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9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : New MobileMe includes music locker, costs $20 per year?

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:59:44 +0000

This might provide legitimacy to services like mp3tunes which provide the same functionality . Dont know about the legal position because Apple is actually selling the songs to you whereas mp3tunes just uploads your own songs

MediaNama : Updated: Reliance Mediaworks' Hostile Bid For Fame

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:57:25 +0000

You say INOX already has a more than 50% stake in Fame. How can Reliance Mediaworks pick up more than 74% unless INOX decides to sell its stake ? I am confused

Google Android Blog : Google Phone is real but probably just a gift UPDATE: Google responds

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:49:50 +0000

I agree with you. This must just be the gift of a new unlocked model (not released to market) and these guys are using the Google Phone name to get @arrington and @techcrunch excited and get a couple of new posts up

AndroidGuys : Opera Mobile Available for Android Distributors

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:18:17 +0000

Opera Mini 4 was absolutely unusable on my HTC hero. I uninstalled it within 10 minutes. There was no way i could enter the address in the field. I think it was designed for phone with hardware keyboard. I was impressed with Opera Mini on P1i but it was a major disappointment on HTC hero . Hoping for best with Opera Mini 5

MediaNama : News Digest: RCOM, Consim, Justdial, Etisalat DB, MNP & More

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:42:38 +0000

I have also been receiving SPAM lately from Justdial and have actually reported it as spam in Gmail. It is quite ridiculous that justdial should be resorting to spamming although they seem to have quite a good user base

Google Android Blog : Dolphin Browser brings multi-touch to Android web browsing

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:51:12 +0000

I tried the browser and its good. But the Hero browser already has multi touch support buil in. Although the multi touch experience is much better in Dolphin than in the default

MediaNama : India 3G & BWA Spectrum Auction Within 90 Days; Types Of Bidders

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:10:41 +0000

@sunny nice to think about 4g but where is the spectrum ? And what about the policy decisions that will ne delayed indefinitely by our honourable minister

MediaNama : India 3G & BWA Spectrum Auction Within 90 Days; Types Of Bidders

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:10:19 +0000

@Shashi I agree regarding the fact that revenue share would have been a better option. But regarding underpricing I think you are wrong . There will be four slots and many bidders. There will be natural price discovery I guess .

MediaNama : Editorial: How Telecom Operators In India Should Approach 3G

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:01:49 +0000

As you rightly mentioned that the real worry is that 3G spectrum will be used more for voice and less for data. The operators are trying to increase VAS revenue but none (except Aircel) is really speaking about internet usage on mobile. Even now it can be big if priced properly. In US / Europe data is very big and for smartphone users data charges are 50% or more of voice charges. The Indian operators and also government should understand that the only way they can increase broadband penetration is by using 3G services for wireless broadband. But I am certain that 3G will be used for voice more than data. Whenever you hear telecom management speak about 3G you hear about how they can manage more subscribers if they have 3G. Even some operator decides to use 3G more for mobile broadband then it should be priced reasonably. MTNL / BSNL have failed because of their brand image among customers and the absolutely ridiculous pricing level where they are charging per MB. Get people to use 3G with reasonable pricing and I am sure we will see date usage rising exponentially

MediaNama : Indian Applications On Android Powered HTC Magic Launched In India

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:26:05 +0000

Nikhil, The failure of the iphone 3G to make a dent in the market should have made the manufacturers realise that this type of pricing wont work in India. I dont think there will be many takers for HTC magic when people will expect the Iphone 3GS in couple of months at a couple of thousand bucks extra. Apple may even release the original 3G at around 25K to make more of a dent in the Nokia market. All in all this pricing wont work in India

MediaNama : Smart Cards For National ID In India; Need For Single ID? Impact On Mobile Biz

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:15:29 +0000

UID can be a brilliant concept if implemented correctly. However then we should not have separate PAN Nos , Ration Card Nos, License Nos etc. This should be the only card that a citizen should carry for his domestic use. For international use passport has to be there. Everything else should be the UID. Otherwise it will be a futile exercise like MIN (for Share trading)

MediaNama : Why Did Allianz Infratech Get A Telecom License And Why Is Etisalat Being Allowed To Buy It?

Thu, 28 May 2009 08:58:31 +0000

Well this is just a small part of the 50000 crore telecom license scam that some newspapers have reported. No one knows the criteria for allocating licenses except the issuing authority

MediaNama : Quarterly India Telecom Data For Dec 2008: Dialup ARPU Up; 11.1M DTH Connections; 4.5L Landlines Un

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 07:37:38 +0000

Have they provided detailed breakup of DTH subscribers of the 5 players presently in the market ?

MediaNama : Mint & CNBC-TV18 Ink Exclusive Content Sharing Agreement; Digital Content?

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:27:07 +0000

Moneycontrol is featuring livemint stories on their site. Just saw this page http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_article/Sunil_Mi... via their profile on Sunil Mittal

MediaNama : Asim Ghosh On What Sunil Bharti Mittal Did Well

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:21:23 +0000

The most important thing (according to me) said by Ghosh was "I would say the biggest achievements, the single one of the Bharti Group, has been harmonious management of shareholders " . Very few Indian companies have had harmonious relations with their foreign stakeholders. He bought in Vodafone as a shareholder when Singtel was already present as a big shareholder . This showed that his relations with his foreign partners is very good and one of the main reasons of the excellent growth of Bharti as a company.

MediaNama : IE8 Launch: 12 Indian Sites Offer Web Slices Or Accelerators

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:53:52 +0000

Nikhil, you have probably downloaded IE8 RC1 . The actual release of the final product has been made today at 9:30 PM IST.

MediaNama : RCOM Launches Netconnect Broadband Plus With Upto 3.1 Mbps Wireless Download Speed; 3G, WiMAX?

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:35:52 +0000

Will they be able to provide these promised speeds if the 1 million customers actually sign up ? I have my doubts

MediaNama : Tata Indicom May Suspend Or Terminate Unlimited Broadband Accounts If Used Beyond Limits

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:18:12 +0000

Wow. Seems some kind of cartelisation going on. TRAI should step in. How can there be a limit for unlimited broadband. The Indian telcos seem to have taken inspiration from the US telcos which started putting these limits last year. As it is we get crappy speeds and then this usage limit is unacceptable.

MediaNama : Netcores Comments On TRAIs Draft Recommendations On Mobile VAS

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:22:37 +0000

Now VASguy can we have your real name. You are putting your view point but we need to know whether it is biased or unbiased view ? So posting your real name and company name will help. Regarding me my name is real. But I dont look so good and hence this photograph :-)

MediaNama : NDTV Convergence Outsources Mobile Ad Sales To Affle For A Minimum Guarantee For 2 Years

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:19:51 +0000

Gurpreet , Admob is doing quite well in India . They count India among their top 3 markets. They are doing millions of impressions per month in India