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Google Patent for Ringback Advertising

A patent application called “Ringback Advertising” is assigned to Google, which seems to be Google’s plans to monetize Google Voice service by play ads while a call is dialing or placed on hold. It describes a system for delivering ads to any sort of phone system, including IP, cellular, or landline phones. The idea is to place software somewhere within the flow of telephony data that can identify when a given call is not active, then request audio ads for delivery during that time. Read full story »

Sree Pillai|August 1st, 2009|Category: Google|1 Comment, Add Yours!

Voice Based Internet Search on Indian Mobiles – Google India

Google India launched free voice-based internet search facility on mobiles, built entirely by the Google’s India engineering team. Th is feature is currently available for 400,000 Blackberry cellphone users only. This search service is currently available only in English. To use the voice-based mobile search, a user log on to the internet on the handset, open Google search page, and “ask” for a particular location, like pizza joint, taxi stand or florist while driving a vehicle. Read full story »

Sree Pillai|July 18th, 2009|Category: Google|Write a Comment!

Google Voice – About, Benefits, Cost, Savings

Google Voice is a unified voice communications service for consumers and solves the problem of having multiple contact points. Google Voice lets you switch wireless carriers without sacrificing your phone numbers and keep the same Google Phone Number as your mobile identity. Google Voice has a ‘follow-me’ service that unifies both wireless and wireline communications. Google Voice provides one number for voice calls. Google Voice also serves as a hub for SMS as it lets users send text messages from any of their devices or even from their computer. Read full story »

Sree Pillai|July 17th, 2009|Category: Google|Write a Comment!

October 13th Marks 25th Anniversary of the First Commercial Cellular Phone Call

On October 13, 1983, Bob Barnett, former president of Ameritech Mobile Communications placed the first commercial wireless call on a DynaTAC from inside a Chrysler convertible to the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell who was in Germany at the time. The call, made at Soldier Field in Chicago, is considered by many as a major turning point in communications. Read full story »

Sree Pillai|October 12th, 2008|Category: Mobile News|Write a Comment!

RockeTalk.com – Free Mobile Social Networking Application in India

RockeTalk (Rocket Talk) is a Mobile 2.0 provider of easy-to-use, mobile social applications.  RockeTalk  announced the public beta launch of its free, downloadable mobile phone application in India.
The RockeTalk application allows mobile phone users to meet and interact with new people through easy-to-use, instant text, voice, picture and video messaging. Users can also create and … Read full story »

Sree Pillai|September 30th, 2008|Category: Mobile Apps|2 Comments, Add Yours!

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