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Nokia grabs 19% market share of dual-SIM mobile phones in India

by Viral Dholakia on January 27, 2012 |

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Just when it seemed that Nokia and Blackberry handsets are dying a slow death in the Indian smartphone market; Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has made a sweeping comeback to claim its edge over Indian brands, powered by its recent lead in dual-SIM mobile market, according to a latest Cyber Media research report. Nokia, the world’s [...]

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Ruby vs Python vs PHP Face-off [Programmer’s preference Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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This post is probably only for techies, specifically developers. I generally do not publish posts that are highly tech-oriented. However, a techie in me could not pass this one. Guys at Udemi have published a great infographic that compares three programming languages popular with developers currently – PHP, Python & Ruby. The Infographic compares how [...]

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The Hindu punches Times of India in face with this Super Creative Advertisement!

by Arun Prabhudesai

The below “The Hindu” Advertisement is creative at so many levels, I can’t describe. Whoever, has made it, has punched ToI in the face, all keeping themselves within the legal boundaries of what is allowed. The advertisement indirectly takes a jab at low quality of news covered by Times of India and how their readers [...]

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How could Flipkart respond to the open letter to its founder by a dissatisfied customer!

by Arun Prabhudesai

[Arun’s Note: One of our readers - Mr. Mukesh Gupta - has framed a wonderful post in response to an open letter written to Sachin Bansal, CEO/Founder, Flipkart.com, that we featured few days back. I think Sachin Bansal should definitely take a note of this… I am producing the post verbatim as it has appeared [...]

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Very Happy Republic Day to all!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Trak.in Wishes all our readers a Very Very Happy 63rd Republic Day. We should be proud of our constitution that was laid 62 years back on 26th January 1950. Even Google is celebrating India’s Republic day with a beautiful Doodle… I will leave you with a wonderful Patriotic Poem on this Republic Day We Indians [...]

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Indian Funding, M&A deals of the Week [16th Jan - 22nd Jan 2012]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Lets take a look at the funding & M&A deals that happened in the week starting January 16th 2012. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week [Jan 16th to Jan 22nd 2012] Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type Who Funded /   Who Acquired Funding Amount Remarks GUARDIAN Private Equity Acumen Fund USD 1 Million to expand its [...]

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India beats China in Nurturing Leadership Talent !

by Viral Dholakia
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India and China has been the torchbearers of the world economy. While India has lots of catching up to do in terms of its economy size, last year China surged past Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy. Interestingly, with both the economies boasting of population in excess of one billion – the prospects of [...]

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NTT Comm. acquires 74% of Netmagic – Nexus’ 5th exit in 18 months!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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NTT Communications Corp. Japan has acquired 75% equity in Netmagic Solutions, a leading Indian managed IT hosting services company operating seven datacenters in India. This acquisition is subject to approval from various relevant Indian authorities. The investment amount has not been disclosed in the press release sent to us. This looks like a  strategic investment, [...]

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How Google earned USD 37.9 Bln in 2011 [Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Google announced its earnings last Thursday, and markets termed it as “disappointing” – Do you know what the disappointing figure was ?? It was whopping USD 37.9 Billion Dollars! Google has host of different products and services that we use every day including their search, Gmail, Google+, Google Apps and many others. However, Google’s majority [...]

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5 incredibly useful iPhone apps for Indians!

by Kaushambi
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We’ve already covered 10 Indian Android apps earlier so now it’s time to offer something to Indian iPhone users. Here are 5 India centric iPhone apps that will arm you will all the necessary information you need while you’re in the country. But, one thing you have to keep in mind, unlike Android Apps, most [...]

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UIDAI’s Biometrics highly accurate, Scales to 10 lakh Aadhaar cards a day!

by Viral Dholakia
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If implemented and executed properly, the landmark Unique Identification (UID) project could serve as a single biggest reform initiative in the country with a population of 1.2 billion residents of diverse demographics and identity. Ever since the Aadhaar project’s conception, questions have often been raised about the reliability and efficacy of the UID data collected [...]

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RBI cuts CRR, GDP growth forecast lowered to 7%, Rupee breaks 50 mark

by Viral Dholakia
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After a hiatus of pessimism, a string of positive news flow has gradually re-emerged on the macroeconomic front of the Indian origin. Certainly, a ray of hope is visible at the fag end of the tunnel that leads India back to its growth path as a leading emerging market economy. The harsh monetary tightening spree [...]

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iElection : Costliest [Rs. 25k] Android app for Indian elections!

by Sriram Vadlamani
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An Android app is designed and developed to reduce voter’s woes during the Indian elections. iElection, the app, will find out the voter’s details like the polling station and ward based on the voter’s name and an SMS can be sent to the voter with those details. This app will reduce the hassle around not [...]

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Letter to Sachin Bansal : CEO/Founder, Flipkart.com

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Arun’s Note: I have been a regular customer of Flipkart for over couple of years now and have had pleasant experiences with them in 9 out of 10 transactions I have conducted. I had one real bad experience (about a year back), when it came to refund. I did not write about it back then, [...]

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How the internet is affecting Indian teens…

by Kaushambi
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Notwithstanding the fact that the Internet has changed the world, there is a particular age segment which has been taken by storm – teenagers! Here’s a no-nonsense look into how internet has affected the lives of Indian teenagers. Knowledge and information The first thought that comes to mind when thinking about how internet is affecting [...]

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