Cricket is an old game but in India, it's very techie!

The Indian Premier League (commonly known in India as the IPL) is such a raging local craze that neither Bollywood movies, the upcoming national budget session, or even the roaring mercury in summer, can stop Indians being glued to their television screens to catch the latest action. At the moment Sachin Tendulkar is the God of Indian cricket and IPL teams are the most popular topic in Indian homes. IPL is in the headlines for the money involved and the celebrity filled IPL parties, and one other reason … for finding new and innovative promotional techniques with technology. Read more.

Olive reveals triple SIM QWERTY phone

Just think ... 3 SIM cards in a single handset. They should call it the Tiger Woods edition! Indian handset manufacturer, Olive Telcom has announced the launch of Wiz VGC800, an all new triple SIM QWERTY phone for the Indian market. The Wiz VGC800 will allow its users to use 2 GSM SIM cards and one CDMA SIM card. Read more.

Dual SIM shanzhai phones losing ground in India

The Indian mobile handset market is growing at the rate of 15% annually but surprisingly, the dual SIM handset market is growing at 30-40%. Dual SIM handsets are very popular among Indian users and shanzhai dual SIM handsets were responsible for the revolution. But shanzhai dual SIM phones are losing ground to Indian mobile makers. Read more....

Mediatek behind "desi" phones in India

The magic of Mediatek is making life insecure for multinational branded phones in India. Even the desi (local) manufacturers like Spice are annoyed, as every other day a new local brand like Lava, Karbonn, Pagaria, Intex, Olive, Videocon are popping up, with Mediatek at their core. Read more...

Shanzhai - beyond chips and PC hardware

Up until now on Shanzai.com, we’ve mainly talked about technology and its impact on shanzhai culture and vice versa. But the shanzhai phenomenon has touched and impacted many other quintessential parts of the Chinese lifestyle. A resident of Shenzhen could quite conceivably drive through KFG in their Toyota Corolla rip-off, wearing an Adidos t-shirt, whilst talking on their iClone and sipping a Bucksstar coffee! Read more...

Shanzhai have tough competition in India

Nokia, along with Sony Ericsson and Samsung, were the big mobile handset players in India, up until late 2008 when phones became so feature rich that they were priced out of the range of most middle class Indians. shanzhaiphones surged in popularity with their low price and rich feature sets. But they were often unreliable, and some clever Indian manufacturers saw an opportunity to take over the market the shanzhai had created by offering better quality handsets, with warranties, that still competed with the shanzhai models on price. Read more...

While private telcos and the Indian government are going through a rough time trying to spread 3G services across the country, with the auction of the 3G spectrum yet to happen, chip maker Qualcomm is planning to introduce Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology based services ... aka 4G ... in India by next year. read more...