Have you ever noticed a ICON on Top of your mobile phone when you are browsing internet over smartphone or any feature phone that has internet connectivity. Based on your phone specification you have various symbol like G ,2G,3G ,H etc. Now let understand what this symbol actually means

ICON	Standard	Full Form	Max Download Speed ( Theoretical Limit Only)	Max Upload Speed(Theoretical Limit Only)
2G	GSM	Global System for mobile Communication	14.4Kbits/s	14.4Kbits/s
G	GPRS	Genral Packet Radio Service	53.6 Kbits/s	26.8 Kbits/s
E	EDGE	Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution	217.6 Kbits/s	108.8 kbits/s
3G	UTMS	Univeral Mobile Telecommunication System	384 Kbits/s	128 Kbits/s
H	HSPA	High-Speed Packet Access	7.2 Mbits/s	3.6Mbits/s
H+	HSPA+	Evolved High Speed Packet Access Release 6	14.4 Mbits/s	5.76 Mbits/s
H+	HSPA+	Evolved High Speed Packet Access Release 7	21.1 Mbits/s or 28.0Mbit/s	11.5 Mbits/s
H+	HSPA+	Evolved High Speed Packet Access Release 8	42.2 Mbits/s	11.5 Mbits/s
H+	HSPA+	Evolved High Speed Packet Access Release 9	84.4 Mbits/s	11.5 Mbits/s
H+	HSPA+	Evolved High Speed Packet Access Release 10	168.8 Mbits/s	23.0 Mbits/s
4G	LTE	Long Term Evolution	100 Mbits/s	50 Mbits/s
4G	LTE-A	Long Term Evolution- Advanced	1Gbits/s	500 Mbits/s

Here I have complied few method to find  out  main balance and validity of different operator. Further I have tried to list down method to find out GPRS balance of different Operator.Please do post your feedback so that We can update the detail further.List of USSD might differ from Circle to Circle.so if you have any update regarding your circle please post comments.

Airtel Balance *123#

GPRS Balance    *123*10#

TATA Docomo Balance *111#
TATA Docomo Self Help *191#
GPRS Balance        *111*1#
TATA Docomo Offer *141#

Reliance Balance *367# .
GPRS Balance *367*3#  or  sms MBAL to 55333

Vodafone Balance *141#
GPRS Balance     *111*2*6*2# or *111*6#
Vodafone offer *444#

Aircel Balance *125#
GPRS Balance   *126*4# or *143*0#

BSNL Balance *123#
GPRS Balance *123*6#
BSNL self Help :Send SMS HELP to 53733

Idea Balance *130#
GPRS Balance *111*10#

Uninor Balance *222*2#
T24 Customes should dial *111#

VIDEOCON Balance  *123#

Here I have tried to compile list of USSD method to know your mobile number.This method varies from Circle to Circle So pleaase try below possibilities and let me know your feedback. We have not tested all from different circle so request you to test these and leave your valuable feedback

Airtel Mobile Number-
*121*9#
*140*1600#
*400*2*1*10#
*140*175
 *282#  *141*123#

 Aircel Mobile Number-
*122*131#
*888#
*1#
*234*4#
*131#
 BSNL Mobile Number-
*1#
*99#
Idea Mobile Number-
*147#
*1#
*789#
*131*1#
*100#
 Reliance Mobile Number-
 *1#
*111#
 Tata Docomo Mobile Number-
*1#
*580#
*124#
Vodafone Mobile Number-
*111*2#
*555#
*555*0#
*777*0#
*131*0#
 Videocon Mobile Number-
*1#
Virgin Mobile Number-
*1#
Uninor mobile Number
*222#

Union Communication and IT Minister, Kapil Sibal along with State Communication and IT Ministers, Milind Deora and Kruparani Killi  launched the MX100 Leader mobile phone  at Telecom Exhibition '13 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi .The cost of this phone is  ₹ 1,932. Maxx Mobile says that the handset is particularly designed to cater to the rural Indian market Maxx Mobile has launched a new feature phone called the MX100 Leader , the new Maxx phone is powered by a 4400mAh battery.Normally a mobile phone battery is powered from 950mAh to 1200mAh but this has near about four time powered which will sure make difference.The battery can also be used as a power bank to charge other phones.

The MX100 Leader features dual-SIM support, GPRS connectivity, Bluetooth and in-built LED torch, MP3/MP4 player and FM Radio. The phone supports expandable storage up to 16GB. According to Maxx, the MX100 Leader is water and dust resistant.
This phone is basically focus to tap the rural, semi-urban and interior parts of India where there is scarcity of electricity

Even as Maxx has launched a new feature phone, the company earlier this year launched two dual-SIM smartphones – AX8 Race and AX9Z Race – priced at ₹ 8,875 and ₹ 12,375 respectively.

With growing popularity of smartphones, especially the budget ones, sales of feature phones has seen a drastic slide. According to the latest IDC report, share of feature phones has slide to 81% of the total market in third quarter of 2013.

Airtel and Google presents Free Zone , an innovative service that allows you to access Google mobile services on the go at absolutely no data costs! The free data usage on Free Zone is available up to a limit of 1GB per month.This service is free only in Home Network Now with your internet-enabled mobile on the airtel network. This Free service will work only in India. If you are on International Romaing then this FREE service will not available

Search on Google and browse the internet for FREE

When you click on a link in the search results page, you don’t pay anything. The first page(s) linking from Google Search are free, for pages thereafter you will need to pay for data usage (but don’t worry, before you are charged, you will see a warning page with the option to sign up for a data plan if you want.) So for example, if you click on a search link to a Wikipedia article, you won’t pay anything. But if you click on a link within the article, you will be charged for the data costs incurred for loading that link.

Send and read emails on Gmail for FREE

Users can have unlimited access to Gmail from their mobile browser but if they click on a link or attachment within the email they are directed to a page where they can purchase a data package.

Stay connected with your friends on Google+ for FREE
If you click on a link that takes you outside Google+ or Gmail or if you want to view an email attachment, you will need to pay data charges. Before you are charged, you will see a notification page, you can purchase a data plan or you can proceed further with the default pay-as-you use data charges.
want to know more? watch a video!
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How can I get started?

Just visit http://airtel.in/freezone from your phone’s internet browser.
Then start searching or sign in with your Google account to access Gmail or Google+

Soon  Train passengers will be able to use their mobile phones to book tickets using SMS that is  text-messaging-based facility or a menu-based dialling service(USSD) from July 1. This can be used with even simple feature phones to smartphones. There is no need for an internet connection and customers will not have to pay any data charges.

The IRCTC said that it has provided a simple user-guided menu to book tickets, search stations and check the availability of berths."A dedicated telephone number will soon be provided to carry out the transactions,"
For the SMS-based ticket service, customers need to register with their banks to generate Mobile Money Identifier (MMID), a seven-digit random number. For the menu-based USSD system, there is no need to register with the bank and payment can be authorized through a mobile wallet.

Six berths or seats can be booked in a single transaction through the new systems.SMS charge for booking will be Rs 3. Apart from this there will be gateway charge of Rs 5 upto ticket of Rs 5000 and for ticket above Rs 5000 there will be charge for Rs 10

Procedure for Booking

Martin Cooper (Founder of cell phone)

Mobile phone that connects the whole world is now 40 years old. At that time a small company engineer Martin Cooper of Motorola mobile phone, April 3 1973 made this dream come true

Martin thus became the first person to call from a mobile phone. Commercial point of view, however, took 10 years to become practical mobile phone.

The sheer simplicity of the journey that began with mobile phone watch - watch Arbhon have changed people's lives.

He demonstrated by first Motorola mobile phone in New York and Washington have proved that it is possible to keep personal mobile phone.

Martin said that the mobile phone can prove to be quite beneficial for humanity. He said, "If a person is connected with the rest of the world can be so many things. For me the most exciting medical revolution, because today we have the ability to find out about their bodies. "

In response to a question, he said the mobile service provider companies focus on speed rather than network coverage. Such techniques are available today that can provide reliable coverage and can increase system capacity, but the slow pace of adoption.

A team at the University of California, Berkeley are using the virus known as M13 bacteriophage to replace toxic elements like Li-cd used to charge the cell phones.
The virus possesses a property known as piezoelectricity, which means it can translate mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Researchers believe the discovery could help mobile phones user to charge while you walk and replace the toxic piezoelectric elements already used in mobile phones.

These piezoelectric components are made out of heavy, toxic metals such as lead and cadmium,  M13 bacteriophage has the ability to generate electricity when compressed without the involvement of any toxic chemicals.
To improve the electricity generating power of M13, scientist at University of California added the amino acid content of the virus's outer protein coat by adding four negatively charged glutamate molecules.

Source: Time of India

Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone and tablet whenever stolen or missing -- easily and all in one place. It's lightweight, open source software that gives you full and remote control, 24/7.
Basically you install a tiny agent in your PC or phone, which silently waits for a remote signal to wake up and work its magic.This signal is sent either from the Internet or through an SMS message, and allows you to gather information regarding the device's location, hardware and network status, and optionally trigger specific actions on. You can download this simple application at here

You can quickly find out where your computer is located, who's using it, and what he's doing on it thanks to Prey's powerful reports system.

By marking your device as missing, Prey will gather all the evidence you request and send it either to your Control Panel account or directly to your mailbox, depending on the reporting method you choose.

I came across very interesting scenario where I was suppose to transfer contact of a NOKIA phone to Blackberry/Android. First method that came in mind is just copy the contact to SIM memory and then tranfer to another phone. Here I am going to explain few method by which you can transfer your contact from one phone to another.Now a day people switching to smartphone then it become cumbersome to copy so much contact one by by so I am going to present few method which will help you to easily switch to smart phones.

1) Transfer Contact using SIM memory: In this method if you have limited contact on phone memory say like less than 200 contact then you just need to COPY/MOVE all your contact from OLD phone to SIM memory. Now you can place the SIM on new PHONE and start using.Here I want to state that you can even COPY/MOVE the content of SIM to NEW phone book.If you have more than 200 contact including SIM and PHONE book  then first  you need to MOVE the contact of existing  SIM memory and then place the SIM on new phone there you need to MOVE content from SIM to NEW PHONE.Once the SIM content is empty now place the SIM on OLD phone move the PHONE book content on to SIM and again place the SIM to new PHONE and move the content to new phone book, continue this process until your OLD phonebook get empty.

2) Transfer using Computer: The SIM card based approach is good when transferring basic phone numbers but if your phone’s address book includes long names, email addresses,then you need corresponding phone application to transfer.For instance if you have a NOKIA phone and you are shifting to BLACKBERRY or iPHONE or ANDRIOD then use NOKIA OviSuit application to copy your phone'address book to Microsoft Outlook on your desktop. Once it is copied to to your Outlook then you can use BLACKBERRY Desktop Manager software or HTC sync or iTunes in case of iPHONE or Kies for Samsung glaxy to Transfer from Outlook(PC) to your new phone's address book

Windows Mobile users, like Samsung Omnia or HTC HD2, may again use Microsoft’s Device Center (or ActiveSync for XP) to copy their phone address book to the desktop via Outlook. If you are simply switching from one Windows Phone to another, you can transfer contacts via the cloud itself using Microsoft’s My Phone service.

3) Transfer using Cloud : If you have internet enable handset  then you can copy your old phone contat to new phone over cloud without even a computer. A online seriver called Mobical which is free and works with moost of mobile phone form NOKIA,Motorola.SONY etc.All you need to setup  MOBICAL on old phone and will create back up of your phone on cloud, Now setup Mobical on the new phone using same  login detail and it will automatically download all the contact form cloud to new phone

Another intresting method on is GOOGLE SYNC, a cloud based service that works with BLACKBERRY,iPHONE,NOKIA and most other phones that are SyncML capable. Google sync keep address book in sync with Google contact.If you install google syn on two diffrent phone and use same login detial then it will automatically syn the both phone You can install Google syn on old phone and and just sync with google contact. Once you have finished sync with old phone now install google sync on new phone and use same credential to sync. All the Google contact corresponding to that login will automatically sync.

Gmail users can now send and receive their emails via their feature phones.
However, this service will currently be available in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya only but is likely to be launched in other regions later. It will help the search giant reach out to a larger audience in countries which do not have much mobile internet penetration.

According to  Google Africa's blog it says, "Gmail SMS automatically forwards your emails as SMS text messages to your phone and you can respond by replying directly to the SMS.Users can control the emails through commands like More, Pause and Resume.  They can create new mails via SMS and send the same to any email address. This email will be automatically placed in the correct conversation thread.
This feature require a feature phone with basic voice and SMS features in order to make full use of this service. Users can activate this service by modifying the settings in their Gmail accounts and registering their phone numbers with Google.

Micromax Informatics Limited has launched a 'green phone' X259. X250 comes with a built-in solar panel and allows users to charge their phones using solar energy. According to the company, the phone automatically gets charged through solar power on exposure to sunlight.

This is especially targeted at rural areas where there is shortage and frequent power cut.

 Micromax X259 features a 2.4 inch QVGA screen with a resolution of 240X320. This has expandable storage upto 4GB. The phone is powered with a 1000mAh Li-ion battery and facilitates dual SIM dual standby feature. The users can share images, videos, music with friends through the phone's Bluetooth connectivity. Micromax X259's multimedia features include audio and video player and FM radio with recording.

Micromax X259 Solar Phone is priced at Rs 2499 and will be available across all leading retail outlets across India. 

Now its time to get review from customer once it reaches to large mass of customer.if we just talk about innovation then it is really innovative idea which will overcome battery problem while we are on move and there is no option for electricity.

As for the solar panel, the manufacturer claims that the phone can be charged by exposure to sunlight, with three hours of charging resulting in 1.5 hours of talk time. Micromax is  not the first to try its  such a technology.  Nokia had  also started something similar earlier this year, only to kill the project before rolling it out commercially.  Samsung had gone so far as to commercially launch a solar-powered phone, called the Solar Guru (Guru E1107) in India over three years ago, but it is already disappeared from market. It time for Micromax to test how much they are capable to stand with this technology and evolve in days to come

HTC has announced that it has started rolling out a software update for its One series, Desire C and V smartphones. This software update will bring full language support for Hindi, Tamil and Marathi languages.Apart from these they have added Bengali script for which user can only view in Bengali script
Users will be able to read and write in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi through all messaging functions on HTC smartphones launched this year.

“HTC is committed to helping Indian consumers communicate easily through a more intuitive mobile experience, which can only be offered with full Indian language capability on their smartphones,” said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Manager, HTC India. “HTC continues to be the smartphone brand of choice for the India market due to our focus on what the consumer needs, and delivering that in an encompassing, holistic manner.”

 IIT Kanpur and the Indian Railways have developed a real-time train information service, where a person can know the exact location of a train by sending an sms to a number.  According to railway ministry officials, the user has to type the train number and sms it to 09415139139 or 09664139139 to get the information.User has to just type train number and send to mentioned number.for eg. for train number 12302 user have just type 12302 in message and send to 09415139139 or 09664139139
Most intresting part of this service is that user need not to remember all those typical CODE for SMS and they have to just pay normal SMS charge which they pay normally for 10 digit numbers,They need not pay premium SMS charge.
As of now  this service is available for 36 pairs of trains  like Duronto, Rajdhani and Shatabdi. In next 18 months, rest of  trains are expected to be covered by the service. The Railways have earmarked Rs121 crore for the project, and plans to install a Rs 50,000 signal receiver on each train that will transmit its location.
The Railways have obtained clearance from India Space Research operation(ISRO) to operate the pilot system through satellite, and have asked permission for using satellite for other trains as well. CRIS, the technology arm of Railways, will sign an MoU with IIT-Kanpur shortly to execute the project.
According to Railways  that the trial run for the pilot project is complete and by the end of 2013, hopefully all mail and express trains will be covered by next 18 month.
Track Trains elsewhere
Apart from tracking train location on mobile via SMS, Indian Railways also launched a train tracking system on the web — Trainenquiry.com in partnership with RailYatri.in. Apart from that, in March 2010, Indian Railways had announced a similar project called Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN), which aimed at providing real-time train tracking through GPS and mobile (GSM) technologies. This project was built in collaboration by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow and IIT Kanpur. The project was made available to public on trial basis in October 2011 on select trains. Users could track train location either via their web portal http://www.simran.in or SMS.

When someone want to share photo from Mobile to PC from a Android Phone then he/she may require a PC cable. But here is a new innovation where you need not require any data cable .Using http://bu.mp you can able to transfer picture from mobile to PC using browser.All you need a BUMP apps for respective iPhone or Android phone.The iPhone and Android Bump app is available as a free download from the iOS App Store and Google Play marketplace. Just install that apps and open the link https://bu.mp/ now select the picture and Tap the space bar with your phone and confirm.Once the photos appear in the browser they can be downloaded to your hard drive or directly shared on social networks like Facebook or Twitter.This is as simple as as email.Try it now on your iPhone/Android mobile. Do post your Feedback.

The Indian government may abolish roaming charges and plans nationwide number portability, reports The Times of India, commenting on the draft National Telecom Policy 2011. It said broadband speeds will go up more than nine times in four years and consumers may get a say in the quality of services in case of disputes with operators. There is also a move to cut costs for value-added services, such as text messages, as the government and the regulator prepare an 'appropriate regulatory framework for delivery of VAS at affordable prices'.

Also, the mobile will become a device of empowerment and can double up as an identity proof, the draft says. The policy is moving from egovernance to m-governance as mobile telephony is now cheaper resulting in more people having access to phones.

POWER TO MOBILITY

Free domestic roaming - in other words, STD charges abolished Full number portability. Even if you move to another city, your number needn't change Broadband speed to go up significantly; broadband on demand by 2014 Rural consumers to get universal access by 2020 New technology to be available at lower costs Better consumer protection VOIP. While improving the overall quality of service is a key feature of the draft National Telecom Policy 2011, another focus is to shift towards convergence between telecommunications, IT, broadcast and electronics. The draft National Telecom Policy 2011 envisages that basic banking services could be accessed via the mobile phone. Mobile phones could also be used for services like school and college admissions and assignments, pension payments, utility bill payments, first level health services, cash withdrawals and deposits. A single number could be called for all government services, the draft paper said.

The idea is to treat IT and telecom as a basic necessity - just like health or education - and "work towards 'Right to Broadband'".

As part of the strategy, slow broadband connections with the policy aiming to double the download speed to 512 kilobytes per second (Kbps) and then boost it to 2 mega bps by 2015. But when it comes to other aspects, the draft reads like a statement of intent with timelines missing. For instance, it talks about a review of roaming charges "with the ultimate objective of removing the roaming charge across the nation".

Now, the plan is to identify performance standards and benchmark quality of service against the international standards. "To improve transparency, NTP -2011 recognises the need for formulating a separate Code of Practice for Sales and Marketing," the draft policy said.

The government also proposed to mandate provision for web-based full disclosure of area coverage by telecom service providers.

Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered Singapore-based software applications developer U2opia Mobile to launch an application for mobile phones that will allow users to access Facebook on all kind of handsets without paying data connectivity charges. Airtel customers can update their Facebook status through this USSD service free of cost whereas Re 1 per day will be applicable for accessing the full-feature application. Airtel users can dial *325# and *fbk# for non-qwerty mobile handsets to access the app.
U2opia is using Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD) technology which is used by telecom players to send alerts to their users informing them about their balance at the end of call or for sending miss call alerts. "It is like SMS and hence, the load on the network is negligible. We have built some commands through which a user can receive alerts on activity happening on his wall as well post an update,” Sumesh Menon, co-founder and CEO, U2Opia Mobile has said.

"In the Indian market scenario, where the penetration of smart phones is relatively low and the use of internet on mobiles is primarily limited to key cities, many users are excluded from accessing their Facebook accounts via mobile phones. We look forward to bringing millions of Facebook users in India closer to their love for social networking by allowing them to access it anytime, anywhere on their Airtel-powered mobile phones," Joshi added " Shireesh Joshi, director, marketing, mobile services, Airtel has said.
“At Facebook, we are always exploring ways to enable people to easily connect and share with friends on Facebook wherever they are, whenever they want. This innovative USSD-based Facebook access service that will be offered by Airtel is another affordable and easy way for people to stay connected with their friends and family through Facebook," ,” Henri Moissinac, head, Mobile Business, Facebook had said.

Micromax EG333 Dual Sim Phone (CDMA+GSM) Features & Specification:

Micromax EG333 is first dual sim touchscreen mobile phone which offers high speed EVDO CDMA (3.1 Mbps) and GSM connectivity at the same time @ affordable price in India. 
 All those who have been waiting for a dual sim active phone, your wait is over. Checkout the unboxing of EG333. Its powered by Tata photon!

• CDMA EVDO (Rev. A) Download speed up to 3.1 Mbps
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• 3.2” inch Touchscreen Display
• 2 Megapixels Camera
• Expandable Memory storage
• Nimbuzz Multi-Instant Messenger
• Pre-Loaded Opera web browser
• Bluetooth + A2DP
• SMS/MMS/Email
• Snaptu for quick access to Facebook & Twitter
• JAVA Support
• MP3/MP4 Player
• Polyphonic Ringtones
• Games

The price of the EG333 has not yet been announced but considering it is a Micromax phone , one can expect it to cost below Rs.8000

Now you don’t have to upload all of your photos to a public website to share them. You probably have thousands of photos and that would be a big problem. We don’t think it makes sense. With Fotobounce you can manage all of your photos on your desktop or laptop computer, and share only the photos you want to share. Version 3.0 of Fotobounce allows you to create a network with your friends and family. A private network where you are in control and define what is to be shared.
Fotobounce has always employed advanced photo organizing techniques including the use of face recognition to save time tagging your photos. Our organizing style is people-centric because that is how we believe people manage and share their photos.

You can also connect to your photos remotely from an iPhone or Blackberry using Fotomobile. You can export your photos to a USB stick or a digital photo frame. You can create masterpiece print products such as photobooks, posters, calendars, and mugs through our print partners.
You can connect to Facebook, Flickr and AirSet with full two way transfers of photos. Fotobounce is still the best solution around for working with Facebook. With the help of this apps you can upload our photo to existing album or create new album or download current photo of yours and your friends locally on your desktop.You can view slideshow of album without downloading photos locally .

Create private photo sharing networks
• Transfer full resolution photo images
• Identify and tag family & friends
• Built-in face recognition
• Organize your photos by People
• Facebook, Flickr and AirSet integration
• View photos from your mobile device

Orrisa based company iWEBLEAF has recently launched a mini laptop with INR 5000 or less .Earlier this company has launched USB 3G device with price of 1300 INR which is very less than current market price
Below are the snap of this laptop released by company. We are eagerly waiting for the 3G device of this company and their laptop in open market