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Handset maker Nokia is moving its device assembly to it’s factories in Asia in a strategic move to improve time to market for it’s products. The 3 factories Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland will no longer assemble devices but will only offer smartphone product customization aimed at customers in Europe and the Americas.Such a move is not surprising as a major portion of all electronic goods are manufactured in Asia due to lower costs and close proximity to component suppliers.

This move is expected to impact over 4,000 jobs. If you own a Made in Finland or Made in Hungary Nokia phone , hold on to it as you might not get one in the future.  I pulled out 3 Nokia phones from my collection and found a Made in Hungary , Made in China and a Made in India device. The recent Dual SIM handsets are all made in India including the Asha phones

If you own a Nokia phone , do post below the country in which it was made. you can find it in the box or below the battery.

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I installed the latest Android market as soon as it was leaked on XDA, at first glance it did look good, but later I missed the old Android market, not only because I was used to it, but I use EDGE and it takes forever for Android market to load while using it, it opens fast enough when I am using Wi-Fi, but I am always travelling and keep downloading new applications so I decided to revert back to the old Android market, and thought that you guys must be going through the same, so I decided to write a guide about it.

Well there are three ways to go back to your old Android market, follow the methods below:

I tried this method but when I rebooted my phone the new market was back. So go through this procedure if you are looking to download something fast and need old Android market quickly.

Go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Select to view All > Go down to where your Android market is and select itNow inside the Market settings select “Uninstall updates”Follow the prompts and press OKPress home and open Android MarketIt will show you a screen with the Android market terms and conditions, Accept itWait till it loads and takes you into the old Android market

I read this method somewhere, did not actually do it, but thought of sharing.

Download an application called aTrackDog from hereAfter installing the application, open it up and uninstall Android Market from itSwitch off your phone and turn it back on, Now you will be able to see the old Android market

This is the procedure which I performed though I never rebooted my phone after doing it so I am not sure whether the new market comes back or not.

Download Market.apk and updater.apkCopy both these application to the root of your SD card (Not in any folder)Using Root Explorer application mount system as RWOpen the folder named app inside the system folderDelete applications with filename “Vending.APK” and “MarketUpdater.APK”Now go into the folder named data inside a folder named data (Yes I know)Delete files “com.android.vending” and “com.android.vending.updater”After doing the above procedures switch off the phone and switch it back onReopen Root Explorer application and again mount file system as RWNow copy the file named “Updater.APK” from your SDcard to /System/appSwitch off and switch on your phone againAgain remount the file system as RWNow this time copy “Market.APK” from SDcard to /System/appReboot the phone and now you will have the old Android market, Enjoy.

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MAXX Mobiles has announced they would expand their international presence by expanding its operations to Bangladesh. They would launch 12 new handsets initially, ranging from different categories such as touch screen phone, phones with powerful battery etc. MAXX Mobiles has appointed MyOne Technology Limited to distribute these phones in Bangladesh.

Some of the phones include

MAXX MX401 – With unique noise suppression featureMAXX Tiny MX372 – Sleek phones aimed at youth marketMAXX VISTA MS520 – QWERTY slider phone for the ladiesMAXX SCOPE MT150 and MT250 – Budget touch screen phonesMAXX GLO MX388 – Gaming phoneMAXX RAVE MX182 – With powerful battery that lasts for 30 daysMAXX PANDA MX184: An affordable, feature rich BAR phone with Bangla keypadMAXX CHROME MX513: A Bar phone with stereo speakers for maximum soundMS830: A slider touch screen phone, with multimedia featuresMX2K: A unique combination of a BAR phone with a touch screen

These handsets would come with 2GB or 4GB memory card pre-loaded with Indian & Bangladesh music, and they plan to launch 6 more handsets in coming months. MAXX Mobiles is currently present in UAE, Nepal and Fiji, and they plan to expand their reach in many more countries in the near future.

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Micromax, one of the popular Indian handset manufacturer has announced that they would start selling their mobile phones in Brazil. They plans to invest around $12.5 million and they have launched 3 new phones that has features like dual SIM , multimedia and marathon battery for youth market.

They claim that they sell1.5 million phones per month in the countries they operate that include India, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri-Lanka and UAE and they have launched 3 models, Micromax Q55 (Bling), Micromax X225 and the Micromax X114 in Brazil initially.

The Micromax Q55 (Bling) has innovative design, Swarovski Zirconia buttons, Yamaha sound, FM radio, MP3 and comes with social networking features. The Micromax X225 is popular for its battery life that comes with ‘marathon battery’ that lasts for 12 days on standby mode and it also comes with FM radio, MP3, and vibrant speakers. The Micromax X114 is a basic handset that comes with FM radio with recorder, MP3 and a LED flashlight.

The company aims to sell around 1 million units in the first 12 months in Brazil and plans to launch 4 new models ranging from smart phones, Android phone and music oriented phones in coming months. The Micromax Q55, X225 and X114 would be available at all major retails stores across the North-East markets in Brazil.

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Earlier this month,  I was off to Japan on invitation from NTT Docomo as a part of the Tata Docomo 3G Life activity. Sounds like fun right ?  Excitement is an understatement.  I have always been amazed by the Japanese mobile market. Almost all of the products are not available outside the land of the rising sun.I have been very interested in NTT Docomo ever since I saw them at MWC and CommunicAsia. Stuff like Separable Phone and Eye controlled earphones are not something you would expect to see everyday. As you all might know NTT DOCOMO is one of the leading mobile operators in Japan with over 55% market share. The company holds 26% stake in Indian telecom operator Tata Docomo which sparked of the per second billing revolution and became the first private operator to launch 3G services.

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Techcom a computer hardware and consumer electronics manufacturer in India has announced its entry into the Indian Handset Market. Techcom announced 7 new models such as T21, T31, T33, T51, T55, T60 and TQ21 in low and mid range series. These phones comes with Dual Sim Support, 8Gb MMC support, MP4/3GP player, Bluetooth, FM radio and personal data security .

Techcom calls the T21 as the flagship phone which have the capability of playing MP4/3gp video files of 200mb in size on the go. And comes with an unbeatable price of Rs.1500.

Mr. Sandeep Kedia, Director

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