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

Oracle Corporation announced the appointment of Bhaskar Pramanik as its India head.

Bhaskar Pramanik is named Oracle India head

Business Standard

Despite the rough economic climate, one in three IT professionals in India believes that companies should take bigger risks with business projects related to information technology (IT). According to a survey of 463 IT professionals in India, their companies should take on riskier projects that often have a higher return on investment.

IT professionals want firms to take bigger risks: says survey

The state owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has slashed the price of 3G data card in a bid to rope in more customers. &ldquo;The price of the 3G data card has been reduced from Rs 3800 to Rs 2500. This will help us to rope in more customers interested in high speed internet connection&rdquo;, Balaram Pal, General Manager (mobile), Orissa circle, said.

BSNL slashes price of 3G data card

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones. Application stores enable mobile users to utilise value-added services (VAS) offered by network providers.

Tech Mahindra arm to launch 6,000 mobile applications

With Nokia starting to spin out mobile devices that come loaded with its music download service, the Finnish company is eager to see how consumers would use its 3.5-million music library, currently offered free. &ldquo;Nokia&rdquo;, said Adam Mirabella, global director, Ovi Music Services, &ldquo;is experimenting with both coupon-based pricing model and pay-per-download model that can be applied to its music service.

Nokia offers music for free

The move to disinvest the public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has united all central trade unions once again and they have called an indefinite agitation from April 19 against the move.

Trade unions' stir on BSNL from April 19

Two senior executives at India&rsquo;s second largest business process outsourcing WNS have resigned from the company. Ramesh Shah, who earlier stepped down as chairman of the board, has left WNS on March 29, 2010, he also resigned as director of WNS. Anup Gupta, Chief Operating Officer also resigned from his post.

Two senior executives quit WNS

Players slash prices to leverage the popularity of IPL matches on the internet .

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

The runaway success of movies like James Cameron&rsquo;s Avatar and Disney&rsquo;s Alice in Wonderland has not only generated a welcome interest in cinema-goers but also driven interest in 3D gaming. Simply speaking, jump-out-of-the-screen &lsquo;stereoscopic 3D&rsquo; is the technology that has caught everybody&rsquo;s attention, including gamers&rsquo;. Here&rsquo;s what you need to do to get 3D gaming home.

PCs get a 3D vision

Forget about whether the iPad turns out to be a Kindle-killer. The real question is whether it will prove to be a Mac-, PC- and netbook-killer, too.

Apple's iPad targets Kindles, may hit Macs

The global semiconductor market will touch a revenue of $276 billion in 2010, a 19.9 per cent increase over 2009 figures of $231 billion due to higher sales of personal computers and memory drives, an analyst firm Gartner said in a recent report.

Global semicon revenue to grow 20% in 2010

India&rsquo;s largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel, is working on a platform wherein it could integrate television, mobiles and the internet to provide services across the value chain. The company is already present in each of these segments individually, as it offers broadband services and DTH services through Airtel Digital TV, in addition to its mobile connectivity.

Airtel to integrate tv, mobile and broadband

Hundreds of shoppers lined up to wait for stores to open at 9 am, though crowds didn&rsquo;t camp out for days this time, as they did when the iPhone debuted. Many of the buyers identified themselves as early adopters and Apple enthusiasts, making it harder to tell if the iPad will win over mainstream customers.

Apple's iPad debut attracts crowds, rivalling iPhone frenzy

Ahead of the auction of spectrum for mobile broadband or WiMAX, Swedish equipment company Ericsson has advised operators against adopting the technology, saying it cannot be deployed with just 20 MHz of frequency and recommended Long Term Evolution (LTE) as a better alternative.

Ericsson says WiMAX may not work effectively in India

Discovery and seven astronauts rocketed into orbit before dawn today on one of NASA's final stockpiling missions to the International Space Station.

Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts blast off

eBay India, one of India&rsquo;s leading e-commerce marketplace, has rated Mumbai as the biggest IPL city on eBay with maximum IPL merchandise being bought in Mumbai. Interestingly, the southern metros of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai were in the second, third and fourth position with Delhi making it to the fifth place.

City enthusiasm slips with KKR

Infosys Technologies' plan to set up its second development centre in the city in the upcoming Infocity-II region has been marred by procedural delay.

Infosys expansion plan hits procedural delay

Dhanush Infotech Private Limited, a city-based IT services, application development and re-engineering services provider, launched the Indian chapter of www.aussieindiaharmony.com in Hyderabad on Monday.

Dhanush launches friendship blog

Apple Inc, trying to revive demand for tablet-style computers with its iPad, said it sold more than 300,000 of the devices on the first day of their debut weekend.

Apple says it sold more than 300,000 iPads first day

Sierra Atlantic today acquired North Carolina-based consulting and Oracle solutions provider Baytree Associates in a 50:50 cash-and-earnout deal. Declining to divulge the deal size, Jesrani said the acquired company&rsquo;s current revenue run rate was around $15 million (Rs 67 crore).

Sierra Atlantic acquires $15-million US firm

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