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  1. What If Dial-Up Internet Connections Were Free?

    WATBlog.com (Sep 29 2008) Explore Article

    According to Hindu, BSNL has made its dial-up connection, NetOne, available for free. Such a move by BSNL spurred a thought in me. What if dial-up connections are actually made free in India? Will that see people making bee lines outside land line operators' for new connections, all year round? How can an operator leverage on such a scenario. Let us try to analyze how life would be, in a ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Jain   Youtube   Airtel

  2. Startup Review - IndiBlogger.in - A Bloggers’ Guild

    WATBlog.com (Sep 25 2008) Explore Article

    It hasn't been too long since blogging took off, in a big way, in India. Although a lot of interesting debate can spark off on which one the oldest Indian Blog might be, we ask, does it really matter? What matters is the evolution, the way the blogging scenario shaped in this country. It was InstaBlogs who first realized the importance of forming a guild (of sorts) for the Indian ... (Read Full Article)

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  3. More Money in DoT’s Kitty? Courtesy, Spectrum Allocation Blues!

    WATBlog.com (Sep 25 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    One can always trust the Department of Telecom to come up with the most radical of ideas and storm up conspiracies. Of course, it must be said that almost all the ideas, DoT has ever implemented, have benefitted the end user till sun dawn. And of course, they have done it again, their favorite theft of time, the 3G policy. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Telecommunications   Airtel

  4. AMD Fusion - “Fusing” Technologies

    WATBlog.com (Sep 18 2008) Explore Article

    For all the AMD enthusiasts out there, AMD Fusion just might not sound too new a concept. (No, it's AMD Fusion, not Ford Fusion :-P) Well, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently launched a new corporate brand campaign under a new tagline, "The Future is Fusion." The campaign is intended to focus on how the unique AMD combination of technologies, coupled with close relationships with computer manufacturers and a deep ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft   Nintendo   Intel

  5. [How To] Create a Online Reputation Management Tool for Your Brand, Using Google Docs SpreadSheets

    WATBlog.com (Sep 12 2008) Explore Article

    Do you have a brand image to maintain? Do you have any idea what the web-o-sphere is talking about the new Facebook application you created for your client? Are you working on an online reputation management project for some brand and weekly progress needs to be sent to your client by your team? Google Docs Spreadsheets does the job easy for you, combined with Google's famed search engine and Yahoo ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google   Yahoo Pipes

  6. Eros International & Rajshi Media Join Hands to Share Content

    WATBlog.com (Sep 5 2008) Bollywood Explore Article

    Rajshri Media, the web, mobile studio and digital entertainment arm of Rajshri Group, has signed multi-film content licensing deal with Eros International , the leading integrated studio within the Indian media & entertainment sector. What makes me wonder, though, is the fact that with so much of TV content gradually shifting online, emergence of WiMAX in the country and also IPTV making its foray, slowly but surely, how long more ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Rajshri Group   Eros Multimedia Pvt. Ltd   Rajshri Media

  7. UTStarcom and Aksh Join Hands to Launch IPTV on BSNL’s ADSL Network

    WATBlog.com (Sep 4 2008) Explore Article

    UTStarcom, announced a contract with Aksh Optifibre, to deploy UTStarcom's end-to-end RollingStream® Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solution in 20 cities on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's ADSL 2+ network, a UTStarcom-built multi-play infrastructure that currently supports more than 75 percent of the active wired lines in India. UTStarcom is known to sell its IP-based, ene-to-end networking solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunication markets around the world. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Aksh Optifibre   Tata Sky

  8. In-Game Advertising, The Next Biggest Gold Mine in Town!

    WATBlog.com (Sep 1 2008) Explore Article

    How do you make people believe that the average age of today's Indian gamer is 28 years and 61% of all console players are above 18 years of age? This is hardly the age that one might call adolescence. Rather, this is the age that actually influences a family's purchases and is also a young, bachelor bread winner who does not mind splurging a few extra bucks on branded consumer ... (Read Full Article)

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  9. Noddy Set to Ride on MSN India on his Trip across India

    WATBlog.com (Aug 29 2008) Explore Article

    MSN India has decided to offer children across India an oportunity to experience Noddy through its exclusive videos of the live musical performance that would tour different Indian cities in August and September, including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   MSN India

  10. Mobile Services on Wimax - Internet Telephony to lift off in a big way!

    WATBlog.com (Aug 28 2008) Explore Article

    Get ready to dial a new set of numbers in near future. he earlier announced guidelines had specified that spectrum for broadband wireless can be used only for data services. However, the Telecom Commission, in its meeting on August 21 has taken a decision to remove the restriction. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Telecommunications   Wimax   Internet Telephony

  11. Pune Slated to be The First 3G Enabled Indian City while DoT Delays the Bidding

    WATBlog.com (Aug 27 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    The drama around the 3G rollout in the country hardly seems to be over. However, the pre-bid conference has been deferred till August 27 and the opening of bids has been deferred to September 22 from September 3 as decided earlier. (Read Full Article)

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  12. Mauj Mobile Creates Content For Shiney - Esha Starrer, Hijack!

    WATBlog.com (Aug 25 2008) Bollywood , Mobile Explore Article

    People Group's Mauj Mobile, a digital solutions and services provider, has unveiled mobile content for the Shiney Ahuja - Esha Deol starrer movie Hijack across the country. The movie is scheduled to hit movie theatres on Teachers' Day, September 5th. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mauj Telecom   Shiney Ahuja

  13. Microsoft SilverLight All Set to Shine - Develops SilverLight for Mobiles

    WATBlog.com (Aug 14 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    Despite all the ogling over the desktop version of SilverLight, Microsoft doesn't plan to stand still and is all out to conquer the mobile internet market too. After reports of developing the mobile version of Internet Explorer, it's time for SilverLight to delve into mobile phones. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Adobe   Microsoft

  14. MTNL Slashes Broadband Tariff in Delhi - Launches Mtnl-tv

    WATBlog.com (Aug 14 2008) Explore Article

    Mahanagar Telphone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigal Limited (BSNL) have come up with more aggressive pricing for their broadband offerings, starting from August 15, 2008. Yes, MTNL has cut its broadband charges by almost 50% in its bid to boost its user base in Delhi and NCR. (Read Full Article)

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  15. TRAI asks DoT to Allow Auctions for 3G CDMA Spectrums - Unhappy with DoT’s Directives

    WATBlog.com (Aug 13 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    Last Friday, the government had announced its plans to auction 3G licenses, including the 2.1 GHz band spectrum, in the coming months. However, according to the policy, although the GSM operators need to bid for the 3G spectrum, CDMA operators can seek only one spot in the 800MHz, which is the most efficient and cost-effective frequency band for 3G services. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Tata Teleservices   Economic Times   Reliance Infocom

  16. Twitter Limits The Number of Users You Can Follow - Raises Storm in Blogosphere

    WATBlog.com (Aug 13 2008) Explore Article

    Welcome to the world of Spam 2.0 and in the attempt to curb this menace, Twitter has come up with a pretty stringent solution. First, Twitter started to weed out the bots' accounts on its own, sparking up rage and frustrations in the blogosphere with people complaining about losing their followers! Then, Twitter has this brilliant idea of limiting the maximum number of feeds an user can follow. (Read Full Article)

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  17. LiveJournal & Caferati Launch Flash Fiction Contest for Indians

    WATBlog.com (Aug 12 2008) Explore Article

    Caferati, a forum of writers in English, and LiveJournal, world's leading community blogging site, have joined hands to present a contest named "The LiveJournal - Caferati Fiction Flash Contest". The idea does seem very novel. The concept of blogging still needs to catch up in a big way, in a country like India. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LiveJournal

  18. Time Warner’s AOL Sales Plummet - Gets Split into Two - Microsoft & Yahoo Look Interested!

    WATBlog.com (Aug 8 2008) Explore Article

    For months, Time Warner has been exploring options for the two sides of America OnLine (AOL), including whether to sell or combine the businesses in a partnership with other companies. However, the discussions have been held back by uncertainty about how revenue and liabilities would be split between the two sides, which complicated putting a value to the businesses. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google   Time Warner   Yahoo and Microsoft

  19. Bharti Airtel Rumored to Launch First iPhone 3G in India - on August 22, 2008

    WATBlog.com (Aug 7 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    Amidst all the speculations regarding the launch date of the brand new iPhone 3G in India, since the very first day Vodafone came out with initial registrations, Economic Times finally comes up with the official launch date of the “super-phone” as August 22, 2008. It seems, it is going to be Airtel to pioneer the much touted touch-phone’s launch in India, giving mobile companies like NOKIA, Samsung and Motorola something ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Nokia   Airtel   Economic Times

  20. Delhi Police Upgrading Their Electronic Surveillance System

    WATBlog.com (Aug 6 2008) Explore Article

    The Big Brother definitely plans to keep a closer eye on you, in the days to come! In the wake of recent terror blasts all over the country and given the amount of security measures taken up by Delhi, it wasn’t surprising to know that the Delhi police are planning to upgrade their e-surveillance system at vulnerable locations in the city, by putting in place a digitized CCTV monitoring system. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Karol Bagh

  21. Government Starts Closing in on Cyber Cafes - Owners & Users Flustered With all the Surveillance

    WATBlog.com (Aug 6 2008) Explore Article

    If you remember, WATBlog had come up with a few pointers for the Indian Government on how to effectively eye on every single online activity being carried out, on this soil, and also to track them down directly to the person responsible. It looks like the authorities are dead serious in their efforts to curb cyber terrorism, the way they deem fit. The police have already started moving in quite ... (Read Full Article)

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  22. pepperjamMobile powered by M3 Mobile - A Joint Venture for One-Stop Internet and Mobile Marketing Solutions

    WATBlog.com (Aug 4 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    In an effort to consolidate their offerings of search engine marketing into a more robust company, the internet and affiliate marketing agency, PepperJam, and a full service mobile marketing agency, M3 Mobile, joined forces to form a very new entity, PepperJamMobile, powered by M3 Mobile, that’s intended to give advertisers a one-stop solution for internet and mobile marketing. (Read Full Article)

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  23. Indian Telecom Markets Heat Up as 3G Roll Out Date Nears

    WATBlog.com (Aug 4 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article

    The 3G scenario in India seems to be heating up big time. First, it was RCom trying to push the envelope for an early 3G rollout for the CDMA technology, which later got shelved because of the GSM market. Then came the announcements from Vodafone and Airtel to launch Apple’s iPhone 3G very soon. Not even a month after that, Airtel started promoting the launch of HTC Touch Diamond (touted ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Airtel   Vodafone

  24. A Second Chance for the ‘Retired’ - DignitySecondCareers.org

    WATBlog.com (Aug 4 2008) Explore Article

    Comment "It is an excellent idea and planning if it is made implemented. It will be a boom for senior citizens ..." - aanair

    Do you remember the “Sar Utha ke Jiyo” pension plan campaign from HDFC? Well, it seems ICICI Prudential also plans to empower the aged with the same motto, with the help of an NGO named Dignity Foundation. As the Hindu Business Line reports, this joint initiative has resulted in the formations of a portal called DignitySecondCareers.org (Read Full Article)

    1 Comment Mentions:   Hindu Business Line   ICICI Prudential

  25. WATBlog’s Take on India’s Outlook towards Cyber Terrorism and How To Impeach Privacy

    WATBlog.com (Jul 31 2008) Explore Article

    The Indian news vine seems to be full with the Indian government's decision to keep a closer eye on the cyber cafes, thanks to recent terror attacks in the country. Already, a lot of cyber cafes have been asking for photo-id cards before you can go in & surf. Now come a few more regulations. In this post, we try to find a more approachable solution to problem that the ... (Read Full Article)

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