Posts Authored by jay

Idea post – Flirtomatic for India

India is chock full of young people now. Most of them teenagers and a lot of them with cell phones. One big time consuming activity for teens = flirting. A service like Flirtomatic will be a huge success in India. But don’t name it something as obvious as the conservative folks at home may find [...]

|October 24th, 2008|Category: Idea|Write a Comment!

Meizu m8 or iPhone at half the prize

No, that is not an iPhone. Thatz Meizu m8 which will be launched in India in December. The price is expected to range from Rs. 12K to 15k. The technical details are not known yet, but if you are planning to buy a phone, maybe you should wait for a month more to see how [...]

|October 23rd, 2008|Category: Phones|Write a Comment!

4 new Indian mobile subscribers every second

was added in September 2008 in India, a total of close to 1 crore subscribers added in a month which is a world record. The total connections in India is now above 31 crores (27.5% penetration) with Bharti Airtel the market leader itself accounting for 7.7 crore plus connections. Source – Cellular News

|October 23rd, 2008|Category: News|Write a Comment!

In Mumbai, just SMS your taxes

BMC has a new project which allows mumbaikars to do just that. The tax pay card is planned to be sold at railway stations and other outlets. The project is expected to go live from April 2009.

|October 23rd, 2008|Category: Tips|Write a Comment!

SMS helps Mumbai Police target drunk drivers

Mumbai police is now using SMS on their mobile to access data about drunk drivers. They can query if someone is a repeat offender and add a new offender to a confidential database all using a mobile phone and using SMS. Wow. Source – 160characters

|October 23rd, 2008|Category: News|Write a Comment!

SMS recharge in Airtel India prepaid

Airtel prepaid now has a great scheme by which you can recharge just your SMS amount. Recharge with Rs.45 and you can send 450 sms to anywhere in India to any mobile. A great scheme if you are a heavy sms user. To check the SMS balance the service key combination is *123*7# .

|October 22nd, 2008|Category: Tips|4 Comments, Add Yours!

Reliance India register for DND

To avoid unwanted telemarketing calls, register your telephone number in National Do Not Call registry – Call 1909 and follow instructions. From your phone send SMS START DND on 1909 -Reliance

|October 22nd, 2008|Category: Tips|1 Comment, Add Yours!