Priyanka Joshi &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Priyanka Joshi &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Palatable cells: Tech giants spark off OS war

Palatable cells: Tech giants spark off OS war

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

With mobile OS becoming the new battleground for Google, Apple and Microsoft, it is the smartphone users who stand to benefit the most.

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Indiagames is a leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games.

Jobs: Young Indians depend on social networks

Jobs: Young Indians depend on social networks

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2011

Once the turf of GenY, online social networks in India have now become powerful recruiting and job-seeking tools.

3D screens are gaining popularity

3D screens are gaining popularity

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2011

Forthcoming big budget films like Ra.One, Dhoom 3 and Don 2 are expected to be released in 3D formats in 2011, along with a bevy of 3D English studio releases dubbed in local languages.

Facebook facelift faces tough fight

Facebook facelift faces tough fight

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

The new kid on the block from Google's stable aims to take some of Facebook's shine off with its own set of social features and forthcoming integration with the search giant's various online products expected to be launched.

Micromax grows up fast in India

Micromax grows up fast in India

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

Micromax was best known so far as the handset vendor which forced Nokia and Samsung to review their strategies for the entry-level market in India.

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2011

Mumbai-based business process outsourcing firm Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist, a health care business it acquired in 2007. Firstsource had paid $330 million for the acquisition.

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2011

According to two independent sources in the know, the group is exploring the possibility of tapping private equity investors for a significant minority stake in the company or may even exit the business, provided it gets a significant exit premium.

Google switches on to prime time TV

Google switches on to prime time TV

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2011

The move is a part of the online giant's efforts to improve Chrome's market share in India.

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2011

The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) decision to expand gTLD (generic top-level domain) names on the internet to include almost any name (even .anything), is foxing both users and registers. It has also raised fears of online trademark violations and cybersquatting.

Enterprises warming up to tablet PCs

Enterprises warming up to tablet PCs

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2011

While a number of private wealth management firms have already embraced tablet PCs, others are expected to adopt them soon.

Management churn at Wipro yet to subside

Management churn at Wipro yet to subside

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

Ashutosh Vaidya, head, Wipro BPO Solutions, and Deepak Jain, head, Technology Infrastructure Services, have put in their papers, said the sources. The reasons for the resignations could not be confirmed.

IT-BPO sector to see big-ticket M&A deals

IT-BPO sector to see big-ticket M&A deals

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2011

At present, at least, five over $500-million deals are being discussed for potential acquisition.

Mastek says turnaround under way

Mastek says turnaround under way

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

During the quarter ended March 31, it added seven clients, the highest since the third quarter of 2007-08.

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.

'TCS can double m-cap to $100 bn in 4 years'

'TCS can double m-cap to $100 bn in 4 years'

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2011

Large-cap plus in low-cost delivery, investment in new services adds to sectoral push

LG to manufacture smartphones in Pune

LG to manufacture smartphones in Pune

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

LG is targeting a turnover of Rs. 3,000 crore in 2011 and sell 450,000 smartphone units in India this year.

Display advertisements are good: Google

Display advertisements are good: Google

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2011

The search giant is keen to pocket a hefty slice of India's online advertising market, an Rs 1,300-crore (Rs 13-billion) market in 2011 that is set to touch Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion) by 2015 according to KPMG estimates.

'IT majors need to rethink staff growth'

'IT majors need to rethink staff growth'

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

The report said recent concerns about manpower like attrition, quality of talent and rising wages, have compelled IT companies to take a relook at their so far successful offshore business model more than ever before.