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This is really a great news and something that will positively affect millions of train commuters in India – No more carrying printouts of your tickets or standing in a long queues in front of ticket window. According to the news that…

Android is taking off in India. Thanks to a wide range of Android phones available from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 30000, the appetite for Android apps is wide spread. Market place is littered with apps for cricket, Bollywood, news, utility and…

Imagine, if you can use your Smartphone to get your eyes tested within less than 30 seconds. That’s exactly the innovation created by researchers (led by Dr. Ramesh Raskar) at MIT Labs. EyeNetra is a very small, cheap device (that costs…

Imagine loading up an app on your smartphone, enter your destination and sleep comfortably on your next bus journey only to wake up to an alert on your phone that you have arrived at your destination. This is possible with a great software…

The distinction between a smartphone and a feature phone is diminishing by the day. Of course a faster processor and a bigger screen is always on the cards for the so called super phones, feature phones ability is increasing too. The…

This may come a delight to many, especially who have their loved ones abroad. According to a press release, Airtel has launched International Video Calling services. Most of the Telecom providers in India including Tata Docomo, Reliance,…

When it comes to revenues for the fiscal period 2010-11, Nokia still rules in India. For all the talk about Nokia’s share slipping away, it has held its own. There isn’t a drastic rise in Nokia’s revenues from the year before but there…

India is not known for high Internet speeds, be it on mobile or through broadband. But that had not stopped users from viewing streaming videos on mobile. According the mobile analytics report  released by Bytemobile, about 50 to 60%…

Froyo is good, Gingerbread is better. That’s how software upgrades typically work. Google is trying to tackle the fragmentation problem by collaborating with manufacturers and bringing in a 18-month window to roll out upgrades. Two years…

Indian security agencies have just one more thing to do before they crack Blackberry and Nokia’s email server problem. An iPhone app! Tiger Text is an iPhone app which is getting Indian security agencies attention. Tiger Text is a cunning…

Recently World Health Organization released a study which showed that Mobile phone radiation levels increased the risks of having Brain Tumour. Although, this report has been squashed by Mobile manufacturers and Cellular Associations, it…

Android is open and that’s the reason why people are flocking to it. That is a general statement people make these days. As true as it may sound, not much truth is there to that statement. I have discussed it in detail in my earlier post.…

The global market for mobile payments is slated for a blockbuster growth in the next five years. Gartner estimates the number of mobile payment users to reach $340 Mn and a total transaction value at $245 Bn by 2014. The mobile payment…

India has 2nd largest subscriber base after China in the world, yet only one Indian telecom company – Bharti Airtel -  figures in the Top 20 Mobile Operators in the world based on revenues. Top Mobile Operators in world based on…

One of the arguments I hear a lot these days is :  people are flocking to Android because it’s open. I am sure it is. Android is open. But what does it really mean to you? As a consumer or as an average consumer, what are you really…

Mobile Number Portability has not really set the stage on fire – Most telecom operators have come out and said that MNP has not affected their business much, however, it looks like there may a reason why the MNP numbers are not really high.…

Ok, iPhone 4 is not exactly free, but close to it... Lets find out how! iPhone 4 is coming to India when consumers worldwide are getting ready for iPhone 5. Although, for iPad 2, India has been given better treatment, when it comes to…

Did you know that first tablet computer came into existence more than 24 years ago? Infact, not one but 2 portable computers (now called tablets) were launched way back in 1987! Obviously they were not real fancy as the tablets today – but…

We are going to see this increasingly happening going forward – global Mobile Apps sporting local Indian content by default, for Indians as well as global audience. For Opera mini, India is a major market and mobile internet is growing at…

We are nearly 6 months since 3G first rolled out in India – Now-a-days you see every Mobile operator heavily advertising their 3G offerings. Airtel, Vodafone, Tata, Reliance, Idea, BSNL and others are offering 3G services in Metro’s and…