Ford India said it has re-opened bookings for all variants of its most awarded, urban SUV Ford EcoSport. Ford India had stopped bookings for EcoSport after the waiting time got too long due to high demand. “With 50,000 EcoSports delivered, we have significantly reduced the waiting period and are pleased to extend the opportunity to […]
With the removal of the restrictions on intra-circle 3G roaming between telecom operators, Vodafone India has restarted 3G services in 13 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Vodafone follows Idea and Airtel in restarting their 3G services under intra-circle roaming pacts. Intra circle roaming pact […]
Beer afficianados can look forward to one more global brand on the shelves as the UK’s no. 1 beer, Carling, has been launched in India. The beer has been launched by its brand owner Molson Coors under a tie-up with Cobra Beer. Cobra is already a well known beer brand in India. “As one of […]
Monster Energy, the high-caffeine drink that is at the heart of a debate on the effects of ‘energy drinks’, has entered India. It has priced the Monster Energy drink at Rs 95 for a can of about half a liter (475 mln), about three times as much as a regular softdrink in India. Monster will […]
Idea Cellular has restarted 3G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other places as of today. The rates and prices for 3G have been kept the same as they were before the services were stopped by the department of telecom for allegedly contravening license conditions. Idea will charge Rs 250 for 1 GB […]
Reliance Communications will upgrade its high-speed CDMA network in data-intensive areas to 3.5G for speeds of up to 14.7 Mbps this year, the company said. Currently, RCom’s networks are on the EVDO standard Revision A and supports speeds of upto 3.1 Mbps. This will be upgraded to EVDO Rev B, which will be about five […]
After the success of Ragini MMS 2, American adult film actress Sunny Leone has been roped in to host MTV’s dating cum couple reality show Splitsvilla. She, along with Nikhil Chinapa, will be the host of the seventh season of MTV Splitsvilla. “A sizzling Sunny will be seen co-hosting this immensely exciting season of the […]
For long, CDMA users, especially those of Reliance Communications and Tata DoCoMo, had no real choice of decent 5-inch Android phones on offer. To some extent, the Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 filled the gap for a 5-inch Android CDMA Evdo phone, but the phone’s availability is severely restricted. Besides, at nearly Rs 16,000, the […]
Bharti Airtel has restarted its intra-circle roaming agreement with Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to offer 3G services where it doesn’t already have 3G spectrum, but it has used the occassion to jack up 3G prices in these areas. While earlier, Airtel was offering 3G data at the same rate across the country, whether using […]
Idea Cellular will launch 3G services in Punjab in May, in Delhi by about February, and launch 4G services in eight states after that. Idea had got possession of its 3G spectrum in Punjab earlier this year after the courts forced the Department of Telecom to give hand over the spectrum to the operator. Talking […]
Reliance Communications said it has tied up with other operators to offer free 3G roaming across India. According to market sources, the operators are likely to be Tata DoCoMo and Aircel, and 3G subscribers of these two operators will also be able to roam on Reliance’s 3G network. RCom has 3G in Mumbai, Delhi and […]
Have you been waiting for an Android qwerty phone with a physical keypad for years? Well, there’s both good news and bad news for you. First the good news. The space for Android phones with a real physical qwerty keyboard has started getting addressed with the launch of the Intex Aqua Qwerty. Now, the bad […]
The Tata Group will have to shell out at least $1.2 bln (7,250 crore) to NTT DoCoMo before June end if they are not able to find a buyer for its stake in Tata DoCoMo, the telecom company. Tata Group has been trying to get a buyer, but has so far met with little success. […]
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd may hire more off-campus freshers this year than previously as it has offered only 25,000 appointment letters as part of its campus recruitment program for this year. The company, which crossed the 3-lakh employee base last quarter, plans to hire about 55,000 people this year, and said it has given letters […]
Consulting firms that help political parties plan their campaign and media strategy are making around Rs 700-800 crore from the general elections, a study by industry body ASSOCHAM found. While releasing the ASSOCHAM paper on “LokSabha elections throw new biz opportunities” Mr. D S Rawat, Secretary General ASSOCHAM said, “the disaggregating of the poll data […]
Hathway Cable will launch its 50 Mbps broadband service in Hyderabad in May, followed by Delhi and Kolkata later this year. According to an agency report, the cable service provider has already launched its 50 Mbps plans in Pune, Bangalore and Mumbai. Hathway will charge about Rs 750 for 25 GB of usage at 50 […]
Wipro Limited reported IT services revenue of $1,720.2 million, a sequential increase of 2.5% and YoY increase of 8.5%. IT Services revenues in rupee terms was 106.2 billion ($1.8 billion1), an increase of 24% YoY. The numbers are better than those of Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. TCS had reported growth of 1.9% and Infosys […]
TCS’ fourth quarter results look decent on the fact – revenue grew 1.9% in dollar terms compared to the preceding quarter, and profit was up 2.5%. The company blamed poor India performance in its press conference. However, there is more to it that just poor India numbers. First, after a seasonally weak quarter in the […]
Infosys Ltd reported profit and forecast well above analysts expectations, boosted by cost cutting measures. It reported a net profit of Rs 2,992 cr, compared to the 2,800 cr the street was expecting. Forecast for dollar revenue growth for the current financial year came at 7-9%, above the 7% that the Street was expecting. Infosys […]
Tomorrow is the much awaited Infosys quarterly earnings results – an event that would set the agenda for IT stocks for the coming days or weeks. So what should you expect from the results? First off, Infosys is unlikely to report the 1.5-2% growth in dollar revenues that it has managed for the last two […]
