Tata DOCOMO has tied up with Snapdeal.com, an e-commerce company, to launch Deal Zone. Tata DOCOMO GSM subscribers can subscribe and get SMS alerts on products and services such as restaurants, spas, electronic goods, fashion accessories and personal care products. Tata DOCOMO GSM subscribers will get upto 15 percent off on services like restaurants, spas, [...]

Communications minister Kapil Sibal is expected to launch Bharti Airtel’s broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Kolkata on Tuesday. A successor to the 3G and 2G families, 4G is expected to be five times quicker than 3G services. It would offer services such as high-definition mobile TV and video conferencing. Airtel [...]

Finnish handset maker Nokia has decided to exit mobile money business, two years after it launched the service in India. The move is in line with the company’s global strategy to move out of non-core areas. Nokia had launched mobile money in 2010 through a partnership with YES Bank. Subsequently, it signed up with Union [...]

GSM service provider STel may wind up its services in India if the recent chain of events is any indication. According to newspaper reports, STel’s services in Himachal Pradesh are down with even customer care numbers inactive. The telco has not provided any contact numbers on its website either. Its officials were not reachable for [...]

Bajaj Auto on Tuesday unveiled its most awaited small car the RE 60 an ultra-low cost car. The company claims that the car would have a mileage of close to 40 km per litre and will have an 200 cc rear mounted engine.The low-emission car was developed in partnership with Nissan and Renault. Bajaj has been [...]

Indian Railways has announced they are developing a mobile ticketing application for mobile phones. The application will be available to download onto a mobile phone and tickets will be sent by text message. Anyone using the app would have to carry proof of identification but will no longer have to queue for tickets at stations. [...]

India’s leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel yesterday commenced the rollout of Airtel 3G services in Jammu & Kashmir starting with the capital city of Srinagar. Powered by 160 sites in Srinagar alone, Airtel 3G services will gradually be launched across the state of Jammu & Kashmir in weeks to come. Aimed at empowering customers in [...]

Spice Global, a pioneer in mobility products and services in India with an ecosystem offering Devices, Retail, Value Added Services and Mobile Apps has launched its online shopping portal Saholic.com. This portal provides Indian consumers a unique online shopping experience where they can do high quality research about the product and also experience its features. [...]

Acer has launched two versions of its Iconia tablets with a bigger 10.1 inch screen size. While the Iconia A500 features the Android Honeycomb 3.0 operating system, the Iconia W500 has Windows 7 OS in it. While the Android version\’s price is kept at Rs 27,990, the later would cost Rs 32,499 respectively. Acer has [...]

India’s current Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) industry has an estimated size of Rs.12, 200 crores. The Indian MVAS industry derives its revenues majorly from the top five to six products such as game based applications, music downloads, etc. These continue to form close to 80% of VAS revenues, and have become easily replicable. The [...]