Patni To Set Up Plant In Mexico
(Friday, March 12, 2010 10:00:11 AM IST)
Looking to capture customers in North and South America, Patni Computer Systems will be setting up its software delivery facility at Queretaro, Mexico, by this year end. The company will be hiring people in bulk, which will also to solve the employment worries of the local populace, reports The Economic Times.

TRAI Planning 4G Service
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:03:30 PM IST)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already started consultations for the next level of telecom services known as 4G, which offers faster downloads and high-definition video on demand. TRAI's intentions are clear as the 3G auctions is still delayed, reports Yahoo! News.

BSNL Disinvestment Will Reduce Workforce
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:27:00 AM IST)
In tune with the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda panel, BSNL is ready for a 30 per cent disinvestment, which will reduce its workforce by a lakh. However, BSNL is understood to have informed the government that over a period of the next five years between 50,000 and 60,000 employees will retire on their own, reports Deccan Chronicle.

Sony Unveils Motion-Sensitive Controller
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:05:46 AM IST)
In an attempt to win one over Microsoft and Nintendo, Sony has launched its Move, a motion-sensitive control device. It's a tiny device resembling a microphone, topped off with a thing that looks like a table tennis ball with an LED inside. The Move will be priced at $100, reports Cnet News.

Body Scanners To Be Deployed At IGI Airport
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:18:21 PM IST)
Next time when you fly out of Delhi's IGI airport, don't be surprised when you pass through a body scanner. IGI's upcoming terminal (T3) will be the first of its kind in India to deploy a body scanner which produces an image of a passenger's body to detect hidden objects, reports The Economic Times.

Broadband To Cover Rural India: Sachin Pilot
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:26:08 PM IST)
Telecommunications is one sector where India is improving with every passing day. As more than half of India lives in villages it becomes imperative to disseminate telecom and broadband services to this sector. To do so, Sachin Pilot, minister of state, Communications and IT, is planning to set up 11,000 communication towers in rural areas along a number of villages bordering Bangladesh and Pakistan. Many of the towers will be located in the tribal belts of Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Assam, reports SiliconIndia.

Remote-Controlled Street Lights On Delhi Roads
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:50:30 PM IST)
To save energy, Delhi's main civic agency, the MCD, has launched the country's first remote-controlled street lights which can be switched on and off using an Internet-enabled main server located in the heart of the city, says a SiliconIndia report. The first phase of the project has become operational and covers a distance of 101 kilometres on 52 city roads. The second phase will cover an additional 157 kilometres and 107 roads, and is scheduled to be completed this May. The total cost of the project has been pegged at over Rs 30 lakh and is being implemented by such companies as Philips Electronics, BP Project Pvt Ltd and Sweka Power-Tech Engineers Pvt Ltd. The Delhi-based firm Sweka is responsible for developing the software and related technology for the project.

Sony Launches Bravia 3-D In India
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:34:02 AM IST)
Sony India has unveiled the Bravia 3-D TV in India. With a new line-up of products, Sony has set a target of achieving a 30 per cent market share of the LCD TV market by this year end, reports The Hindu.

Download Movies In Four Minutes!
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:57:10 AM IST)
Now, streaming movies would take less than four minutes! Cisco Systems has come up with a super-fast Internet hardware that can move huge volumes of data at astounding speeds, reports The Economic Times. According to Cisco the new hardware would enable every man, woman and child in China to make a video call, simultaneously; and every motion picture ever created to be streamed in less than four minutes.

India, Russia To Produce GPS Receivers
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:42:25 AM IST)
In a joint venture, India and Russia are negotiating to produce GPS receivers for civilian and military use, reports The Economic Times. This makes India the only country with whom Russia is making its military segment of GLONASS (the Global Navigation Satellite System) accessible.

Will The iPad Really Sell?
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:40:18 PM IST)
With the shipment date of Apple's iPad having been announced, analysts are speculating on its saleability factor. While many feel it will sell well, only 6 per cent people said they would put down their money in the first week after its release. The number would rise to 20 per cent two to three months later, and 23 per cent within four to six months, says a report in Computerworld.

Is India Ready For 3-D TV?
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:43:20 PM IST)
Sony India, Samsung, LG Electronics and Panasonic will be launching their first 3-D TVs in India soon. However, the biggest challenge they will face is lack of any 3-D content for television viewers in India, reports The Economic Times.

The Origins Of Facebook
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:30:10 PM IST)
Read how Facebook, the most popular social networking site, was formed, the teething problems it faced, and the allegations against its founder Mark Zuckerberg. The article, by Nicholas Carlson in Business Insider, takes you through the story of Facebook, with a slide show that describes its formation.

Google's Low-Cost Smartphone For India
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:09:25 PM IST)
Google may be preparing to launch a low-cost version of its Nexus One smartphone in India, and possibly other developing markets. Rumours to such effect seem to have originated in a tweet from a TV show producer, says a Mobile Beat report.

HCL, Motorola Joint Bid For Radio Project
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:45:37 AM IST)
HCL and Motorola will jointly bid for secured radio connectivity projects in India. Over the next two years, the deal pipeline for such projects will be in excess of Rs. 1,000 crore, reports SiliconIndia.

Internet A Fundamental Right : Survey
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:42:47 AM IST)
Soon if governments make amendments and incorporate access to Web as a fundamental right, it shouldn't surprise anyone! A poll conducted by BBC World Service shows that four in five adults believe Internet access should be a fundamental right, reports Yahoo! News.

Google Extending Search To TV!
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:36:37 AM IST)
Internet search giant Google has joined hands with Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp to come up with a TV programming search service, reports Yahoo! News. The service, which will run on STBs (set-top box) will use Google's Android wireless operating system, and enable users to search content across online video sites such as YouTube.

Wipro Bags 70 Crore Govt Project
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:21:14 AM IST)
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a government body that tracks all financial transactions in India, has given Wipro the contract to develop an IT network to track financial frauds happening across the country, reports EfyTimes. Ironically, the deal which is estimated to be around 70 crore rupees was given to Wipro last month, about the same time when a Wipro staffer's $4 million fraud was exposed!

Microsoft To Launch Office 2010 In May
(Monday, March 08, 2010 4:46:01 PM IST)
Microsoft will officially launch Office 2010 for businesses at an event on 12 May 2010, reports Computerworld. It has been stated that Office 2010 will go on general sale somewhere around June but the shipping date is still unclear. Microsoft has also unveiled a programme which offers free upgrades to Office 2010 for customers who purchase the older Office 2007 between now and 30 September.

Move It, Shake It, Recharge It!
(Monday, March 08, 2010 3:30:30 PM IST)
Now all you need to do to recharge your cell phone is to move it and shake it a bit. Nokia would soon be launching such a phone that recharges itself by using the energy from the user's motion, reports New Scientist.

Tweet To Sell Your House!
(Monday, March 08, 2010 11:16:10 AM IST)
Selling houses has been 'social'-ised! A 33-year old Englishman, Peter Bouvier, has turned to social networking sites to sell his house after waiting for so long the traditional way. By selling his house through Twitter, he became the first man in the world to do an online house trade, reports Deccan Chronicle.

The New 'iKey' By Apple!
(Monday, March 08, 2010 10:43:48 AM IST)
Apple is going to replace the traditional door key with an 'iKey'. The key will allow people to use a single electronic device to unlock their car, front gate and their office gates. Also the next model of the iPhone will contain this feature, reports Silicon India.

W3C Meet To Be Held In New Delhi
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:16:40 PM IST)
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which develops inter-operable technologies, guidelines, software, and tools standard for the Web will be organising its conference in New Delhi between 6-7 May this year, reports The Hindu.

Telcos Price War Hitting BPO Profits
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:36:05 PM IST)
Ever since telcos announced their per second billing scheme, BPO partners in India have started facing low margins. Since the revenue model of BPOs is subscriber or call-linked, a fall in these impacts their bottom line, reports Business Standard.

IBM Lays Off 2,500 Employees
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:42:52 AM IST)
IBM cut over 2,500 jobs, according to IBM union. The union said, "Once again, the company they toiled for turned its back on them and showed them the door and the unemployment line". Last year, about 10,400 employees lost their jobs, many US-based workers were shifted offshore to India and other locations. While IBM maintains a studied silence, one of the IBM spokespersons said in an e-mail that they are re-mixing the business to remain competitive. IBM is still the largest tech employer in the world and the US, based on available data and we expect that will continue said the e-mail, mentions EETimes.

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