The GSMA (GSM Association) announced the winners of the Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 from RIM (Research In Motion) won the Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service award, Kenya won the Government Leadership Award, and Steve Jobs won the Mobile Industry Personality of the Year as Voted for by the Media. Read full story »
Google Search for Mobile has introduced a new feature, Near Me Now, which makes it fast and easy to find out more about a place in your immediate vicinity, whether you’re standing right in front of a business or if it’s just a short walk away. If you’ve got an Android-powered phone or iPhone, you can try out “Near Me Now” and get the list of local points of interest such as restaurants, bars, and ATMs near your current location. “Near me now” is currently available in the US for iPhone or Android-powered devices with version 2.0.1 or later. Read full story »
Flypp from Infosys is a ‘Ready to Launch’ Application platform for mobile operators. This “operator-centric” platform enables mobile operators to offer a bouquet of applications, including third party ones to its subscribers with a rich and engaging customer experience. The platform can be easily integrated into operator’s current technology environment and can also plug-and- play with their existing on-deck applications. Read full story »
S Tel launched mobile services in Himachal Pradesh, with twin tariff plans of one paise a second and 50 paise per minute. S Tel will be launched in Bihar and Orissa in the next ten days. S Tel also plans to add three more circles by the end of the first quarter next year. The company has licences for Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam circles. Read full story »
According to a study conducted by Dr. Isabelle Deltour of the Danish Cancer Society and her colleague: “The cause of brain tumors is poorly understood. The only well-established risk factors – ionizing radiation and rare hereditary syndromes – account for a small proportion of brain tumor cases. If there is a risk from regular cell phone use, it would take more than 5-10 years for a tumor to appear.” Read full story »
