Ringtones are a big business in India, the worlds 2nd largest mobile market. They in fact make up for more than 35% of all mobile VAS revenues.
Isnt it time that companies stop charging for ringtones ? Why even pay the Rs. 7-15 for a ringtone ?
If you want to stop paying for ringtone downloads and […]
US based Rocketalk has launched their social entertainment focused mobile app in India. The app runs on Java and Symbian based phones. Application features include:
* Social networking
* MMS
* Communities
* IM & Chat
* Music & video downloads
* Content & premium services
Rocketalk has raised $7.1 million from iSherpa Ventures, EDF Ventures and Mission ventures.
MobMe, the Trivandrum incubated […]
Tagg.in is a new SMS - web based microblogging service for India.
With Tagg.in, you can
create a TAGGivity (group)
update your TAGGivity
invite members to the TAGGivity
Just follow the command format and send updates to 99801 99801 and your TAGGivity will be updated.
Tagg.in also runs several groups by themselves. Join these groups and you’ll get the latest business […]
Location Location Location ! If you keep track of latest tech news, you’d know that these days Location Based Services (LBS) are as hot as Pamela Anderson was during her prime. If you still need convincing, consider the recent acquisition of Plazes by Nokia. Or Verizon’s investment in Loopt. Or that Steve Jobs demo’d the […]
As per a release, Vodafone will be launching the iPhone in ten countries later this year, including India. Unlocked iPhones have been available in Indian gray market for some time now.
It’ll be interesting to see if these unlocked phones will get blocked now that Vodafone is officially bringing the iPhone to India.
VodaFone and Microsoft India have jointly launched SMS search service to VodaFone users in India. The cost is 30 paisa per search query and the search technology is powered by Microsoft’s Live search. Currently, the search service will be launched in 8 Indian cities with others to follow later.
Late 2006, Bharti Airtel had announced a […]
March 17, 2008 – 12:04 pm
Two interesting stories related to the Indian online advertising market:
1) Business Today has a good story covering the full spectrum of digital advertising companies in India - from full fledge interactive agencies to online Indian ad networks.
Most interesting tidbit from the story:
* As per a Lintas media report, Internet advertising in India is Rs […]
March 12, 2008 – 12:08 am
TringMe has introduced VoIP accessibility on low end, mass market mobile phones. Till now, TringMe mobile VoIP solutions were offered only for smart phones and required a data connection (GPRS / 3G). But with this latest offering, TringMe hopes to bring mobile VoIP solutions to the masses.
With this offering, TringMe has developed a well rounded […]
February 23, 2008 – 11:24 am
CommuterFeed is a new startup that uses Twitter to receive and broadcast traffic updates.
Now, why does this sound so familiar ?
February 18, 2008 – 11:57 pm
Spectrum allocation for new mobile players and 3G has run into delays - it has been pushed back from June to year end now. Delay is again due to the spectrum not being vacated by the defence forces, which is waiting for the completion of an alternative, fiber optic network.
So, its again a wait and […]
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