Now Integrated Maps With Asus PDAs

ASUS today announced a tie-up with SatNav Technologies, where-in ASUS phones, model numbers P750 and P527, that have built-in GPS will now come preloaded with the One India integrated map from SatGuide. These devices will be navigation ready at the point of purchase.

Amit Kishore Prasad, CEO of SatNav Technologies said, "We are honored to be a part of the ASUS extended family of partners and are confident that this partnership will help both our companies increase our respective market share in India."

The One India Integrated Map covers 30+ cities of India with turn by turn directions and voice instructions along with a detailed National / State Highway network - all included in a single map with several thousand points of Interest. Detailed maps of all major metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolakatta and cities like Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Nasik, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, etc. are offered in the database.Source

THE ASUS P525

"Asus introduces the P525 PDA"

A few days back ASUS introduced to Indians the P525 quad-band PDA phone.The concept that brought this phone to life is "Bussiness Anywhere".Therefore you may guess that you can do all ur business work even while travelling.
Here's what it looks like:

It supports office applications,like powerpoint,excel etc.So,this gives us the indication that people can do their office work even on the move.There's also Wi-Fi and GPRS for all time connectivity.

It has also an unique feature called My Secret which allows you to restrict unauthorized access to your personal files.You can save all kinds of files like documents,spreadsheets,music etc in MySecret.

For navigation purpose, Asus’ new phone has a 5-way joystick and a built-in numeric keypad. Those who prefer using a stylus can navigate and access the phone with the help of the 2.8” touchscreen display.

On the occasion day of the launch, Altaf Ansari, Product Manager, PDA Business, ASUS India, said, “This is one of the many models that we are planning to launch in India market to cater to the different tastes of our customers. Apart from being feature rich, the stylish award winning design ensures that the gadget matches the personality of the smart professional.”

Some of the other features of Asus P525 are:

Communication: Quad band, GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS Class B, multi-slot Class 10

Processor: 416MHz Intel Xscale

Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition

Memory: 128MB Flash ROM and SD RAM 64 Mb

Expandability: min iSD card slot

Display: 2.8″, 240 x 320 pixels, 65,000 TFT

Battery: 1300 mAh Li-ion

Talk Time: (approx) 3.5 hrs

Standby Time: (approx) 150-200 hrs

Camera: 2M-pixel camera with auto focus and flash light

Video: MPEG4, 3gp video recording

Voice recognition: Text to Speech; Speaker Independent

Stereo Headset: 2.5mm Audio Jack

Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b, Bluetooth Version 2.0, IrDa(SIR), USB 1.1

Dimensions: 116.8 x 59 x 19 mm

Weight: 159.5g

The Asus P525 PDA phone will be available in the Indian market at the price of Rs. 21,550 through India Digital Life Style Distributors Pvt Ltd.