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Rediff FY09-10 Results: Revenues Decline 7.59 Mil $; Net Loss of 7.97 Mil $
Last financial year seems to have not gone down well with India’s largest online portal. Rediff.com has reported reported a net loss of $7.97 million for the year ended March 31, 2010
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Facebook – Zynga Tie Up For 5 Years – Expect Social Gaming To Grow!
If you are the kinds who hasn’t had enough of ploughing fields and being a don in the virtual world then this piece of news is just for you. Facebook and Zynga (the company that made us farmers through Farmville) have announced a five-year strategic relationship As per this strategic tie up one can expect to see more social gaming on Facebook and introduction of the Facebook Credits system in Zynga’s games
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3G Auction Ends (Finally!) – Government Grosses 67,719 Crore!
Auction for 3G licence ended Today with bids reaching Rs 16,751 crore which means that the total revenue for government is pegged at Rs 67,719 crore. We have expressed our concerns earlier on how this could mean a higher cost to be paid by the end subscriber for availing 3G services.
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Shazam Tags One Billionth Song
It’s no secret that some of my favourite apps are those that tag songs. It can be the most frustrating thing to hear a really good tune on the radio and for the DJ to not announce the name, or as most often happens, I don’t hear what they say! In cases when there is a really good song playing, I don’t leave it to chance; I tag the song using Shazam
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Official Twitter App aka Tweetie 3.0 For iPhone Is Live Now
Just a few weeks back Twitter acquired Tweetie 2 , the most popular Twitter client on the iPhone. And now that Twitter is the official owner of this app, the time has come for this $2.99 app to go live again on the App Store, this time for Free. Its called Twitter for iPhone
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Microsoft Announces New Improved Hotmail – Too Little Too Late?
India can be credited (in part) for the phenomenal growth in email services across the world. After all Hotmail which technically was the first hot email client that went viral across the web was started by an Indian in Sabeer Bhatia
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RCom Gets You Facebook Access For Free!
We had blogged about the size zero facebook announcement and the fact that this would be useful in penetrating Indian markets which have a high mobile userbase. This is exactly what has happened with this latest announcement by Reliance Communications. RCom has announced that Facebook Zero shall be available to all its mobile subscribers for free! That means there will be no data charges charged to he users to access this site and go through ones facebook updates.
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Android users have a healthy App-etite
LG have recently undertaken a survey on Android Apps ahead of the release of their new Android phone – the LG Optimus GT540 handset. You would be forgiven for thinking that gaming or lifestyle apps were the most popular, but the results indicate that people are keenest on using apps on their Android phones as a money saving tool! The UK spends £422.2 million* on mobile software applications each year, with apps featuring voucher codes for money off products and services topping the popularity. The five most wanted app types are: Apps that save you money (25%) Apps that save you time (9%) Apps that..
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Judge Orders that Search Warrant for Lost Next-Gen iPhone Be Unsealed
The search warrant that was used to seize evidence related to the stolen next-gen iPhone that Gizmodo wrote a story on , has been ordered unsealed. Now, CNET did some crack reporting and obtained the documents , and it comes down to this: Jason Chen, the editor at Gizmodo that covered the story, was considered a suspect for three felonies: purchase or receipt of stolen property, theft of trade secrets, and malicious damage to another person’s property. The affidavit also includes testimony from the finder of the iPhone, Brian Hogan, had received some $8500 from Gizmodo for the phone, and the potential for a bonus if Apple actually released the device later this summer.
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How to Access Email on the Move
A few years ago, as the possibilities of the mobile internet were only just becoming clear, one of the ‘killer applications’ that was often talked about was the ability to get email on the move. Most commentators were of agreement, that being able to access email on the go would be the one feature that would really push the sale of mobile internet enabled devices. These days, we seem to take the access to email wherever, whenever, for granted.
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