India Mobile Browser Usage Grows 358% Y-o-Y

by | posted: July 30, 2009
(By Anand Srinivasan) In a report released by Opera software, India has been ranked among the top three in terms of internet access from mobile browsers. India ranks behind Russia and Indonesia. China...
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Will Mobile Internet Users Surpass The Number Of Traditional Internet Users In India?

by | posted: February 3, 2009
If you had asked me this question around 3 months back, you would have got an emphatic no! It doesn’t seem logical! Internet itself is in its infancy in our country with just a 3% penetration. PC...
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Yahoo! Introduces Mobile Content Developer Platform Blueprint in India

by | posted: February 2, 2009
Yahoo! has launched Blueprint a mobile content devleopment platform in India to enable mobile web development. Blueprint is a free software package to brands and content owners, which, once installed on...
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MTNL Launches 3G Services in Delhi – Mumbai to Follow!

by | posted: December 10, 2008
The rollout of 3G services continues to be the highlight of all scrutiny and anticipations for the Indian Telecom Regulatory Operator. Although the auctions for the 3G spectrum had been delayed till Jan...
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BigAdda.com Now On Mobile.. Invite Your Phonebook & Make Your Mobile Number Your Profile ID!

by | posted: August 26, 2008
Update: Afaqs has reported today that Bigadda is reportedly spending over 4 crores in popularising the mobile version of its site. Well I caught some ads on tv as well guess Reliance ADAG has pots of money.....
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Dainik Bhaskar & Pitroda Group Launch MeraMobi A Mobile Transaction App For GPRS Phones

by | posted: August 25, 2008
With mobile subscriber base rising with each month that passes by and the impending 3G launch in Indian markets in a year and the launch of mobile internet friendly phones like the iPhone and its competitors...
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Zapak Enters Mobile Gaming, Launches Zapak.mobi for Java Based Games

by | posted: July 23, 2008
Zapak, the immensely popular gaming site from the house of Reliance Entertainment has just launched Zapak.mobi, a mobile gaming site for all the mobile aficionados out there. The site, which is directly...
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Email@Mobile Introduces Free Mobile Email ID – So ?

by | posted: March 25, 2008
Read this press release that’s talks of Email@Mobile introducing, what it claims as the “first free mobile email ID”. The news was interesting at first. I thought of accessing all my emails on...
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Now Airtel Subscribers Can Pay Mobile Bills, Book Tickets Through Their Mobiles

by | posted: March 5, 2008
  Online transactions are increasingly being used to pay bills, recharge, booking tickets and etc. Earlier, SpiceJet had tied up with BillDesk for easy and safe online payments. Now, the cellular companies...
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YouTube Videos Now On 3G Cell Phones

by | posted: January 25, 2008
  In one of my recent posts I had discussed about the IIT classes now on YouTube. This service could only be accessed through a laptop or your PC’s. YouTube videos can now be accessed on your mobile...
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India Digital Summit 2008: M – Commerce in India. Money Transfer Through Mobile is the Way to Go!

by | posted: January 14, 2008
M Commerce is at a very early stage. Its about purchase and sale of goods and services through the mobile with the use of a financial institution. Purchase and sale of VAS content cannot be classified...
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IAMAI Session V: Perspectives for the Future of Mobile in India

by | posted: January 11, 2008
Tomihisa Kamada, The Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Access Co. Ltd, Japan delivered the keynote address while Atanu Mandal, President of ACL Wireless, Viren Popli, Head of...
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The Future of Mobile VAS in India. The Consumer, the Market, and the Possibly Happy Marriage between Content and Distribution?

by | posted: December 12, 2007
ESPN Star Sports has recently introduced Star Sports Mobile, a mobile content service that is similar to Mobile ESPN that was launched across multiple markets in Asia Pacific in May 2006. The service works...
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Mobile Domain Name sold for $616000!

by | posted: December 6, 2007
At a recent auction on sedo.com for dot mobi domains generated astonishing results! A domain name music.mobi was sold for UDS $616000.   Other domain names such as games.mobi, sports.mobi, movies.mobi...
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Now Money Transfer Through Mobile Phones

by | posted: November 23, 2007
The new reform to hit Indian Mobile Industry is money transfer through your cell phone. Isn’t that amazing? Its something that should have been introduced in India much earlier compared to foreign countries,...
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The New Trend In Mobile Advertising…

by | posted: October 29, 2007
Today everyone is aware about the convenience nature of mobile phones – known as third screen after TV and Computers, its growing popularity seems to be catching the eye of advertising media. Mobile...
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