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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…
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…
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…
Apple flirts with the ‘Most Valuable Company’ tag – To conquer the crown soon !
An apple a day keeps the doctor away; and the recession too – if you’re one of its valued STAKEHOLDERS. Of course, not the orchard apples that I am speaking over here; but the performance of the Apple Inc from US which has just toppled oil…
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…
20 years of World Wide Web & the difference it has made in our lives!
On 6th August 1991, when Tim Berners-Lee hosted first World Wide Web page on a machine in his cubicle, little did he know that this moment will mark beginning of one of the most remarkable revolution in human history. We are still in…
Lack of Security Features Hampers Cloud Computing Adoption in Indian Enterprises
Cloud Computing has come a long way globally and in India as well. I remember I was sceptical of cloud technology in India and not even 2 years since then, Cloud based technologies are taking off both at consumer level and even at…
Excellent Google Plus Users Infographic!
After a stupendous launch of Google Plus, it looks like the initial buzz is slowly wearing off. However, one thing for sure – Google+ is not going to fade away like Google Wave or Google Buzz. It is here to stay and is making all the right…
An Android App to let you know Indian Parliament Members!
Someone took the pain of organizing the members of Indian parliament information from 1951 to 2011. The result : a highly useful Lok Sabha app. Developed by KCP Technologies Ltd, Lok Sabha Android app is a highly useful and highly…
Firefox step away from Dethroning IE as the Top Web Browser in India! [Browser Wars]
Ever since Chrome joined the browser space, browser wars just got even more interesting. Before Chrome, Internet Explorer (IE) and Mozilla Firefox were the only contenders and despite Firefox's meteoric growth IE continued to dominate the…
Top 10 coupons / deal sites in India – Snapdeal reigns supreme!
Deals & Coupons sites have been creating buzz over past 12 to 18 months – Thanks to Groupon’s (rumoured) Billion Dollar valuation, there has been a sudden surge in deals, discounts & group buying sites across the web. In last 2…
Your Social Network Identity: Real vs Pseudonym
After Facebook, now with Google+ requiring users to use actual names instead of pseudonyms / nicknames, an old debate about Real identity versus Pseudonym identity has kicked off. Matters have gotten little heated up with Google temporarily…
Ahoy! Is India’s First Billion Dollar Internet Firm Here?
Whoa! Now that is big. Finally, an Indian internet company could have managed to get itself valued at $1 Bn. No guesses here, it is Flipkart. According to VCCircle' s sources, Flipkart Online Services Pvt Ltd, which runs the…
Microsoft gets real nasty on Gmail – attacks user privacy!
Now, what have we got here – Open attack by Microsoft on Gmail user privacy issues and email advertising. In a Video ad designed for advertising their recently launched cloud server - Microsoft Office 365 specifically attacks the…
Global Mobile Internet Costs [Infographic]
There is no doubting the fact that India has lowest call rates in the world – Yes, we are far below global average and lower than the lowest when it comes to Voice calls – But is it same in case of Mobile Internet charges? No it is not!…
Will Bengal Be The Next IT/ITES Hub Of India?
The IT/ITES sector is going through challenging times especially with a large number of companies facing margin pressures. The double whammy is that IT/ITES sector which has built cost-reduction as its value proposition may not be a real…
Social Media For Customer Service Is Here To Stay, But Businesses Unclear About Ownership!
Of all the uses of social media in enterprise context, I was and still am a big fan of using social media for crowdsourcing. There have been numerous incidents where businesses have leveraged crowdsourcing to maximize and in most cases get…
Interesting statistics on Google Plus!
The recently launched social network by Google- Google Plus seems to have the right notes from day one. No doubt that there is a section that does not share the same enthusiasm for the social network as others but I personally like what I…
mKrishi: A Revolutionary Technology Product for Indian Farmers
Ok, so we are now we are an 840 mn strong mobile phone market. What next? How do we use the fact that there is at least some sort of a communication device with the majority of the population? I think of this as a hub and spoke system. 840+…
BSNL Launches VVoB [Voice & Video over Broadband]
Before you say “what’s the big deal about it”, here is the thing - VVoB does not require you to have a computer or a 3G mobile phone. You can do it from a normal landline as long as you have a Video phone! BSNL has been trying to bring…