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Smartphone Market grows 61% in 2011 [Market Share Stats]

by guest on February 8, 2012 |

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IDC recently released stats on Worldwide Smartphone market and its growth has beaten analysts expectations as well. According to the the IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, Smartphone manufacturers shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The YoY growth of 54.7% was higher than the 49.2% [...]

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Paradox of thrift: Why a high savings rate is bad for the economy?

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
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Let me ask you three questions. Question 1: Do you have high savings? Question 2: Do you save at the expense of putting off critical purchases? Question 3: Do you think that is good for the economy? Well if the …

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Indian Real Estate Outlook for 2012!

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Slow sales and a glut of properties are set to hamper the residential real estate market in Mumbai, India, and prices could fall by a further 30% according to analysts at Bonanza Properties. The glut is likely to extend into 2013 as steady streams of new developments are launched on the market; Developers …

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India beats Indonesia to have 2nd largest userbase on Facebook!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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India has added close to 11 Million Facebook users in last 6 months and has now beaten Indonesia to have the 2nd largest userbase on Facebook. According to stats revealed by Social Bakers, a social analytics company, India now has 43.5 million users on Facebook as compared to 43.1 million of Indonesia. Roughly, that stands [...]

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Indian Mobile Subscriber base reaches 893.84 Million [Dec 11]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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9.47 Million new mobile subscribers were added in December 2011 taking the total tally to 893.84 million as on December 2011. December also registered the highest growth rate since March last year. Past 6-8 months, there had been a constant slide in the Mobile subscriber growth rate. Indian mobile subscriber addition since March …

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Why Should Global Businesses Expand In India?

by guest
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While doing business in India may not be the easiest (this doesn’t in anyway mean that India cannot improve its business friendly policies and initiatives), but it definitely is a place to be in for the future. And as business is a game of return on investment, India over the long term offers unique advantages, [...]

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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 …

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How kids can use social media to boost their performance in school…

by Kaushambi
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The power of social media has still not been harnessed in Indian classrooms as much as it should be. Schools and educational institutions are busy banning Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms rather than seeing how they can be integrated into the curriculum. Kids on the other hand are caught between using …

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New Mobile Subscriber Additions shockingly low – Only 2.97 mln added in November!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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I did not expect the Great Indian Telecom Growth story to start stuttering so fast! According to latest TRAI report for November 2011, India added mere 2.97 million new mobile subscribers – A number which is probably lowest in past more than 5 years. In last 3 years, India has been averaging additions of close [...]

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3 of Every 5 Indian Internet Users Now Shops Online [Comscore]

by Arun Prabhudesai

According to the latest report released by Comscore, 60% of all Indian internet users visited a Online Ecommerce site in November 2011, with the number of online shoppers increasing 18 percent in the past year. Over past 1 year, coupon or the deal sites have gained maximum traction with a jump of 629% compared …

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How Marketing can make Sales redundant?

by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran
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Imagine that you are at this restaurant and the waiter puts two glasses in front of you. In glass number one he pours a dark liquid from an unmarked jug. In glass number 2 he pours a similar dark liquid but this time it is from a bottle that has five letters- ‘PEPSI’. Now which [...]

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Finally, RBI may pause Interest Rate hikes…

by Viral Dholakia
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RBI will conduct the mid-quarter review of the monetary policy tomorrow. There is a school of though that believes India’s apex banker will cut its key policy rates on Tuesday amid acute de-growth in the industrial output data by 5.1% in October 2011. However, in my opinion, the RBI is more likely to take …

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Nokia Money Mobile Wallet launched Pan-India!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Mobile Banking is the future of financial transactions going forward – With over 800 million Indian users carrying mobile phones, it becomes an ubiquitous platform to push financial inclusion across the masses. It is expected that Mobile Banking will be USD 350 Billion Industry by 2015. In last couple of years, there have been …

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Govt. to provide incentives to setup Electronic Mfg. Clusters (EMCs), Preference to home-grown Electronic Products [National Policy on Electronics 2011]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Draft National Policy on Electronics was released on October 3rd and it promises to bring about changes that will bring about a major fillip to the Electronic sector in India. Electronics Industry is one of the fastest growing in the world and demand in the Indian market is expected to touch USD 400 Billion by [...]

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Year 2011–The Worst Year for Environment!

by guest
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The world is not only grappling with Economic Crisis, but an environment disaster as well. According to recent information released by UN based organization, year 2011 has been recorded as worst year for green house gases. If we go along with the forecast released, things are going to worsen further from here on. …

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