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Airtel Slashes International Roaming Rates to USA, Offers Free incoming calls
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,…
M-AdCall: The Next Big Thing in Mobile Advertising?
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…
Mobiles go 1080p, TVs try 4K – but where is the content?
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 launches Hindi Mobile Banking on Android, SMS
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…
More on Aakash 2, by the man behind Aakash himself [Video]
Aakash 2 was launched last week, and unlike the first version, the 2nd version of Aakash has been getting some rave reviews, for the specs and well as the content which it promises to carry.
Aakash was conceived over 4 years back, and it…
Worldwide Mobile Sales: Samsung grows, Nokia 7th in Smartphone sales
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…
Google Nexus –Why they are great for Mobile Device Ecosystem!
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…
Mobile Towers banned near Schools & Hospitals!
Although there are no conclusive findings regarding health hazards caused by radiations emitted by mobile phone towers, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has gone ahead and banned installations of mobile phone towers on top of…
Blackberry Messenger gets Voice over Wi-Fi!
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…
Apple and HTC settle feuds – How does it affect others?
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.…
Urban India looses 3.44 Mln mobile subscribers in Sept. – Total number falls to 906.6 Mln
The downward trend continues – According to the monthly TRAI data, total pan-India subscriber base fell to 906.6 million in month of September 2012. This the 3rd month consecutively that the mobile subscribers have dropped in India. Take a…
Reliance offers lowest rate unlimited calling to India for Diwali
All Telecom Operators going all out to cash-in on this Diwali season. First it was Idea, who slashed their International roaming rates by 75%. Now, Reliance has come up a festive bonanza scheme where Indians (and others) can call India at…
Idea Cellular slashes International Roaming rates by 75%!
The domestic mobile Tariff wars have settled, but for international roaming charges, the war is just getting started. Idea has announced launch of “Idea iRoam pack” for post-paid customers which will offer 75% discount on all international…
TRAI crushes Telemarketers further with 5 new amendments
Telemarketers are yet again facing TRAI’s wrath. In last 18 months, TRAI has come up with many regulations to ensure that mobile subscribers are kept away from highly frustrating Spam SMSes and Pesky callers. This is especially true in case…
Lenovo launches 5 android smartphones in India: Prices starting at Rs. 6,499
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…
Maluuba- Your Siri alternative for Android [Review]
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…
Android 4.2: Its Features and How It Answers Questions posed by Windows Phone 8
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…
Micromax Vs Samsung: Is Micromax on Shaky Ground?
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,…
Top 20 largest Mobile Networks in the World, Airtel 4th!
Bharti Airtel has moved up one position and is now the 4th largest mobile network in the World. According to the wireless intelligence report for second quarter of 2012, Bharti Airtel has edged past Telefonica group crossing a total of 250…
Indian Developers can Sell Android Apps on play Store [Confirmed]
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…