Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by dhirender
According to a new report by the Kelsey Group, annual U.S. revenues for advertiser-sponsored directory assistance, also referred to as free DA, will grow from $14 million in 2007 to $462 million in 2012. Free DA enables a consumer to dial a specific number for directory assistance and other local information at no charge in […]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by dhirender
The fishermen of Veerampattinam will soon have a mobile phone enabled intelligence system that will tell them everything from where to fish to when to venture home because the weather could turn ugly. M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is working on on a solution to provide real time information on mobile phones using CDMA. The […]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by dhirender
While most social networking websites look at themselves as a forum to create friends, Geni is taking the genealogy route to social networking. With an extremely simple Flash based interface, Geni allows you to invite and add members to your family tree and create a network in the process. Where Geni differentiates itself from most […]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by dhirender
Yatra.com now offers 3 options to book travel tickets via the mobile phone using SMS, WAP or the Yatra Application.
Using the SMS shortcode 2622, a subscriber can search for flights, as well as book air-tickets via SMS. This requires registration.
For customers with GPRS enabled handsets; the second offering lets the customer search and book air […]
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