Messaging apps like Hike can't be a success without cheaper Internet

Messaging app is most happening app section these days. Like people buy second sim to for cheaper internet and gave space to fight against incumbent operators like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. Similarly, interesting and innovative features have given a new life to messaging apps to compete with whatsapp.

I remember using whatsapp on my Android phone in 2011, and uninstalled as it was a desert to use and could not find single friend of mine on it. Then installed Nimbuzz because it has FB chat and GTalk, so it gave a single platform to use these chat ids. Also, searched for app to send free sms. Now, its the whatapp which has not only replaced chat ids but also SMS. If you are not on whatsapp, then you don't have a smartphone.

There are several apps that giving challenge to whatsapp but globally saw success, becoming a regional app. In India, hike is the most used second messaging app because of his personalized Indian stickers. Trust me it the best India app I have 

One feature which is hot these days, is calling. Several apps have this feature and let me tell my experience in short about them.

FB Messenger: The best in calling. Best quality calls, I loved this app.

Whatsapp: Improved in latest version and now using it a lot.

Hike: Good sometimes but lags sometimes even on high speed WiFi. Stickers are the best part of app.

Ringr: Can't even hear the other person once. Total waste by Kochi Engineers.

Viber: Good calling apps but does not like the chat interface.

Tango: Only good for Video Calls

Hangout: Only good for Group Video/Audio Calls on high speed Wifi. Else will eat up your 3G data a lot.

Nanu: Feel like being on desert.

One thing these all apps depend is on data. On low speed internet, we cannot have calling and video calls not at all possible. Operators like Airtel which have good network in most crowded cities Delhi and Mumbai, sell data at a very expensive price. If I have to call someone then paying for expensive data would prefer some tariff rate cutter. And call using these apps when on WiFi at home/office. These apps can't be used for calling on the go due to expensive data.

Startups are more into apps these days as people are using smartphones more to access internet than laptop. But they will fail if people do not use data on them and that means it will remain being dumb phones. Apps like mCent, TaskBucks pay back user for installing apps but they can't be reliable to offer enough data. Internet.org and Airtel Zero again meant for selective apps and hence no benefit for startups.

Only solution to this problem is cheaper 3G/4G or government should offer city wide cheaper/free high speed wifi. Hope, this day will come soon when atleast city like Mumbai or Delhi NCR will have access to cheaper high speed internet.

Motorola Rokr Z6 or Nokia 5700?

Motorola Rokr Z6 appears to be a new-generation clone of the Motorola Rizr and gives the gorgeously-thin Sony Ericsson W880i a close shave. Like the Razr, the build quality is solid and the new Linux-Java user interface is refreshingly easy to get around.
Its real trump music card is support for Windows DRM10, which means it will play tracks bought from online music stores like Napster.It supports stereo Bluetooth.
One of the more impressive aspects of the new Z6 is its voice-dialing system, a credit that goes to Motorola's new Linux platform.
The function comes handy especially while driving a car, or doing something where the user cannot physically reach the handset. The email management system found on the Z6 is satisfactory; the only thing it lacks is Push Mail.

Don't Miss: The Magic of Harry Potter

As an unashamed Pottermaniac, I am glad to report that the fifth film changes that with a reasonable degree of success.

The film opens with a very well-shot episode of two dementors attacking Harry (Daniel Radcliffe [Images]) -- now a strapping young lad -- and Dudley Dursley (Harry Melling, not as portly as the books say, but doing pretty good).
And for the first time on film, you feel Harry's dread as he appears for the Ministry of Magic trial for just saving himself.
As all of you familiar with the book know, Order Of The Phoenix's story is about the magical world being split into two -- one half believes Harry and Dumbledore and the other believes the Ministry and its spin doctor, the Daily Prophet, who are out to make it look like Harry is a delusional fool and the Hogwarts headmaster a conniving, power-hungry wizard.
So an utterly horrible witch, Dolores Umbridge (played superbly by Imelda Staunton), is appointed as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher by the Ministry. She wants 'order and discipline' in the school -- like 'boys are not to come within eight inches of a girl' -- and she wants the Hogwarts students not to learn any real magic, but mug up books.
With her cruel laugh and mannerisms, Staunton makes Umbridge almost as evil as the matron in that brilliant movie adaptation of that brilliant book, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

There is more such excellent character acting, like Evanna Lynch as the eccentric Luna Lovegood. You feel sorry for her, just like you do in the books. Everyone thinks she's nuts, and no one wants to let go of a chance to play a prank on her -- like hiding her belongings.
Gary Oldman as Sirius Black shines too, and the bond between him and his godson Harry comes across subtly but clearly, thanks to some great work by Oldman.
Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) too is a welcome cameo.
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks is another example. She infuses magic into her character with about two minutes of screen space.
In contrast, the main gang -- Harry, Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron and Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) -- are not so consistently good, though they all have grown into better actors. Correction: Apart from Rupert Grint. He is the goofy, awkward, gangly and lovable Ron Weasley to the hilt.
Order Of The Phoenix is visually a treat too, with Hogwarts looking bigger and better -- as it should have all along. Yes, this is what the films should have been like, right from Philospher's Stone.
There are some superb moments like Harry and the members of the Order flying in formation over the Thames, and of course, the climactic showdown between Lord Voldemort -- Ralph Fiennes is evil embodied with just the way he holds his wand -- and the only wizard he was ever afraid of.
And there are a few moments when you feel the emotional quotient of the books -- like when Ron tells Harry, 'You don't have to do this alone, you know.'

On the downside, there is some bad acting too -- by Uncle Vernon (Richard Griffiths) and Aunt Petunia (Fiona Shaw), most notably. We all know how they fuss over their pig of a son in the books, but when he comes home nearly deranged after the dementor attack, their reaction is far from appropriate. Mrs Figg (Kathryn Hunter) too is a letdown.
There is no chemistry between Cho Chang (Katie Lieung) and Harry, and their much-hyped kiss is definitely not the highlight it was being touted to be.
And my personal grouse is that Fred and George Weasley, two of the finest characters Rowling has created, remain underused, despite their spectacular exit from Hogwarts.
Instead, it's director David Yates who shines with little touches that make a big difference. Like Ginny Weasley looking on wistfully as Harry focuses his attention on Cho.
Order Of The Pheonix is darker than all the previous films (thank god for that!) and moves out from the 'strictly for children' realm. This is adult territory, and delightfully real. The background score also moves up a notch, as do the photography and the locales. The editing, however, is a little jumpy in parts.
But like its predecessors, Order Of The Phoenix forgets completely to dangle unanswered questions in front of the audience, which the books do so tantalisingly.
The magic is also diluted by dialgue at times. You cannot feel the same empathy for Neville as you do in the books when you learn that his parents were driven mad by Lestrange with Neville himself revealing that (one of the many deviations from the book).
Ditto for the battle between Harry and Voldemort where Harry triumphs because he knows the value of love and friendship.
All in all, the fussiest of Potter fans will like this film, because it is a very good movie, and the best Harry Potter movie so far -- by miles.