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237 million internet users in India by 2015: report

Sep 2, 2010 12:57 AM

Describing India as a “low-maturity and high growth market”, BCG said Internet penetration rate in India is expected to reach 19% by 2015, up from the current 7%

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QnA : Who is held responsible in case of a fraud transaction on a site?

Sep 2, 2010 1:29 AM

At 59Mins.com, entrepreneurs ask questions and also help others with their insights. Here are some of the interesting questions (asked recently by fellow entrepreneurs) that needs your attention. Inventory Management Software ..to maintain Inv…

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StratosHear launches mobile ad network MobiAdz

Sep 2, 2010 7:10 AM

New Delhi-based mobile media company StratosHear Technologies has launched MobiAdz, a mobile advertising network that offers mobile internet ad formats such as banner, video and text. According to StratosHear, MobiAdz has already attracted ove…

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Japanese NTT Data Buys 80% In Insurance Product Firm Apex

Sep 2, 2010 3:46 AM

Japan's IT services major NTT Data Corporation is establishing a significant presence in India through the inorganic route. NTT Data has recently acquired 79.7% stake in Singapore-Based Apex Systems Pte Ltd, an IT product developer for the ins…

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WorldSIM Debuts In India With Free International Roaming

Sep 2, 2010 3:38 AM

International travelers from India can heave a huge sigh of relief courtesy WorldSIM. The UK based global SIM card was launched in India yesterday in Chennai. Despite not being an international traveler, I cannot seem to stop my excitement at …

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Breakers Ahead for India's Banks

Sep 2, 2010 8:07 AM

Having profited from the quick resurgence of corporate borrowing in the first half of 2010, India's banks are heading into trickier seas.

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Wipro Chairman Son Named Chief Strategy Officer

Sep 2, 2010 2:21 AM

India's Wipro named Rishad Premji, the older of the two scions of the company's billionaire founder and chairman, Azim Premji, as chief strategy officer of the information technology business.

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IIT Bombay’s Eureka! – Ideal Platform For Budding Entrepreneurs

Sep 2, 2010 1:40 AM

You think you have a good idea for a business? Here is an opportunity for you to present it to Mumbai Angels, a company that enables startups to meet successful people in the industry and more importantly businesses or companies that have fund…

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OUP may not print the next edition of its multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary

Sep 2, 2010 8:11 AM

According to Oxford University Press, the next edition of its multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary may not be printed and will probably appear only in electronic form because of the impact of the internet. However, its single-volume version …

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Indian Music Industry desires innovation: Nokia Music Connects

Sep 1, 2010 1:00 PM

MUMBAI: 82% Indian youth being hardcore music fans (As per research conducted by Synovate), music scene in the country is on the path to becoming more open minded towards every genre of music. Exploring the hidden potential, making its maximum…

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Mobiesta–What’s Happening in your City? [Mobile App]

Sep 2, 2010 12:49 AM

Indias are going mobile and given the competitive GPRS tariff plans, expect mobile Internet to gain huge popularity in the coming days. An obvious application/service one would need is aggregation of hyperlocal service. A service that essentia…

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Tech WWWorld–iPod Touch, iTunes and Apple

Sep 1, 2010 11:59 PM

Alright. Apple has launched the new iPod touch that comes with facetime, retina display, HD video recording and importantly, 40 hours battery life for audio playback (details). The best way to describe the new iPod touch is that it’s an …

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Ranking Search Results Via Behaviour On Facebook Through New Patent

Sep 1, 2010 11:23 PM

The giant in the Social Networking business has come up with yet another invention for which it has won relevant patent rights. Facebook has quite often patented most of its innovations and its recently patented innovation was that of The News…

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Flashed Yesterday: OMD’s south ops add new biz worth Rs 20 cr to its kitty; wins include Puma

Sep 1, 2010 10:52 PM

OMD India’s south offices have been buzzing with action with four new businesses to the Group. The Bangalore office has won sports brand Puma and staffing company Teamlease, while the Chennai office has bagged digital brand Sify and conf…

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Reliance Broadcast Network elevates Ashwin Padmanabhan as National Head, BIG Street

Sep 1, 2010 10:52 PM

BIG Street, the out-of-home initiative of Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd, has elevated Ashwin Padmanabhan as National Head. He will be reporting to Rabe Iyer, Business Head, BIG Live and BIG Street. Padmanabhan has been with the group since it…

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Faridabad Municipal Corporation offers ads rights on wide range of OOH properties

Sep 1, 2010 10:52 PM

The Faridabad Municipal Corporation has invited sealed tenders from interested parties offering ad rights on a wide range of outdoor media properties on a BOT basis. The media properties being offered at various locations include 84 unipoles, …

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Apple makes play for TV market; unveils new iPods

Sep 2, 2010 1:09 AM

The new $99 Apple TV is a quarter of the size of the previous version -- it looks similar to a square hockey puck -- and will allow users to rent TV shows for 99 cents or first-run movies for $4.99 each

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Chief Mentor: Financing is Key for Fine Films

Sep 1, 2010 10:01 PM

Film production in India is essentially independent and producers take on the business without a studio's robust production plan, marketing structure and deep pockets says Gaurav Jain.

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Live music should become a habit like movie watching: Nokia Music Connects

Sep 1, 2010 9:54 PM

MUMBAI: In simple words, we can say ‘Bollywood’ rules the Indian music industry. Most of the Indian audiences enjoy soundtracks churned out by Bollywood Kingdom. After being lip-synced by popular filmstars, the track becomes an abs…

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