Indians mostly look for Nokia phones online: Survey

35 per cent of users searched for Nokia followed by 30 per cent for Samsung and 29 per cent for BlackBerry. Micromax came in a close 4th at 22 per cent.

Nokia is the most sought after mobile phone in India, according to the findings of a research conducted by ViziSense on the 'interest in mobile phones online'.

The study, which cited data for the January-April 2011 period of all the users who searched for mobile handsets on ecommerce sites, said that 35 per cent of users searched for Nokia followed by 30 per cent for Samsung and 29 per cent for BlackBerry. Micromax came in a close 4th at 22 per cent.

Demystify mobile trading

Mobile trading is online trading with the advantage of being available while the user is on the move. A superior trading application will allow one to take the experience of trading, investing and analyzing to a far greater level than what many are used to at this point in time.

In September last year Bombay Stock Exchange released an app for stock trading on mobile phones, hoping to capitalise on the country's growing handset market by catering to tech-savvy investors and helping them to keep a tab on their portfolio while traveling.

Mobile trading as a concept emulates what one can do while trading online. One major advantage of mobile trading is one can trade even while the user is on the move. 

Larger handsets and richer, customized applications will drive mobile trading, which enables the user to act on any information, even if it is most urgent, immediately and from anywhere. 

To demystify mobile trading 'The Mobile Indian' spoke to Venkat Rangan, co founder and chief executive officer of Market Simplified. Here are excerpts from the discussion: