Google Inc has applied to be allotted domain names like .google, .youtube etc. as well as those based on some generic words under the Internet authority’s new scheme for customized domain names. The company said it has also applied for certain non trademark domain names such as .docs and .lol. “We decided to submit applications […]
If you were worried about the Rs 43,000 India price tag on the new Samsung Galaxy S3, there is some good news — the actual retail price of the phone is about Rs 39,000. The white model is available on ecommerce site Indiaplaza for Rs 38,900. Similarly, Flipkart, India’s biggest Internet retailer has put the […]
The depreciation of the rupee is hitting Indian customers hard. A day after Samsung priced its new Galaxy S3 model phone at 30% more than the price of its predecessor, due primarily to a 20% depreciation in the value of the rupee, Ricoh announced a 5% increase in its printers and other office products. These […]
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has abolished roaming charges, starting with one of its prepaid plans. The move is the first such step by any telecom operator — removing roaming charges without charging any particular rent or payment for doing so. To avail of the feature, customers have to switch their plan to ‘Roam […]
Government of India has blocked a proposal by G’Five Telecom to invest in its Chennai-based subsidiary, even as it let in investment from Japanese logistics company Kintetsu World Express and UK-based publisher Bloomsbury. In February, local logistic comany Gati had formed a joint venture with Kintetsu and said it would transfer its Express Distribution and […]
Norway, Switzerland, France, Sweden and Denmark are the top five future destinations for medium and large datacenters in the EMEA region, according to research firm Canalys. On the other end of the spectrum, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Hungary are at risk of not being able to provide enough energy to meet the demands of datacenters. […]
After getting the ambitious grid-connected solar project off to a good start, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is about to unveil part II of the renewables thrust — the distributed projects. The ministry also painted a gloomy and dismal picture of India’s energy-less future if radical switches are not made immediately. Grid […]
Snapdeal, one of India’s most aggressive online retailers known for cut-throat prices, has launched pre-booking on the new Samsung Galaxy S3 in India. The phone is being launched in India at 1:30 pm on Thursday, you can watch the launch live The website has not declared the final price of Samsung Galaxy S III, but […]
Mageia, a community of former (and some current) Mandriva Linux developers, has released the second edition of their Linux-based open source operating system, Mageia 2. Unlike Rosa, the other fork of Mandriva, Mageia has opted to retain both the Gnome user interface design as well as the KDE interface, giving users more choice. Rosa, a […]
The Nokia store on Indiatimes has removed the Rs 29,999 price tag on Nokia 808 Pureview, with Nokia calling it a dummy price. The 41-megapixel Pureview 808 is the most sophisticated camera phone ever invented and can capture details that a human eye cannot easily see. It had announced earlier this month that the phone […]
After failing to get the expected quantity of gas from the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, India seems to have decided to step on the pedal on LNG and gas projects. Announcing the signing of the gas sales & purchase agreement (GSPA) for TAPI Gas Pipeline Project in Turkmenistan, Indian petroleum minister came out as highly […]
Samsung will launch its latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, in New Delhi on Thursday at 1:30 pm. The expected price, as predicted by RTN yesterday, is Rs 42,000. PRICE UPDATE from press conference – It’s Rs 43,000 (yes, that’s for 1 phone!) You can watch the launch, which will give further details of the […]
Sudden rise in temperature and frequent power cuts has generated a huge demand to the extent of 70% for inverters, batteries and gensets particularly in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). The National Capital Region is now facing power cuts for at least six […]
Samsung has launched its cheapest tab yet in India, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7 inch), priced at Rs 19,900 — or about Rs 5,000 less than the outgoing Galaxy 620. The big news here is not that it is a better model than the outgoing Galaxy 620, which it resembles in nearly every way, […]
Global ratings agency Fitch said more big, investment-grade companies in the United States may start returning money to shareholders if share prices continue to slide or remain low. It pointed out that such return of money through stock repurchases can impact the credit rating of companies (due to a deterioration of their credit to equity […]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be priced at Rs 43,000 in India, in line with its pricing in Europe (600 euros or Rs 42,000 plus). While fans may be disappointed at the high price, it may be noted that the rupee depreciation is the primary factor behind the high cost. The S2, the previous version […]
Welspun Solar Madhya Pradesh Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Welspun Renewable Private Limited, has won the largest solar power contract in Indian history. The company, part of the formerly textile-oriented Welspun group, won a contract for setting up a plant that will generate 125 million watts (megawatt or MW) of power. In comparison, […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has pulled up operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular for imposing discriminatory charges on new operators to deliver their SMS to Bharti and Idea subscribers. The Authority has asked the two to immediately comply with the law which requires any ‘inter connect’ charge to be transparent and equitable […]
Chinese PC brand Lenovo was able to snatch the number 1 position from Dell and HP in India in the first quarter, but the overall Indian PC market showed signs of a definite slow-down. PC sales to consumers in India was down 3 percent in the January-March quarter compared to the October-December quarter. Overall PC […]
All three finalists in the National Geographic Bee Championship, one of the most prestigious academic competitions in the world, turned out to be of Indian origin. Rahul Nagvekar beat Vansh Jain of Wisconsin and Varun Mahadevan of California in the finals held on Thursday in Washington. The finals saw US President Barack Obama ask a […]
