New Telecom Policy approved, Roaming charges to be abolished

The Cabinet has approved New Telecom Policy 2012 that would let telecom users avail free roaming across the country. It would also offer Full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) that would let the customers retain their number even if they shift from one circle to another, anywhere in the country without any extra charges.

This would introduce single license across India under a new unified licence regime and the operators doesn’t need separate license. Under this licensing regime, licence has been delinked from spectrum to reduce different licenses.

The new policy would separate licences and airwaves, allowing carriers to share airwaves. There is no time frame when the new policy would be implemented. Pricing and spectrum allocation would be announced later.

Google Maps event scheduled before WWDC, Expected to reveal new 3D mapping features

t is widely believed that Apple will dump Google Maps and announce an in-house solution at their annual WWDC event later this month.

RIM wins lawsuit over BBM Trademark

Research in Motion (RIM) has won the law suit that lets them to continue using the BBM name for itsBlackBerry Messenger service. Last December, BBM Canada, a broadcasting company filed a lawsuit against RIM to stop RIM from advertising the service using the shortened name. RIM lost it’s BBX trademark last year and changed it to BlackBerry 10.

BBM Canada was started as Bureau of Broadcast Measurement in 1944, which changed the name to BBM in 1960s, later to BBM Canada in the 1990s. RIM launched the BlackBerry Messenger in 2005 and started using shortened form BBM since 2010.

The federal court has ruled in favour of RIM, stating that BBM Canada is in broadcasting industry and RIM is in wireless telecom industry, which are in different industries.

HTC One X receives v1.29 firmware update

The One X has received a new firmware update via OTA with the version number 1.29. We are not exactly sure what this firmware update brings to the table but the update is around 31 MB in size. HTC calls it anecessary System Upgrade.Updating over WiFi is recommended unless you don’t mind using your 3G data. The update is expected to improve the HDR Camera function , power management and volumecontrol in DLNA mode according to this tweet

Looks like this update has been rolling out in Europe for quite sometime and it has finally hit India. Any one else got this update on their One X ?