The latest company to seek a fortune in India's rural markets is Google. It is developing with local vendors a simpler search engine, as well as content tailored to the needs of rural users.
You can watch them at your leisure with a media centre PC that can play movies, burn DVDs, record TV games and even allow you to surf the Internet.
Accenture is taking a leaf out of science fiction movies such as Minority Report and Star Trek. With this aim in mind, engineers in its Bangalore development centre are busy converting these concepts into cutting-edge technology.
Imagine Sachin Tendulkar as the saviour of the world -- fighting the baddies and averting catastrophes!
Given that some BPOs conduct nearly 150 interviews a day, the threat of fudged resumes and impersonation is compounded many times over.
Not wanting to be burdened with unwanted bulk, software applications that are never used, Indian users are clearly steering towards the new generation smartphones.
The current level of automation available in the Indian call centre industry is very rudimentary with only the language assistance interface or the first level of the call being automated.
Ignoring advertising will get increasingly difficult with billboards now being able to beam video advertisements directly to passing cellphones
ANR technology reduces the amount of background noise by detecting the unwanted noise and then manipulating sound waves to cancel out the noise.
The placement of brands in mobile games - termed as branded gaming or advergaming - is expected to witness a jump in India with the number of gamers estimated to touch two million in 2007.
After tariffs war, GSM operators are now experimenting with the pricing of value-added services such as downloads of mobile games in 2007.
IT campuses have taken the drudgery out of the work environment, finds Priyanka Joshi, as she peeps into facilities across Bangalore, Gurgaon and Mumbai
In this age of virtual reality, expressing your affection for the loved ones has never been easier.
Companies that invest heavily in firewalls and other protection measures forget that over 15 per cent of their employees are talking to headhunters and prospective new employers at that very moment, say experts.
Interestingly, majority of the 26 highly user-friendly websites come from the world of e-commerce.
Image spam has been around for a while, but the attackers are now getting smarter...
Private Equity investments in start-ups accounted for 20 per cent of the overall PE investments in the country, which stood at $7.46 billion in 2006 (over 299 deals).
Cellphone makers have reportedly shipped more than a billion handsets for the first time in 2006, which indicate a 20 per cent increase.
Nasscom states the Indian gaming industry, estimated to be around $48 million (around Rs 210 crore) in 2006, is expected to cross $424 million (around Rs 1,900 crore) by 2010.
Here's a laptop that resembles an Apple MacBook, weighing a little over 1 kg and cutely compact with an 11.1-inch display. However, the Sahara-brand NB55132-CK66 is no cheap MacBook substitute.
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