LG Nexus 4 – Best Android SmartPhone to Buy in India

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LG Google Nexus 4 IndiaLG and Google, together worked on Developing Nexus 4 smartphone in the Nexus line-up from Google, will be available in India from today. Why is LG Google Nexus 4 Android SmartPhone the Best you can Buy in India ? From my first hand experience of using Android based Samsung and Google Nexus Tablet [Collaboration with ASUS], I have always felt Google backed Hardware in collaboration is the best for user experience. You also gets the Latest Android Update as and when released and thus all the new and exciting features without you having to wait for a particular vendor like Samsung to will push the update separately. [Samsung normally uses forked version of Android]

LG Nexus 4 is bound to transform and elevate a consumer’s smartphone experience. LG’s Nexus 4 is priced at Rs 25, 999 and will be available at selected LG exclusive brand shops, Multi brand outlets and speciality stores

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India GSM Mobile Subscriber Base at 665 Mn

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India GSM operators’ subscriber base increased by 3.5 mn subscribers in Apr-13, according to data released by COAI. The Mar-13 subscriber additions were primarily driven by Vodafone and Idea, while Bharti also reported a meaningful increase in subscriber base. The India GSM subscriber base is now 664.5 mn, down from the peak of 680.1 mn … Read more

Justdial to Enter Car Listings, Enable Transactions

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Justdial OfficeJustdial is exploring various areas for users to offer to sell as well as buy, goods and services through it’s website. As a first step in this direction JDL is in process of developing a car listings website in which users can search and rate car models being offered for sale, list their cars for sale and receive price quotes from vendors of both new and used cars.

Enabling Transactions
In collaboration with service providers and vendors, JDL is in the process of developing the ability for users to complete a number of bookings and purchases which are integrated in the search results from company’s website.

Mobile apps

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Advertising on Justdial vs Sulekha for SMEs – A Review

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Restaurant Advertising Sulkha JustdialWe’d like to compare the experience of posing as an SME and Advertising on Justdial Vs Sulekha. Justdial offers Voice as well as Web based search and thus leads from both the mediums while Sulekha has presence only on the Web.

Justdial Advertiser
The very first thing they suggest is entry level package worth Rs30,000 annually which required the advertiser to pay up four months of monthly installments in advance. They also offer Platinum and Diamond listings wherein the advertiser’s name appears first and second respectively on search results within that segment. However, there is hectic competition for the same and slots booked in the category would not be available to others. Platinum listings cost Rs85,000 annually.

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51Job Moving the Social Networking Way Like LinkedIn

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51job, is a leading online recruiting player in China with ~40% market share, should continue to benefit from the online recruiting market expansion in China

The company saw 2.49mn total new online job postings in March 2013, up 13.3% YoY, largely in line with the growth rate recorded in January before the Chinese New Year. According to a recent survey published by 51job regarding the hiring demand for 2Q13, over 70% of the interviewed employers plan to hire more staff as compared to the same period last year. In addition, among medium size companies with total employees between 2,000 to 5,000, ~56% of them expect to step up their campus recruiting
efforts, up 11pts from a quarter ago.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm & Reliance Communications Intra-City Fiber Deal Likely at 4000 Cr

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Currently 40% of Reliance Communications tower assets are supported with fibre backhaul and the remaining 60% is on Microwave backhaul as described here. We believe that Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G launch will allow Reliance communications to monetize intra-city fibre given Reliance Jio’s likely focus on data market.

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Idea Cellular 2G Mobile Voice Tariff Hike in April-2013

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Idea-CellularIndia’s Most efficient on Cost Plain Vanilla Wireless Operator Idea Cellular was not too far behind market leaders – Airtel and Vodafone in Hiking Tariffs. The Trio Combined control over 2/3rd of the Indian Cellular Revenues. Here is a list of circles where Idea Cellular hiked its Tariff to increase ts RPM without negatively affecting the overall MoU or Traffic pattern. Idea infact managed to increase Revenues in several circles despite undertaking the hike.

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Comparison of Justdial / Askme / GetIt / ZatSe/ AskLaila / Sulekha /Burrp

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JustDial’s dial-in search service through its call centres for information business is a unique service. There are various competitors within the online local business search segment with similar offerings. Players such as Sulekha, asklaila, Getit, ZatSe and askme operate within the same space. It also faces competition from portals such as Zomato, burrp (within the restaurant and lifestyle segment). We’d like to review the User Experience of Justdial Vs Zatse vs Getit and see the comparison of all of the above on some metrics.

Justdial Vs ZatSe Vs Getit – User Experience
Just Dial – The call was answered promptly and with 5 seconds holding time. The executives were polite and offered further granularity on our search requests (e.g. – for a query on banquet halls, the executive asked whether we
preferred air-conditioned banquet halls, exact location and the capacity). A text message and email with the responses to our queries was sent immediately.

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Mobile Maps App Grow Faster – Solid Potential for Monetization

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With the rapid adoption of smart phones, mobile map applications have become increasingly ubiquitous, and have quickly evolved from a simple utility app into a potential platform for mobile advertising and e-commerce.

The number of mobile map users has seen explosive growth in the past few years as: 1) maps have effectively grown to be a necessity for many mobile Internet users, and 2) most map apps are free of charge. According to iResearch’s latest report, the user base of mobile maps and navigation services increased 62.2%.

Market participants are experimenting with two potential business models around mobile map apps, i.e. mobile ads and e-commerce. Mobile map’s natural embrace of location awareness allows consumers to

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