Tata Teleservices Ltd, which offers both GSM and CDMA-based mobile telephone services, has supported the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India&rsquo;s proposal on refarming of the 900MHz spectrum held by GSM operators, while saying the high reserve price suggested would scare away the competition and might not give the best value of spectrum.

The main issue is lack of a level playing field: N Srinath

Business Standard

Computer security analysts have issued an alert for Internet users and operators against hackers attempting to target websites of &quot;reputed&quot; government and private organisations.

Top govt, pvt websites under hacker threat: Cyber agency

Press Trust of India

Research In Motion Ltd is preparing for a major restructuring beginning in the next couple of weeks that will see it eliminate at least 2,000 jobs worldwide, the Globe and Mail reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources.

Canada's RIM to cut at least 2,000 jobs 

Reuters 

Gadgets have become essential carry-ons for travellers. They can be your saviours or give you company while you are out in the wild.

Out in the wild, along with machines 

In September last year, among the most downloaded gaming apps on the Research in Motion (RIM)-controlled BlackBerry global network, was the game &lsquo;Pong Shot Reloaded&rsquo;.

Mobile handset companies bet on Indian app makers

N Chandrasekaran and his colleagues at Tata Consultancy Services were in a celebratory mood last month. There were enough reasons for it: The country's largest IT services company touched the magical $10-billion mark in its turnover a little over eight years after it listed in 2004. But the MD &amp; CEO, a regular marathon runner, now is in a mood to sprint: He wants to achieve &ldquo;similar milestones&rdquo; in a much shorter period.

Can TCS achieve its ambition?

BMC Software&nbsp;is not the typical outsourced captive centre which does just maintenance. In the last two years BMC has filed more than 16 patents in India. Being leader in the Cloud Management category, it has the most comprehensive well integrated solution in the market. Also, it has done more than 100 implementations under cloud management services. Even in recession time, company is hiring employees and claims to be the one of the best places to work for in India.

BMC India has now become the global innovation hub: Tarun Sharma

After showing their displeasure over blocking of websites by the government by breaking into official websites of various government and private organisations, hacking group &lsquo;Anonymous&rsquo; is now taking to the streets to protest against the move.

From virtual world, hacktivism spills into real world

LinkedIn, the world&rsquo;s largest professional network with over 161 million members globally, today announced that more than 15 million professionals are now using the platform in India.

LinkedIn India members grow to 15 mn

When Apple Inc&rsquo;s next iPhone hits store shelves, Technicolor&rsquo;s engineers will rush to get the handset &mdash; not to make calls or play games, but to rip it apart.

Technicolor dissects iPhones in hunt for patent payoff

For Gilles Grapinet, Senior Executive Vice President of the 9-billion-euro IT services provider Atos, his recent visit to India has been exhaustive. Having spent two days in discussions with the recently set-up India Advisory Board, he wants Atos' footprint in Indian market to grow rapidly. In a chat with Shivani Shinde, Grapinet talks about the importance of India, the role of the Advisory board and Europe opening up for outsourcing.

We see more in India than just an offshore base: Gilles Grapinet

Flipkart, the poster boy of Indian online retail, is going through growth pangs, making investors edgy with its financials. Analysts and venture capitalists said Flipkart was making considerable losses on transactions of books that accounted for 65 per cent of its sales volume and 40 per cent of revenue.

Investors wary as Flipkart shows growth pangs

About 84 per cent of CEOs in India spend half of their time on talent-related activities, according to a joint study by Monster.com and People Matters. The study, which interviewed 126 CEOs in India, says talent management continues to be seen as the most crucial priority for Indian CEOs.

'CEO continues to double as chief talent officer'

In April this year, more Indians have posted their profile for the purpose of matrimony than for getting a job. According to a recent survey by the Internet and Mobile Association of India, &ldquo;Online recruitment portals have witnessed 2.05 million resume uploads in April 2012, as against 2.74 million profile uploads on matrimonial websites.

'More matrimony profile uploads than resumes'

Do not be surprised if by early next year internet users see internet domain names that ends with .bank, .web, .online, .space and many more.

Internet domain names .hotel, .bank and others to be a reality soon

Facebook Inc. (FB)&rsquo;s implied valued rose 8.9 percent to $102.8 billion yesterday in what was expected to be the last auction of its stock on SharesPost Inc.&rsquo;s exchange before the social-networking company&rsquo;s initial public offering.

Facebook valued at $102.8 bn in final auction on SharesPost

Yahoo Inc will begin layoffs of thousands of employees next week and will announce a plan to restructure the company the week after that, according to a media report.

Yahoo layoffs to begin next week: Report

Like many in the industry, Lakshmi Narayanan, the vice-chairman and ex-chief executive of Cognizant Technology Solutions, is surprised at the speed with which the Nasdaq-listed company has overtaken some of its peers.

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth 

Betting big on its 'Lumia' series, Finnish handset maker Nokia is targeting sectors like manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, banking and insurance to capture a major share of India's enterprise smartphone market.

Nokia bets big on enterprise segment with 'Lumia'

Notwithstanding cancellation of its 21 licences by Supreme Court, CDMA mobile service provider MTS India is expanding its business and now looking to partner with software and application vendors to develop an application store for its subscribers.

MTS to develop mobile app store for customers

When Aegis, the Essar group&rsquo;s business process outsourcing (BPO) arm, announced a 250-seater centre in Srinagar in 2010, it raised the eyebrows of many peers. Two years after, the centre has added another 500 employees and been able to attract clients looking for capabilities and expertise in the local languages.

Destination smaller towns for BPOs

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