February 2012

Yahoo & Facebook Discuss Royalties For Patents

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

In an astonishing development, Yahoo!, has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its patented technologies. In what could only be perceived as first-blow, Yahoo! has staked financial claims for the technologies that FaceBook currently uses in advertisements, privacy controls, news feed and messaging service. Though exact figures are not currently available, representatives of the two companies held a closed-door meeting on Monday to discuss some 20 odd patents that Yahoo claims FaceBook is using. The war for Patients is not new . They have long been used to curb competition or protect innovation . Patenting technologies is a very common norm in almost all tech companies. This helps them bolster their stand & forge innovation, confident that it will not be blatantly stolen without fear of persecution. Sometimes mergers & acquisitions which may appear routine , may have another agenda of laying hands on the patent treasure trove. On the frivolous count too, Texas court is quite famous for lodging the highest patents lawsuits. In Yahoo’s case, it simply wants royalty & it has clearly indicated in its statement that it is prepared to fight the war in courts if needed. If Yahoo does decide to take this to courts, it would be the first major legal battle among technology giants in the social media sphere. It may also trigger an exponential rise in patent litigations that is already brewing in the smartphone and tablet sectors and tech giants like Apple Inc , Microsoft Corp and Motorola Mobility . It is interesting to note that Yahoo chose the timing when FaceBook was moving towards the biggest IPO valuations in the history pegged at US$ 100 Billion . Does Yahoo truly feel that it, “ has a responsibility to its shareholders, employees and other stakeholders to protect its intellectual property ” or it simply wants a slice of the big financial pie that Facebook is about to bag? Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: apple, facebook, lawsuite, microsoft, motorola, news, patents, web, yahoo

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Sistema Gives Our Government Six Months To End 2G Fiasco

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

Russian telecom firm Sistema JSFC has notified the Indian government to settle the dispute relating to cancellation of its telecom license within six months. Sistema, which holds a majority stake in Sistema ShyamTeleServices Ltd (SSTL), said it has invoked its right to protect its investments in India through the Article 9.1-Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed between the governments in 1994. Sistema owns 56.68% stake in the Indian mobile venture, 21 licenses of which have been cancelled by the Supreme Court. At stake are over US$ $3.1 billion . The method adopted by the Government may be hailed as a revolution by many, but it had disastrous effects on some. While some companies have chosen to abandon their business in India , others have chosen to remain strong & partake in upcoming fresh auctions. The New Telecom Policy is certainly good for the common man as it does away with the ‘ roaming ’ concept, but it has put tremendous pressure on the financial assets of the companies who are already facing flak over financially non-performing 3G . To protect its business , the company plans to contest the Supreme Court order by filing a review petition this week. If the negotiations fail then it will have to approach the International Arbitration Tribunal set up in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Uncitral). In simpler terms, both the parties will have to sit in a joint discussion with a third-party international jury of sorts to arrive at a consensus. The company firmly believes that India has played a foul game in simply cancelling all the 122 Licenses & hence, has chosen the BIT route as it obligates “ to provide investments with full protection and security and obligations not to expropriate investments ”. What do you think about this move made by Government smart or unfair? Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: arbitration, india, international, mobile, news, police, sistema, telecom

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Nokia Lumia 610 Features and Specifications

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

After Nokia Lumia 800, Lumia 710 and Lumia 900, the Nokia comes with another Lumia smartphone Nokia Lumia 610 . As per available sources, the Nokia has displayed its windows based smartphone Nokia Lumia 610 in MWC. As per Nokia mobiles reviews, the Lumia series smartphone are very popular. The Nokia Lumia 610 pictures are available and as per mobile pictures, the smartphone will be available in cyan, magenta, black and white colors. The Nokia Lumia 610 price in India will be around Rs. 11,000. The Nokia Lumia 610 features suggest that the touch phone comes windows based OS. The handset is integrated with SMS, MMS, Email and push Email as messaging services along with Google talk as instant messaging services. The Nokia Lumia 610 packed with 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen display that is providing nice image output. The touch phone is enabled with Multi-touch Input Method, Nokia black clear display and Touch-sensitive controls as display features. The looks and design of the smartphone is very similar to Nokia Lumia 710. The Nokia Lumia 610 runs with Microsoft windows phone 7.5 Tango operating system which is powered by 1 GHz processor that is offering good mobile application performance. The smartphone has 3.0 MP main camera for video recording and nice pictures capturing. The camera of the model is having Geo tagging, LED flash and auto focus as camera features. The Nokia Lumia 610 is incorporated with good internal along with 256MB RAM. The model comes with Li-Ion standard battery that delivers long hours of talk time and standby time. GPS with A-GPS navigation services are enabled in the smartphone. The mobile phone has Digital compass, voice memo, SNS integration and Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic special features. The Nokia Lumia 610 comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB and 3G data mode connectivity features.

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InMobi Ties Up With Opera For Mobile Content & App Payments

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

In what might be termed as the perfect partnership, mobile ad company InMobi has tied with mobile browser and app company, Opera in order to help the ad platform to reach Opera’ s 160 million mobile browser users . InMobi’s Smartpay technology will make buying digital products seamless and easy for Opera’s customers around the world. InMobi has partnerships with some of the leading Digital publishers and this will help Opera’s customers to have a better buying experience. Piyush Shah, Vice President, InMobi SmartPay spoke about the tie-up saying,” This partnership is key in helping us accelerate our ambitious expansion plans, by bringing our solution to mobile web publishers who can now monetize Opera’s mobile users easily. Working with global partners like Opera is a great way for us to expand our offering. Opera’s global focus made them the ideal partner for SmartPay .” Mahi de Silva, EVP of Consumer Mobile,Opera Software said, “ For Opera Software, this is a great example of our commitment to providing our users with the best possible user experience on any device. SmartPay’s single point of integration, which provides access to a wide array of global payment solutions, fits perfectly with our goals. Mobile payments will shape commerce for the next several years, and Opera and InMobi are at the forefront of this revolution, catering to millions of users worldwide .” Previously, InMobi had tied up with NDTV Convergence so that they could deliver their mobile ads to NDTV’s mobile applications paving the way for the consumption of rich media on Smartphones in India. InMobi has also previously acquired a US ad firm called Sprout which specializes in creating an HTML5 based ad offerings. Opera has successfully maintained its business and its reach even among tough competition from IE, Mozilla and Google Chrome. They have been wildly successful in India given the fact that their Opera Mini can run on both old and new phones and deliver lightning fast speed due to compression of surfing data on their servers, something that Amazon used recently in their Silk browser for Kindle Fire. Do you use Opera’s products on your mobile? Let us know what you think about this tie-up. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: advertising, browsers, digital advertising, events, inmobi-smartpay, international, mobile advertising, opera, opera-mini, technology, web

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Google+ Nowhere Close To Facebook Reveals ComScore

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

Google+ seems to be fighting a losing battle with comScore revealing dismal amount of time users spend on it. ComScore has come up with highly discouraging figures of time spent by users on Google’s answer to Facebook. Just 3.3 minutes per month! In comparison to Facebook where users spend 7 & 1/2 hours daily basis. To further break the fledgling’s back, comScore shows a downward trend in the time. While it was mere 5.1 minutes in November, it went south to 4.8 minutes in December. Judging by this pattern it is quite evident that people have clearly started to abandon Google+. However, Google has chosen to turn a deaf ear to such reports as it claims that they don’t track users who access the site remotely, among other factors. ComScore for example, doesn’t include mobile users in its data, but Google earns through it ! Google had bet huge on the ‘Plus’. They even linked employee bonuses to the company’s social strategy. It has not left any stone unturned in pushing Google+ our way, by introducing it in our searches . It even stuffed it into its Voice service! While we are at it, Google even offered Free WiFi , if people used Google+! Google did whatever Facebook had done like Celebrity pages, Brand pages . At one time we even believed that Google+ was growing despite the speculations otherwise. But all that seems to have gone up in smoke thanks to this revelation. In recent times it even faced some problems along-side Facebook regarding ‘Objectionable Content’ . But it managed to stay afloat. Google could very well, write-off Google+ in the list of failed attempts . After all it has many things going for it. How long has it been since you have used Google+? Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: comscore, facebook, mobile, news, startups, web

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Lava XOLO X900 Features and Specifications

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

The Lava mobile company has announced India’s first Intel based processor mobile Lava XOLO X900. As per available reports from MWC, the Lava XOLO X900 is a perfect mobile from Lava. The company has launched many attractive mobiles in India. According the Lava mobiles reviews this mobile has good feedback. The Lava XOLO X900 pictures are put on the internet. The Lava XOLO X900 price in India will be tagged around Rs. 25,000. The device comes with best messaging service likes SMS, MMS, Email and Push Email service that are offering nice messaging communication. In this model social networking services are available that are connected to you to your friends and family. For fast data transfer service the Lava XOLO X900 has Bluetooth and microUSB v2.0 connectors. Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS and EDGE wireless connectivity are integrated in this mobile for best wireless service. For better internet access the smartphone comes with HTML browser. In the Lava XOLO X900 a Li-Ion 1640 mAh capacitive battery is available which is offering amazing talk time and standby time performance. The Lava XOLO X900 features is included with a 4.0 inches LCD capacitive display screen which has touch technology along with multi touch input method and touch sensitive controls. The display resolution of the mobile is 1024X1600 pixels and it delivers best high pixels pictures with 16M colors. The camera of smartphone is enabled with 8.0 megapixel for capturing beautiful snap. Further, the camera has Geo-tagging, autofocus and LED flash camera features and 3.0 megapixel secondary camera is also added. The Lava XOLO X900 has internal memory of 16GB. The device is enabled with multimedia system along with FM radio that delivers best entertainment service with help of 3.5mm audio jack and loudspeakers.

Tagged as: bikes, chinese, features, friends, internet, ipad, lava xolo x900 features, lava xolo x900 pictures, motorola, samsung-galaxy, specifications

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Zansaar Bags A Cool $6 Million From Accel Partners & Tiger Global

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

Accel Partners and Tiger Global have invested US$ 6 Million (@ Rs. 30 Crores) in home décor products retailer Zansaar. The funding is going to be used to achieve organic growth & cover the working capital requirements. E-retailing sphere is getting crowded with players coming up almost daily. Hence, offering something exclusive may be a right direction for the company’s brand identification. Zansaar, may have hit a home-run with home décor being their sole focus . Being niche has its own quirky problems. Zansaar is presently run by a team of 55 & they want to double it within a quarter. Are they on the right track, one of the source commented, “ We don’t know what the competition has to offer .” However, going exclusive is the right thing to do he feels, “ We will differentiate ourselves by offering a comprehensive range of products sourced from all over the world and not just from India ”. Their sister site, 20north is presently ‘ Closed for Renovation ’, but the duo claims it will up in few months time. Are they consolidating their efforts? However, the number of sites getting funding so swiftly, makes us wonder how long is this going to last? The lofty valuations may fail to catch up to the expectations & leave many disappointed. Zansaar has secured funding even before going online. Earlier, Pepperfry had managed to do the same . Accel Partners & Tiger Global has always been at the forefront of backing innovative & niche companies that had something unique to offer. Let’s hope they have picked up another winner . Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: accel, funding, jawad ayaz, news, startups, tiger-global, vinod chandran, web, zansaar

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Komli Media Acquires Admax: Will It Strengthen Its Position In Asia Pacific?

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

After being in news for bringing out new video solution called ‘ Komli Play ‘, Komli Media once again creates a buzz affiliating with AdMax, digital media network, South East Asia’s (SEA). Komli Media is surely focusing to expand their horizon considering last year they acquired Singapore-based Aktiv Digital ( an online media sales venture). Moreover, they also tie-up with US-based Digital Marketing Solution Provider named Efficient Frontier. So their affiliation with AdMax is not a surprise . This acquisition will provide Komli Media with the network of 4,600 local and international websites, the total SEA online audience and access to the region’s largest local language sites. According to Prashant Mehta, CEO, Komli Media,” We are delighted to have our expertise come together, allowing the combined organization to flourish as the strongest player in the region .” Growing 30-40% per year , AdMax is estimated to be worth approximately US$ 250 – 300 million . This tie-up will help the online advertising market access to Komli Media’s leading technology platforms and solutions across display, mobile, video, social, data and search advertising. Admax has exclusive sales partnership with Facebook in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines and with MSN in Thailand. Furthermore, Admax have experienced team and sales relationships with over 350 premium advertisers such as Sony, Citibank and Blackberry will fortify Komli’s leadership presence in the region. In order to dominate APAC region, Komli Media has now announced the acquisition of ZestADZ . The main reason behind the acquisition is the fact ZestADZ have impressive mobile advertising, analytical platform across smart phones. Not to forget, they have also launched India’s first Real Time Bidding (RTB) enabled online Ad platform which they are calling ‘ ATOM ’. With this acquisition, Komli Media will reach over 150 million unique monthly users across Asia Pacific, making the company the largest independent media network in the region. Being one of the leading media technology platforms in Asia Pacific it will be interesting to see how does Komli Media scale in 2012. What are your comments? Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: admax, advertising, features, international, komli play, komli-media, mobile, technology

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Sony Xperia U coming with 5 MP Camera

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

The Sony Xperia U and Sony Xperia P are the two latest creations from the company which are announced in MWC. The Sony mobiles is one of the world renowned mobiles manufacturing company and mobile lovers are falling crazy for it. The Sony Xperia U price in India is not yet declared. The Sony Xperia U pictures are revealed with the exciting look and design of the particular smartphone. The Sony Xperia U features suggest that the mobile phone is having 110gm of weight. The smartphone comes with 112 x 54 x 12mm dimensions. The model is integrated with vibration and MP3 as ringtones alerts option. The 3.5 mm audio jack sound output device and loud speaker option is also available in the model. The Sony Xperia U comes with Java MIDP Emulator application. The Smartphone comes with Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS which can run with 1GHz dual core processor. The HTML and Adobe flash 5 as internet browser is well supported in the model. The Sony Xperia U is enabled with 3.5 inches LCD-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen display with Sony mobile Bravia Engine and Timescape UI. The mobile phone is having 480 x 854 pixels resolution. The smartphone supports 512 MB RAM and 86 GB internal memory. The camera of 5 MP and VGA secondary camera is well integrated in the model. The Sony Xperia U is having 1320 mAh standard battery which can give standby time up to 260 hours for 2G and up to 472 hours for 3G. The smartphone is enabled with SNS integration, Sony 3D surround sound audio technology, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document viewer and Predictive text input additional features. Music player and video player as multimedia features are well enabled in the Sony Xperia U for lots of fun.

Tagged as: bikes, blackberry, ipad, motorola, price, samsung-galaxy, sony mobiles, sony xperia u, sony xperia u features

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Special Feature: Hack Google Chrome And Get $1Million, Dares Google

by Paul Joseph February 29, 2012 Featured

Google Chrome is synonymous with speed and security . It was a major disruption to the existing browsers like Mozilla and IE when it launched in 2008. Google Chrome is built on the open source browser Chromium which Google sponsors. The fact that it is open source makes the browser secure but any other vulnerabilities are taken care of by Google by sponsoring various hacking contests. Ethical hacking enthusiasts hack the hell out of the browser and showcase its vulnerabilities. They are rewarded by Google for exposing the flaws which Google fixes later. Google has been sponsoring the hacking contest called Pwn2Own where the browser stood undefeated for 3 years when other browsers like IE and Safari were taken down in seconds. This year they are going to sponsor the hacking contest at CanSecWest Security conference in Vancouver, next month. They have revealed in a blog post that they will be rewarding successful hackers with as much as $1 million and free Chromebooks. Here is an excerpt of the rules and conditions for a successful Chrome hack from their blog. $60,000 – “Full Chrome exploit”: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using only bugs in Chrome itself. $40,000 – “Partial Chrome exploit”: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using at least one bug in Chrome itself, plus other bugs. For example, a WebKit bug combined with a Windows sandbox bug. $20,000 – “Consolation reward, Flash / Windows / other”: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence that does not use bugs in Chrome. For example, bugs in one or more of Flash, Windows or a driver. These exploits are not specific to Chrome and will be a threat to users of any web browser. Although not specifically Chrome’s issue, we’ve decided to offer consolation prizes because these findings still help us toward our mission of making the entire web safer. All the winners will be receiving Chromebooks which is a pretty sweet deal. The Google Chrome security team wrote about the sponsorship in the blog saying, “The aim of our sponsorship is simple: we have a big learning opportunity when we receive full end-to-end exploits. Not only can we fix the bugs, but by studying the vulnerability and exploit techniques we can enhance our mitigations, automated testing, and sandboxing. This enables us to better protect our users.” A lot of technology products can benefit from such kind of an ethical hacking event. What do you think about ethical hacking? Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency

Tagged as: black hats, browsers, chromium, events, Featured, google-chrome, hacking, international, mozilla, pwn2own, pwnium, web

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