Pathik Shah

Buy HTC Desire HD in India

The HTC Desire HD is one of the best Android smartphones in existence. Now you can buy it online in India. It is available at Flipkart for Rs. 27499. It should start shipping by the first week of January 2011. Click on the link below to know more details.

HTC Desire HD – Flipkart

You could also buy it at Amazon and get your HTC Desire HD shipped to India.

HTC Desire HD – Amazon

HTC Desire HD Specifications

The HTC Desire HD has a 4.3 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display and comes with an 8 MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has 768 MB RAM. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo and will get an upgrade to Android 2.3 soon.

How to Apply for IPOs Using ASBA in India

Applying for IPOs using ASBA / Subscribing to IPOs using ASBA

What is ASBA?

ASBA (Applications Supported by Blocked Amount) is a new payment method using which you can apply for IPOs (Initial Public Offerings). It is available only for retail investors and is supported only by certain banks. Using ASBA, you can apply or subscribe to any IPO easily without paying any money upfront.

Which Banks offer ASBA?

Only Banks certified by SEBI, Self Certified Syndicate Banks (SCSBs), can offer the ASBA facility to their customers. There are now 53 such banks which offer this facility in India.

List of Banks offering ASBA in India

How does ASBA work?

ASBA (Applications Supported by Blocked Amount) allows you to apply for IPOs without paying any money upfront. Your money is just blocked by the bank until the IPO book building process is over and the share allotment is done (you cannot withdraw it until then). After that, the money is deducted from your account based on how many shares have been allotted to you. The remaining amount is unblocked immediately.

This is much better than the traditional way of applying for IPOs. You don’t need to send a cheque for applying to the IPO or wait for a refund when the allotment is over. You also keep receiving interest on the blocked amount under ASBA.

How to use ASBA for Applying to IPOs

1. If your bank is in the list of banks supporting ASBA (SCSBs), you just need to go to your bank’s website and register your CDSL or NSDL demat account under the ASBA facility by entering your account details.

2. You can then view a list of open IPOs and FPOs and submit your bids for it using ASBA. If your bids are valid, the bank will give you an acknowledgement number and your application is complete.

3. When the book building process is over, the shares allotted to you will be deposited to your demat account and the balance amount will be unblocked in your bank account. Retail investors now receive a 5% discount to the final listing price.

More details about ASBA on BSE and NSE

Buy the Apple iPad in India, Officially

India is probably not on Apple’s list of favorite countries, and it seemed like it would rather start shipping the iPad to some other planet before it got around to selling it officially in India.

But now, it seems that the Apple iPad is officially available in India. As of now, Apple resellers are selling it only in bulk to corporates, but it should be available in retail soon.

Apple iPad India Pricing?

16 GB iPad (Wi-Fi Only) – Rs 33,000
64 GB iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G) – Rs 54,000

This is what the pricing seems to be. The other models will be priced in this range. With such a high price tag, the Samsung Galaxy Tab seems to be a better option at Rs 36,000.

via ET

Micromax Andro A60 Review: First Look

Micromax has officially unveiled its new budget Android phone – the Micromax Andro A60, at the Micromax Bloggers Meet. It is priced at around Rs 8000 and seems to be a good budget option. The Micromax Andro A60 will probably be the cheapest Android phone in India.

Micromax Andro A60 Review

The Micromax Android A60 will sport a 2.8 inch resistive touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and will come with a 3.15 MP camera. It will be powered by a 600 MHz processor and comes with 150 MB internal memory and support for up to 32 GB microSD cards.

It will offer 3G connectivity as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. It will run the Android 2.1 Eclair OS. It might get an upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo some time in 2011. Except for the display, the Micromax Andro A60 seems to be a good phone.

But in the same price range, I would also check out the Spice Mi-300 which offers a much better display and a 5 MP camera.

Micromax is also planning to launch another Android phone with a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen display, Android 2.2 Froyo and better hardware. They are also working on an affordable 7 inch Android tablet.

If you can increase your budget, you may want to check out the Best Android Phones in India

How To Change Mobile Network Operator In India Using MNP – Mobile Number Portability Tutorial

How To Change Mobile Service Provider (Carrier) In India Without Changing Mobile Number

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was officially launched in Haryana today – 25/11/2010, by Communications Minister, Kapil Sibal.

Using Mobile Number Portability, you can now change your mobile operator without changing your mobile number.

How to Change Your Mobile Network Operator (Mobile Service Provider) in India using Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

1. To switch your mobile operator while still keeping your old mobile number, you just need to SMS PORT <your_mobile_number> to 1900.

2. An 8 digit unique porting code will be sent to you by your existing mobile operator.

3. Now, you need to file a new connection application with your mobile details and the the unique porting code to the new mobile operator you want to switch your mobile number to.

4. You will be charged Rs 19 for the porting code and your mobile number will be switched to the new mobile operator within 7 working days. Your existing balance and other offers won’t be valid on the new carrier.

Mobile Number Portability will be available all over India from January 20, 2011. All mobile network operators, including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, BSNL, MTNL, Aircel, Loop, Tata Docomo etc will support Mobile Number Portability from that date.

More details about the whole MNP process will be posted soon.