Lenovo launched its 5.3 inch quad-core Android phone, S860, in India for Rs 21,000. The phone will offer a battery life of up to 43 hrs of talk time and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, running on Android Jelly Bean and 2GB of RAM that makes it a smooth and stylish performer. […]
Reliance Communications said it has tied up with other operators to offer free 3G roaming across India. According to market sources, the operators are likely to be Tata DoCoMo and Aircel, and 3G subscribers of these two operators will also be able to roam on Reliance’s 3G network. RCom has 3G in Mumbai, Delhi and […]
Have you been waiting for an Android qwerty phone with a physical keypad for years? Well, there’s both good news and bad news for you. First the good news. The space for Android phones with a real physical qwerty keyboard has started getting addressed with the launch of the Intex Aqua Qwerty. Now, the bad […]
India lost an estimated $225 million (Rs 1,350 crore) due to phishing attacks last year, RSA, the security division of EMC today announced in its 2013 Fraud Report. India emerged as the top Nation in APAC region in terms of phishing attack by volume closely followed by Australia and China. Globally, loss due to phishing attack rose […]
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd may hire more off-campus freshers this year than previously as it has offered only 25,000 appointment letters as part of its campus recruitment program for this year. The company, which crossed the 3-lakh employee base last quarter, plans to hire about 55,000 people this year, and said it has given letters […]
Wipro Limited reported IT services revenue of $1,720.2 million, a sequential increase of 2.5% and YoY increase of 8.5%. IT Services revenues in rupee terms was 106.2 billion ($1.8 billion1), an increase of 24% YoY. The numbers are better than those of Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. TCS had reported growth of 1.9% and Infosys […]
TCS’ fourth quarter results look decent on the fact – revenue grew 1.9% in dollar terms compared to the preceding quarter, and profit was up 2.5%. The company blamed poor India performance in its press conference. However, there is more to it that just poor India numbers. First, after a seasonally weak quarter in the […]
Infosys Ltd reported profit and forecast well above analysts expectations, boosted by cost cutting measures. It reported a net profit of Rs 2,992 cr, compared to the 2,800 cr the street was expecting. Forecast for dollar revenue growth for the current financial year came at 7-9%, above the 7% that the Street was expecting. Infosys […]
Tomorrow is the much awaited Infosys quarterly earnings results – an event that would set the agenda for IT stocks for the coming days or weeks. So what should you expect from the results? First off, Infosys is unlikely to report the 1.5-2% growth in dollar revenues that it has managed for the last two […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited today announced that it will replace ‘fuel filler necks’ of 103,311 vehicles (42,481 units of DZire, 47,237 units of Swift and 13,593 units of Ertiga) manufactured between 12th November 2013 and 4th February 2014. The move is limited to vehicles within the above specified range and does not pertain to any […]
Infosys Ltd confirmed its CEO SD Shibulal will retire on or before Jan 9, 2015, and that the company has appointed firms to find his successor. “Mr. Shibulal has expressed his desire to retire as the CEO and MD of the company and as a member of the Board of Directors either on the date […]
Indicating the strong interest in the evolving scenario at the centre, polling got off to a strong start in Kerala, where nearly half of the population are Christian and Muslim. Nearly 14.3% of the registered voters have cast their ballots in the first two hours of voting, according to unofficial information from the election commission. […]
India software market expanded 10 percent to $4.765 billion in 2013, a increase from 2012 revenue of $4.334 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. The growth rate is twice the global growth rate of 4.8%, and is high despite the sharp fall in the value of the rupee against the dollar. Oracle, which makes enterprise software […]
With increasing purchasing power and aspiration for a better life in the villages, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have registered a phenomenal growth in ‘rural’ consumption of consumer durable goods and the overall growth in rural areas during the period of 2007-08 and 2011-12 was higher than the cities, according to […]
After tying up contracts for leasing out towers and inter-city (between city) fibre connections, Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications has signed a deal with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm to lease out intra-city (within city) fibre to connect individual towers. The agreement comes three months after RCom said it was in talks with Reliance Jio to […]
Hardcastle Restaurants Private Limited (HRPL), a Master Franchisee for west & south India operations of McDonald’s, said it would launch new sandwiches – McPaneer Royale & Grilled Chicken Royale. The McPaneer Royale grilled paneer patties marinated with herbs, layered with different types of lettuce, red cabbage and carrot sandwiched between 4.5” long cornmeal dusted buns. […]
Jet Airways and Air France, the flag carrier of France, announced the expansion of their code share partnership, which will offer enhanced network connectivity to 12 major cities across Europe and the United Kingdom. The new code share flights open for sale from 2nd April, and will be available for travel effective 14th May 2014. […]
Tablets will overtake traditional PCs in monthly shipments somewhere in the second half of this year, according to the latest projection from Gartner Inc. The market tracker has pointed to total shipments of 276.7 mln PCs in 2014 compared to 270.7 mln tablets. While that looks like it favors the PC market, it also means […]
BSNL will offer 10% extra talk time for users recharging with Rs 1,000 or more and waive off processing charges and others levies for those with Rs 200 to 999. The offer will be applicable for 90 days from 25.03.2014 in all circles. BSNL has increasingly found the going tough as private competitors often offer […]
Vodafone India has launched its own games and app platform in India, weeks after the mobile operator launched its Music and Sports offerings. While Vodafone had tied up with players Hungama.com for its music services, it has tied up with Disney India for its games and app platform, which can be accessed via its Vodafone […]
