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65 Million Active Internet Users in India [India Online 2011]
Juxt today released their annual ’India Online 2011’ report which puts number of active Indian Internet users at 65 Million as compared to 51 Million last year. The report released by Juxt is based on land survey conducted among…
Govt. paints rosy picture for Software, Services & Electronics Growth, but how realistic Is It?
Sample this... Software and Services sector has the potential to grow to $105 billion by 2014 and $225 billion by 2020 from $58.7 billion in 2009! Electronics and Hardware production in the country is expected to grow from $20 billion in…
Do tablets need keyboards? [Poll]
Should tablets have a keyboard? – That’s a burning question in the tablet world. Not actually as the burning question in the tablet world is, would there be a worthy opponent for iPad ever. But keyboards for tablets is doing the rounds…
Rebranding: Why Al-Qaida, Old Spice and Madonna are trying to reinvent themselves over the years!
Among the documents found among Osama Bin Laden's belongings in Abbottabad, Pakistan the US authorities had found an elaborate plan. It was not a plan to blow up prominent structures or to assassinate prominent leaders. Interestingly it…
Cloud TV coming to India – Is India Ready?
Star India has announced the impending launch of its cloud TV service in India. While the concept of putting all the content into the cloud sounds exciting, we need to understand what cloud TV means and what dynamics does it change in the…
Indian Funding, M&A deals of the week [15-21st Aug 2011]
Note:We generally publish this feature every Sunday, but we were undergoing some maintenance and hence it has been published today. Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 8th…
Are Gulf countries becoming new education hubs?
Can the land of oil wells ever be known for providing world class education?
To be honest, the Gulf countries are already on their way to house mushrooming universities and world class education facility centers. The idea behind…
Build Web Apps for humans not for “users”!
A surprising number of web services applications seem to be built for “users”. They tend to identify you by username (not by real name) in the apparent intention to “save time filling out another field on the form. The use experience is…
New Banking License may now be a Reality!
The last time RBI had issued banking licenses was 2004; Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were established. We have seen the kind of wealth creation that they were able to create in just six years. However, RBI seems to have a concern on…
Dell remains No.1, Acer trumps HP to become 2nd largest PC manufacturer in India!
Acer has beat Hewlett Packard in India’s PC shipments to become the second biggest vendor behind Dell. Acer holds a market share of 12.1% for the second quarter of 2011. Dell held on to its top position with 16.7% market share. A total of…
WoW! Coal India beats Reliance to become India’s most Valuable Company by Market…
The unthinkable has happened! Mukesh Ambani led Reliance has been upstaged as India's largest company by market capitalization and the one who has managed to achieve this feat is by no means a veteran in the Stock Market. Coal India,…
Will Nokia stage a comeback?
After years of leading the mobile handset market, in both hardware and software, Nokia is now slipping down at a alarming pace. With every passing quarter, companies like Apple, Samsung & HTC are increasingly grabbing up the Nokia’s…
Indian Funding, M&A deals of the week [8-14th Aug 2011]
Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 8th August. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type…
Top 10 Future Mobile Trends!
Have you ever thought how your mobile phones could look like or what they will be able to do for you a decade down the line? I have been closely watching how mobile trends have change over past decade. I got my first mobile way back in…
Sales professionals don’t necessarily make good marketers!
Do sales guys make good marketing professionals? Alternately, is it necessary for marketing guys to have a sales stint to be successful? This is an evergreen debate. The FMCG industry in India has traditionally preferred marketing…
Reliance Communications Joins The Tablet Race With A Rs 13K Tablet
Lo and Behold, there is a new tablet in town and this one comes branded with Reliance. With the kind of hype surrounding tablets I have to say I am not really surprised.
An aggressively priced full featured tablet seems like a golden…
Get into IIM directly after Std XII – IIM Indore to launch an Undergrad program!
When a 50 year old tradition is broken, it is obvious that feathers are going to be ruffled. Whether this resonates well amongst student takers or not, only time will tell. Waking up to the need of the hour, or so it claims, IIM Indore…
Will America drop its Pants? Stock Market says "Yes" !
Even as the predictive theory of the world coming to an end in 2012 remains firmly footed; it could actually be the prospects of a catastrophic economic armageddon that might be in the offing which could have been forecasted by those…
Financial Sector Reforms: Aligning the statutes with the fundamentals of insurance!
Endowment with Waiver of Premium (WOP) is not a mere product innovation. Had it been so, we could have relegated it to the product design departments of the insurance companies. Why it needs to be a part of the reform of the retail…
The Real Grass-roots Innovation by Indian wins Best Product Design!
When I saw this low-cost low-tech simple yet extremely useful Product design – I was quite amazed as to why have we not seen it as yet. It would have saved back aches of thousands, if not millions of people who carry / push load on daily…