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Event Update: India Gaming Summit 2008

Event Update: India Gaming Summit 2008

Well in our november events update we missed on one of the important gaming events taking place this month. So here is a mid month update on the same.
India Gaming Summit 2008: Intel and Zapak are all set to take a close look at the Gaming industry this year again with Intel & Zapak India [...]

Citywide WiFi Planned by BMC in a 50-Crore Plan For Mumbai

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has brought forward a plan, which, if implemented, would allow anyone to use WiFi on their compatible laptops or mobile phones. This initiative by the BMC is a public-private partnership of sorts, in which the BMC plans to cover the entire city with WiFi coverage, albeit not free.

Long Queues No More: Receive Your Mumbai Local Tickets via SMS

Long Queues No More: Receive Your Mumbai Local Tickets via SMS

The Centre For Railway Information System (CRIS), the information technology arm of the Indian Railways, is working on mobile ticketing for Mumbai’s 65 lakh daily suburban commuters. CRIS has already begun field trials for the system and will be ready with the system by March 2009.
 
“The project will be implemented for suburban and unreserved tickets [...]

Now Women Meow On FM Radio!

Now Women Meow On FM Radio!

I noticed this CATchy advertisement on BEST buses (almost all BEST buses):- “Meow FM 104.8 - India’s First Just-For-women Radio Station”. This clearly caught my attention (I guess many others as well). This is called “Kill two birds with one stone” strategy - Obviously, women will tune into and men too will follow to check [...]

I-Cube Report 2007: Cyber Cafes Remain Favorites!

The  Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International have jointly published the I-Cube Internet In India Report 2007. The IAMAI and IMRB have jointly researched the report through a survey in more than 65000 households across India. The cities covered are namely:
Mumbai, Kolkatta, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Pune, Ahmedabad, Patna, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Surat, Guwahati, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Durg, Bhopal, Bhubhaneshwar, Trichy, Jalgaon, Panipat, Trisshur, and Bellary.
The analysis according to the report:
According to the I-Cube [...]