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Weekly Wrap-up: Gaming, online payments, MNP, Cars, Tablets and more…
Another Monday morning and time for our Weekly Wrap-up – Lets look at some of the buzzing posts this week. Here is a very pertinent question – Is DTH Industry going the mobile way? Although, Video games have seen good penetration in…
Commonwealth Games Corruption – Its Time to Ask Harsh Questions !
The CWG Games are over. Now its time to do the clean up act - An investigation into the commonwealth LOOT of the tax-payer’s money! The horror that the prelude happened to be gradually turned into appreciation as the Games went through…
Weekly Wrap-up: Koutons, Tata Aria, Windows 7 mobile, Google, Android, CWG, MNP, Coal India IPO,…
Hope you had a fantastic Festive Dussehra weekend – Here is a weekly wrap-up of our top articles of last week. Although Indian Retail Sector in India is growing fiercely, retail chains in India are finding it tough to get going. We…
Commonwealth Games Closing ceremony – Better than Opening ?
The curtain is set to fall on the trending Commonwealth Games 2010 today. The grand sporting event has been a witness to both bitter-sweet incidents ranging from the chaotic arrangements at the CWG Village to a pompous opening ceremony held…
Weekly Wrap-up: CWG, Facebook, Android Apps, NZ broadcaster, Indian Railways, Paypal, Online piracy…
Its the start of a new week, its Monday and time for a quick recap of our buzzing posts of last week.. Google Maps screwing up Indian Boundaries of Kashmir are well known, but I was surprised that Yahoo Maps is even one step ahead –…
wow ! A Single common Mobility Card for Daily Commuters Across the Country
Hurray! If you are one of those guys who need to frequently travel from one destination to another, here is a good news for you – the Union urban development ministry is working on a unique proposal which seeks to allow you a seamless and…
A Tale of 3 Scorching Bull Runs – Sensex, Gold and CWG Medal tally!
The Bull run is on! – seems to be a trending phrase these days for the Indians.
Sensex – Optimism at its Best!
At first, it was a dramatic surge in the bellwether stock index - Sensex from 8000 points to 20000 points – almost kissing the…
CWG Opening ceremony – One of the all time best!
The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was one of the best I have ever seen yet. India displayed that it has the prowess of getting things right, when it mattered most. The grand success of CWG opening ceremony has to be heartily…
Media’s stand against Commonwealth Games- Good or bad? [Media Monday]
Commonwealth Games is in news for all the bad reasons and it would be unfair if we don’t cover this over here and present our views regarding the same! No. We don’t want to cover the illness of games or the Media’s exposure of Corruption,…
Weekly Wrap-up: Bharti Outsourcing, Bulk SMS, Luxury Cars, SM updates, Stock markets, USD Vs Gold,…
Bharti Airtel functions very differently from how other Indian Telecom Operators operate – They are the only ones who outsource all functions of their company apart from Sales/Marketing and Finance this seems to have worked for them…
Are Indians time insensitive?
Remember Maggi commercials and the eternal promise of making noodles in 2-minutes ? I adore the commercial yet have never met anyone who claims to cook it in 2-minutes. It got me thinking - Are we really not concerned about time? Being…
Indian Stereotypes: That’s how we are
Yesterday in one of my classes at B-school we had this discussion over how Bollywood movies are a Hollywood story with songs, dance, and how kissing is a strict no-no in the movies. It wasn’t offensive because of the context but it made me…
Weekly Wrap-up: Blackberry issue, DTC calculations, $35 tablet, Most Trusted brands, telephony price…
Finally, Blackberry Issue seems to have been resolved – Research in Motion has bowed down to the demands of Indian Government and offered to setup their messaging / Email servers here in India. They have promised to offer full monitoring…
Trakin Toons: An Indian Politician’s Promise…
A typical Indian Babu and his promises.. Author’s Disclaimer: The above cartoon is a mesh of 2 cartoons by Laxman. I could have drawn it myself but as a blue-blood software engineer by training, re-use is the mantra here. Hope ToI…
IT Sector : Why Promotions Are A Function Of Experience Rather Than Skill/Expertise?
At the cost of generalizing, I would say most of the folks working in the IT Sector (Corporate) would be able to relate to the title. If not, I shall present opinions from my standpoint and hope for a healthy discussion. Now again, I am no…
Weekly Wrap-up: Blackberry ban, MBBS CET exams, MPs salary hike, Google Maps, Chop Shop and…
Last week, we introduced new feature on trak.in – Trakin Toons. Many readers have enjoyed seeing the satirical take on the subjects we write on. Here is a quick wrap-up of the posts we wrote last week: Indian Government is taking no…
Trakin Toons: WTO Response to India on US Visa Bill hike
India has threatened to drag US to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for its new “protectionist” move in hiking H1B visa fees, a step that will make Indian IT companies less competitive in the American market. WTO Response to India on US…
Weekly Wrap-up: Google trouble, Infra projects, Chop Shops, Tata Docomo, Social Media, Aircel,…
Its start of another week, and time for us to do our weekly wrap-up. We had quite a few interesting and much discussed posts last week. If you have missed them, here is your chance to have a look at them again. The new Rupee Symbol is…
How much Time do You Spend in Travelling – Average Indian spends about 90 mins a day
A popular cliché that relates with Mumbaikars is that working professionals spend almost a quarter of their life commuting through the crowded local trains/buses. Indeed, Mumbai is unique. Unique in the sense that – every morning there…
Want to use Rupee Symbol ( Rs. ) on your Webpage – Here is how !
By now I am sure you know how to use the New Rupee Symbol in your Word documents. (If not just download and install this font and press the key above ‘tab’ button and you are set).
However, using the Rupee symbol ( Rs. ) to show up on…