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3 idiots business mantra for success

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 6 August, 2010, 2:29 pm

We spoke here about the way Indian movies marketing mantra is changing and how movie making has become more of a business. It is indeed becoming more and more professional way of money making. From being an art now it has become a business. One film which is a striking example of the same, about [...]

Game with HCL ME

By Poonam Singhal at 26 July, 2010, 5:10 pm

HCL Infosystems has come-up with its own series of gaming devices to venture into the gaming market. These devices are targeted at niche players and are for entry-level young users in the age group of 4- 15 years. Hence they are made affordable for these target audience. They will be available at as low as [...]

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 … DATA plans can be either from EDGE networks (which are way slower and are outdated) or from a 3G network (Airtel, Vodafone, RComm have 3G licenses ) or from a WIFI (limited area scope) or from Wireless Broadband…RIL + Adam Tablet == ATT +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 ?..

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 [...]

New e-reader from Japan’s Sharp Corp

By Poonam Singhal at 21 July, 2010, 3:25 pm

Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp will launch an e-reader this year, which will compete with Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle to create its space in the e-reader & e-book market. The device is planned to be launched in Japan by end of the year, followed by launch in US and other countries. The concept of [...]

Welcome Vodafone Parrots, bye bye ‘ZooZoos’ – Vodafone’s new mascot

By Manoj Govindassamy at 21 July, 2010, 2:18 pm

But, Vodafone is now bidding adieu to the much admired ZooZoo mascot and introducing a new mascot for its new bonus cards features. Vodafone feels Zoozoos – the simple, innocent, funny acts of the alien-like white, egg-headed creatures with balloon bodies are quite familiar to consumers now, kind of overdone and wants a new avatar for advertising their forthcoming offers… Animated Parrot ..

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..

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 [...]

Film Director and Producer Shekhar Kapur joins Advisory Board of ABOVE Solutions

By Manoj Govindassamy at 15 June, 2010, 1:25 pm

PR NEWS: ABOVE Solutions Inc., a company focused on building innovative products (interactive media/community TV) and solutions (utilizing collaboration, location and cloud computing technologies) today announced Shekhar Kapur as the new member of ABOVE Solutions’ Advisory Board….Shekhar’s decision to join ABOVE’s Board of Advisors will provide significant value in terms of building new applications and services in the fast growing Digital Media and Social Networking marketplace”, said Poonacha Machaiah, Chairman and CEO of ABOVE Solutions Inc.

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.