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We are now at the fag end of 2012, and like every year will be carrying articles that will recap 2012 in some of the key categories. We have already published the 10 most popular online videos watched by Indians. Here is another 2012 recap…

Samsung has taken the smartphone market by storm in the past 3 years. With the rise in Android phones and the fall of Nokia, Samsung has not only capitalized on latest hardware trends but has also aggressively marketed its products creating…

Although, we are seeing new expensive smartphones (Rs. 15k and above) being launched at increasing frequency , very few actually buy them, even in the large Indian cities. According to a recent report, only 4 percent Indians or about 44…

In recent news, if anyone of you heard, Australian Police has declared Apple Maps life threatening. This happened after more than one motorist got stuck in a situation like this due to using Apple Maps. Apparently, instead of taking him to…

Mobile Wallpaper download has become one of the most popular activity that Indians carry out on their mobile phones. Wallpaper downloads on mobile witnessed 300 percent rise and reach 75 million downloads in 2012.

The contribution of Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) in India to total revenues of telecom operators is 10%, according to a report. As a percentage, the revenues from value added services for operators in India are lower than most other…

Earlier in the month, Idea Cellular was first to announce huge rate cuts on international roaming for their post-paid customers. Reliance quickly followed it up and slashed their rates on their VOIP network Reliance Global Call . Now,…

Quite recently when Star Gold resorted to mobile advertising for promotion of the TV Premier of the Super-hit movie Bol Bachchan, there seemed to be no big deal. In reality there was, for they exposed the Indian viewers with a new form of…

Mobile industry has been one of the fastest growing sector for past few years now (though slowing down a bit now) . We see something new every day and it is amazing to observe that the industry a few years back was satisfied with Qwerty…

HDFC has today announced launch of its Hindi Mobile Banking application on Android as well as launch of Hindi SMS banking service. It has always surprised me that in India, we give such low importance to local regional languages. About…

Worldwide mobile sales to end users decreased 3% QoQ, but increased sequentially by 9 points to 428 million or 42.8 crore in Q3 2012 after falling consecutively in Q1 and Q2. The quarterly Gartner report pegged Samsung sales at 9.79 crore…

It was years ago, January 5th, 2010 to precise when Google launched its first Nexus phone. With the help of HTC, Nexus One was launched and presented before the audience to judge and for other manufacturers to get a standard. It wasn’t the…

Whatsapp meets Viber… This is what I would call what Blackberry Messenger (fondly called BBM) has decided to do. BBM needs no introduction and it is one of the key components what made Blackberry what it is was. Blackberry has now…

This is news! For the first time, Apple has settled with an android mobile manufacturer. First the iPad mini and now this, I hope Steve Jobs is not shedding a tear wherever he is. Anyways, the facts first- It is a 10 year agreement.…

Lenovo has entered the fledging Indian mobile market by launching 5 feature packed android smartphones. The models are priced between Rs. 6,499 to Rs. 28,499, catering to budget, medium to top end market segments. The 5 models under the…

The battle between iPhone and Android is a long one and not just on the technology front. With all the lawsuits and what not, the game has become fierce to the core. They are trying to match each other app on app, feature by feature. In…

The Hurricane Sandy splashed water over the Google's Android which was bound to happen on 29th October where they were to announce some new Nexus devices along with a new version of Android. Google had to cancel the event but they went…

Smartphones have taken the Indian cellphone market by storm. With yearly growth of 87%, the smartphone is slowly making its way into every household. While international players Samsung and Nokia can claim a significant share of this surge,…

So, finally we have the official word from Google. Today in a blog post published by Ibrahim Elbouchikhi, Product Manager on the Google Play team has confirmed that starting yesterday Indian Android App Developers can sell paid…

What first began as just a means of communication, then paved way to much more. Apps, interaction, videos, mail.... everything. And eventually, a day will come (if it hasn't already reached), when mobile phones will play such an important a…