Airtel launches Twitter on SMS

Twitter will be available in India on SMS only on the Airtel network. There is exclusivity for the same for 4 weeks, in which only Airtel consumers will be able to use the service on SMS across the nation. This period of exclusivity is something that we want to take advantage of and make sure that Brand Airtel can own the property Twitter in consumer mind space. For details on how to use Twitter on Airtel visit this page on Airtel site. How to use Twitter ? How does one register for Twitter? New...

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Mobile Flash Will Make Smartphones Smarter

Adobe Systems, the developer of software for PCs and mobile phones that allows devices to create, display and interact with rich-media content, has revealed that development of its Flash Player software for mobile phones is well underway, in partnership with a growing number of hardware and software firms, including most of the leading handset manufacturers. Read through the press releases I’ve linked to here and you’ll see that beta versions of Flash Player 10.1 are on track for release by the...

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Meet the Facebook Mobile Team in India on 9th October in Delhi -MOMO Delhi

Mobile Monday, Delhi chapter is glad to invite all of you to meetup with Facebook Mobile Team who will be visiting India soon. Detail of meetup is listed below . You Are Cordially Invited To meet up with Facebook Mobile Team When? Friday 09 October 2009 Venue: Impetus Infotech Pvt Ltd, D-40, Sector-59, Noida. Phone: +91-120-4363300 Register yourself at http://momodelhifbmeetup.eventbrite.com/ Schedule 5:00-05:30 PM : Introduction 05:30PM-06:00PM:Opening Address By Impetus 6:00PM-6:30: Talk By Henry ,Head of Facebook Mobile &A Session. Format:...

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Cairo Hosts the 4th Annual North Africa Com Conference and Exhibition

Informa Telecoms & Media, the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets, announces today that it is hosting the 4th annual North Africa Com conference and exhibition on the 27th and 28th of October,  2009, at the JW Marriott hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Under the theme of “Strengthening Operators’ Positions in North Africa with New Technologies & Services”, the region’s largest telecommunications event is expecting to...

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Vodafone Qatar’s subscriber base reaches 100,000 in 2 months

Over 100,000 customers have joined Vodafone Qatar since the company had launched its services two months ago, the firm has said. Half of this number had opened a Freedom account, Vodafone’s Postpay-equivalent product, while the remaining half had joined Red, Vodafone’s new Prepay tariff, Vodafone has said...

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Google releases Android 1.6 SDK

Google announced the Android 1.6 software development kit is now available for developer download–based on the donut branch from the Android Open Source Project, the update introduces a series of new features and technologies including support for CDMA and additional screen sizes. Among the highlights of Android 1.6: Gesture APIs, a text-to-speech engine and integration with Quick Search Box, enabling users to search across multiple sources–including browser bookmarks and history, contacts, and the web–directly from the device homescreen. An updated...

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Opera Software debuts Mini 5 mobile browser beta

Opera Software released a beta version of its new Mini 5 mobile web browser, promising new features and a more intuitive user experience. According to Opera, Mini 5 boasts an advanced look and feel, adding tabbed browsing–enabling users to browse several mobile sites simultaneously–as well as touchscreen and keypad browsing, password manager and speed dial, which offers pre-selected websites once the browser is loaded. A special version of Mini 5 optimized for the BlackBerry platform includes opening links and copy-and-paste functions. More than...

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