SMS CG <name of products> to 53030, and you could get the comparative price on CafeGadgets.in - the trick however is that CafeGadgets only sells … not unsurprisingly, gadgets.
So for instance, if you are at a shop wondering if you are paying too much for the Nokia E51, all you need to do, is sms […]
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“Well over 3.5 billion mobile phones are in use around the world and organizations are harnessing this technology to help overcome humanitarian challenges,” according to Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation.
The recent report, Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO Mobile Use, examines emerging trends in “mobile activism” by looking at […]
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Launching May 1, a multimedia guide linked to global positioning satellites which map the path of the erstwhile Berlin Wall is expected to make it easier for historians and tourists to visit the last remains of the Wall. The guide includes infomation and anectodes about historically significant spots along the route. The guide would be […]
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Describing itself as a “product discovery and research tool powered by online reviews” with the objective of helping you make fast and authoritative product buying decisions, ReviewGist gathers review information for different products from various online review sites, and then tries to understand the specific opinions expressed by the reviewer about the product in question […]
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Six hands wearing fingerless gloves and typing away at three iPhone touchscreens - that’s what you see in this YouTube video, which has been viewed over 2.8 million times.
The hands represent the iBand, a trio from Vienna, who fascinated by the iPhones possibilities decided to experiment with the accompanying software, and are living proof that […]
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In the footsteps of the music industry, comes Del Ray, which in an effort to promote the latest book in the Star Wars Legacy of the Force series, is giving away book one, Betrayal, for free download. It is available at Legacyoftheforce.com as a PDF download, an audio book, and ebook formats suitable for the […]
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Nanhi Kali, a non-profit project managed jointly by the KC Mahindra Education Trust and the Naandi Foundation to help underprivileged girls in India complete their primary education, has moved away from using print, posters and cinema advertising, and has opted to develop a virtual guide at GirlSmiles.org to create awareness about Nanhi Kali and build […]
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Describing itself as a map-based travel guide with points of interest added by users like you, Simpatigo, creates personalized tour guides complete with directions and markers for attractions along a route. Users select beginning and ending points for the trip they’d like to take, along with which categories of attractions they’re interested in—historical, budget, kid-oriented […]
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The recent launch of two search engines will make it easier for Indians to look up movie timings in their area, though both take quite different approaches.
With Samfra, you can search for movie timings and locations for specific movies across 6 cities (Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi) in India, can rate the movies and leave […]
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Expecting to make a windfall from the country’s cellphone addiction, Twitter, the service that launched the micro-blogging movement, has launched an edition in Japanese - which in a first for Twitter will also carry advertisements.
Despite the site’s popularity in the United States, an estimated one-quarter of the people who accessed Twitter in February originated from […]
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