Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer, said to unveil new software for tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, will face sceptics who say his company won&rsquo;t soon narrow Apple&rsquo;s iPad lead.

Microsoft's iPad competitor faces long odds in Vegas

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Move to cost the company approximately $3.6 million.

MindTree to convert product business to services

Satyam Computer Services, rebranded as Mahindra Satyam, on Tuesday said the Income Tax (I-T) Department had directed it to get its accounts for the years, 2002-03 and 2007-08, re-audited.

I-T to re-audit some Satyam accounts

Andhra Pradesh witnessed three cyber crimes a week on average in 2010 and a majority of them were Nigerian frauds, according to the state crime investigation department.

Three cyber crimes a week in AP this year

The Andhra Pradesh government is setting up a Technology Cell within the Industries department to provide information and other support on clean technologies.

New cell for clean tech to come up soon

Finnish firm Nokia had the largest share of 31.5 per cent in mobile handset market in India in terms of units shipped (sales) during the third quarter (July-September) of 2010, according to market research and advisory firm IDC.

Nokia continues to have largest handset market share in India

Press Trust of India

Some new operators, including Etisalat DB and Uninor, have paid penalties to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for failing to launch mobile phone services on time.

Etisalat DB, Uninor pay penalty for missing rollout obligations

Free mobile short message services provider and e-card sites are betting big on the growing net savvy generation. As netizen finds e-way the &lsquo;cool&rsquo; way to wish their loved ones across the globe, firms like Indiyarocks, Way2sms, 123greetings and ibibo are expecting a double digit growth in their revenues this December.

New Year to see jump in free sms

SatNav Technologies, an IT product-focused company, has entered into a partnership with Israel-based Waze Inc to create SatGuide-Waze application, which will provide personal technology solutions to its users.

SatNav Tech ties up with Waze Inc

Free mobile short message services provider and e-card sites are betting big on the growing net savvy gene-ration. As netizen finds e-way the &lsquo;cool&rsquo; way to wish their loved ones across the globe, firms like Indyarocks, Way2sms, 123greetings and ibibo are expecting a double digit growth in their revenues this December.

Free SMS sites expect jump in usage around New Year

India&rsquo;s digital world has witnessed tremendous growth in the past decade. The telecom sector, in particular, saw an explosive growth in its mobile subscriber base, cheaper mobile services and the introduction of mobile number portability and 3G services. The entertainment sector also took to the trend with more and more Indians logging onto the the world wide web. However, the broadband subscriber base is still low.

Digital revolution: India comes of age

From $4 billion in 1998 to its worth of over $60 billion today, the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) industry has become a major driver of India&rsquo;s economic growth story.

Infotech in 2020: The $300 billion question

Predict boom in mobile content consumption revenue with 3G.

Entertainment firms see profit, bigger role in mobile content services

Key proposals not feasible for BSNL, says telecom official.

DoT may put Pitroda Panel report in cold storage

Patni board may discuss stake sale issue next week

Another new operator Loop Telecom has paid the penalty of Rs 2.7 crore to the government for missing out network roll-out in the stipulated period.

Loop Telecom pays penalty

Tech Mahindra Ltd, partly owned by BT Group Plc, plans to acquire software companies in Latin America to help more than double sales in the next three years.

Tech Mahindra to buy software companies in Latin America

It was not just a change of guard, but the change of an era at Infosys Technologies, India&rsquo;s second largest software exporter. In one of the biggest changes since its inception in 1981, Infosys today announced K V Kamath, one of the independent directors of the company, as the new chairman. The 64-year-old banker, now non-executive chairman of India&rsquo;s second-largest lender ICICI Bank, will replace N R Narayana Murthy, who founded the company with six others.

Banker logs in at Infy, Shibulal is CEO

Desirable newness&rdquo; is one of Kundapur Vaman Kamath&rsquo;s favourite phrases. When his successor at ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar, completely changed the way India&rsquo;s largest private sector bank was functioning under him, Kamath nodded approvingly from a distance and said it was all part of a &ldquo;desirable newness&rdquo;.

The 'desirable newness' at Infosys Technologies

The optical fibre network to be set up by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for the defence forces in return for their vacating telecom spectrum might get delayed.

Spectrum vacation by armed forces may get delayed

The government on Saturday appointed Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay as the chairman and managing director of telecom giant BSNL. &ldquo;He (Upadhyay) will join the office (of BSNL chief) on Saturday,&rdquo; said DoT Secretary, R Chandrashekhar. However, no decision regarding the appointment of a chief for MTNL, another public sector telecom major, had been taken, he added.

Rakesh Upadhyay is new BSNL CMD

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