Will Facebook Gifts impact impact Amazon, eBay, Google Shopping and other e-Retailers ?
Facebook Inc has launched Facebook Gifts, an eCommerce marketplace for physical gifts where Facebook likely generates a commission on gift purchases for birthdays, weddings, or other special occasions. Facebook Gifts is the first eCommerce implementation we have seen on the Facebook platform with deep social graph integration; better than previous…
Tencent’s WeiXin Riding on the Facebook Chinese Wave
Facebook users would account for about 10-12% of all Internet users in China. Tom Smith of GlobalWebIndex mentioned in his blog how Facebook is accessed in China – mainly by (VPNs (Virtual PrivateNetworks), VCN (Virtual Cloud Networks) or work connections that are often routed internationally, or even mobile phones) is…
How China Unicom is Subsidizing the iPhone ? Will Any Operator Dare in India ?
With the introduction of iPhone 5 on iOS 6 in the US, China Unicom the iPhone partnering operator in mainland has made adjustments to their iPhone 4S subscription packages. China Unicom has two different schemes to its iPhone subscribers an iPhone buyer receives an iPhone handset subsidy but no discounts…
TRAI for Pro-Business / Consumer Tariffs – Ban on Combo Vouchers maybe Lifted
TRAI chairman opined his views that the regulation going forward would strive for a balance between consumer interests and re-investment-driven-growth from a more profitable industry. Ban on combo vouchers maybe lifted soon: The chairman admitted that the ban on combo vouchers hit industry profitability hard in 1QFY13. TRAI would issue…
Airtel Hike Necessary for Reliance Tariff Hike to Sustain Meaningfully
Anil Ambani managed Reliance Communications [CDMA & GSM] has raised calling rates by 25% since last Friday. The Company said it has revised its base tariff from 1.2 paise per second to 1.5 paise per second and this would be initially implemented in four states [(Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar…
Android Fragmentation Challenge to Developers + 50% Market Share by 2015
Google Acquired Mobile Platform from Andy Rubin, Android has now turned four and faces challenges amid growing fragmentation issues. Talks with Android users across Asia and India suggest that they are largely unaware about technology platform wars we have been highlighting, as consumer focus has gone even deeper than brand…
Chrome Set to be Default Browser on Motorola’s Andoid Sets – Droid Razr M, Droid Razr Maxx and Droid Razr HD
Motorola Mobility the subsidiary of Google Inc has announced Droid Razr M, Droid Razr Maxx and Droid Razr HD, the first Android 4.0 smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich that will have Google’s Chrome as their default browser. The ongoing race to provide a commonality of services over a broad majority…
Mobile GSM Post-Paid Subscribers Rising at Cost of CDMA
TRAI Data Reveals that Post-Paid Mobile Subscribers are switching Platforms from CDMA to GSM. Post-paid subscribers are of relatively high quality and essentially are subscribers that were the early adopters of wireless telephony. The GSM incumbents, as a result, have managed to garner the majority share of these subscribers. Over-time,…