Telecom

Indian Railways has finally launched their official Android application: IRCTC Connect on Google Playstore. Users can use their existing login details to access this app, and book tickets, enquire about availability of berths and perform…

Moving to big cities, sure come with a lot of problems, but finding a decent accommodation tops that list. With the student population being the highest immigrant population, not all of us have good experiences. ‘Internal Migration for…

Finally the wait is over for Apple fans. Infibeam.com, one of the leading eCommerce site in India has started taking pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus from today (7th Oct 2014). Infibeam is also sole authorized online retail partner…

Looks like cab aggregator now wants to go cash-less. Uber pioneered it and now Indian cabbies are following suite pretty quickly In the month of August, we had showed how Uber is disrupting the taxi service paradigm in India, when we…

Following the lead of Uber, Ola has given a green signal to cash-less cab rides. Ushering in some very valuable features, Ola Cabs are set to pave way to hassle free cab rides. One can now book an Ola cab through their inbuilt app and “gift…

The Canadian manufacturer Blackberry, which was once the undisputed king of the smartphone market globally, launched a queer looking phone with a square screen last week. Passport, the new device named so because of it being almost same…

Nexus devices command the most reverence among their Android siblings. Google announces its latest Nexus phone flagship every year in October setting the standard for the other Android topdogs from other manufacturers. The latest rumours…

Over last couple of years or so, number of companies across the globe have entered wearable fitness arena. Large corporations as well as small startups have launched their fitness bands claiming one USP or another. While some are extremely…

India – the fastest growing smartphone market in the world is also the home to the largest number of Opera Mini users in any country. According to the ‘State of the Android Mobile Web’ report released by Opera Software, most of the Indians…

India’s largest public broadcaster- Prasar Bharati has plans to let users watch TV on their smartphones for free. You may say that there is nothing new about this plan as we can easily watch live TV on our mobiles using the internet. But,…

Today I received my ChromeCast Device (One my friend in US sent it for me), it's not yet available in India for purchase. ChromeCast is Google’s cheaper alternative to streaming devices like Apple TV (I have been using Apple TV for past…

BSNL has launched a new dedicated site and mobile app for "Choose Your Number Online" feature. Earlier, it was available on a different site . The new site located at http://cymn.bsnl.co.in/ allows users to browser by states in each of the…

The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus will be officially launching in India in October or November (atleast that’s what it looks like right now). However, we are sure there are lot of Apple fan-boys out there who want to get their hands on…

Do you remember Notion Ink? If you don’t, you are excused, very few remember them now. After the initial burst of fame they have been more or less completely out of people’s mind. Notion Ink shot to fame when they had announced their…

There are lakhs of Micro, Small and Medium business in India and their success is critical to the Indian growth story. Indian Government understands this and are taking steps to create a support ecosystem where these businesses can thrive.…

One of the things that always surprised me was that even though online recharge of prepaid packs or bill payments for mobile phones is done online routinely, not a single telecom operator offered new connections online. One of the…

India seems to be focus of Google right now, especially from Android growth perspective. Just yesterday, their Android One program was launched with 3 low cost smartphones. India also may be the first country to get free offline Youtube…

In the higher end, each company has a device, flagship phone if you will. This phone has the best features the company could push into a device. Here, I am leaving the 5.5” phablets out of the mix. Strictly, just the smartphone category.…

Article Updated with device links and prices. Also added Comparison Chart The Android One launch event is still in progress as I write this. Indian folks on Twitter and Facebook have been very excited about this launch. Surprisingly,…

TRAI’s Telecom subscription numbers for month of July 2014 are out and it is 9th month in a row where mobile subscriber numbers have increased. This nearly opposite to the scenario we saw in late 2012 to 2013 when mobile subscriber numbers…