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A mobile phone using village that does not have electricity!
December 30, 2007 – 8:22 pm | 2 Comments
A mobile phone using village that does not have electricity!

While the rise in mobile phones users has been making waves, I recently came across this story which brought to light the extent to which mobile phone users in India will go to own one …

A Comedy serial on your handset
December 30, 2007 – 8:05 pm | No Comment
A Comedy serial on your handset

Not content with giving us all round entertainment through the big 70mm screen or the small ‘television’ screen, filmmakers are now readying to give us entertainment through our handset screens.
The first company to launch a …

Nokia betting big on E Series devices
December 30, 2007 – 5:08 pm | One Comment

I have never seen Nokia marketing the E-Series range of devices in India. But now, Nokia is Marketing E Series in Indian newspapers , TV Channels , Websites like never before. Though N Series is …

Crazy colored Blackberries
December 29, 2007 – 11:16 pm | 2 Comments
Crazy colored Blackberries

Nokia came up with Red colored Nokia N95, and then they added black color to the Nokia N95 8Gb. Recently a Pink colored clamshell of Nokia surfaced on the Internet. Nokia keeps on adding different …

Man gets mobile phone bill for 34 lacs
December 27, 2007 – 4:54 pm | No Comment

Imagine you get a mobile bill for Rupees 34 lacs !! You can even buy a Merc or an apartment for that kind of money.
An 22yr old Oil Field worker from Calgary,Canada -Piotr Staniaszek got …

Mobile Phones may Truly go Mass
December 27, 2007 – 4:24 pm | No Comment

So far India has about 290 – 300 Million Mobile Phone subscribers. While the number is definitely large, it has by no means reached its true potential, We are a nation of 1 Billion Plus …

Nokia Audiobooks Application
December 27, 2007 – 4:17 pm | No Comment
Nokia Audiobooks Application

This is a good news for all you book worms out their with Nokia phones.Nokia beta-labs has come up with the Nokia Audiobooks application. I hope what do you mean by Audiobooks, you can listen …

Value Added Services in India attract the VC Pie
December 27, 2007 – 4:10 pm | No Comment

India’s runaway success in mobile telephony has contributed to value-added services (VAS) for mobile and Internet emerging as the biggest investment focus for venture capitalists, with investments expected to double to $500 million this year.

India …

Now Upgrade Your Phone While you Shop
December 27, 2007 – 3:34 pm | No Comment

As of now it is extremely tedious to upgrade the VAS content on your mobile phone via the Internet. Upgrading your cell phone in an instant is now possible as you shop in a mall, …

Fox News Mobile now in India
December 27, 2007 – 3:19 pm | One Comment

FOX News Mobile services will allow PLUS users to access a range of international news content including headlines, and many more.The tie up is with Star Media’s PLUS mobile services.
The PLUS platform is designed to …

Vote for the best mobile startup
December 27, 2007 – 10:14 am | No Comment
Vote for the best mobile startup

The 2007 Crunchies is an annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year.
The nominees include
AdMob

AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace. Founded …

Local Content might be key to increase VAS adoption
December 26, 2007 – 4:32 pm | No Comment

The opportunities for VAS services are growing in India. Reliance Communication recently sponsored a seminar called “Opportunities for mobile VAS in Rural India.” The 4 participants in this seminar represented telecom service providers and rural …

Shahrukh Khan will now say Chak De ho Chak De Nokia
December 26, 2007 – 4:01 pm | No Comment
Shahrukh Khan will now say Chak De ho Chak De Nokia

India is becoming an important market for Nokia in terms of sale and company growth. To continue with this trend, Nokia has roped in the leading superstar, whom we also know the King Khan of …

10 Reasons why the Apple iPhone wont hit India
December 26, 2007 – 3:33 am | 28 Comments
10 Reasons why the Apple iPhone wont hit India

Apple iPhone is creating waves across the globe and the Time magazine has named the iphone as the invention of the year of 2007
No doubt that iPhone is a great device , Its a revolutionary …

India added a whooping 8.3 million mobile users in November 2007
December 26, 2007 – 1:48 am | No Comment

The no of mobile users in India is increasing again month after month. A TRAI report suggests that India added a whooping 8.3 million mobile users in November 2007 compared to the 8 million odd …