Indian handset makers are taking on global brands with cheaper, feature-rich products, to increase their share of the mobile market.

Anything to make heads turn

Business Standard

The festival season is here and it&rsquo;s a good time for bargain hunting on shopping websites. Whether you want to pamper yourself or buy gifts, these websites are a great place to avail good discounts on a range of products. However, confusing price lists, less than reliable comparison charts and endless searches for the right thing to spend your money on can have you confused. So, we give you a lowdown on some of the most convenient online shopping and gift sites.

Networth: Best bargains

For India&rsquo;s youth channels, the fight for viewer eyeballs is going beyond the television set. Stacey D&rsquo;Sylva, a 19-year old management student at Wilson College, Mumbai spends almost five to six hours each week on a music channel website. &ldquo;The site has interesting blogs on music and movies which are fun to read. Also, if I miss a show on TV, I catch them on the site. This way, at least I get to keep up with the shows that I am following,&rdquo; said Stacey.

TV channels jump online to woo its audience

With an improved IT infrastructure and education, Gujarat is set to drive IT growth in the next decade, says National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). According to Som Mittal, president of the IT industry body, while currently six cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune form 90 per cent of total IT industry, newer cities like Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mysore and Chandigarh will drive it in the next decade.

Gujarat to lead IT growth in next decade: NASSCOM

With e-literacy picking up pace in the state, Gujarat's desktop computer demand is showing a robust growth of over 15 per cent as smaller towns open large business prospects for IT hardware companies.

Laptop demand in Gujarat grows by 60%

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Young Indians (Yi) organised a round table discussion on &lsquo;using IT for improved access to Education&rsquo; under its Next Practices concept here on Monday.

IT for inclusive education stressed

Less than a year since the previous management of the company chose to drop an information technology (IT) and IT enabled services (ITes) park project in Gandhinagar, Mahindra Satyam, the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, has begun mulling a return to the state.

Mahindra Satyam may revive Gujarat foray

As part of de-risking strategy Mahindra Satyam would focus more on European and Asia Pacific markets, the company's Chairman Vineet Nayyar said here today.

Mahindra Satyam to focus on Europe, APAC

Press Trust of India

The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to total $314 billion, even though the rate of growth will be slower as compared to 2010. According to the latest outlook by Gartner, the semiconductor revenue in 2011 is expected to grow 4.6 per cent from the 2020 estimated revenue.

Semiconductor revenue expected to cross $300 bn in 2011

Cyberoam, a division of Ahmedabad-based Elitecore Technologies, and a leading provider of identity-based unified threat management (UTM) security appliances, has been positioned as visionary product in the 'Magic Quadrant for UTM' report by global analyst firm, Gartner, Inc.

Cyberoam bags place in Gartner&#39;s Visionary Magic Quadrant for UTM

&ldquo;All base transceiver stations, which have not been certified by November 15, 2010, or are not compliant, face a penalty of Rs five lakh each,&rdquo; an official statement said here today.

DoT to impose fine on infra companies

Rollout of the much-awaited 3G services is unlikely to be affected by the security issue surrounding interception of video calling, research firm KPMG today said.

Security issue with 3G video calls not to affect rollout: KPMG

Vadodara-based Matrix Comsec has won Red Dot and IF design awards for its COSEC range of security products.

Matrix Comsec wins two awards

Intel Corp, the world&rsquo;s largest chipmaker, won clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission to acquire McAfee, bringing the company a step closer to expanding into the security-software market.

Intel wins approval for $7.68-bn McAfee deal

Microsoft, the world&rsquo;s largest software maker, will announce a version of its Windows computer operating system that runs on ARM Holdings technology for the first time, said two people familiar with Microsoft&rsquo;s plans.

New Windows OS for ARM chips

Homegrown IT peripherals and consumer electronics brand Techcom India launched its range of affordable GSM mobile handsets today in the Uttar Pradesh market.

Techcom launches affordable GSM handsets in UP

Employees at IBM Business Process Services in India &mdash; better known as IBM Daksh &mdash; are still coming to terms with the news that Chief Executive Pavan Vaish has decided to leave the company. Vaish announced his intention to quit and pursue other interests on December 16. Vaish&rsquo;s announcement comes at a time when IBM has rebranded its business process outsourcing (BPO) business under the umbrella of IBM Business Process Services.

BS People: Pavan Vaish

Evaluating alternatives, with deep concern on outcome of promoters&rsquo; stake sale talks.

Patni customers in wait-and-watch mode

IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it had entered into a multi-year agreement to accelerate hospitality firm Hilton Worldwide&rsquo;s technology strategy as part of the &lsquo;Hilton Worldwide Innovation Collaborative&rsquo; initiative.

Hilton inks agreement with TCS for IT services

The iGate-Apax Partners combine has emerged the highest bidder for India&rsquo;s seventh-largest software services firm, Patni Computer Systems. However, the Carlyle-Advent consortium could revise its bid upwards, said two independent sources tracking the deal.

iGate-Apax closes in on Patni deal

The debate over net neutrality, identity theft and exposure of classified information on the web could determine the way cyberspace functions.

Cyberwars: Forces at work to infringe on your privacy

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