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Sachin Tendulkar is one of my favorite cricketers. I was disappointed when he was not included in the ICC all time great's list. The only thing I hate about Tendulkar is his hunger for centuries. Not sure why but I just hate it. How does a…

To the Board of Directors Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Dear Board Members, It is with deep regret, at tremendous burden that I am carrying on my conscience, that I would like to bring the following facts to your notice: The Balance…

Satyam Computers will acquiring 100% stake in Maytas properties for $1.3 billion and 51% stake in Maytas Infra for $300 million. Both the companies are in real estate sector. Maytas Infrastructure has the $4 bn Hyderabad metro project in…

Rural is the new urban. Looks like anything rural is the flavor of the month. Nokia has launched low-cost handsets targeting the rural consumers. ISRO is working on a satellite for rural Internet connectivity. All the telecom major's are…

In the first time ever kind of move, Infosys has provided an option to employees to go on a sabbatical and work for NGO's for a year. For an employee to qualify, he or she should be with Infosys for at least 2 years. Employees will be paid…

Today’s guest post is written by, Vishal Gondal, Founder and CEO of Indiagames, who also recently started a new venture called Sweat And Blood Venture Group – an early stage startup investment fund. The age of the Internet has thrown…

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was here in Bangalore for BangaloreIT.biz. Modi has called for a Nano of IT. Indians are working at the low-end jobs of the outsourcing sector and they should move up the value chain to become a…

Today’s guest post is written by Krishnakumar - fondly called KK - CEO of one of the well known digital media agency based in Mumbai. While I was having a chat with him last week, he mentioned that most of the corporates have been…

Nasscom forecasted a 21-24% revenue growth for IT industry till April 2009. This is valued at $50 billion. Not the expected 30% growth, which the industry saw for the past 3 years. I think the final figure would settle down at 20%. Satyam…

How can an average Indian afford a $200 Windows XP operating system? The answer is, he cannot. The solution is piracy. Did I get that wrong? Maybe. But, that is what is happening to the operating system market in India (worldwide too). The…

Computers are getting cheap, really cheap. Zenith, the second largest PC maker in India has come out with Windows based (either Vista starter or XP home edition) Laptops for as low as Rs. 14,999/-. These will undoubtedly the lowest Windows…

Couple of months back, most of the mobile companies slashed their local and STD rates by as much as 40%, making STD calls rates at 1.50 paise per minute. India already has the cheapest call rates worldwide and I did not expect the rates to…

I was reading a piece on Shaadi and Vodafone tie-up to offer Matrimony services on mobile. While on the Shaadi.com site, I found a surprising headline on the homepage declaring “Ranked as the most visited matrimonial website in the…

Finally something for senior citizens on the net ! ICICI Prudential life and dignity foundation announced launch of a job portal – www.dignitysecondcareers.org - for senior citizens. I must say this can become a real boon to…

Comscore today released statistics for top web properties in India for the month of May 08. The numbers throw up some interesting facts. For one, Google has overtaken the Numero Uno position from Yahoo that it had held since the start. Last…

E-learning is fast gaining popularity in India. With Internet audience and broadband connections growing in India, e-learning is becoming a viable option to many. Number of Internet startups have come up in recent times to cater to this…

Here is a great resource for startups or entrepreneurs who are looking for investment for his startup. NEN Online recently released a comprehensive list of Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, incubators, tech parks and even startup…

When I came across Authorstream, the immediate thought that came to my mind was it is an exact replica of popular online presentation site Slideshare. However, after a closer look it was clear that Authorstream has number of additional…

2008 has not been too good for Indian stock Markets. Thousands of investors and traders have lost crores of rupees in recent bloodbath. What should investors do in such a volatile market? Should they stay away or take advantage of low…

I had set up a poll a fortnight back on this to understand why Indian Internet penetration is lagging behind so much so that a country of size of Hong Kong beats India, even when we out number them in population by over a billion people.…