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Reliance Industries to pick up stake in Notion Ink Adam Tablet : RIL + Adam Tablet == ATT + Apple iPad ??
By Manoj Govindassamy at 23 July, 2010, 2:03 pm
Hyderabad based Notion Ink which is developing a tablet computer (read it as India’s iPad) has already gathered enough media attention, for being one of the foremost tablet computer manufacturers in the country. … DATA plans can be either from EDGE networks (which are way slower and are outdated) or from a 3G network (Airtel, Vodafone, RComm have 3G licenses ) or from a WIFI (limited area scope) or from Wireless Broadband…RIL + Adam Tablet == ATT + Apple iPad ?? Can Reliance Industries repeat Apple iPad magic in the India region with its Adam Tablet and the newly acquired pan India Wireless Broadband license ?..
Read More >>Nokia ties up with Tata DocoMo to provide Nokia Ovi Life
By Poonam Singhal at 22 July, 2010, 4:03 pm
Nokia have tied up with GSM service provider Tata Docomo to provide Ovi Life tools, mainly targeting customers in rural areas and small towns.
Nokia Ovi Life tools are a set of software application that comes in select Nokia handsets. It provides information on education, entertainment and agriculture. These tools were created to fill the gaps [...]
Sun 18 – Sun TV and Network 18 joint venture for channel distribution – top GRP channels bundled
By Manoj Govindassamy at 19 July, 2010, 1:57 pm
Now, with the new joint venture called Sun18, the existing channel distribution services goes under the new arm and the distribution includes a total of 33 channels across Cable, DTH, IPTV, HITS and MMDS (Wireless Cable). Full List of channels to be distributed by Sun 18: SUN TV Network Channels : SUN TV, KTV, Sun News, Sun Music, Chutti TV, Adithya, Gemini TV, Teja TV, Gemini News, Gemini Music, Navvulu TV, Kushi TV, Surya TV, Kiran TV, Udaya TV, Udaya Movies, U2, Udaya Varthegalu, Ushe TV and Chintu TV Viacom 18 Channels (under Network 18): CNN-IBN, CNBC-TV18, CNBC-Awaaz, IBN-7 and IBN-Lokmat from Network18; COLORS, MTV, Nick and Vh1 … the highest GRPs delivering in the Indian television space..
Read More >>Dhoni signs 200 crore endorsements deal – surpasses Tendulkar as the highest paid cricketer
By Manoj Govindassamy at 14 July, 2010, 10:14 am
Now, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has emerged as the highest paid cricketer in the world with his recent endorsements deal for Rs. 200 crore with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes One. …May be Dhoni cannot surpass Tendulkar’s fame and cricket records but he is definitely going to mint more gold in his cricket life time and he has already surpassed cricket GOD’s endorsement records…
Read More >>Rent a PC – Rs 4,999 initial charges and Rs 249 monthly charges
By Poonam Singhal at 8 July, 2010, 12:04 pm
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd ( MTNL) & Chennai- based IT firm Novatium Solutions have launched a special service for MTNL’s fixedline customers in Delhi and Mumbai.
Under this service, Novatium will provide computing service at Rs 4,999 that comprises of Nova Navigator console, USB keyboard and USB mouse with Nova computing charges starting from Rs 249. [...]
Jasper Infotech buys Grabbon – consolidation starts in Group buying and deals sites
By Manoj Govindassamy at 29 June, 2010, 2:04 pm
The latest web trend – Social/Group buying and saving money via deals, which are picking up heat and heavy investments in US, Europe and China is seeing similar roaring in Indian space too. … Grabbon , a bangalore based group buying site which is ramping up faster in this space got acquired by Delhi based marketing company – Jasper Infotech .. Wanamo got acquired by “Fashion and You” and got rechristened to “Deals and you”. Taggle, yet another bangalore based group buying site ..
Read More >>Telecom Towers & Infra consolidation continues – Reliance Infratel inks in deal with GTL Infra – 80,000+ tower company
By Manoj Govindassamy at 28 June, 2010, 1:04 pm
ADAG’s mobile infrastructure company Reliance Infratel and GTL Infrastructure has agreed upon Rs. 50,000 crore deal, by which telecom towers of both these companies..any telecom operators….The combined entity will have over 80,000 towers (50,000+ from Reliance Infratel and 30,000+ from GTL Infra) and will be tower home to telecom operators like Reliance Communication (obvious), Aircel (because Aircel tower business was bought by GTL recently), Tata Teleservices and various other new players like Stel, MTs, Uninor, Videocon….
Read More >>Tulip Telecom forays into consumer space ? to pick up 26% stake in Qualcomm’s Wireless Broadband business
By Manoj Govindassamy at 23 June, 2010, 10:01 am
But, Tulip’s recent move would make it one of the consumer brands in the country. It is rumoured that Tulip Telecom is about to pick up 26% stake in Qualcomm’s Wireless Broadband business. … But, as per the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in Indian Telecom, a foreign entity cannot wholly build, operate and run the services in India…
Read More >>Sun TV’s Kalanithi Maran strikes SpiceJet majority stake deal ??
By Manoj Govindassamy at 8 June, 2010, 2:54 pm
There was a rumour two months back on South Indian media conglomerate and Sun TV Chief – Kalanithi Maran buying majority stake in budget carrier SpiceJet and heavy weights like Anil Ambani was also in race to pick up the same stake…. Well, Sun TV promoter Kalanithi Maran is one of the highest paid CEO in the country with his annual salary package over Rs. 35 crores.
Read More >>Air Asia to offer free Delhi-Kuala Lumpur tickets
By Poonam Singhal at 4 June, 2010, 11:42 am
Air Asia, low-cost Malaysian airline, is Asia’s largest low fare airline.
It is the first airline in Asia to implement full ticketless travel and unassigned seats. It has done quite a few experiments in the low-cost segment, and has been successful in posting a 17% increase in passenger volume, in the quarter ended March 31st.
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