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If a proposal by DoT goes through, we may all see an additional digit added to our mobile numbers. While it was expected  that India wouldn't reach 500 million subscribers till 2030, it seems to have beat that deadline by a good margin of 21 years, proving once and for all that things get done faster when the citizens get to task. As is obvious, a 10 digit numbering scheme can only support only a limited number of phone number combinations, and while a plan was in place to have the tr [...]
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Yes, its true! SMSs are perhaps the most expensive form of communication available today! Although Reliance is set to make it much cheaper.   That small 160 character message takes only 140 bytes, and costs anywhere between 25 paise to Rs. 1 to send, making it cost anywhere between Rs. 1800 and Rs. 7500 per MB! That is approximately the cost of sending messages to Hubble Space telescope. New plans introduced by Reliance though, stand to make SMSs much cheaper. For both post-paid and pr [...]
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Or less dramatically, if you have a Chinese mobile -- most of which do not have IMEI numbers -- there is need to worry, as the ICI (Indian Cellular Association) will be imposing a ban on the use of such cellphones starting midnight tonight. IMEI numbers or International Mobile Equipment Identity numbers are unique numbers assigned to each handset. In case of loss or theft of cellphones, these can be used to track your mobile. Often, stolen phones are sold with their IMEI number erased, or [...]
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With Apple as the Gatekeeper for all content on the iPhone, it was impossible to sneak in anything naughty without the approval of the conservative pome. While now appropriately age-tagged application can bring you smut straight to your iPhone, the open nature of the Android allows for something even more creative, like... say... an app market JUST for porn? Enter the MiKandi market, accessible from MiKandi.com on your Android phone, which allows for just any kind of content, just as long [...]
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