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Indian Mobile Subscription Stats: 4.77M New, 795.6M Active, 915M Total [June 14]
TRAI has released their June Telecom subscription numbers and according to it, India added 4.77 million new wireless subscribers taking the total tally to 914.92 million. June 2014 becomes 8th month in a row that has witnessed positive…
Indian Smartphone Market: IDC Says Samsung Still On Top With 17% Market Share
Few days back, Counterpoint research had created lot of furore after declaring that Micromax had beaten Samsung when it came to overall smartphone market share. Many analyst had discounted that report given stating Counterpoint was new…
Uber Arrives In Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur & Kolkata. Largest Market Outside USA
Couple of weeks back I traveled to Hyderabad and had my first Uber experience traveling from Airport to Hi-Tech city and in the space of about 1 hour, it was clear that Uber was set to rule the Indian taxi market in coming years.
Why do…
Indian Telecom Growth Story: From 10M to 900M Subscribers In 10Yrs
Yes, that’s true. Indian telecommunication Industry is one of the fastest growing telecom market in the world. The mobile sector has grown from around 10 million subscribers in 2002 to reach 150 million by early 2007 registering an...
Good Sense Prevails As TRAI Rejects Telecom Companies Proposal To Charge Messaging Apps
Earlier this month, we had reported that Indian telecom companies have united among themselves and asked The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to charge a connectivity fees from consumers for using VOIP and Messaging applications…
Real 3G Speeds – 2mbps, 7.2mbps or 21 mbps ?
This is real question to which I have not been able to find an answer and I am looking forward to our expert readers to chip in.
The big Question is:
What real data transfers speed does 3G technology support – i.e: what is the top…
Use This Mobile App To Bring A Social Change In India: Stop Child Trafficking Now!
This is one of my most feared moments: You stop at a traffic light with 120 seconds still to go green, and your eyes get locked with the eyes of the homeless child, begging on the road. He comes to you, and asks for some money, and you feel…
Android Fragmentation: Every 5th Device Now On KitKat
Android world has been fragmented, very fragmented. It is android app developers’ worst nightmare, but they have to live with it hoping for things to get better.
Every time Google announces it’s sugar coated dessert-ized name for next…
Xiaomi’s Latest Flash Sale Lasts 0.4 Seconds More Than Previous One
Xiaomi has created a new standard for online phones sale . Despite making a tedious procedure of registration, Mi3 is getting the unprecedented love of the people. The company has launched the phone in batches and each batch has not lasted…
Indian Telecom Industry Grew At 11% In FY14, Uninor & Micromax Register Max Growth
After phenomenal growth in 2nd half of last decade, Indian Telecom Industry had shown signs of slowing down in 2012-13. However, according to Voice&Data annual survey, Indian telecom industry seems to have got back on its growth path in…
Xiaomi Apologizes For Unauthorized Data Access, Makes Cloud Messaging Optional
While Xiaomi MI phones have been selling like hotcakes in India, the company has been having rough time over past couple of weeks due to reports that Xiaomi phones are secretly sending personal data to Chinese Government. Xiaomi had issued…
5 Alternative Ways To Charge A Mobile Without Electricity
Everyone can charge a smartphone using a charger; but have you ever wondered what if you are stranded on an island, and there is no electric power? Smartphones can certainly be a huge help during an emergency, but about this emergency when…
Telcos Losing Rs 5000 Cr/Yr To Messaging/VOIP Apps; TRAI May Charge Connectivity Fees Now
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI had a meeting yesterday regarding the economic impact of free messaging and calling apps such as WhatsApp and Viber on the overall telecom industry.
Details of the meeting are not yet out,…
Nanu, A New Android App To Make Free International Calls On 2G To Normal Phones
There are many Android and iOS apps that allow users to make free calls. Even popular apps like Skype and Viber allow you to do that. However, problem with them is, apps have to be installed on both phones (the caller and the receiver) and…
This Is BIG – Micromax in India & Xiaomi in China Overtake Samsung
The inevitable has finally happened: Made in India brand Micromax has beaten Korean vendor Samsung to become biggest mobile handset vendor in India. The latest data for mobile handset sales in India was analyzed by Counterpoint Research,…
GoQii Raises Raises Undisclosed Funding From Neeraj Arora and Marco Argenti
GoQii, a fitness platform that is a combination of a wearable band and personalized coaching to bring about a healthier lifestyle in citizens, has raised undisclosed amount of funding from Neeraj Arora and Marco Argenti VP both of whom have…
BJP To Launch Their Own WhatsApp-Like Messaging Service
The new NDA Government is no doubt more technology savvy than the previous one. The party has just completed their two months in power and have already come out with many new online initiatives. They have announced launch of MyGov, a new…
Xiaomi Clarifies: MIUI Does Not Secretly Upload Photos And Text Messages
Yesterday we wrote about proof that showed Xiaomi phones are secretly sending personal data to Chinese Government. This news spread through online and social media like wildfire.
Millions of Xiaomi users world-wide have obviously been…
Be Careful…Xiaomi Phones Secretly Sending Personal Data To The Chinese Govt
Personal data, it's all about personal data. Everyone wants to know everything about you. Facebook knows more about people's choices, preferences and beliefs than a government about its people.
The NSA never gets tired of snooping on…
First Ominous Signs, Samsung Smartphone Market Share Drops By 7.1%
The growth of Chinese mobile brands across the world is threatening Samsung’s Numero Uno position in Smartphone Market and the signs are looking ominous. According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker by IDC, Samsung’s…