Leading mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, which accounts for a market share of 39 per cent in India, on Monday said it would innovate on applications and features for data browsing in a bid to continue its dominance in the sub-Rs 6,000 category.

Nokia to focus on apps for low-price segment growth

Business Standard

Did you hear the news? A new model of a certain black, rectangular, touch-screen smartphone has just arrived. Its new software contains what the company says are hundreds of new features. The most eye-popping enhancement is speech recognition: You can tell this new phone to call someone, text someone or give you driving directions.

A welcome Windows phone

Google's free online map service is letting shops, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses provide viewers glimpses of what lies behind facades seen on Street View.

Google Maps taking viewers inside shops

India may figure among the 18 select countries where technology giant Google would launch its upcoming smartphone Galaxy Nexus, widely being billed as an iPhone- killer, in its first phase later this month.

Google begins India registration for Galaxy Nexus

Press Trust of India

In a development that would bring mobile telephone tariffs further down, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested doing away with termination charges in a phased manner over the next three years.

Mobile tariffs may fall, Trai for zero termination charge

With their workforce increasingly going mobile and corporate data going outside the safety net of firewalls, companies face the threat of data leakage, along with other security risks. According to experts, since employees prefer mobile devices of their choice, with an open operating system, companies are more vulnerable to security threats and these have only added to the concerns of security managers.

Mobile workforce makes companies jittery

&ldquo;There is nothing more thrilling than being part of history in the making. Nothing has transformed the socioeconomic fabric of India the way telecom has,&rdquo; says Sandeep Girotra, the new India head of Nokia Siemens Network.

BS People: Sandeep Girotra

Shemaroo Entertainment is set to release Super K, a 95-minute animation film, on Yahoo!'s online movie channel, Movieplex, on November 11. Viewers can log on and watch the movie for free.

Shemaroo set to release Super K online

Google has unveiled a new look for its free email service that has more white space, less clutter, threaded conversations, new themes, and better search.

Google revamps Gmail with colour and themes

Google Inc, which has almost become synonymous with the internet, feels it is yet to capitalise the market fully.

Q&A: Nikesh Arora, Google Inc

To bring small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India to the online space, internet search giant Google today launched an initiative to offer free website, domain and hosting services to SMBs.

Google to offer free websites to small enterprises

Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks with Indian wireless broadband players to set up the back-end infrastructure to help them provide broadband wireless access (BWA) services in the country.

Nokia Siemens to bring TD-LTE devices to India

In a first of its kind initiative, Gujarat region office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is looking for a partnership with IT major, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and some of the academic institutions for disseminating agricultural information.

Nabard in talks with TCS, DAIICT to offer mobile applications for farmers

Leading telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Tata Teleservices have jointly said the government may have to refund money to operators or re-run the third-generation (3G) spectrum auction, if their roaming agreements are not considered permissible as in the licence conditions.

Private operators write to Sibal

Srini Koppolu always had an eye for innovation.

BS People: Srini Koppolu

Mobile tariffs could go up in the near future as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today stood by its recommendation of over six-fold jump in 2G spectrum price.

Trai stands by its spectrum suggestions, tariff may go up

Operators with 35% combined market or revenue share can merge, case-wise approval possible if joint share up to 60%; new ground rules on spectrum.

Trai rings in telecom M&A game-changer

Cognizant Technologies&rsquo; third quarter numbers have beaten the Street expectation, but many were disappointed with the firm&rsquo;s fourth quarter expectation. The growth outlook has gone up from 26 per cent at the beginning of the year to 33 per cent for the fourth quarter (earlier 32 per cent). On a sequential basis the company has guided for 3.7 per cent growth. The disappointment was evident on the firm&rsquo;s stock price.

Cognizant's guidance disappoints Street

Information technology hardware maker HCL Infosystems on Friday posted a 74.39 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 12.15 crore for the quarter ended September 30. It had recorded a consolidated net profit of Rs 47.5 crore in the corresponding period last year.

HCL Infosystems Q1 net plunges 74%

iGate Corporation&rsquo;s third quarter results showed the financial strength of the company for the first time after its integration with Patni Computer Systems. In an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, CEO Phaneesh Murthy discusses key achievements of the combined entity.

Q&A: Phaneesh Murthy, CEO, iGate Patni

Australia&rsquo;s leading telecommunications and information services company, Telstra, has entered into a joint venture with Microland, a specialist information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider with operation hub in India, to provide international and national long distance telephone and internet services. Telstra International's Director, global products and marketing, Nathan Bell, speaks to Neena Bhandari from Singapore about the company&rsquo;s India plan.

Q&A: Nathan Bell, Telstra International

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