The estate of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is not happy with Google’s decision to call its phone Nexus One. Their beef is in using the word “nexus” which the famous writer used in its novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” which was later adapted for the screen as Blade Runner. Dick used…
Bharti Airtel gets regulatory approval to acquire stake in Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom
India’s Bharti Airtel has received approval from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to buy a controlling 70% stake in Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. The move comes after Indian company has pledged to invest $300 million on upgrading Warid’s network. At the moment, Warid is owned by UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, and some reports have suggested that…
Vietnam’s prepay SIM card registration extended
Some time ago, Vietnam has required prepay SIM card registration and since carriers failed to register all users, the deadline has been extended. MobiFone extended its deadline to January 5th, while VinaPhone continues the registration until January 6th. MobiFone has opened 15,000 counters across the country and has managed to register 20 million subscribers so…
India moves Mobile Number Portability launch date to April
We did expect to see India moving the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) launch date and that’s happening now. The country’s Department of Telecom agreed to delay the launch to March 31st, after carriers said they were not ready with their networks. Unlike the previous plan for a phased launch which should’ve started on January 1st,…
Image: What did you get at Xmas and do you actually need that?
Do you really need all those features? Sure you do! 🙂 [Via: the::unwired]
UAE hits 200% mobile penetration rate
UAE’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) said that mobile subscribers in the country reach over 10 million subscribers this year. The number, which doubled in the last four years, represents an unprecedented mobile penetration rate of over 200%. As a result, UAE is now one of the highest penetration markets in the world! According to TRA’s…
Photobucket, Ontela announce plans to merge
Photo sharing service Photobucket.com and Ontela, provider of imaging services for operators, announced an agreement to merge their operations. The combined company, Photobucket Corporation, will bring together Photobucket’s audience of more than 22 million monthly unique users in the U.S. with Ontela’s software that is currently used by more than 30 carriers, Verizon and T-Mobile…
Kenyan bourse now has an SMS service
Don’t know about you, but I like covering the emerging markets and watch how they’re advancing with the use of mobile technology. On that note we bring you this story, involving the Nairobi Stock Exchange which has recently launched the Complaints Handling Unit (CHU) SMS service as an enhancement of the CHU website launched back…
India to auction 3G licenses on time, January 14th 2010
This time around India plans to offer 3G licenses on time, to start the process on January 14th, 2010, thus removing all the doubts the process will be delayed once again. The country’s Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja said: “Allotment of spectrum to maintain the level playing field will be by August 2010,” adding that allotment…
Two charts show when is it (in)appropriate to use your phone
Here’s something to cheer your Monday morning – two charts which show you when is it (in)appropriate to use your phone. The first chart deals with romance (how not to spoil the date), whereas the other one tells you how to behave (in terms of mobile phone use) around family during the holidays. It’s hilarious…