This is because Apple's iPhone battery replacement programme requires that you send the phone back to Apple in the US -- which you cannot if you have bought it from the grey market.
China is promoting its information technology outsourcing sector as a rival to the market leader, India. The figures, however, paint a different story.
During 2006-07, it made 25 patent applications and was granted three patents.
BPL Mobile is exploring options to hive off its tower business into a separate company and is embarking on a capacity addition initiative
Emily Nagle Green is travelling across the world to propagate her 'Anywhere Trilogy' framework
With the first Dell personal computers going on sale in Wal-Mart Stores in the US and Puerto Rico, the $56 billion company is reportedly planning to sell its PCs through retail stores in Asia (including India) and Australia.
Wipro Technologies, an information technology and outsourcing company, is poised to acquire the IT arm of a major company in Germany.
This is slated to improve telephony service penetration in the country due to increased affordability and could be a precursor for similar moves for other value added services.
Indian IT firms still have a way to go before they can stand up and be counted among the global giants.
In a move to woo foreign visitors to its network, the state-owned telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to reduce the charges on in-roaming -- international mobile phone users roaming in India -- by 35-40 per cent.
The rogue software is designed to look like legitimate security software that is running a trial mode on a user's PC.
Tata Teleservices spokesperson confirmed the development, and said: "We have written to theDoT seeking clarity on the issue."
IT major Patni Computer Systems is close to acquiring a European IT company for $20-25 million (around Rs 100 crore) and is expected to announce the deal in the next two months.
Telekom Malaysia which already holds over 49 per cent equity stake (which it bought for over Rs 730 crore in Spice has been looking at expanding its base in India beyond just the two circles.
MSIDC has a strong team of 1,300 people, and Koppolu said the team would be further strenghtened. The team's success stories include Microsoft Dynamics Snap that was fully developed at MSIDC within a period of six months.
The report, however, cautions that weak English-speaking skills and lack of international experience among Brazilian workers make many of them unsuitable for employment.
The report, however, cautions that weak English-speaking skills and lack of international experience among Brazilian workers make many of them unsuitable for employment.
Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja has expressed his interest in bringing down national roaming rates to zero, further cutting international roaming rates and favouring technology neutrality in the country.
Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.
Despite rising salaries, the country can sustain the cost advantage for another 10-15 years.
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