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1. Nokia Life Tools Launched as Range of Services for India

   Explore Article IndianWeb2.com (Jun 27 2009) Mobile

   Nokia has launched a range of services called as Nokia Life Tools currently for India only, which includes Agriculture, Education and Entertainment related services designed specially for the consumers in small towns and rural areas of India as one of top emerging mobile markets. Nokia Life Tools is an icon-led, graphically rich mobile application which provides [...] (Read Full Article)
   

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Recent Articles

1. Reach, Frequency Tools On Komli Online Ad Planner

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article Asia Media Journal (Jul 1 2009)

   Reach, Frequency Tools On Komli Online Ad PlannerAsia Media Journal(Mumbai, India) ViziSense (www.vizisense.com), India's first online audience measurement platform, today announced the launch of a new product feature ...and more » (Read Full Article)
   

   Mouthshut.com gets on the social media platform; launches free account for brands - :::exchange4media:::  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Komli   Satish Kadu   ViziSense MediaMix

2. Railway Budget Focuses on Fares, Services

   Explore Article VCCircle (19 hours, 33 min ago)

   India's railway minister unveiled a mix of populist measures, including cheap tickets for the poor and no increase in freight or passenger fares, as well as steps to boost the sprawling system's efficiency and finances. Friday's railway budget speech underscored the Congress party-led government's focus on "inclusive growth" after it was reelected by a wider-than-expected margin in May. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government will present its budget on Monday. "The old mindset of economic viability should be substituted by social viability," Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in an address to parliament. Banerjee, looking to take advantage of the railway's vast ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Manmohan Singh

3. NDTV Launches Gaming Subsite Powered By Zapak

   Explore Article MediaNama.com (20 hours, 10 min ago) Gaming

   News site NDTV has launched a games portal NDTVgames.Zapak.com, which is powered by Reliance ADA Group gaming company Zapak.com. Aggregators NDTV places Games under its Services tab, alongside other subsites that are powered by third party aggregators - – Classifieds is by Quikr, read our brand strategy analysis of the partnership on Medianama. – Gifts by GiftstoIndia24×7 – Jobs by CareerBuilder.co.in – and Auto by [...] (More at MediaNama) (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Reliance ADAG

4. Budget 2009: FDI In Telecom, Dnc, Uso Fund, BSNL Deal; e-Payment

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article MediaNama.com (20 hours, 55 min ago) Telecom

   In the Economic Survey 2008-09 released by the Indian government yesterday, they highlighted key initiatives made in the mobile and broadband sectors, including data related to foreign direct investment, USO fund utilization, etc. Targets for the end of the Eleventh Five Year Plan: – 600 million mobile subscribers – Rural tele-density of 25 per cent by means of [...] (More at MediaNama) (Read Full Article)
   

   Budget 09: Economic Survey Suggests MSME Support, Spectrum Trading, Opening Local Loop - MediaNama.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Ericsson   Sony Ericsson   LG Electronics

5. WindowsLivePlanet – Microsoft India’s Social Networking Initiative

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article Internet in India (9 hours, 56 min ago) Social Networking

   Here's another experiment (err... Initiative) from Microsoft, called WindowsLivePlanet. (Read Full Article)
   

   9 Emerging Professional Networking sites in India - IndianWeb2.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft   Orkut

6. Idea walks the talk with a health proposition

   Explore Article :::exchange4media::: (Jul 2 2009)

   Continuing with the ‘socially relevant’ elements in its ads, Idea Cellular’s latest TVC tackles the issue of health and fitness. Brand ambassador Abhishek Bachchan dons the role of a doctor, who advises people to walk as they talk on their cellphones so that they are truly ‘mobile’. However, this advice backfires on him… in a way. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Abhishek Bachchan

7. Vodafone Eyes ISP Business In India; Gets Approval For Divesting Ortus

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article MediaNama.com (14 hours, 16 min ago)

   Vodafone Essar has received an approval from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for including ‘Internet Service Provider’ as an additional item of activity for its company Vodafone Essar South Ltd. Earlier last month, PTI had reported that Vodafone had sought ISP and National Long Distance (NLD) licenses. An NLD license is understandable - Vodafone currently [...] (Read Full Article)
   

   WorldSpace India’s Online Radio Launch Delayed By Satellite Radio Policy - MediaNama.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Vodafone   Preethi J   Reliance Industries Limited

8. Industry Moves Roundup: Sony, NDTV Convergence, Zee

   View all 4 articles » Explore Article contentSutra.com (13 hours, 43 min ago)

   Zee has restructured its operations in the South and created a new role of chief operating officer, Southern channels, reports Indiantelevision.com. Zee Telugu CEO Sanjay Reddy will now be responsible for four of Zee’s channels in the South—Zee Telugu, Zee Tamil, Zee Kannada and Zee 24 Gantalu. (Read Full Article)
   

   Industry Moves: TN Prabhu To Leave UTV New Media; Manish Agarwal To Replace Him As CEO - contentSutra.com  
   Manish Agarwal To Join UTV New Media As COO - MediaNama.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Entertainment Television   Salil Kumar

9. Virgin’s New Data Card: Competition & Tata Indicom

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article MediaNama.com (18 hours, 20 min ago)

   Virgin Mobile has launched a wireless Internet data card called vLink, with two tariff plans. vLink costs Rs. 2100. There is a promotional offer - a starter kit for Rs. 99 that allows unlimited data usage for 30 whole days. It has two tariff plans - Rs. 800 per month for unlimited usage. We wonder if there’s [...] (More at MediaNama) (Read Full Article)
   

   RoundUp: DoT; MeritNation; IndyaRocks’ SMS Gold Service; Games2Win - MediaNama.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Tata Teleservices

10. Sebi puts Rs 5-cr start up cap on foreign VCIs

    View all 4 articles » Explore Article Financial Express (13 hours, 5 min ago)

    Sebi puts Rs 5-cr start up cap on foreign VCIsFinancial ExpressAccording to Sandeep Singhal, director, Nexus India Capital Advisors, “Most of the funds have firm agreement with the limited partners for committing money ...and more » (Read Full Article)
    

    Brazil: Venture Capital's Next Hotbed? - BusinessWeek  
    Brazil: The next hotbed of venture capital and private equity? - BusinessWeek  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nexus Capital India   Sandeep Singhal

11. In India, Google Searches For Users With Print Ads

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article TechCrunch (19 hours, 44 min ago) Mobile

    Different markets have different needs for marketing products or services. We all know that much. But that doesn't take away the weirdness of a company like Google advertising its core product (online search) by using ink that was printed on paper. Guilty of this hideous crime (I kid, I kid) is Google India, who apparently ordered some targeted quarter-page advertisements to appear in a variety of city supplements of The Times Of India, the leading English-language daily newspaper in the country. (Read Full Article)
    

    India doesn’t like anything Chinese. But China likes Indian spices - India Business Blog  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Robin Wauters   Google   Times of India Group

12. Recognizing mScriber

    View all 4 articles » Explore Article startups.in (13 hours, 33 min ago)

    "(We) eventually become the Google of the speech world!", says the founder of Prawal Gupta. Learn more about his dream on Indian startups in news. If you are an Indian startup and would like to be interviewed or featured on Startups.in then we'd be happy to talk to you. Contact us right away. (Read Full Article)
    

    Youtube Video: Man shot dead people taking pictures - IndianWeb2.com  
    A startup that helps you save money - startups.in  
    

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13. Watch And Listen Home Media Radio From Mobile Free

    View all 3 articles » Explore Article Information Madness (16 hours, 44 min ago) Mobile

    Every mobile device and every operating system has its own default media players. Some plays media player formats, some plays quicktime and some plays .3gp formats. But it is a challenge when you want to use one audio format to play into different operating system or mobile device.I am a PC lover and love the fact that there are plenty of free softwares out there that plays all types of media. So I had Motorola Q (the first generation with WM 5) and I was listening to one of the radio station City 101.6 from Dubai. Its a Hindi radio ... (Read Full Article)
    

    25 Amazing tips for mobile phone? What can one actually do with ... - gsmhacks.com  
    25 Amazing tips for mobile phone? What can one actually do with ... - Softwares and Learning of Encyclopedia  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Motorola   Tata Indicom Telephone Directory

14. Rediff CEO Ajit Balakrishnan On 3G Licencing, VCs In India, Indic Languages, Broadband, E-Commerce

    View all 3 articles » Explore Article MediaNama.com (17 hours, 42 min ago)

    At the end of a rivetting speech at the IAMAI Digital Marketing Conference yesterday, when asked by Google India MD Shailesh Rao about the 2-3 things he would like the IAMAI to focus on, Rediff CEO Ajit Balakrishnan suggested the following: 1. A change in the revenue share for the Mobile VAS industry 2. Improvement in the [...] (More at MediaNama) (Read Full Article)
    

    Online Advertising To Start Picking Up In A Year: Rediff CEO Ajit Balakrishnan - contentSutra.com  
    "Online Advertising To Start Picking Up In A Year": Ajit Balakrishnan - VCCircle  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nasscom   Google   Shailesh Rao

15. The Writers Lounge: Mauja Hi Mauja - The Assamese Connection

    Explore Article The Writers Lounge (Jul 2 2009)

    We've all heard and loved Pritam's Mauja Hi Mauja from Jab We Met. Did you know that in addition to the Punjabi lyrics, it also has two or three lines from a popular Assamese song? The highlighted lines (see below) can be heard in Mauja Hi Mauja's background: "Rodaali e' rod de. Aali kaati jaali dim. Bor pira paari dim. Taate bohi bohi rod de. Taate bohi bohi rod de". Children, especially in villages, ... Get post details on your mobile. Writers Lounge SMS Channel ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Punjabi

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