6 To-dos of Mobile Number Portability

by: admin - January 20th, 2011   Filed under: Tech News Add Comment

6 To-dos of mobile number portability
After a long wait and numerous missed deadlines, mobile number portability (MNP) is finally here. Set for a nationwide roll-out today, MNP will usher in an era of new freedom for mobile subscribers in the country. The technology will allow subscribers to change their mobile service provider without the fear of losing their old mobile number.

This means users will be able to retain their old mobile number even after they decide to change their service provider. And yes, the service is available for both postpaid and prepaid customers and also on both GSM and CDMA platforms.

Here’s all about how MNP works in six simple steps…

VN:F [1.9.17_1161]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Download article as PDF
Tags: , , ,

The Sad Decline of Windows Mobile

by: admin - December 22nd, 2009   Filed under: Microsoft, Tech News Add Comment

Microsoft has been plugging away at the mobile computing market for almost as long as Windows has been around. I’m thinking of products like Windows for Pen Computing, or the original Windows CE for handheld devices. At best, you could say that the consumers were willing but the platforms were weak.

In Microsoft’s case, the problem with those early devices was a stubborn devotion to the look and feel of desktop Windows. Their vision seemed to be that the Windows GUI deserved to be moved to every device, because users understood how it worked. But of course, a desktop interface isn’t optimal for a mobile device with a tiny screen and lilliputian keyboard (if any). Tiny hardware platforms deserve software that’s optimally designed to work with them.

Read on…

VN:F [1.9.17_1161]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Download article as PDF
Tags: , ,

Mobile Banking: Hows and Whys

by: admin - November 29th, 2009   Filed under: Tech News Add Comment

Internet banking has made lives enormously simpler for those who have access to the world wide web. But in terms of penetration, Net banking is yet to achieve the kind of usage that is witnessed by ATMs.

The fact that it necessitates a computer means that it is not accessible to a large chunk of bank customers. This is the gap expected to be bridged by mobile banking — the latest channel opened up to bank customers.

“Post RBI’s regulations on mobile banking issued in September last year, several banks had started working on launching their mobile banking services, and the hectic activity seen in this space in the last few days is the result of the culmination of these efforts,” says Ajay Adiseshann , managing director of PayMate, an mcommerce facilitator.

Though services such as balance check, transaction enquiry and alerts were available with most banks even earlier, this has gained momentum now, as rolling out of full-fledged m-banking facilities is in full swing. Most banks allow their customers to avail of mobile banking even if they have not registered for Internet banking services.

Read on…

VN:F [1.9.17_1161]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Download article as PDF
Tags: , , ,

Windows Mobile Loses Nearly a Third of Market Share

by: admin - November 18th, 2009   Filed under: Microsoft, Tech News Add Comment

Windows Mobile lost 28 percent of its smartphone market share between the third quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009, according to analysis from Gartner.

According to figures released by Gartner on Thursday, Microsoft’s mobile operating system had 11 percent of the global smartphone market in Q3 2008. A year later, it had 7.9 percent of the market, while the iPhone’s share had risen from 12.9 percent to 17.1 percent, and RIM’s share had risen from 16 percent to 20.8 percent.

Read on…

VN:F [1.9.17_1161]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Download article as PDF
Tags: , , ,

Alternative Mobile Browsers Tested: Skyfire vs Opera Mobile vs Fennec vs Safari vs Internet Explorer vs BlackBerry

by: admin - November 17th, 2009   Filed under: Reviews, Tech News Add Comment

Surfing on your phone doesn’t mean riding it over wind-swept waves — it’s actually worth getting on the mobile Web. Mobile browsers are doing a good job of bringing the Internet to life, even on the tiny screens and anemic processors of our phones.

But you don’t have to dance with the browser what brung you — you can install browsers other than the default, especially if you have a phone that runs the Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile operating systems, which are particularly app-friendly, despite their lack of decent app stores.

We took three of the main contenders for Web-browser domination and stacked them up against three popular built-in browsers for your fun and edification.

Read on…

VN:F [1.9.17_1161]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Download article as PDF
Tags: , , , , , ,