thackervijay 16 Report post Posted January 27, 2014 Yeah read this news today morning, real shocking news. RIP Karl. May god gives strength to his family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) For those who miss yesterday Rahul Gnadhi's interview, here is full text.. It is one the hilarious interview.. Arnab asks him about Modi's role in Guajrat riots and he says we have RTI and MNREGA for enpowerment.. tries to avoid answering directly and for 1984 riots there is legal system and is going on and for Gujarat, state govt is responsible... man Rahul is too good... here is the video Edited January 28, 2014 by csmart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 That is an utter disaster - trainwreck of an interview I always thought he is not a good orator, this proves it Priyanka is the more capable sibling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
st_7 138 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 On February 5th this year, Government going to auction spectrum in 1800Mhz & 900Mhz frequencies. The stage is all set for an interesting battle, as all the GSM & Dual Technology(GSM/CDMA) operators are going to participate in this auction. Below is the Qualified Bidders list published by DoT. Experts believe while the Airtel, Vodafone & to some extent Idea's interest rests in Metros(Mumbai & Delhi) 900Mhz spectrum, Reliance Jio Infocom will be more interested to grab at least 5Mhz spectrum in each circle in 1800Mhz frequency as Mukesh Ambani's firm is looking to offer voice services along with Data services. Experts also of the opinion that Reliance Jio Infocom may bid for 900Mhz up to certain point to make bidding more interesting for outsiders but more difficult for Airtel, Vodafone & Idea. The AVOID along with Uninor/Telenor, Tata Docomo & Aircel will also be bidding for spectrum in 1800Mhz frequency so that they can offer 4G using FDD-LTE technology. Source 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thilak.kmb 19 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Interesting news. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
admirer2000 100 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Interesting news. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH Link is not getting thru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sathishq 27 Report post Posted February 17, 2014 Airtel 4G in Bangalore launched for iPhone 5S, 5C: 10GB data @ Rs 1K Airtel 4G in Bangalore launched for iPhone 5S, 5C. 10GB data @ Rs 1K. But people who bought the two handsets from Reliance must be feeling left out. 4G services have been launched in Bangalore. For the time being it is only available for Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c handset users. This has been confirmed by Bharti Airtel and Apple. Source : http://nvonews.com/2014/02/15/airtel-4g-in-bangalore-launched-for-iphone-5s-5c-10gb-data-rs-1k/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::: VA ::: 531 Report post Posted February 17, 2014 Airtel is quickly grabbing as much as possible before Reliance jio wave strikes and changes things for cheap. Though it's been a while speculating the soft launch or actual launch. Nobody can say if they are gonna launch and when. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 OMG! Facebook is buying WhatsApp messaging app for $19 billion Source New York: Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company's largest acquisition and bigger than any that Google, Microsoft or Apple have ever done. The world's biggest social networking company said on Wednesday that it is paying $12 billion in Facebook stock and $4 billion in cash for WhatsApp. In addition, the app's founders and employees - 55 in all - will be granted restricted stock worth $3 billion that will vest over four years after the deal closes. The deal translates to roughly 9 per cent of Facebook's market value. In comparison, Google's biggest deal, Motorola Mobility, stood at $12.5 billion, while Microsoft's largest was Skype at $8.5 billion. Apple, meanwhile, has never done a deal above $1 billion. The price stunned Gartner analyst Brian Blau. "I am not surprised they went after WhatsApp, but the amount is staggering," he said. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 ^^^^^ Rajan ji, I heard they bought for 16 billion dollars (4b by cash and 12b by Facebook stock) and source is phonearena, fonearena, etc. But android police is reporting what you have said. Which is true cid sir? Anyway fb paid way too much IMHO. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 ^^^ They brought customer base, and no price is more or less for ready made customer base that too for no1 msg app tapatalking..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bablus 66 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 Comes to 40USD per customer also, the acquisition seems a little late.. the key reason fb bought whatsapp as we all know is for customer base of 14-22 years however this is exactly the base which has started moving out of whatsapp because of the clutter and adoption of oldies (like what happened to yahoo chat, orkut and fb itself) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitink 279 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 Lenovo: Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon not our authorised resellers NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone and PC maker Lenovo has issued an advisory cautioning consumers when buying its products from e-commerce companies like Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon.in as they are not its authorised resellers. "What we have noticed in the past few months is that some of these sites, and largely due to a marketplace kind of a set up, there are a lot of resellers that have cropped up, which are selling at very low predatory prices. These we believe may or may not be an authorised or genuine products," said Sudhin Mathur, Director, Smartphones, Lenovo India. He added that the company has issued an advisory with a list of all authorised stores and genuine partners. "E-commerce websites like Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon.in are not authorised Lenovo resellers. We encourage you to check your warranty entitlements when you buy from these websites," Lenovo said in the advisory on its website. In a bid to woo customers, e-commerce companies offer heavy discounts on products, which are often below prices offered in the offline market. When contacted, Snapdeal said it takes "utmost care" to list products only by those sellers who have the necessary authorisation to sell these products. "Customers can rest assured that all the products including Lenovo and Toshiba products which are available on Snapdeal.com are genuine and eligible for warranty," a Snapdeal spokesperson said. According to an Amazon India spokesperson, sellers are "contractually obligated to list genuine products" with manufacturer warranty. This applies to all brands, it added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Lenovo-Flipkart-Snapdeal-and-Amazon-not-our-authorised-resellers/articleshow/30685068.cms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted February 20, 2014 ^^^ With Moto G selling at flipkart exclusively and lenovo going to buy Motorola, this news is interesting... @Hitesh ji. Fb paid almost 40 usd per user. Whatsapp charges 1 usd for 1 year extension. It means it paid for 40 year subscription of every user. That's why I said they paid more. (Almost thrice what M$ paid for nokia and almost twice what Google paid motorola + patents) I wonder what fb will do with them. Either continue subscription model or free service with ad model or viber style free service with pay for sticker and extras model. Last year I extended whatsapp subscription for 5 years paying 150 Rs (got as offer) for both numbers. What I pay them per year is much cheaper than sms pack per month charges. But if they adopt their ad model here, I will not be happy. (Already I have stopped using fb for 6 months) Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nishsuxx 193 Report post Posted March 10, 2014 This popup was expected... but not on a Monday morning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zen_search 14 Report post Posted March 10, 2014 Is Vodafone India passing on calls data to UK intelligence? Quote: "In what could be fresh trouble for India’s number-two telecom firm, it has emerged the home ministry has raised concerns about the company passing on communication details from its Indian customers to an intelligence agency in the UK." Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/is-vodafone-india-passingcalls-data-to-uk-intelligence_1052041.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted March 10, 2014 ^^^^^ Expected from Vodafone. I pray that Tata tele should not be sold to them. Sent from Droid MAXX using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thilak.kmb 19 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Microsoft eyeing Micromax.......http://www.thehindu.com/business/microsoft-eyes-partner-pact-with-micromax/article5796960.ece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
praveenwarrier 49 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Facebook messenger now supports voice calling in India... http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/facebook-messenger-now-supports-voice-calling-in-india-496999 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 ^^^ Users won't receive a normal phone call. Instead they'll receive a push notification on their screens with the caller's name. Also, users can only connect with a conversation partner who also has Facebook Messenger for Android installed on their phone. Users cannot ring up a Facebook friend who is logged in through the website, and mobile or landline numbers cannot be dialled. No threat to Viber or even LINE. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent_god 121 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) ^^^ They brought customer base, and no price is more or less for ready made customer base that too for no1 msg app tapatalking..... imho fb paid too high an amount for wa & I really don't know 'to achieve what ?' size of customer base is totally a function of price of application. In this case, WA was free for most of the users. Imagine a case, if WA was priced only let's say 10 usd / year, would they have got this many users ? Half of them ? even 1/4 looks doubtfool. on a slighly different business perspective.. instead, fb could have purchased some startup (telegram) or even moderately established players like line / viber etc OR could have made their own tool with keeping eventual cost of 10 usd/user/year & next thing they could have done is give every user 10 usd/year for some minimum usage of data. (let's say in some 100 MB / month etc). Evetaully cost model could have worked out @ 20 usd/year/user. Once you have got user numbers close to WA userbase, make that usage reward to 5 usd/year. Eventually making it to zero. They could have easily managed this changeover in half the amount. If direct credit is not possible, then in terms of credit money in google play account. Google will also be happy, since this will result in direct sale of 5 to 10 billion usd for their paid applications. Even develpopers also will be richer in few cases. it's like classic case of MS buying hotmail mainly for userbase (which was already big due to 'free' tag attached to it) & Google not buying any existing email service provider but launching their own tool- gmail. Google have certainly not regretted that decision. Edited March 19, 2014 by silent_god Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::: VA ::: 531 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 HTC one m8 which debuted yesterday. Here is a detailed review by my friend in Delhi, Not sure how he got his hands on it. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted April 16, 2014 Reliance Communications to raise call tariff by up to 20% Source NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications, India's fourth-biggest mobile phone carrier, will hike voice prices starting April 25, the company said in a statement, to counter an increase in input costs and higher spectrum payments. Reliance will increase tariffs on discounted and promotional plans for its prepaid customers by up to 20% and raise headline call tariffs to 1.6 paise every second from 1.5 paise, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Reliance and its main rivals, including Bharti Airtel, India's top phone carrier, and the local unit of Vodafone Group, last year raised voice prices for the first time in three years as they continued to cut discounts previously offered to lure customers in a highly-competitive market. Carriers have seen the benefits of reduced competition after several smaller rivals were forced by a court order to either shut down or scale back operations. "We continue to focus on growing profitable/paid minutes on our network and the current tariff hikes are part of our continued efforts to reduce free and discounted minutes, and offset the ever-rising costs of input materials," the company's chief executive officer, Gurdeep Singh, said in the statement. Indian carriers receive more than 80% of their revenue from voice call services. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted April 17, 2014 Setback for Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone as Supreme Court allows account audit by CAG http://www.financialexpress.com/news/setback-for-bharti-airtel-reliance-communications-vodafone-as-supreme-court-allows-account-audit-by-cag/1241254 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zen_search 14 Report post Posted April 26, 2014 DoCoMo to exit India at $1.3 billion loss Quote: "Japan's biggest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo is disconnecting from Tata Teleservices, its partner of five years, by offloading its entire stake at as low as half the original acquisition price of $2.6 billion." More details at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/DoCoMo-to-exit-India-at-1-3-billion-loss/articleshow/34218148.cms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
