There were close to 20 million 3G-enabled handsets in use last year. with the handset replacement market expected to reach 70 per cent this year (According to BCG research), device manufacturers are expected to introduce affordable 3G handsets.

3G handsets to choose from

Business Standard

Bharti Airtel is counting on its &ldquo;endearing&rdquo; brand to build on its acquisition of Zain Telecom&rsquo;s African operations. In addition, it aims to do what Indian companies are getting increasingly known for: Reduce costs.

Brand Airtel heads to Africa

Software-to-soap maker Wipro Ltd plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint by half in the next five years. The Bangalore-based company with significant interests in IT, would reduce GHG intensity to 2.5 tonnes per employee by 2015, according to the company&rsquo;s second sustainability report released recently. The GHG footprint for the India operations of Wipro&rsquo;s IT business stands at 4.79 tonnes per employee.

Wipro to cut carbon footprint

Global technology firm IBM is opening its doors and resources to start-up IT firms in India by offering them its technologies and solutions free of charge, as a part of its global &lsquo;Entrepreneur Initiatives&rsquo; programme.

IBM offers Indian start-ups free IT solutions

HCL BPO, the business process outsourcing arm of HCL Technologies, has signed a three-year deal with a UK-based utility to provide end-to-end business acquisition and support services for its boiler, insulation services and energy saver products business. Experts peg the deal to be around $30 million (Rs 135 crore).

HCL signs 3-yr deal with UK-based utility

Integreon, the Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) and legal process outsourcing (LPO) company, says it is getting access to larger deals after private equity firm Actis acquired a 30 per cent stake in it earlier this year.

Integreon eyes larger deals post Actis stake; scouts for buys

Just five years ago, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was India&rsquo;s second most profitable company, with net profit of nearly Rs 6,000 crore &mdash; nearly equal to Hindustan Unilever&rsquo;s revenues &mdash; with over Rs 36,000 crore in revenues. By March 31, 2010, BSNL expects a big loss, while a competitor, Bharti, with revenues of only Rs 8,000 crore then, has caught up in revenues and is far more profitable.

Shyam Ponappa: The right ringtone

Ten years back, India&rsquo;s first language portal Webdunia launched an email solution called &ldquo;epatra&rdquo;. The service allowed recipients to read emails without downloading or installing any fonts. Rebranded Webdunia email, the solution now offers users the flexibility to send and receive emails in 11 Indian languages.

Computing in your own language is now a breeze

City-based provider of software solutions for transportation and logistics industry Four Soft Limited (4S), in conjunction with the Freight Forwarding Industry and Four Soft Alliance (FFIFA), has chosen carbon emissions as the topic of discussion at its second global meet to be held today in Copenhagen, Denmark.

4S, FFIFA to target carbon emissions

Websites, mobile apps and games seem to be making the most of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season.

5% mobile internet users log on to IPL-related websites

Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd, today announced the commercial launch of its operations in Himachal Pradesh.

Tata Docomo starts GSM service in HP

HCL BPO, the business process outsourcing arm of HCL Technologies has signed a three-year deal with a UK-based utility to which it will provide end to end business acquisition and support services for its boiler, insulation services and energy saver products business. Experts peg the deal to be around $30 million (Rs 135 crore).

HCL signs 3-year deal with UK-based utility

India&rsquo;s third-largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, IBM Daksh, is sharpening its focus on the finance and accounting (F&amp;A) segment in India, especially targeting business from the oil and gas, retail and consumer packaged goods sectors.

IBM Daksh bullish on finance, accounting business in India

Zoomin.com, an online digital photo printing company, is planning to open 25 stores retail across the country by the end of 2010. The venture-funded company will also partner with Crossword Bookstores for six shop-in-shops across five metros soon.

Zoomin to open 25 retail stores in 2010

The state owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has slashed the price of 3G data card in a bid to rope in more customers.

BSNL slashes price of 3G data card

Hyderabad-based SMSCountry Networks Private Ltd, a leading bulk SMS gateway service provider, is betting big on the ever growing market for advertisements on the mobile platform to expand its user base and consequently post higher revenue.

SMSCountry Networks bets big on advertising on mobiles

To combat power shortage in the residential sector, the Haryana government would provide subsidised LED (light emitting diode)-based SPV (solar photovoltic) lamps. Disclosing this today, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Mahender Partap Singh said the state government had released an amount of Rs 109.28 lakh for installation of 4,371 LED-based SPV Home Lighting Systems.

Subsidised solar lamps for Haryana households

200 engineers may join its B&rsquo;lore R&amp;D centre.

Microsoft offers jobs to 400 Yahoo! staff

Apple Inc, looking to succeed where rivals like Microsoft Corp failed, is betting that consumers are finally ready for tablet computers, even if they have to do without some features.

Apple's iPad requires 'leap of faith'

A consortium of Indian and global telecom companies today announced the launch of Unity cable system to boost trans-Pacific connectivity. The consortium includes companies like Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel. The construction of this cable system was announced in February 2008 and costs approximately $300 million.

Trans-Pacific cable system launched

Kuwait-based Zain has reported a 39 per cent drop in profit at 195 million dinars (about $675 million) for 2009, as the telecom major faced tough business environment in the wake of financial crisis.

Zain's annual profit slumps 39% to $675 million

Press Trust of India

Tech News: Latest Techn news & updates on Smart Watches, Gaming Console, iOS updates with launch date and price straight from Business Standard.com.

Page 2074 - Tech News