Forget typing and sending just text messages. Now you can record your message, song or just voice, in any language of your choice and send to a friend. Airtel recently launched this unique “talk and listen” Voice SMS service.

Spice Televentures, a mobile ecosystem business group, has launched its new business venture — Mobisoc Technology Pvt Ltd — aimed at providing internet-based services on all mobile phones. Mobisoc is led by Dilip Modi as chairman, Lokesh Gupta as chief executive officer, and Vinish Kathuria as president, strategy and business development.

Soon, you could be getting Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) on your mobile phones. UTStarcom, a global provider of IPTV infrastructure, is working on technology at the moment, which will enable its clients to offer IPTV on mobiles.

Yahoo is expanding its mobile voice search onto multiple Nokia and BlackBerry phones, the company said Thursday.

The first wave of Mobile VAS companies offering regular ringtone and music downloads seems to be over. Venture Capitalists like Canaan Partners, Draper Fisher Juvertson, Helion, Nexus India among others are more interested in innovative product offerings in this space like mobile payment options, advertising, voice-based SMS and satellite video streaming.

State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched ‘mobile backup system’ in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, a top company official here said. The new system would help BSNL subscribers retrieve their contact numbers in case of losing the cell phone.

UK-based Synchronica on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with an Indian firm, without revealing the identity, to provide mobile email solution in India. Synchronica develops and markets mobile email and synchronisation solutions for mobile operators and device manufacturers. The firm’s products include the push email and synchronisation solution Mobile Gateway.

France-based Voxmobili , which was acquired by Bangalore-based VAS (value added services) provider OnMobile in September 2007, has been included among the winners of Google Android Challenge for its offering Phonebook 2.0 , a secure and interactive phonebook application that combines elements of social media and instant messaging.

UnISpace, IMImobile’s UGC platform has won gold for the ‘Best Entertainment or Information Service’, at the Mobile Search Awards 2008. IMImobile, a provider of value added services for mobile operators, content providers and media agencies, is the first and only Indian company to win this recognition. Set up by Visiongain, a UK based company , [...]

If you are a die-hard fan of Chennai’s many FM radio stations and miss your favourite jocks jabber away when you are away from the city, there’s good news for you. Chennai-based Bay Talkitec, a mobile value added services (VAS) provider is developing a unique service which enables mobile users to access Chennai’s many radio [...]