Homeshop18, one of the e-commerce biggies in the country, has announced the availability its mobile app on the iOS and Android platforms. The app called HS18 on both the app stores is really light at 0.90 MB.  We checked out the phone on Android and were pretty impressed with it. The app has multiple other functionalities.  You can shop now on your smartphone and also watch the Homeshop18 channel...

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) & Y-Cash Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. have jointly unveiled a new Mobile Wallet Platform called ‘YPayCash’, this RBI approved platform will offer paying for multiple services via the mobile phone. A lot of mobile wallets have been introduced in India since last year. For example, SBI, HDFC, Axis Bank, Vodafone and a few others, each have their own iteration on mobile...

Beam Money, an Indian mobile wallet service has announced the launch of its iPhone app called Beam Wallet. This app will be bring all of Beam Money’s features to Indian iPhone users. The application is free to download. The company says that the app will allows iPhone users to make payments for DTH and recharge their mobile phones. The company has tied up with leading companies in both the spaces....

Fashion e-commerce firm, Zovi has launched its own mobile app on Android. This comes after the launch of their Windows 8 app in late October. The app is free to download  and is available for both Android phones and tablets which have 2.1 and above. The new app looks very nice and the design aesthetic is on par with the Zovi experience. The app has a very decent UI and you can see from the screenshots...

eBay India has just announced the results of a consumer survey which they undertook to get a deeper understanding of Indian mobile users and their mobile commerce usage during the festivals. The survey polled over 2500 eBay India users during this month. The survey audience seems rather one-sided when you consider that around 92% of the respondents were male! I am sure women are also using their phones...

Mswipe has brought a unique Mobile Payment Processing Platform to India & is currently seeking financial support. Having received some seed money from multiple angel investors, the company is now on the lookout for Series A funding to the tune of US$ 5 Million. With companies like Square already gaining traction with their mobile payment processing, what’s unique about Mswipe’s offering? A...

Bharti Airtel & Axis Bank have partnered to bring simpler banking solutions to India’s far-flung areas with ‘Airtel Money Super Account’. Apparently, keeping in mind the tie-up with a Bank, subscribers can directly access their saving account on their mobile account. How does it work? Airtel subscribers can open a ‘No-frills’ account in Axis Bank. Once the account is linked with...

ePravesh is one of a kind Android application that stream lines pre-admission processes for students making it easier to get details on the go. It marks the beginning of a new era in education where the application allows students to access desired information, brochures and institution websites. In our country where admission procedures are lengthy and stressful,ePravesh simplify the process by making...

Mobile Internet is growing heavily in India due to the proliferation of smartphones and Internet enabled feature phones. You can say that most of the web access, people have in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities is via their phones. The Medium of Usage for accessing the Internet has undergone a sudden change over the last few years. We have almost 850 million mobile subscribers in India but we still do put...

Airtel’s M-commerce service Airtel Money has already been launched nationally and now Airtel has announced that they will be tying up with banks to provide cash withdrawal services without having to go to the ATM or the bank branch. They are currently in talks with these banks to finalize the offering. The names of these banks were not publicly released. This service will let Bharti’s retail and...