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Developers offered Free Blackberry Playbook to convert Android Apps to BB apps!

by Arun Prabhudesai on February 9, 2012 |

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Here is a golden chance for Indian mobile developers to lap up a shiny new 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet. We are slightly late in reporting this as there are only 4 more days to go, but I guess it is still worth all the effort! Alec Saunders, Blackberry’s Vice President of Developer Relations …

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Smartphone Market grows 61% in 2011 [Market Share Stats]

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IDC recently released stats on Worldwide Smartphone market and its growth has beaten analysts expectations as well. According to the the IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, Smartphone manufacturers shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The YoY growth of 54.7% was higher than the 49.2% [...]

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Android apps for Indian Entrepreneurs & Small businesses!

by Kaushambi
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There are more than a thousand great productivity apps available for smartphones, some Android ones which we have covered previously but this post is going to be of particular interest because we’re going to talk about great Android apps that may be mighty useful for Indian Entrepreneurs. Mind you, the utility of these apps can [...]

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Naukri.com launches Android, iPhone & BB Apps – Introduces HTML 5 site

by Arun Prabhudesai
Naukri Apps

Naukri has finally launched dedicated mobile apps for its Job search engine. Being the biggest Job site in India, they should have come up with these apps earlier – However, its better late than never :). From the looks of the apps they have released, they have done a good job of it. …

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E-Tutor Tablet: A Rs. 7500 Cloud Based Tablet for students! [Image, Specs]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Looks like we now have an elite cousin of Aakash coming up – It is called “E-Tutor Tablet”. Many mainstream media newspaper including Times wrote about it saying it was yet another Government initiative. However, this initiative is anything but Government’s… The news also mentions that this “E-tutor tablet” is a joint effort of …

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Nokia grabs 19% market share of dual-SIM mobile phones in India

by Viral Dholakia
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Just when it seemed that Nokia and Blackberry handsets are dying a slow death in the Indian smartphone market; Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has made a sweeping comeback to claim its edge over Indian brands, powered by its recent lead in dual-SIM mobile market, according to a latest Cyber Media research report. Nokia, the …

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5 incredibly useful iPhone apps for Indians!

by Kaushambi
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We’ve already covered 10 Indian Android apps earlier so now it’s time to offer something to Indian iPhone users. Here are 5 India centric iPhone apps that will arm you will all the necessary information you need while you’re in the country. But, one thing you have to keep in mind, unlike Android Apps, most [...]

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iElection : Costliest [Rs. 25k] Android app for Indian elections!

by Sriram Vadlamani
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An Android app is designed and developed to reduce voter’s woes during the Indian elections. iElection, the app, will find out the voter’s details like the polling station and ward based on the voter’s name and an SMS can be sent to the voter with those details. This app will reduce the hassle around …

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5 great apps for International Business Travellers!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Traveling for business is one area that requires maximum amount of information, planning and co-coordinating – whether it is bagging the best priced ticket, getting a good hotel deal, checking last minute flight cancellations, knowing how far the airport is located from your hotel or how much will a dinner for your client will cost [...]

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5 Indian Banks having their own iPhone/Android Apps!

by Kaushambi
ICICI Bank App

Apps of most Indian banks are still in an evolving stage. While some are compatible on Android, many are not yet geared for the iPhone platform and many major nationalized Indian banks still haven’t come out with mobile banking applications at all. Most features offered on apps of Indian banks remain fairly standard. Here’s a [...]

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Govt may subsidise Mobile bills in Rural areas – But, what’s the use?

by Viral Dholakia
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After fuel and food subsidy dole-outs, the government seems to have taken frenzy for subsidies on mobile bills too, as populist measures gain significance ahead of the key state elections in India. According to a media report, the Planning Commission has proposed that the government provide subsidy support to the extent of a fifth …

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RIM, Nokia and Apple provide Backdoor access to Indian Govt. for exchange of Indian market presence!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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This looks like precisely the reason why Government has been so silent on matters pertaining to access of data from biggies like Nokia, RIM, Apple and others. They made a big hue & cry about it earlier last year, but everything went silent and no action was taken after threatening the likes of RIM & [...]

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Now, Itemised Billing for Prepaid customers too! [TRAI directive]

by Viral Dholakia
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It’s almost a year now, that the mobile number portability has become a part of the Great Indian Telecom Tamasha. However, the new regulation received a cold shoulder from the telecom subscribers, if statistical history is anything to go by. While lower MNP churn rate have brought relief to telecom operators, the telecom regulator …

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UC Mobile Browser: The new kid on the block giving tough times to Opera & other mobile browsers

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Mobile Browsers are now becoming as important as our traditional web browsers – Thanks to rise in mobile internet. Infact, Google India head – Rajan Anandan, recently quoted that 40% of all Google searches in India are done using mobile phones and nearly 67% e-commerce happens on mobile devices. Even on trak.in, visitors …

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10 Indian Mobile Operators ordered not to increase SMS rates for festivals!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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When are maximum SMSes sent out? In most cases it is during festivals like Diwali, Christmas, New year etc. wishing your family, friends and loved ones. Infact, in many cases the SMSes we send out during these 5-6 festivals combined are more than what we generally send through-out the year. And Mobile companies make …

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