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Switzerland can enjoy a full-20 channels TV on their mobile phones via Swisscom

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The Bluewin TV, a TV service by Swisscom will feature 20 channels for a full-on entertainment right in the mobile phones of the subscribers.
The service is said to cover around 44% of the Swiss population. The DVB-H based service offered by Swisscom can also run on a DVB-H-enabled handset as it can be played [...]

Fujitsu F706i for underwater TV

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Okay, now we know that human needs are never ending. And now we want luxuries under-water too!!?? Well, who-so-ever needs that is, Fujitsu has finally recognized it and here it is – the Fujitsu F706i mobile phone, so that you can watch TV underwater and also attend your calls.
The phone is an upgrade to [...]

Neutron Technology to now power DanceDanceRevolution

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Konami Digital Entertainment’s game DanceDanceRevolution (DDR) will be now be powered by Neutron technology. The music rhythm and dance game will now have mobile-to-mobile real-time multiplayer gaming facility and leaderboards. The latest version of the game powered with Neutron is going to be released by the end of 2008.
The technology is aimed at revolutionizing the [...]

China ready for 3G

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Announcements made by the Chinese government give some insights into the future of China’s mobile network. The Chinese government has announced the merger of three to six groups of China’s mobile companies.
The move has been made in order to vie against China Mobile, the country’s leading company. As per the announcements, the merged companies [...]

49 percent of the Earthlings have Mobile phones!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

49 percent amounts to almost half of the total population on earth with mobile phones! By the end of 2007, there were 3.3 billion mobile phone users and Africa tops the list in adding new subscribers everyday to the list followed by Asia. The statistics were presented by International Telecommunications Union.
And while the increase in [...]

Put that Mobile Phone down if you want your Child to be Healthy

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Pregnant women beware of mobile phones, as the usage of mobile phones beyond a point can prove to be harmful for the baby. A UCLA researcher had found out about this before but didn’t have enough evidence of “the adverse health effects” of mobile phones on pregnant women. But now it has been proved that [...]

LIC and Corporation Bank enable payment of insurance premium through SMS

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

LIC has collaborated with Corporation Bank to make the lives of their customers easier. The two banks announced their teaming up with PayMate, in Mumbai, today. Customers can now pay their insurance premium via SMS. To enjoy this facility they have to just register themselves with PayMate.

To make the payments through SMS, customers just need [...]

SingTel extends mio TV to Nokia Siemens subscribers

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Customers of Nokia Siemens subscribers can now enjoy SingTel’s (Singapore Telecommunication Limited) mio TV on their network. SingTel launched this service on Nokia Siemens Networks’ Mobile TV streaming solution which facilitates accessibility to the service ‘anytime, anywhere’.

The Nokia Siemens Network’s has launched a pay TV content service for the first time through its mobile [...]

Now search or sell your Home via your mobile phone

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

You read that right! Makaan Mobile, India’s first SMS-based Real Estate Mobile Application is here. The online property site ‘Makaan.com’ developed by the People Group just extended to mobile phones as a mobile application. The application is developed by Mauj Mobile, one of India’s leading MVAS companies.
The application is meant for property sellers who [...]

Hyperconnective people choose mobile phone over wallet

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

In order to find the people they can label as ‘hyperconnected’, a survey was conducted by Nortel Networks Corp which interestingly revealed a pretty unbelievable fact. A good 38% of the participants in the survey who would not like to part away from their mobile phone prefer sacrificing their wallets for a day!
This makes mobile [...]