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Google delivers “News Near You” to your smartphone

On Monday Google unveiled its latest efforts in its quest for local relevance by announcing its new mobile "News Near You" feature for smartphones. As the name indicates, the new capability attempts to bring Google News users the latest from their surrounding location on their...

Bharti offers mCommerce service

The Hindu | May 10, 2011 | Bharti Airtel has launched its mCommerce service “airtel money” in Chennai. Following its launch in Gurgaon (National Capital Region) earlier this year, Airtel customers in Chennai are the second in India to benefit from this new service that...

The Hindustan: Your phone will give away all your secrets

The Hindustan | May 11, 2011 | Aloke Tikku The government is setting up phone monitoring systems across the country that can not only listen to your phone conversation, but can also track down your precise location on a map and match your voice with...

Ericsson enables mobile positioning systems in India for AIRCEL

Ericsson | May 3, 2011 | Press Release Aircel subscribers to get better localized information through Ericsson's Mobile Positioning System (MPS) for Location Based Services (LBS) Ericsson is the sole supplier to provide multi-vendor network integration services Solution aims to make moving through traffic more efficient in...

Vringo Launches Major National Service in India with the Country’s Largest Content Aggregator

Vringo | April 29, 2011 | Press Release Partnership with Hungama Digital Media Provides Access to a Potential 500 Million Subscribers NEW YORK, Apr 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG), a leading provider of software platforms for mobile video services and video ringtones,...

Vringo Launches Major National Service in India with the Country's Largest Content Aggregator

Vringo | April 29, 2011 | Press Release Partnership with Hungama Digital Media Provides Access to a Potential 500 Million Subscribers NEW YORK, Apr 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG), a leading provider of software platforms for mobile video services and video ringtones,...

SILICON VALLEY: JiWire raises $20 million for location-based advertising

JiWire Inc. has raised $20 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to date at $45 million. The San Francisco-based company provides a platform to deliver advertising across mobile applications and public Wi-Fi. It now claims to reach 40...

Ericsson enables mobile positioning systems in India for AIRCEL

Ericsson | May 3, 2011 | Press Release Aircel subscribers to get better localized information through Ericsson's Mobile Positioning System (MPS) for Location Based Services (LBS) Ericsson is the sole supplier to provide multi-vendor network integration services Solution aims to make moving through traffic more efficient in a...

2G scam: Unitech's Sanjay Chandra drags PM Manmohan Singh's name into the issue

Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: The lawyer for Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra , who is in judicial custody over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the telecom policy under which several companies,...

Spice switches focus to mobile Internet

The Hindu Business Line | May 2, 2011 To invest Rs 1,000 cr this year NEW DELHI, MAY 2: Spice Mobility Ltd on Monday announced that it will invest Rs 1,000 crore in the current financial year in a bid to reposition itself as a mobile Internet...

Vodafone Essar calls auction of airwaves as ‘optimal method’ for spectrum allocation

Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country's second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed it the most 'optimal and efficient' methodology for handing out this scarce resource. "Auctions will introduce...

Vodafone Essar calls auction of airwaves as 'optimal method' for spectrum allocation

Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country's second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed it the most 'optimal and efficient' methodology for handing out this scarce resource. "Auctions will introduce...

TRAI’s latest proposals to cut interconnect charges may lower call rates

Economic Times | April 29, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI has fired the starting gun on radical changes in the mobile sector by proposing deep cuts in charges paid by operators to each other, a move that could lower tariffs for...

TRAI's latest proposals to cut interconnect charges may lower call rates

Economic Times | April 29, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI has fired the starting gun on radical changes in the mobile sector by proposing deep cuts in charges paid by operators to each other, a move that could lower tariffs for...

RIM sees sluggish sales of BlackBerry, cuts profit forecast

Hindustan Times | April 29, 2011 Research In Motion has sharply cut its quarterly profit forecast, citing sluggish sales of BlackBerry smartphones, which are facing security concerns in India and the Middle East as well as stiff competition from other mobile phone makers. The announcement,...

India’s Idea says adds 1 mln 3G users since March launch

Reuters | April 28, 2011 | Prashant Mehra (Reuters) - Idea Cellular , India's sixth-biggest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had added a million users for its third-generation (3G) services within a month of its launch. Idea, which launched 3G services in March, currently offers...

India's Idea says adds 1 mln 3G users since March launch

Reuters | April 28, 2011 | Prashant Mehra (Reuters) - Idea Cellular , India's sixth-biggest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had added a million users for its third-generation (3G) services within a month of its launch. Idea, which launched 3G services in March, currently offers...

Now, Apple brings iPad 2 in India

Times of India | April 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: Over a month after it launched iPad 2in the US, Apple on Wednesday announced availability of its next-generation tablet in India. According to the company, Indian consumers will be able to buy iPad2 from April 29. The cheapest...

ED to attach properties of Unitech, Swan Telecom; Unitech, DB Realty plunge

Economic Times | April 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told the Supreme Court that it will 'attach' the properties of two companies - Unitech wireless and Swan Telecom - allegedly involved in 2G scam within 2 months. At 10:08 am, shares of...

Wipro net rises 15 % to Rs.5,298 crore

The Hindu | April 27, 2011 Wipro on Wednesday announced that it had posted consolidated revenues of Rs.31,099 crore, an increase of 15 per cent over the previous year. The company posted a net profit of Rs.5,298 crore, an increase of 15 per cent over...

Tech tycoon Shiv Nadar to set up research-led university in Greater Noida

The Hindustan | April 25, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Shiv Nadar, the founder chairman of software major HCL Technologies, announced on Monday that he would set up a research-led multidisciplinary university at Greater Noida, a satellite town of Delhi. The Shiv Nadar University, named after the...

Infosys post Murthy? I know nothing: Premji

Times of India | April 27, 2011 BANGALORE: IT czar Azim Premji declined to offer comments on Infosys Technologies Ltd, post retirement of its Chairman N R Narayana Murthy, saying he has no "privileged knowledge". "Really, I cannot comment on..what I know of what is going on is what...

The Hindustan: Bail plea deferred again, no relief for corporate honchos

The Hindustan | April 26, 2011 | Harish V. Nair The CBI on Tuesday strongly opposed bail plea of the five corporate honchos jailed in the 2G scam alleging that the offence they committed was of a grave nature. The court deferred the decision to...

The Hindu: Operating Software Ubuntu’s new version launch on Apr 28

The Hindu | April 26, 2011 IT company Canonical has announced that new version of Operating system (OS) software Ubuntu will be released on April 28 and it will be available for free download by public. Ubuntu OS is developed by members of Open Source community...