Vodafone India has roughly halved its 3G tariffs, making them cheaper than those offered by competitors such as Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular in many cases. In most cases, however, they are now the same as the rates offered by Airtel and Idea. Under the new plans, Vodafone is offering 2 GB for […]
The budget for 2011-12 has confirmed suspicions that the government will soon have another round of spectrum auctions. The government had, earlier in the month, given out a detailed list of states where there is excess telecom and broadband spectrum in an indication that it was gearing up for another auction. It had conducted a […]
A week after Lenovo launched India’s first Ultrabooks based on Intel’s latest generation Ivy Bridge processors, HP has followed suit by launching one of India’s cheapest thin and light notebooks. HP has launched Ultrabooks and Sleekbooks based on Intel, and possibly AMD, chips. The Sleekbooks are priced at a starting price of just around Rs […]
In an attempt to plug the hole in the LPG subsidy system, the government has forced the three oil companies — Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum — to put up the exact details of cylinder allocation on their websites, for everyone to see. The three companies had initially built separate portals that enabled […]
If you have always wanted to know how Google works and how you can use the world’s biggest search engine to your advantage, your chance is here. Google Inc is bringing its marketing conference, ‘Google g|days’ for the first time to India. The free conferences are aimed at both businesses and developers, with the first […]
The World Bank has tied up with India’s largest industry association, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in a program to double India’s tiger numbers by 2022. Under the joint program, the World Bank group and the CII will set up an India Wildlife Business Council (IWBC). The size of the fund was not disclosed. […]
Tata DOCOMO has cut the prices of its CDMA-EVDO high speed internet service to bring them in line with the reduced tariffs offered by major competitors like Airtel and Idea. It has introduced two new plans, mirroring those of its main competitors. Like Idea, users of Tata Phone Plus (+) can now get 6 GB […]
Tata DoCoMo, whose 3G data rates are perhaps the highest in India, has just unveiled what has to be the cheapest 3G plan in India — 1 GB of 3G data for Rs 4. UPDATE – Most of the cheap plans introduced under its ‘3G SmartLife’ plans have been discontinued by Tata DoCoMo. As […]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 will cost Rs 43,180 in India, in line with its pricing in Europe (600 euros or Rs 42,000 plus). While fans may be disappointed at the high cost, it may be noted that the rupee depreciation is the primary factor behind the high cost. The S2, the previous version of Samsung […]
Royal Dutch Shell, Reliance Power and Kakinada Seaports have reached an agreement to construct an LNG terminal on India’s eastern sea coast, targeting the energy-hungry local market. Shell and Reliance Power will hold the majority of the equity in the terminal company and the venture would represent a significant Foreign Direct Investment in the country […]
Google Inc has applied to be allotted domain names like .google, .youtube etc. as well as those based on some generic words under the Internet authority’s new scheme for customized domain names. The company said it has also applied for certain non trademark domain names such as .docs and .lol. “We decided to submit applications […]
Google Inc has applied to be allotted domain names like .google, .youtube etc. as well as those based on some generic words under the Internet authority’s new scheme for customized domain names. The company said it has also applied for certain non trademark domain names such as .docs and .lol. “We decided to submit applications […]
If you were worried about the Rs 43,000 India price tag on the new Samsung Galaxy S3, there is some good news — the actual retail price of the phone is about Rs 39,000. The white model is available on ecommerce site Indiaplaza for Rs 38,900. Similarly, Flipkart, India’s biggest Internet retailer has put the […]
Exports nudged up 3.23% in April, reaching $24.46 billion, while imports too grew 3.83% to $37.94 billion. Exports in April were valued at US$ 24455.38 million (Rs. 126708.46 crore) which was 3.23 per cent higher in Dollar terms (20.54 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US$ 23690.37 million (Rs. 105114.17 crore) […]
Two Indian-origin students in the U.S. have won the top slots at the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee championship this year. Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California defeated Stuti Mishra of West Melbourne, Florida to clinch this year’s title. Earlier, three Indian-origin students had won all the top three slots at this year’s National Geographic […]
In what is likely to be the first step in turning around the embattled state airline Air India, the civil aviation minister has set up a committee to come up with a list of routes that need to be eliminated. The move, coming in the wake of a crippling pilot’s strike, is intended to cut […]
The Telecom Regulator has rejected the Government’s proposal to move the sunset for analogue cable from 2013 to 2015. In a letter sent to the ministry of information and broadcasting, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the ministry’s concerns on the availability of set-top-boxes can be addressed if imports of the same are […]
Norway, Switzerland, France, Sweden and Denmark are the top five future destinations for medium and large datacenters in the EMEA region, according to research firm Canalys. On the other end of the spectrum, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Hungary are at risk of not being able to provide enough energy to meet the demands of datacenters. […]
The Nokia store on Indiatimes has removed the Rs 29,999 price tag on Nokia 808 Pureview, with Nokia calling it a dummy price. The 41-megapixel Pureview 808 is the most sophisticated camera phone ever invented and can capture details that a human eye cannot easily see. It had announced earlier this month that the phone […]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be priced at Rs 43,000 in India, in line with its pricing in Europe (600 euros or Rs 42,000 plus). While fans may be disappointed at the high price, it may be noted that the rupee depreciation is the primary factor behind the high cost. The S2, the previous version […]
