be migrated to Amazon data centers away from its Beijing servers. The Chinese company which typically sells its devices through flash sales every Tuesday on Flipkart has seen tremendous response from Indian buyers with the sales going out of stock in few seconds. To address the security and privacy concerns of the Indian buyers, the company stated that it’s Mi Cloud service is optional service and the users are free to opt for the cloud back up service to back up their data and sync to other devices or can choose to use similar other third-party services like Dropbox and Google Drive. Same applies to its cloud messaging services which is similar to WhatsApp. Xiaomi stressed the fact that the user data are not collected without their consent and only the required personal data necessary for the services are stored. The users can any time opt in or out of the service and the company stressed that the data remains secure and is highly encrypted using AES-128 standard and cryptographic one-way hash functions. Further Xiaomi stated further that the services and data pertaining to the Indian users are migrated from Beijing data centers to Amazon AWS data centers in Singapore and USA and the migration will be completed by the end of this year. Taking the Indian market seriously, the company also announced its plans to launch a local data center in India. Addressing the particular concern of the advisory circular issued by IAF, the company said the report is probably based on F-Security, an anti-virus, cloud content and computer security company which in its July 2014 report was critical of the Redmi 1S regarding the activation of Cloud messaging services. Xiaomi added that they had immediately addressed the report and was acknowledged four days later by F-Secure.]]>