MORE than half of the people in the country have one. Whether it’s the latest smartphone or a simple flip phone, more and more people in Nepal are using them to stay connected to family, send text messages to friends, even check the latest updates on their Facebook newsfeeds. Mobile phones today have pushed the…
SMSONE, one of the two winners under “Vodafone Mobiles for Good” Programme 2011, was covered by DD Sahyadri on September 2nd, 2012 for its mobile phone solutions & innovation.
A Success story of a passionate entrepreneur, who learned the rules of games and then played better than anyone else with the help of technology to empower the millions of Indian. For us city dwellers, connectivity that makes our lives rather simple, is a given. Be it looking for information, getting our work done, social…
The government is dismantling barriers by creating the right ecosystem to help increase digital literacy in India, minister of state for IT and communications Sachin Pilot said in a panel discussion at the Digital Literacy Conclave organised by Hindustan Times on Wednesday. The government has chalked out plans to connect 250,000 gram panchayats through an fibreoptic…
What would you expect a student in the hinterlands to do with a computer replete with broadband connection? Well, what they actually do is listen to music, watch movies and play games. And, when it comes to conducting a simple computing task such as checking exam results on the net or uploading resumes for job…
Amidst all the tall talks of a possible Constitutional amendment to facilitate reservations for Dalits in getting ahead in life, a New Delhi based NGO, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), has recently found out a unique journalist. He is now a 70-year-old dalit man. His name is Mr. Gouri Shankar Rajak (washerman by caste) who has been carrying…
The user gets an SMS on the amount paid, date of payment, receipt number, and any amount that’s due In the first-of-its-kind service in Nepal, the transport department is providing vehicle information through mobile text messages, a citizen service that is particularly useful in a country where cars, two-wheelers and other vehicles attract an annual…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has urged the National Advisory Council, Govt. to forgo the spectrum license fee altogether for community radio stations, run by non-profit organisations. In its petition, DEF has requested the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT to forego the five-fold increase (from Rs 19,700 to Rs 91,000) in license fee…
The app can be used with equal ease on both simple feature phones and high-end smartphones New Delhi: India has primarily been a voice-based market for the telecom operators. But one company is seeking to change that trend. How about sending free videos, voice and photo messages over a phone data connection at a minimal…
Auto-generated texts provide mothers with information about immunization dates, medicines Gandhinagar: Veenaben Solanki, mother of a one-and-half year-old boy, recalls the first text message she received from the state government when she was pregnant. The message, in Gujarati, suggested that she reach a nearby public health clinic for various antenatal care services. She took up…
