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The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has finally announced that ‘number portability’ would soon be introduced in India initially in the top four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The much awaited service will be available from the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
What is Mobile Number Portability??
 
Mobile Number portability allows users to change their service [...]

Paymate one of indias leading mobile payment service is now launching a sms based advertising service which is some what similar to what others are already providing.
Paymate has tied up with some online travel agencies, travel Guru being the 1st and is providing a simple sms based service wherein users can search for travel related [...]

Onmobile a popular Indian Vas company has rolled out its mobile ad network. They are certainly providing a unique method of mobile advertising, rather than the conventional method of having advertisements placed on searches, onmobile has taken the “Voice” route.
How does/will it work?
Callers will get to hear advertisements when they call, just like how [...]

Hutch offering Sanjeev kapoor recipes on mobile
Hutch, one of India’s leading Telecom service providers, along with Mobifusion, a global publisher of mobile applications and technology has introduced a service for users where they can download recipes by Sanjeev Kapoor (renowned Indian chef) directly on their phone.
“Any Time Temptations” the recipe book by Sanjeev Kapoor [...]

Mkhoj a mobile advertising firm has introduced a new platform for consumers that allows them to search for local every-day products having best deals and discounts directly from their mobile phones.
Users have to just type the product (e.g  shoes) along with the locality (bandra Mumbai) and then send the message to mkhoj at 6767777
merchants [...]