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LTE may score over WiMAX in broadband race

With major players like Mukesh Ambani-owned Infotel Broadband, Aircel and Qualcomm putting their weight behind TD-LTE, WiMAX may lose out in the race to make broadband-starved India a power to reckon with. Continue reading

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Raja wants free spectrum for BSNL, MTNL

Two years after having allotted third-generation (3G) spectrum without any contest to its own telecom companies, on the promise that theyd match the prices later paid by private sector winners of the auction for it, the communications ministry now want… Continue reading

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Using mobs to mop up bargains

Websites leverage the power of buying in groups to come up with money-saving offers. Continue reading

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Smooth mobile operations

The market for mobile phone operating systems hots up, with around six of these vying for your attention. The battle to conquer the market for mobile phone operating system (OS) is hotting up. From just three mobile OSes Research in Motion (RIM), Symb… Continue reading

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BSNL to outsource 3G mobile services

To invite expressions of interest by month-end. Continue reading

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Sales of touchscreen mobiles to double

Global market for touch screen mobile devices will increase by 97 per cent to reach 362.7 million units in 2010 in comparison to 184.3 million units sold in 2009, a report by Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company said. Continue reading

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Apple to change iPhone signal display, not reception

Software update on its 3G, 3GS and 4 models to be released soon. Continue reading

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Apple acknowledges iPhone flaw

Apple admitted its iPhones overstate network signal strength and promised to fix the issue in the coming weeks, following complaints about the effectiveness of the phones wraparound antenna. Continue reading

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‘Competition from low-cost countries to impact margins’

The Indian information technology (IT) industry will need to move up the value chain to tackle competition from countries like China, Philippines and Vietnam, said Ratan Tata. The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chairman was addressing the 15th annual … Continue reading

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Firms may feel heat on lower IT spends, euro crisis

Just as things started to look up for the Indian information technology (IT) services industry, a new report suggests that ongoing euro crisis will impact worldwide IT spending. Continue reading

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RCom buys India’s largest cable firm

Reliance Communications today announced the acquisition of one of Indias largest cable service providers, Digicable, in a cashless, all-stock deal. Continue reading

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Apple sued over iPhone reception problems

Apple was sued over reception problems with its new iPhone 4 by consumers who accused the company of unfair business practices and false and misleading advertising. Continue reading

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Apple sued over iPhone reception problems

Apple was sued over reception problems with its new iPhone 4 by consumers who accused the company of unfair business practices and false and misleading advertising. Continue reading

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Microsoft pulls plug on Kin phones

Microsoft has pulled the plug on a new generation of smartphones less than three months after unveiling the devices that were part of its efforts to catch-up with Apple and Google in the fast-growing mobile market. Continue reading

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Microsoft pulls plug on Kin phones

Microsoft has pulled the plug on a new generation of smartphones less than three months after unveiling the devices that were part of its efforts to catch-up with Apple and Google in the fast-growing mobile market. Continue reading

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Amazon updates Kindle DX e-reader, cuts price

Amazon.com is launching an updated version of its high-end Kindle electronic reader and cutting the price in a move to address the threat from Apples iPad tablet computer. Continue reading

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Amazon updates Kindle DX e-reader, cuts price

Amazon.com is launching an updated version of its high-end Kindle electronic reader and cutting the price in a move to address the threat from Apples iPad tablet computer. Continue reading

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Nokia’s microfinancing schemes

Nokia India would roll out microfinancing schemes in Punjab and Haryana in an effort to push its mobile phone penetration in this part of the country and further making mobile phone affordable to the masses. Continue reading

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YES Bank’s mobile money services

Chandigarh became the first city in India where the private sector YES Bank, in association with Nokia and Obopay India, global leader in mobile payment technology launched Mobile money services by YES bank. The bank started its service commercially to… Continue reading

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YES Bank’s mobile money services

Chandigarh became the first city in India where the private sector YES Bank, in association with Nokia and Obopay India, global leader in mobile payment technology launched Mobile money services by YES bank. The bank started its service commercially to… Continue reading

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LGS Global to raise $30m via FCCB issue

LGS Global Limited (formerly Lanco Global Systems Limited), a Hyderabad-based provider of IT services and solutions, will be raising $30 million (approximately Rs 140 crore) through issue of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) to fuel its organi… Continue reading

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Touch screen mobile devices’ sales to double

Global market for touch screen mobile devices will increase by 97 per cent to reach 362.7 million units in 2010 in comparison to 184.3 million units sold in 2009, a report by Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company said. Continue reading

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Aditya Birla Minacs eyes buys in US, Canada

Aditya Birla Minacs, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo, looks to grow inorganically to become a $1-billion turnover company in the next three years. Continue reading

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Google-ITA deal talks unnerve travel bosses

Googles talks to buy ITA Software, an airline IT and services provider, has travel executives worried that the search engine giant could wield too much power in their industry. Continue reading

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Q: Jim Whitehurst, President & CEO, Red Hat

It’s been a little over two years since Jim Whitehurst took over as the president and chief executive officer of Red Hat, the only open source solutions firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He has little cause to complain. In the first quarter e… Continue reading

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