Gmail has enabled users to add rich text signatures in the email messages. In order to enable the same, hop on to ‘Settings’ section and you will now find a rich text editor which lets you add images, links, change font size/color etc. What’s good is that you can have unique signatures for all the…
Access Internet via SMS and Voice – HP Launches SiteonMobile
HP Labs India has announced the launch of ‘SiteonMobile‘, a technology that can make Internet content and services available to the masses even for low-end mobile phones. The cloud service, developed by the India research team, allows Internet access just using SMS and voice, instead of the Webpage-based browsing method. Using HP’s platform, businesses can…
Spotted : Steve Jobs and Bill Gates talking about iPhone 4 [Sid]
Yesterday, one of our dudes, i.e. Sid spotted Steve Jobs and Bill Gates talking about the iPhone 4. Do not miss the conversation.
Nokia Takes Microfinance Route to Sell Mobile to Rural India
Nokia has a strong hold in rural India with services like Nokia Life Tools. In order to penetrate deep into the rural market (and preserve its market share). Nokia has taken MFI (MicroFinance Insitutions) route to enable rural residents of Punjab and Haryana to use microloans to buy mobile phones (EMIs will be as low…
The Great American Dream [GMAT, IVY League And All Things Between]
Is MBA a Journey? Here is a regular GMAT MBA question which takes you to the renowned Ivy League B-Schools: “What is your career vision and why this choice is meaningful to you?“. Once answered well, it will take the competent applicant into the desired B-School. Else there is also large platter of lower rung…
Tech Around WWWorld–Youtube Mobile Site Goes HTML5, Zoho Calendar Out of Beta [and more]
Youtube has upgraded its mobile site, m.youtube.com and now supports HTML5. Youtube has also launched Leanback, selection of videos tailored to your interests play as soon as you visit the site and they play in full screen and high definition, continuously. This feed is based on your YouTube settings and preferences, including content from your…
BSNL Offers Push Email Service, Powered by Blacmail
We earlier reviewed Blacmail, a push email service from Bangalore based startup, Fifth C. The biggest challenge for any mobile app is distribution and while Blacmail is one of the few to have offline partnerships like UniverCell and Sangeetha Mobiles, an operator push is what they need. Blacmail will now be available to BSNL Karnataka…
Troy War and 2 MBPS Broadband [Sid Learns History]
We earlier *poked* about the impatience broadband plan by Airtel, where the difference between the two plans (INR 1399 and 1799) were apparently not clear. Not just that, the speed promised is definitely not the speed delivered – true for all ISPs. Our dude, Sid went back in time (that’s why he didn’t make any…
Mouseless – Hardware-less Gadgets [by Pranav Mistry]
We have been totally gung-ho about the next level of technology where machine intelligence becomes a part of our daily lives. It gives a kick in the butt to guess how gestures, behavior and synthetic intelligence will change the way we interact with each other, with machines and even Governments. And now here is Mouseless…
The Case for SaaS – Part I [SaaS as a Productivity Tool]
Saas is widely touted as the one big driving force that will expand the market for business software by satisfying the latent demand among SMBs at rates that they can afford. The promise, though, hasn’t been fulfilled yet, especially in emerging markets. Saas adoption is still largely driven by large enterprises which are essentially simply…