According to industry experts, with the prices of net-enabled handsets drastically falling, the number of people who surf the Internet on their mobile handsets will only grow. An Internet-enabled mobile handset that cost at least Rs 5,000 a year ago now can be bought for as low as Rs 2,000 onward.

 The increase in banking transactions on the move is giving an entirely new meaning to pocket money in many parts of the developing world, in particular. These are the in remote and rural areas of the globe that still lack banks or instant cash machines. For the people there, new mobile money apps are fast [...]

This just in! Vodafone have recently launched the cheapest mobiles ever known to man.
In a bid to go one-on-one with the world’s largest mobile manufacturer, Nokia, Vodafone announced its launch of ultra-low priced mobile phones – Vodafone 150 and Vodafone 250.
Nokia, the leading mobile company, earlier voiced its decision to introduce the world’s cheapest mobile [...]

We are always flushed with great new from telecom major Bharati Airtel. And this time they surely have raised the bar by being the first in Indian to introduce an independent developers community – Aitrel Open Developers Community (AODC).

HTC launches India’s first smartphone run on Google’s Android operating system. The open-source platform is accessible to anybody and does not need Google’s formal involvement.

The upgraded iPhone 3G S has sold over 1 million phones in first three days of its launch. Analysts expected the 3G S smartphone to bite the dust. The 3G S phone was launched in 8 countries compared to the launch of 3G in 21 countries last year. The sales figures were released with a [...]

In line with its current theme of “Don’t wait, just Go for it” Reliance has come up with a very innovative way of promoting its new 3G GSM offering.

In January, this year, Bharati Airtel became the first private sector company to launch Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services in India and DigiMouth covered it. Now following suit is MTNL which launched Television over IP. The users get to enjoy this service using Intenet Protocol (IP). All they need is a broadband connection.

A few months back the Department of Telecom (DoT) had announced the disconnection of Chinese phones without IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers as per security measures by April 15th.

Last month DigiMouth reported Essar Group’s plans of launching rivate-label handsets across the country under The Mobile Store label. The telecom retail arm of Essar Group, The Mobile Store (TMS), has finally launched their handset range called ‘Ray’. 4 models of which have been launched in the initial stage.

Wipro has bought Nokia’s enterprise-focused mobile TV unit. Nokia Mobile TV Broadcast Solution has around 40 employees who have been developing software and hardware which helps mobile TV technology on varied mobile phones. The technology helps in locating and accessing data from a broadcasting network.

Its really good to see old children’s comics and literature being reinvented for new age devices. Amar Chitra Katha has been belting out some of the finest application for the Internet and mobile phones. In fact the new age wing AKC Media has been proactive with such initiatives.

India’s seventh largest operator Aircel entered the Mumbai market facing competition from Airtel, Vodafone, Loop, Reliance and Idea. The company plans on investing approx Rs 1,100 crore in Mumbai which is part of its pan-India rollout. With its entry in Mumbai the company now has services across 17 cellular circles.

Yesterday DigiMouth reported about RCom boasting of launching “India’s first high-speed wireless broadband service”. Now we have yet another boastful claim of the “fastest wireline broadband on DSL in India”. And this time its telecom giant Bharati Airtel.

The Essar Group owned telecom retail chain The Mobile Store (TMS) announced its plans on launching private-label handsets across the country. The target audience is the youth and the products will be priced between Rs 2,500 to Rs 10,000.