Open market CDMA handsets hit India

Micromax, the first Indian handset maker to launch low cost 3G enabled smartphones last year, has added another first among Indian handset makers by launching a new handset based on the open-market handset (OMH) platform for CDMA subscribers in India. Read more.

Bangalore: Just India’s Silicon Valley, or the worlds?

Barrack Obama once said "Say no to Bangalore and yes to Buffalo" and he introduced a lot of anti-Bangalore policies to discourage outsourcing. But India is no longer a country of snake charmers, and neither is it a low level service provider, nor just a call center’s hub. Bangalore has graduated to become the largest resource of well trained and educated techies in the world. Once known as a pensioner’s paradise, it is now the sub continent’s answer to Silicon Valley, thanks to the abundance of multinationals all over the city. Read more...

IBM goes green with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

It seems that the green computing revolution is gaining momentum all over the world and with major IT giants taking the initiative. IT leader IBM, in association with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi and Roorkee, have come forward to jointly promote research on green technology, energy efficient computing and data mining.- read more.

If you think that all the telecom companies are just revenue oriented, here is a story that may change your mind. India based GSM telecom operator Aircel has recently merged with Delhi based NGO Helpage India, to give mobile handsets to senior citizens throughout the country. Sounds impressive! Read more...

Lara Croft to Tiger Woods- Mobile games on the rise in India

It was a big surprise to see ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour O7’ listed among the top 10 mobile games on an Indian gaming website. Considering the fact that golf is considered a rich man’s game, confined to metro cities, perhaps the ace golfer’s infamous transgressions drove people to try the game?! Read more...

TTSL to lay India to China fibre optic cable

Although political relations between India and China are not exactly pleasant, technical relations between the two countries seem to be growing healthier. India’s leading CDMA telecom operator, Tata Tele Services (TTSL), has announced that the company will lay fibre optic cable between India and China in partnership with China Telecom. Read more...

India’s first Android device, Adam

Chinese manufacturers boast hundreds of Android based devices, from smartphones to MIDs. Sadly, India still lacks its own Android based device. Unlike China, India is dominated by foreign firms in its PC hardware segment. The scenario is expected to change soon as the Hyderabad based company Notion Ink is set to unveil India’s first Android based touchscreeen tablet in 2010. Read more...