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Remember the GhostBusters? A game based on the popular series may be in grave danger of being busted. The Ghost Busters game assets have been doing rounds in the internet for some time now,but, if the new reports are to be believed, the game may be in danger.

The mobile technology is advancing by leaps and bounds. A host of new features are being introduced into your average mobile phones. A simple mobile with a color screen, which was not possible for less that Rs. 10,000 is now made available for a mere Rs. 3000. Other features too have seen plethora of improvements in the recent years. One can find that manufacturers are trying to add more and more ‘computer’-istic features to a mobile phone.

Yesterday, we wrote about Scrabulous being pulled down from Facebook. The popular game on the social networking site was an online adaptation of the classic offline game. Seems that Hasbro, the company that owns the right to Scrabble in U.S. and Canada, had some problems with Scrabulous. They wanted their own version to be more popular, which, actually was doing pretty bad. Just to avoid some of the legal problems, the game Scrabulous waspulled down from Facebook. But again, it was just to avoid some legal problems. Now Scrabulous has returned as Wordscraper.

The Indian news vine seems to be full with the Indian government’s decision to keep a closer eye on the cyber cafes, thanks to recent terror attacks in the country. Already, a lot of cyber cafes have been asking for photo-id cards before you can go in & surf. Now come a few more regulations. In this post, we try to find a more approachable solution to problem that the authorities face, track every single cyber step of yours!

It seems as if Google wants to pay more attention to video annotations and enhance the overall experience for users on Youtube. On the YouTube blog, the company has announced that it has acquired Omnisio, a small California-based startup that’s focused on making online video more useful and collaborative.

In recent times, there has been a lot of development on the Global Positioning System (GPS) front. GPS units have not only reduced in size making them portable enough to carry around, but the prices have drastically reduced too. Most cell phones now come enabled with GPS units, allowing the user to get turn-by-turn directions to any place. This initiative by Microsoft will nothing but boost the same purpose.

Web18, the internet arm of TV18, part of the Network18 group has seen a rise in its revenues, with a 41% rise. The revenues rose to Rs. 13.1 crores from Rs. 9.3 crores year-on-year. While, the operating losses reported were Rs. 5.6 crores compared to Rs. 2.3 crores last year in the same quarter.

One of the most popular games on Facebook, Scrabulous, that has been responsible for countless wasted internet hours, has been wiped off the site. The game is no longer accessible for Facebook’s members from US and Canada.

1) Phonethics is searching for:

BD Manager

Age and experience: Between 22 – 25 with Operator Servicing/Mobile Content Experience.

Tata Sky plans to stay on top of the competition by riding the same tie-ups train. Apparently, Tata Sky has now planned to tie up with Sony Pictures and Fox News Corp for content in order to enhance its pay-per-view portfolio. The tie-up entitles Tata Sky to receive content such as movies and telecast of special events through their channels.

It seems the success of World of Warcraft is getting onto the nerves of some of the other pronounced game publishing companies. Now, it’s Electronic Arts (EA) planning to come up with a subscription based online gaming model. I also remember EA planning to come up with the subscription based model for its mobile version too. The question here is, how would they structure the revenue model?

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways is known for bringing a change in Indian Railway Ticketing model; from pioneering online train ticket booking to mobile phone and SMS platforms.

Recently, at Proto.in Delhi Chapter, we caught up with Sanjay Aggarwal, GM, IRCTC who shared some insights of IRCTC [...]

Here comes the opportunity of finally going paperless, as far as bus tickets are concerned. Thanks to Ticketvala.com, all you need to do is pay for it online and get the ticket delivered straight to your mobile.

Traditional media players are launching social networks and its interesting to note how many have actually done that..

1. Times Group - iTimes.com
2. HTMedia - Desimartini.com (Acquired)
3. Jam Magazine - ClubJam.jammag.com
4. Meow Fm - Meowfm.ning.com

Read on to know more..

So finally moneycontrol.com has got a new face, that means they must had done customer survey before changing it to Web 2.0 look (use of ajax, curved corners etc..). The moneycontrol.com was one of the first websites dedicated to investments, stocks and other markets news. Moneycontrol.com is an online property of Web 18, heavily funded & the most popular one. Read on to know how this could be part of a bigger integration strategy.