Snapdeal acquires Hyderabad-based MartMobi

Last Updated: Monday, May 25, 2015, 21:19

E-commerce major Snapdeal has acquired Hyderabad-based mobile technology startup, MartMobi for an undisclosed amount, a move that will help the firm strengthen its mobility platform for merchant partners.

BSNL launches Next Generation Network in northeast

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 13:43

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched Next Generation Network (NGN), a new technology that offers various facilities similar to mobile technology, to improve the telecommunication system in the northeastern region.

EU bets on 5G to catch up in mobile technology race

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 20:16

The European Union is looking to sign agreements with China and Japan and the United States to cooperate on developing the next generation of mobile broadband as it seeks to help its companies catch up in the race to develop such technologies.

HP, Google select Altair's chip for LTE-only Chromebook

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:29

Israel`s Altair Semiconductor, a developer of chips for fourth- generation (4G) mobile technology known as LTE, said its chips will connect the new Hewlett Packard Chromebook to Verizon Wireless` LTE network.

Mobile technology to track missing children in SAARC nations

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:26

Using mobile and GPS technologies, a SAARC body is trying to develop a digital system to track missing children at the regional level and combat cross-border trafficking.

BSNL, MTNL to sign pact for offering pan-India mobile services

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 22:15

BSNL and MTNL are likely to sign a pact tomorrow that would allow the state-run companies to utilise each others network for providing pan-India mobile services.

Unbreakable smartphones come closer to reality

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 18:24

Unbreakable rubber-like smartphones, rollable tablets and functional clothing have come closer to reality, thanks to new breakthrough research by scientists including one of Indian-origin.

Videocon Telecom aims at Rs 2,500 cr revenue by next fiscal

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 12:39

The company has spectrum in seven circles, but offers services only in Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh and Gujarat circles.

'Global mobile app download revenue to touch $26 bn in 2013'

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:17

Worldwide mobile app download revenues stood at USD 18 billion in 2012 and 64 billion mobile apps were downloaded during the same period, it said in a statement.

Google focusses on new interface for searches on mobile phones

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 19:25

Ben Gomes, the India-bred techie who oversees Google's handling of 100 billion searches a month, believes a new voice-based interface is needed for the next frontier of search centred round mobile phones and tablet computers.

Videocon Mobile Services rebranded as Videocon Telecom

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 18:20

Videocon Mobile Services, a subsidiary of Videocon Industries, Thursday rebranded itself as Videcon Telecom.

Nokia unveils camera mobile phones priced at $29

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 16:14

The Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM have a recommended retail price of USD 29, excluding taxes and subsidies are expected to start shipping in last quarter of this year, the statement said.