Technology

Beetel Enters Tab Race; Launches Android Device For Rs 9,999

Bharti Enterprises group firm Beetel Teletech today unveiled its tablet PC -- Beetel Magiq -- priced at Rs 9,999, further heating up the tab market in the country. The Android-based device has a 7-inch screen, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 2 mega pixel

India Inc's Honchos Invest in Start-Ups to Park and Grow Wealth

India Inc's head honchos are increasingly turning serial investors as they park their personal wealth in startups to bolster entrepreneurship. These investments, which channel small amounts of capital to emerging startups, is coming from a pool

ISD Tariffs Likely to Come Down

Tariffs for consumers using ISD services as well as for a slew of sectors-ITEs /BPO/KPO, call centres, banks, small and medium enterprises and ISPs using bulk international bandwidth-may come down.

Acer Pips HP to Become No 2 PC Seller in India

ICT Export to Grow 15 Per Cent to $75 Billion in FY12

The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council today said information and communication technology (ICT) export for the current fiscal is projected at 15 per cent at USD 75 billion.

India to Patent Tribal Medicinal Knowledge

The Indian Council of Medical Research is preparing a community biodiversity register to record medicinal herb varieties used by indigenous tribes. The project aims to help tribal communities patent local remedies and safeguard their intellectual pro

Motorola Buy May Not Hurt Android Partners in India

Three years ago, when Sanjay Jha, now Motorola Mobility's chairman & chief executive, left Qualcomm to head the ailing handset company, analysts were not impressed.

Ideas With a Desi Beat

Infosys Chairman's Advocacy of Legalizing Bribe-Giving is Troubling

Infosys Whistleblower Details Evidence of H1B Fraud

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer has gone public with details of his assertion that the Indian outsourcer willfully violated U.S. immigration and tax laws to increase profit, by soliciting B-1 visas instead of H-1B visas for Indian employees.