Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Press Release: ibibo mobile browser hits 6 million downloads

Dear Sir and Ma'am,

 

ibibo iBrowser on the mobile has clocked 6 million downloads since its formal launch in December 2011 with 50% of these as monthly active users. Facebook and Zedge are the top two mobile sites followed by Getjar, Google & ibibo.

 

The mobile browser has been brought in India jointly by Ibibo Group and China's leading internet company, Tencent. Tencent in China runs the mobile browser, named as QQ Browser which has 330 million users.  

 

I have enclosed below and attached the press release along with the screenshots of the user's comments for your kind perusal.

 

Please let me know if you need more information or wish to speak to an official spokesperson.

 

 

 

Thanks & Regards

Jitender Bhasin

9711983594

ibibo mobile browser hits 6 million downloads

 

Delhi, 21st February 2012: ibibo iBrowser on the mobile has clocked 6 million downloads since its formal launch in December 2011 with 50% of these as monthly active users. Facebook and Zedge are the top two mobile sites followed by Getjar, Google & ibibo.

 

The mobile browser has been brought in India jointly by Ibibo Group and China's leading internet company, Tencent. Tencent in China runs the mobile browser, named as QQ Browser which has 330 million users.  

 

ibibo iBrowser is currently available for Android, Symbian and Java based phones, which together cover 90% of all mobile handsets in India. The Browser comes preloaded on multiple mobile handsets like Huawei, LG, Spice, & Lemon. Users can also download iBrowser from Mobango, Android Marketplace, Getjar, Samsung Appstores, Nokia Ovi & Airtel Appstore.

 

According to Mobango, one of the leading independent app stores in the world, ibibo iBrowser is the most downloaded app on its platform in the last 30 days. Badri Sanjeevi, CEO at Mobango, said, "iBrowser is an exciting product as it makes browsing internet on a mobile phone really quick and easy. Given that data services in India are still on 2G networks for most of the users and smart phone penetration is less than 3% in India, iBrowser is a product designed for Indian mobile consumers.  We are certain that iBrowser will reach 1m downloads on Mobango in record time."

 

iBrowser is well received by the mobile internet community across India. According to some reviews on Android marketplace, the users are saying the following:

 

-          Rohit, a Samsung Galaxy Ace user says that ibibo iBrowser is different from other mobile browsers and highly customizable. He also appreciates the build bookmarks and night mode feature.

 

-          Ravi, a Sony Experia user says iBrowser is fast and simple. And downloading on iBrowser is very fast even on 2G network.

 

-          Another user states that iBowser performs better than most other mobile browser.

 

I have attached the screenshots for your kind perusal.

 

Core features of ibibo iBrowser :  

· Intuitive navigation with popular Indian websites pre-embedded in the iBrowser and segregated as per categories.

· Search inside iBrowser is powered by Google, Yahoo & Bing.

· Users can open multiple WAP sites in different tabs (very similar to web browsers).

· Unique multi-threaded download feature, where users can check the status of all downloads in one view.

· URL auto-completion feature makes it effortless for users to access popular sites.

· iBrowser offers a unique feature called Night Surfing Mode that protect users' eyes in the dark and makes extended browsing more comfortable.

· Users can customize and personalize the look of their iBrowser skin.

· iBrowser works on a unique free-link technology that makes wireless networks more stable.

 

iBrowser can be downloaded from:

 

1.      http://m.ibibo.com/browser

2.      http://www.getjar.com/iBrowser

3.      https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tencent.ibibo.mtt

 

For more information, please log on to ibibo.com


For further information, please contact:

Neeraj Atri/ Jitender Bhasin

Mavcomm Consulting Pvt Ltd.

Mobile – 09811714871/ 09711983594

Email – neeraj@mavcommgroup.com/ j.bhasin@mavcommgroup.com


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