Micromax launches push-email service, unveils Q80 at Rs 4,999

A dual sim phone with 3G & Wi-Fi features

PTI | June 23, 2011



Mobile handsets manufacturer Micromax on Wednesday said it has launched its first push-email (ezmail) phone -- Micromax Q80 -- at Rs 4,999.

The phone is 3G & Wi-Fi enabled and comes with a push- email service that allows the users to receive their mails instantly, Micromax said in a statement.

Q80 is a dual SIM phone which is designed to run both 3G and 2G enabled SIMs.

The phone has a music player and preloaded applications like Opera Mini, Bloomberg UTV, Newshunt, Facebook, and Nimbuzz.

Micromax has launched its push-email service amid government looking into Nokia's pushmail service facility for security reasons

The communique comes at a time when Blackberry services are under the government's wrath due to security related issue for not providing a solution to intercept its Enterprise mail services.

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