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Ecologically Green: Biodegradable Chewing Gum finds its Way on the Street
Chicza chewing gums, who claim to be the first ones to manufacture biodegradable chewing gum ever sold, went on sale in Waitrose stores in Britain. It is organic and biodegradable chewing gum pitted against highly-adhesive chewing gums…
30 Terabyte Hard-drive by an Indian – Gets offered 1.4 cr salary by Seagate !
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates once said (I admit it is so clichéd to quote this), “640K ought to be enough for anybody” – Even a 64 Gigabyte Hard-Disk is now looked down upon. 30 years since that statement was made, we are now looking at…
Is UHT Milk The Way Forward For The Health-Conscious Youth?
Milk is the primary source of nutrition for the mammalian young. Milk has also been a source of food for humans and can also serve as a diet with sole purpose as complete food content with high nutritional value. In this age of…
Mobile Application Platform from Infosys – Flypp !
Its high time our IT service providers moved into Product development (especially for Web & Mobile) and creating IP for themselves rather than just servicing clients. These are the companies best suited to take the risk creating cutting…
Kindle comes to India: Should I buy it?
I am seriously tempted to buy it…. As soon as I read the press release that Amazon has slashed Kindle rates and now is offered globally across countries – My first reaction: Is it available in India? Yes, it is very much available…
Mobile + Netbook = Nokia Booklet 3G is here !
WOW…This is just wow ! Nokia has revealed the specs for their much awaited Mobile + Netbook Combo called the Nokia Booklet 3G - source These are the signs to come – just other day I was talking to my friend about a…
One more step closer to cash less transactions.
Don’t we all love to be in a world where everything is dynamic? Aren’t we all sick and tired of carrying credit cards, debit cards and cash in our wallet? Don’t we all dream of a day where every transaction is done by a common…
Is mobile number India’s answer of having a Social Security number?
This story has caught my attention. IMIMobile (Hyderabad based) is collaborating with BPL Mobile to help Mumbai Police track drunk drivers. This would help in tracking the mobile database and check and see if the person is a repeat drunk…
Now Windows based laptops for 14,999 and Desktop for 11,999
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…
WiZiQ: Platform to teach and learn live, online | 50 passes worth $50 available for trak.in readers
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…
Advertisement India: Online classifieds for offline world
In this web2.0 age we are increasingly getting used to online classified sites, however, even in today's world, offline newspaper classifieds have more than 90% of the market share. Online ads do not generate even fraction of a response…
Mumbai gets smartcards for local trains and BEST buses
During my train travels from New Jersey to New York via Subway, I used to always think of how it would be to have a similar ticketing system for journey in crowded Mumbai local trains. The first thing that came to my mind - it was just not…
Now Free Internet access and Satellite television on Indian Rails
Indian Union Railway minister -Lalu Prasad Yadav - the darling of the masses and the favorite whipping-boy of the media has added another feather to Indian railways.
Two premium trains of India - Shatabdi and Rajdhani - will now be…
After People’s car, India gives world ultra-cheap mobile phones !
India showed the world that Rupee 1 lakh car is very much possible and now Indian mobile company SPICE has showcased a mobile handset, sans screen display for as less as Rupees 500. Although, the price point is not fixed the mobile phone…
WIMAX: Wireless Broadband Access throughout India by 2010!
There is no doubt that Indian Telecommunication Industry is currently growing at an unimaginable pace. Normally, growth of Internet subscribers is directly relative to growth of telecom subscribers. However in India, Internet penetration…
Does ATM stand for Any Time Money? Think again…
Amul, the number one brand in India, may set the tone for vending machine culture by announcing the launch of 24/7 milk vending machines or ATMs (Any Time Milk). This may come as a boon for modern day nuclear families who are pressed for…
The new era of mobile content broadcasting and distribution
It is amazing to see how television broadcasting has changed over past 10-15 years. Earlier, we used to watch anything that was dished out to us on Doordarshan, be it Nukkad, be it films division cartoons (do you remember those?) or Sunday…
Mapping India: Making the impossible, possible
I am not sure if it is entirely possible, given the unorganized and inconsistent naming standards of the Indian roads. Infact, forget the naming standards, most of the roads don't even have names. There are always multiple combinations…
Search Engine Marketing: Indespensable tool for Consumer goods Businesses
Internet is now an indispensable for all Businesses globally. If you do not rank in top 10 (or for that matter top 3-4) positions for your product or keyword, in most cases your business will be left behind. No doubt SEO (Search Engine…
Largest Reebok Retail store…in India
Reebok today announced that they are setting up the largest retail store of Reebok Worldwide in Delhi, India.
The first question that struck me when I read the news was, whether India has such a big market for premium shoes that it should…