The alleviation of the alleged harmful effects of mobile towers (EMR) on human health has become more complicated with the Department of Telecom rebuffing a suggestion by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on the subject. Apparently piqued over a recent directive by the environment ministry seeking new limits on the number of cellular towers, […]
Anil Ambani group’s Reliance Communications, one of India’s biggest telecom operators, has joined the list of operators who will offer free or cheap unlimited data access to those who use Facebook services on mobile. While many others like Aircel offer free or unlimited access to Facebook on mobile, Reliance Communications has decided to offer unlimited […]
After much waiting, Apple iPad 4, the latest in the series of tablets made by the iconic brand, has hit Apple Stores in India. According to consumer reports, Apple iPad 4, released a few weeks ago in the U.S., is now available in certain Apple Stores, particularly in the bigger cities like Delhi and Mumbai. […]
Government of India seems to have made up its mind on cutting the number of employees in state-owned BSNL by a third, or 1 lakh, in an effort to turn around the loss-ridden company. Responding to a question about how BSNL and MTNL can “manage their affairs with such a huge reduction of staff”, the […]
Micromax, which is placed third in the number of mobile phones sold in India, however, seems to be the hot favorite for those who buy their phones from online vendors, going by numbers from Snapdeal.com, one of India’s top online retailers. The Gurgaon-based company is among the few Indian brands that has survived the initial […]
Videocon has launched two large 3G phones that are the cheapest in their category and are sure to give strong competition to others like Karbonn and Micromax. The 3.5 inch A20 is priced at a jaw-dropping Rs 4,900 and the A30 is priced at Rs 7,200 – much below what similar models are priced at […]
Call it a consolation prize, but India’s goods trade deficit, which zoomed 56% last year to $185 billion, is likely to fall this year due to the poor economy, Crisil Research said. Trade deficit refers to the shortfall between how much a country earns through exports to other countries and how much it needs to […]
Swedish do-it-yourself furniture retailer IKEA may get its way on bringing its large-store format largely unchanged to India, according to latest indications from Anand Sharma, the commerce minister of India. India’s foreign investment promotion board or FIPB, the body that gives approval to big direct investment proposals from outside the country, had “struck off” certain […]
The government has not come across any “irregularity” in the Antrix-Devas deal nor has the deal caused any loss to the government, the office of the Prime Minister, who is charge of Department of Space, told Parliament. The statement has come despite a recommendation by the Cabinet to annul the $300 million deal. Minister of […]
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s pet project Arasu Cable is likely to get into trouble as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come out strongly against allowing any government agency or company to enter the broadcasting space. In its clarification to the government given today, the TRAI said any government company or […]
No security violations or snooping by telecom equipment from Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE has ever been noticed, but India will start conducting its own tests from April, the government of India told the Parliament. In response to a question on whether Indian security agencies have “expressed concern” over the market dominance of a […]
A day after launching India’s cheapest 4-inch 3G Android phone, Videocon again blasted away the competition launching India’s only Rs 10,000-range 10-inch HD tablet. Not only is the Videocon VT10 the only 10-inch HD tablet, it also the only large-screen tablet available in India for under Rs 11,000 that can boast of an IPS display. […]
Gartner has cut by a third its forecast for the growth of PC industry this year due to competition from tablets. The growing popularity of devices like the iPad, which saw its second iteration on Tuesday, will bring down growth of the PC industry from 15.9% to 10.5% in 2011, the agency said. The impact […]
A strong performance in consumer laptops helped HP resist the onslaught of Acer and Lenovo in the third quarter and prevent a big erosion in its market share, according to the latest quarterly PC numbers from IDC. Lenovo and Acer have benefited from the Tamil Nadu government’s massive program to distribute free laptops to students. […]
In a recent survey undertaken by the According to the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India has found that the demand of fancy lights, lampshades, Ganesha and Laxmi idols, rangolis to crackers and other such various items are increased by over 45% than the last year. The market is surging with Chinese products […]
The PC model refresh continues apace, this time in the form of all-in-one (AIO) PCs from Taiwanese brand Asus. It has launched four all-in-one PCs, starting at a price of Rs 30,000 and going all the way up to Rs 66,000, with displays ranging from 20 inches to 23.6 inches. Two of the models, which […]
In the gunfight between companies like Micromax, iBall and Karbonn, Chinese major Huawei has walked in with a Bazooka – a full-HD-plus, LTE enabled 10-inch tablet that is more than 12% lighter than iPad 4. Next to the iPad 4, the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD will be the tablet with the greatest specifications in the […]
Pump operators are seeking a cut in diesel taxes in Delhi to entice users to fill up, after being hit by a slow down due to cheaper rates in neighbouring Haryana. While Haryana has a value added tax of 9%, it is 12% in Delhi, leading to motorists filling up in suburbs like Gurgaon, instead […]
Evernote, the company behind one of the most successful mobile applications, has tied up with the maker of Tencent ONE Browser for Android, setting its eyes on the Indian and Asian market. Evernote allows users to remember all aspects of their lives by creating notes, snapping images, recording audio, saving files and having everything synchronize […]
BSP leader Mayawati refused to clarify her stand on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, speaking after the Lok Sabha was adjourned on the first day of the winter session. “We will clarify our stand on FDI only in the Parliament,” Mayawati said, speaking outside the Parliament immediately after the Lok Sabha was adjourned till […]
