Apple's recent foray into education seems to have hit the right notes. In just three days of iBooks 2 release, almost 350,000 e-books were sold. While India is yet to see the launch of iBooks 2 and iBooks Author, independent developers in the education space are already eyeing the digitised space.

Students brace for digital storm, as e-book revolution likely

Business Standard

Japan-headquartered NTT Communications Corporation announced that it will acquire 74% stake of Netmagic Solutions, provider of datacenter services in India. The acquisition is subject to the approval of relevant authorities in India.

NTT Com to acquire 74% stake in Netmagic Solutions

NTT Communications, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, has announced plans to acquire 74 per cent stake of Mumbai-based Netmagic Solutions, a provider of datacenter services in India. The acquisition is worth &yen;10 billion ($128 million), according to media reports.

NTT to acquire 74% in Netmagic Solutions 

With two high-profile executives exiting Research in Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry, it might look like the Canada-based smartphone vendor is in trouble. But its troubles are not rooted in India, underline experts.

RIM retains cool in India after global shake-up

The Indian IT industry was on tenterhooks again, as US President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union speech. While Obama launched his re-election campaign by hitting out at outsourcing, this time it was mostly about getting &ldquo;manufacturing jobs back&rdquo; to the US.

Now, Obama flays outsourced manufacturing

After a break of six months, Jeya Kumar is back in action as the Chief Executive Officer of Ipsoft&rsquo;s Asia Pacific operations. Kumar had been at the helm of Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems, which was acquired by Nasdaq-based iGate and private equity firm Advent last year, for a sum of $1.2 billion.

Bs people: Jeya Kumar

On January 18 users attempting to access the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia saw a black screen, and a statement that first said &ldquo;Imagine a world without free knowledge&rdquo;, and then announced that &ldquo;for 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia&rdquo;. Thousands of other sites joined this protest in a similar fashion.

Ajit Balakrishnan: Pirates of the modern world

Infosys and some of its employees are being investigated by the US authorities in connection with a subpoena issued against it last year following alleged violation of visa rules, according to India&rsquo;s second-largest IT services firm.

US probing Infosys, employees in visa case

Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility Inc posted a fourth quarter loss on weak revenue on Thursday in what could be its last report before a planned takeover by Google Inc.

Motorola posts loss, awaits Google deal approval

Reuters 

In one of the biggest announcements related to job creation here at the World Economic Forum, Indian IT major HCL Technologies on Thursday said the company will create 10,000 local jobs in Europe and the US over the next five years.

HCL to hire 10,000 in US, Europe over five years

Press Trust of India

Niche e-commerce sites, catering to a single product-vertical, are fast catching on.

With online buyers growing, niche sites mushroom

Apple Inc has Wall Street&rsquo;s full attention after hinting at plans for the company&rsquo;s $100 billion cash pile that may lead to stockholders receiving a dividend.

Apple investors await dividend gusher 

The Durbin-Grassley Bill might have fallen through but large Indian information technology service providers are taking no more chance of being seen as job snatchers in the US.

Indian IT firms step up hiring in the US

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, who made the BlackBerry a leading business tool but then presided over its precipitous decline, said they would step down on Monday as co-chairmen and co-chief executives of Research in Motion.

Newsmaker: Jim Balsillie & Mike Lazaridis

SAP, the world largest provider of enterprise application, reported that its 2011 numbers were one of the best in 40 years, indicating enterprise spending on technology continues. It says it is confident of achieving its target of $26 billion in revenue by 2015. Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO, talks to Shivani Shinde about the trends.

India jumping a generation of tech adoption: Jim Hagemann Snabe 

After a gap of almost two years, state-run telecom firm MTNL, which offers telecom services in the premium markets of Delhi and Mumbai, has got a permanent chairman and managing director.

BS People: A K Garg

Twitter announced on Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings recently sweeping across the Arab world.

Twitter to restrict user content in some countries

Tata DOCOMO, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTL), has launched 'Photon Max', the latest addition to its best-selling Photon brand of high-speed mobile broadband access on CDMA platform in Gujarat.

Tata DOCOMO launches Photon Max in Gujarat

The Aakash, called the world&rsquo;s cheapest tablet, has faced a barrage of recent criticism. Reviewers and others say it is not good enough, but the few who have used it are not so sure. Is it a washout?.

Broken promise?

Research in Motion (RIM)&rsquo;s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker&rsquo;s chief executive said he would present the board with his plan for the company&rsquo;s future in just a matter of weeks.

RIM chief eyes 'significant' plans for BlackBerry

Facebook, the world&rsquo;s largest social-networking service, is aiming to file for its initial public offering (IPO) as early as next week, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Facebook plans IPO as early as next week

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