Spice D-88

Now, get ready to live two lives with India's first dual mode phone with GSM and CDMA connections active in the same phone! The D-88 is a technological first in mobile phones that offers greater convenience, economy and enhanced efficiency. Jam packed with features that assure you an action packed experience, it promises to double the excitement, every time.

The D-88 with its dual personality gives you the power to live two lives. A dual network phone with GSM and CDMA, it gives you two numbers in the same phone and even allows you to switch between the two whenever you want. What's more, it lets you make and receive calls and messages from any SIM card, anytime so you can separate your personal life from your work life!
The 4 operation modes of your D-88 make it a mix of endless possibilities. A combination of GSM and CDMA allows you to make the GSM connection your main number while the CDMA connection becomes your secondary number or vice versa. Or you can simply use either your CDMA or GSM connection.

SPECIFICATION

	Features		Details
	Product Type	:	Bar
	Network (MHz)	:	GSM 900/1800 & CDMA 800
	Talk Time*	:	Upto 3 Hrs - GSM Mode Upto 2.5 Hrs - CDMA
	Standby Time*	:	(Dual Mode) Upto 120 Hrs, (CDMA) Upto180 Hrs (GSM) Upto 200 Hrs
	Storage
	Phonebook Capacity	:	1000
	SMS	:	600
	Memory Card Type	:	T-Flash Card
	Memory Card Support Capacity	:	Upto 1 GB
	Camera Features
	Camera / Type	:	1.3 Mega Pixel
	Pixel Size	:	Supports Upto 1280*1024
	Photo Storage Capacity	:	T-flash capacity
	Zoom Level	:	10X digital zoom
	Video Recording	:	.3GP
	Video Storage Capacity	:	T-flash capacity
	Wide Screen Video	:	Yes
	Photo CLI	:	Video & Photo Caller ID

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Sony Ericsson K850i

The arrival of the Sony Ericsson K850i is expected by many in view of the handset’s top-notch functionality, as well as the 5 Mpix camera it retains, which is the top of the line solution in the Cyber-Shot range. Does this camera has something revolutionary to it and can it even have a claim for this title? To me, it is an evolution, when solutions previously experienced only with digital cameras are being carried over to handsets. In this model the manufacturer has focused on two major aspects – interface and ergonomics of the camera and also tweaked its performance in some modes. It wouldn’t be the right thing to expect this camera module to stand up to real digital cameras – lack of space for building in quality lenses is still the greatest barrier. If you are a maximalist and demand superior quality, than conventional digital cameras are worth looking at, since handsets will always be lagging a step or even several generations behind. It is quite another matter, though, when you want to squeeze out of your phone as much as possible. If that’s the case, then the Sony Ericsson K850i is the way to go..

Specifications Sony Ericsson K850i

Pros - 5MP lens. Xenon flash. Intuitive UI. Brighter screen than K810i. MiniSD slot.
Cons - No optical zoom.
Tech specs - Storage 40MB
Screen size - 2.2in
Screen resolution - 320x240
Wi-Fi - No
Bluetooth - Yes
Dimensions - 102x48x17mm
Weight - 118g
FM radio - Yes
3G - Yes
Triband - Yes
Memory card type - microSD
USB 2.0 - Yes
Memory card slots -Yes
Component video - No
Dedicated MP3 player software - Yes
Number of cameras - 1
Main camera resolution - 5MP
Xenon flash - Yes
Talktime - 9 hours
Standby time - 400 hours
Quad band - No
Digital zoom rating - 16x

TVS Apache RTR 160

The popular TVS Apache gets a big brother that has the CBZs and Pulsars quaking - the Apache RTR 160!

Matter of principle. King of the road, street scorcher, whatever - they are names reserved for motorcycles above 600 cc and should remain so. But if I come down to earth and look at Indian roads, there is a different world around. Here, we have little four stroke machines that do their own little bit of scorching and wheeleing, and in that world, it has its own little tyrants and knights. The Karizma, the Pulsar 200 DTS-i, the CBZ X-Treme, TVS Apache, Pulsar 150.. and that world has just got a new claimant - the TVS Apache RTR 160 motorcycle. Priced right against the other 150 cc models from other manufacturers at Rs 60,000 approx, the Apache RTR with its 160 cc will really be serious temptation for anyone looking for a 150cc category motorcycle.

TVS decided to up their game. And thus we have the TVS Apache RTR 160. Adding only 10 cc meant that the bike will still be evaulated against the Pulsar 150 DTS-i - its primary competitor - while beating it easily. Possible, as the TVS motorcycle still weighs some 7 kilograms less than the CBZ X-Treme and Pulsar 150. The Pulsar models have steadily seen upgrades in style, cowl, LCD speedos and LCD tail-lights, and the Apache was going to do all that - plus beat the Pulsar 150 DTS-i on the streets. And going by initial impressions, that is exactly the RTR 160 will do.

Motorola RIZR Z8

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The Motorola RIZR Z8, termed the ‘multimedia monster’ by Ed Zander (CEO of Motorola), is one of this year's stand out handsets. The Z8 is an intriguing mix of high style and high tech, marrying good, though not top end, specifications with a stand-out design.
Running on UIQ 3.1 on top of Symbian 9.2, it has a state of the art smartphone software platform and is the first ever non-touchscreen UIQ phone. However, this is only part of its appeal, since in its positioning and marketing the Z8 moves away from the traditional smartphone offering and instead attempts to create a compelling, consumer focused, multimedia experience, led by stellar video features.

Specifications Motorola RIZR Z8

- 3G Symbian smartphone

- 2 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8x digital zoom

- Video camera (30 frames/second)

- 3G video calling (using second VGA camera)

- Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2.2 inches)

- Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC Enhanced formats)

- Hands-Free Speaker Phone

- Speaker independent name dialling / voice commands

- Speed dialling

- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

- Pre-loaded games

- Caller ID with image

- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0

- Memory: 80 Mbytes plus MicroSD card (expandable to 4 Gbytes)

- Opera HTML web browser

- Data: GPRS Class 10, EDGE, HSPDA (3.6 Mbps)

- Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G (WCDMA 2100)

- Size: 51 x 110 x 15 mm

- Weight: 112g

- Talktime: up to 5 hours (3G)

- Battery standby: up to 16 days

- Music Playback: up to 12 hours

Partiba Patil

Pratibha Patil, who was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon, Maharashtra, is the candidate for the United Progressive Alliance and the Left Front for the President of India. A lawyer by training she was the 16th Governor of Rajasthan and the first female governor. Previously, she had been the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1988. In her political life, Patil has never lost an election that she has contested and was continually elected to the state assembly from either Jalgaon or Edlabad constituency. She studied at RR School at Jalgaon . She completed her MA from MJ College, Jalgaon, and obtained a Law Degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai. During her college days, she excelled in table tennis, winning shields in inter-college tournaments. In 1962, Pratibha Patil was voted "College Queen" of Mooljee Jaitha (MJ) College in Jalgaon. The same year, she won an assembly election from Edlabad constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket.
Together with her husband, Mrs Patil, set up an educational institute, Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, which runs a chain of schools and colleges in Jalgaon and Mumbai. She has also set up Shram Sadhana Trust that runs hostels for working women in New Delhi and Mumbai. In 1977 when the Congress party split up after Emergency, Pratibha Patil preferred to remain with Indira Gandhi, an act of loyalty, which was remembered by Rajiv Gandhi and later by Sonia Gandhi.

BAJAJ pulser 220 or HERO HONDA Karizma

It doesn’t happen every other month but at times, you just know when a bike is destined to srike a high note। Hero Honda did it with its CBZ a few years ago and we think Bajaj’s Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi has the trappings of becoming a similar landmark bike in India.

Hero Honda has taken a lot of styling cues for this bike from Honda’s old model VFR 800, the Japanese giant’s legendary and largest selling superbike. Similarities are visible in the alloy die-cast wheels, the tailpiece, the front indicators, the fairing, the silencer unit, seat, panel shapes and instrument binnacle. Pulsar ancestry is clearly visible in the new 220cc DTS-Fi. But what strikes the eye is how cleverly the bike hides its 150kg bulk. Bajaj’s latest creation is compact and will look just right to the average Indian rider. The voluminous front fairing packs away ample tuck-in area and houses a set of vertically stacked headlights that are clearly the best yet on any Indian bike.

A large 223cc single cylinder, air-cooled and inclined 15 degrees forwards from the vertical does duty on the Karizma. A paper-pleated element is employed to help purify breathing, and we noticed a small resonator working on the hose leading from the airbox to the carburetor. The carburettor also runs a throttle sensor to help adjust rate of fuel delivery in relation to the throttle position. All this adds up to 17bhp at 7000rpm and a prodigious 1.87kgm of torque at 6000rpm. However, bhp is only two more than the Pulsar 180. Five cogs shift through a sporty toe-shifter. DTS-Fi, an acronym for Digital Twin Spark-Fuel injected, implies the marriage of twin spark plugs and fuel-injection within its four-stroke cycle engine. Running two valves, the Pulsar DTS-Fi engine is air-cooled and circulates oil to an oil-cooler to further control temperature. Bajaj's largest powerplant employs roller bearings for the rocker arm pivots and camshaft interfaces, as well as an ExhausTEC chamber to beef up low-down power. This bike is amongst India’s most powerful with a healthy 20bhp developed at 8500rpm. Maximum torque of 1.95kgm twists out at 6500rpm. The Pulsar DTS-Fi uses a sweet-shifting five-speed, one-down-and-four-up gearbox complemented by a well-weighted clutch. Karizma performs at speeds around 100kph. The riding position is very sporty and similar to that on the CBZ, and the other hand The Pulsar DTS-Fi can thunder past 60kph in 4.42 seconds and whiz past 110kph in only 18.79sec. Top whack is an impressive true 131kph. Braking on the Karizma is superb and we managed to bring this bulky 150kg-bike and rider to rest from 60kph. Under city riding conditions, the bike returned 30kpl and on the highway testing it returned 45kpl at a speed of 70kph. The otherside Pulsar 220cc DTS-Fi delivers 37.7kpl in crowded city-riding conditions. At speeds around 80kph on the highway, the bike returned 36.2kpl.

Karizma sure grabs our imagination। How we wish we could afford one. A highly capable, stylish bike, but high price puts it out of reach for

many but striking styling, more features than we could imagine, a crisp and potent 220cc fuel-injected 20bhp motor, as well as solid handling make the new Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi a bike that only happens once in a while in India. The Pulsar DTS-Fi offers it all.

कौन बनेगा राष्टपति!!!!

राष्टपति का चुनाव जो देश कि राजनीतिक का एक रंगमंच बन गया है। वोटिंग के लिए अभी तो काफी वक़्त है लेकिन जनता के मन में संघर्ष कि घड़ी आ गयी है। कौन होगा राष्टपति : - "अब्दुल कलाम" या "प्रतिभा" !!!!!! जहाँ तक लोकप्रियता का सवाल है तो कलाम प्रतिभा से कहीँ आगे है। वही दुसरी तरफ कलाम के पक्ष में कई राजनैतिक पार्टियां है। कॉंग्रेस प्रतिभा को लेकर काफी आगे बढ चुकी है लेकिन तमाम राजनैतिक दलों पर कलाम को जिताने का दबाब होगा। कॉंग्रेस के ये एक धर्म संकट है क्योंकि कलाम कि लोकप्रियता का क़द प्रतिभा से कहीँ ऊँचा है। यदि युवा पीडी के विचारो पर नज़र डालें तो कलाम के समर्थन में जबरदस्त उछाल आया है। वो जीतें या हारें मैदान में कूद कर उन्होने मुकाबले को दिल्चस्ब बना दिया है।