Among the GSM operators Airtel is taking the lead in launching popular data services. It had recently launched a mobile stock tracker application in association with the BSE. They are launching two more apps this month – Trak Ur Mate and Sudoku.

Trak Ur Mate was launched as a Sim Tool kit application in 2002 in India and is a dating and chat WAP application which allows users to:

Search for a match using age, gender and location parameters
Chat anonymously with thousands of others
Upload / view pictures of potential dates / friends
Find a date locally or abroad

Sudoku is a Japanese number placement puzzle that has become a craze worldwide. Its popularity is spreading in India too, with many newspapers making it a daily feature next to crosswords.

“To download the popular Japanese logic puzzle, an Airtel customer can log on to the Airtel Live WAP portal and click on the Sudoku link, which will initiate the application download procedure. One can also SMS the keyword SUDOKU to 646.”

The initial download will come free and will be pre-loaded with a Sudoku puzzle. Upon completing the first puzzle, the user can download a new puzzle through the application itself for Rs.10.