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Water on Moon – Chandrayaan & Nasa do it again !
Finding water on Moon is a huge thing – More than you can imagine. Last September, Chandrayaan – I, India’s maiden Moon probe Mission vehicle gave conclusive evidence that there is water on Moon. Now, again…
BSNL brings Mobile WIMAX to India – Capable of 37 mbps speeds !
Ok, don't get all too excited with that 37 mbps Jargon, I just said that it capable of delivering that kind of speeds - Whether it gives even fraction of that needs to be seen. Unlike many countries, we have by-passed the…
India Economy Survey 2010 [Report]
Last year we had a bumper Economy Survey, which really raised the hopes of one and all including the stock Market – though the actual budget did not live up to the hype and expectations. Contrary to that, this year’s economy…
India adds another 20 million Telecom Subscribers in Jan
The Telecom Subscription growth does not stop at anything. Nearly an year back, we were averaging about 12 million subscribers a month – I had thought that in next 12 months the monthly growth rate should stabilize to around 10 million,…
Android Market Apps fastest growing – Iphone Market the Biggest !
Currently we have 6 main Mobile Operating Systems that mobile phones run on – Apple, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Symbian and Blackberry. Every OS has its own Marketplace which allows its users to down and install…
Single Sim, Dual Sim and Now Triple Sim Mobile Phones
Innovation in Mobile Hardware / Software is reaching its boiling point – From Rs 500 basic Mobile Phones to low cost 3G handsets to super charged Open source Mobile operating systems – The whole dynamics of mobile Industry is changing…
Vodafone Launches Lowest-Cost mobile phone, beats Nokia to it !
We just wrote about Nokia announcing ultra low cost mobile phone in India in near future that would roughly cost you Rs. 500/-. Vodafone UK, however, have beat them to it – Although not exactly Rs, 500 phone, they have launched world’s…
Top 50 Business Schools in India: Career360 ranking
Every Year there are many institutions that rank Business Schools, infact, they are one of the most popular lists with students who are looking to get admissions for MBA or other business courses. This list has been prepared by…
Mobile Internet audience mirrors General Web usage pattern globally
This is a actually a bit of surprise. I always thought that Mobile Internet usage was more tilted in favor of Micro-blogging and email. However, recent Nielsen report suggests that the Mobile Internet usage by consumers mirrors the general…
Is the Rupee exchange rate inversely proportional to Stock market
I have been following both US – Rupee exchange rate as well as stock market, and it is quite obvious that both of them are inversely proportional to each other. Have a look at these Charts of US dollar Vs Rupee exchange rate chart and…
Hari Sadu – Naukri’s new TV commercial is simple and to the point !
Naukri is back on TV with its very popular Hari Sadu line of commercials. I think Hari Sadu was a break through commercial, purely for the reason of the impact it created. The First version was excellent and Hari Sadu became a household…
Very Interesting Social Media Statistics: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Linkedin and more…
The way we communicate online has gone through a sea-change over last few years – Infact, majority of netizens spend most of their time on social Media / Networking sites. Even though India Software companies are lagging behind in…
Indian Real Estate & Property market – Some Facts & Figures
We are finally seeing Indian property market rising in last few Months. 2009 was not a good year for Indian real estate after consistently rising for 5-6 years straight. With Economy slowly coming out of recession, Property prices have…
The Top 25 Hotels in India – Traveler’s Choice Hotels 2010
Trip Advisor one of the most popular Online Travel Agencies recently released the Travelers Choice awards for top 25 Hotels in India. The Casa Candolim in Goa was adjudged the best hotel by the travelers. Old Harbour hotel in Kochi,…
Top 100 Global Business Schools – ISB only Indian B-School to feature at 12th !
Financial Times has released its list of top Global Business School Rankings – and the only Indian Business School to feature in the list was Hyderabad based Indian School of Business (ISB) coming in at a very respectable 12th position.…
Very soon mobile users can directly file complaint online to TRAI
Are complaints to your mobile company going on deaf ears? Worry not – soon TRAI will be launching an online complaint management system where dissatisfied Indian Mobile users can directly file a complaint about their telecom service…
INOX eyeing majority stake of 44% in Fame India
INOX is planning to expand its multiplex base by buying out Debt ridden Fame India. Fame India is currently having a debt of 80 crores with market capitalization of 134 crores. The company has been currently valued at 101 crores much…