May 17, 2012

3G Was Not Successful, What Will Be Fate Of 4G Launched By Airtel?

Airtel 4G Launched In India

While launching Airtel’s 4G services in Kolkata yesterday, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal admitted that 3G services have not been as popular as 2G due to lack of liquidity in the market to invest in the infrastructure and the devices required. “We will give the environment to the industry to manufacture low cost quality smart phones. But [...]

Sony Launches Xperia Series Of Smartphones In India

Sony Xperia Series

It is raining gadgets nowadays and to join the party is Sony. Sony Mobile Communications has launched today the Xperia series handsets –  Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U, as well as the Xperia Sola to the Indian market in Gurgaon. The flagship smatphone Xperia S  features a 4.3 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen with a [...]

Carrying Books In China School Will Be Thing Of The Past, Now Carry iPad!

iPad Now In School

As per media reports, students in a Chinese school may soon carry iPads instead of books to their classrooms as the management is planning to allow the use of the gadget. The Jinling High School in Nanjing city has already allowed three students to bring iPads to their classrooms on a trial basis once their new term [...]

HTC Launches Two Of Its One Series Smartphones In India

HTC One X

Taiwan handsets maker – HTC  has announced the launch of two of its One series Android smartphones in Indian market- One X, which is company’s first quad core high-end phone  and mid-range device ‘One V’. These models will go on sale starting April 2 in the country. HTC is silent on the release of the [...]

RIM Reduces BlackBerry Prices By Up To 26 Per Cent To Boost Sales – Desperate Attempt

Blackberry - RIM

What do you do when you are not able to sell your product on its core strength? Either you are forced to modify your product or reduce its prices to remain competitive with other brands who are more popular in the same market. Blackberry smartphone used to be connoisseur of all eyes for its enterprise [...]

Wishtel Ira Tablet To Compete With Aakash Tablet In Government Tender

Wishtel Ira Tablet

Datawind, the supplier of Aakash tablet to Government of India’s highly ambitious project, will have to face many hurdles in securing order from Government,in the second phase of tendering, as more and more indigenous companies are coming out with economical tablets. Wishtel has announced the launch of its budget tablets – Ira and Ira Thing [...]

Smugglers Have A Field Day On Launch Of New iPad

Apple lovers got their most sought after new iPad device on launch day, retailers are making money by selling new gadget like hot cakes and lo and behold! Another breed of smart and clever businessmen called smugglers have made huge profits by buying in bulk new iPads on opening day and still doing so and [...]

Retrospective Changes In Tax Laws Lowers Confidence Of Companies Especially Foreign Companies

Budget 2012 India

The controversial move to amend the IT Act with retrospective effect from 1962 to cover overseas mergers and acquisitions with respect to  Vodafone- specific, has not sent correct signals to corporate community in India and overseas. Whether Finance Minister agrees or deny it, this amendment comes against the backdrop of the Supreme Court order that has [...]

Samsung Getting More Aggressive In India – Launches Smart TV & Cheap Smartphones To Follow

Samsung

Samsung Electronics, manufacturers of white goods, smartphones and tablets, has aggressive plans for Indian market. Samsung Electronics launched smart television for the Indian market that would allow users to control TV through voice or motion commands. Users can turn the TV on or off, activate select applications or search for select content in the web browser [...]

Made In India Mobile Phones To Get Cheaper But Phone Bills To Get Costlier – Impact Of Budget 2012

Cheaper Indian Mobile Phone

Budget 2012 has good news for indigenous handsets manufacturers but bad news for mobile users in India. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced to retain excise duty of one per cent on mobile phone. He also announced to reduce excise duty on parts of mobile phones, other than those cleared to a manufacturer of mobile phones, from [...]