The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked for vacation of an additional 80 MHz from the defence services to meet the needs of the telecom industry.

DoT asks defence to vacate 80 MHz more

Business Standard

After a lacklustre third-quarter performance, Wipro investors had a lot to cheer about, with the company announcing a 14 per cent rise in its fourth-quarter net profit at Rs 1,375 crore.

Wipro net up 14%, but tepid outlook disappoints street

Nokia Oyj will transfer its Symbian software development to Accenture Plc as part of Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop&rsquo;s plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs worldwide and switch to Microsoft Corp&rsquo;s system.

Accenture to develop Symbian for Nokia

As Wipro enters the new financial year, fresh after the organisational restructuring, it has given a muted revenue guidance for the next quarter, which has not gone in well with the market. In an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Pradeesh Chandran, the CEO of Wipro&rsquo;s IT business T K Kurien says the company is investing in the present, and will reap the benefits in the future.

Q&A: T K Kurien, Wipro

According to the Indian accounting standards, the company registered a net profit of Rs 157 crore in the same period last year, Patni said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Patni net soars 3% to Rs 162.28 crore

Press Trust of India

Apple&rsquo;s iPad 2, its second-generation tablet PC, will be launched in India along with Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and UAE on April 29. The tablet will be available for a suggested maximum retail price of Rs 29,500 (including VAT) for the 16-GB model at select Apple authorised resellers, from 9 am on the day of the launch.

iPad 2 arrives in India on April 29

Facebook is looking to make some new friends on Madison Avenue. The social media giant has started a website where ad agencies can display their work and is hosting live events for advertisers. It also has begun hiring staff to work with agencies, and for the first time it has allowed an agency to design a space for ads on the Facebook website.

FB extends a hand to Madison Avenue

Facebook is offering users in five US cities coupons for everything from wine tastings to concert tickets, turning up the competitive heat in an increasingly crowded market.

Facebook offers special 'Deals' coupons to users

Reuters 

Considered a visionary, Rajendra S Pawar was years ahead of his time in realising the importance of IT (information technology) education in India. He left a comfortable job at HCL Technologies to start NIIT in 1981. In the process he revolutionised the computer education market in India, thereby creating a completely new industry segment.

BS People: Rajendra S Pawar

Will help ensure confidentiality of sensitive documents given by firms.

HCL to develop system for CCI M&A cases

IT czar Azim Premji today declined to comment on Infosys Technologies Ltd, post retirement of its Chairman NR Narayana Murthy, saying he has no &ldquo;privileged knowledge&rdquo;.

Infy post Murthy? Honestly, I know nothing: Premji

Rules allow netizens to demand websites and service providers remove content they consider objectionable.

New web rules in India draw flak

N S Raghavan, one of the co-founders of Infosys, is expanding his presence in the hospitality sector.

Infy co-founder expands role in hospitality space

Hoping to put to rest a growing controversy over privacy, Steve Jobs, Apple&rsquo;s chief executive, took the unusual step of personally explaining that while Apple had made mistakes in how it handled location data on its mobile devices, it had not used the iPhone and iPad to keep tabs on the whereabouts of its customers.

Jobs admits errors with iPhone data

The idiot box is fast becoming a part of our home decor. So, if LCD, LED and Plasma televisions were not enough, the &lsquo;smart&rsquo; televisions can be the new &lsquo;wall-hanging&rsquo; in your room. These are integrated multimedia devices that have flat HD panels and offer video on demand, web browsing and applications through the internet in addition to broadcast content.

Giving television a 'smart' spin

Information Technology hardware manufacturer HCL Infosystems on Thursday reported a 11 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 53.28 crore for the quarter ended March 31 as it failed to convert the order backlog in the government projects into revenues.

HCL Infosystems net profit dips by 11%

The Andhra Pradesh government has transferred electronic hardware from the Industries department to Information Technology &amp; Communication in a bid to give greater focus on developing the sector.

Electronic hardware now under IT department

It is always said that the biggest virtue of an unlisted company is the absence of a large number of shareholders to deal with. However, an unlisted company of the Tata Group is realising that it is not always the case, and even a company that is not listed on the stock exchanges has to face shareholder resistance.

Tata Tech shareholders oppose preferential allotment to group entities

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought the views of the Planning Commission on how to efficiently use spectrum. This follows a report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), &lsquo;Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework&rsquo;, which suggested more consultations on spectrum management.

DoT for Plan panel views on efficient use of spectrum

May also announce new CEO and members of board.

Infy to name Murthy's successor today

Consumers across the country lapped up Apple&rsquo;s new tablet offering, the iPad2, available in stores across the country on Friday, just 50 days after its global launch in the US.

Apple's iPad2 flies off shelves everywhere

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