Jun 13

I thought I’d get away from writing about iPhones today. Then I read on Push Notifications and . Phil knocks it for being a single task beast.
Ask yourself. Can you afford to have all these apps beeping in the background etc.? Do you want them to all have the knowledge of where you are? How […]

Jun 09

What didn’t they say at the iPhone 3G launch? What didn’t they clarify? And what as a user are my fears.
Is the walled garden more walled than before?

While the iPhone now reaches every country with deals and a promised (max price $199 everywhere) the question becomes what’s the contract?
Can I unlock it? Etc. Do I […]

May 29

Truphone moved one step further forward today with a major upgrade that effectively puts Jajah Direct type capabilities onto the mobile without you having to remember all those local numbers. In fact perhaps that’s a simple way to explain it. Imagine an invisible Jajah, something that just exists in the software. The software manages all […]

May 29

However, the real reason in my mind that the iPhone wins is it’s ability to “stay in social touch”. The email, the SMS, the browsing experience has enabled much of the behavior that social networkers have mastered already on the laptop or desktop. It’s not about the technology, it is about how the device helps […]

May 22

Why aren’t mobile operators offering picked up on it earlier, then he’s connected to the investor. GupShup has over 4 million subscribers. So I’d actually expect it to be bigger than Twitter before too long.

GupShup means chatter or gossip. GupShup is a smart adaption for the Indian market. With each SMS paid for by […]

May 21

Yesterday I posted this blog Emerging Markets and Mobile Impact on the Supernova2008 ConversationHub and I wanted to share it here too. My interest in doing Market Research into Indian opportunities is not limited to mobile, or technology. Banks, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Consumer Products etc. It just traces to the size of the opportunity […]

May 13

Many have been predicting for weeks over the weekend when apparently AT&T listed it on their website. Oops! The problem with all these predictions is there is no rationale other than it is cool. Who’s asking why? Why aren’t they? I believe the mobile handset market is as as the VoIP market was to Skype […]

May 07

I’ve recently purchased a “China Phone” at Manish Market in Mumbai. I wanted to just have one as an example. Manish Market is the center of the “China Phone” trade. The building is ugly on the outside and dirty on the inside. It’s packed with two or three people crowding every kiosk. It’s noisy, […]