Preshit is our social media celeb with one of the most active Twitter profiles in India. However, his Macaddiction (Apple Fanboy for those who thought that was a typo) is legendary and conveniently spills on to watblog as well. Preshit's the guy who scouts and posts news and runs the technology side of WAT 
Delhi based Educomp Solutions Ltd, who acquired a 51% stake in Learning.com for Rs. 105 Crores and acquired Singapore based Ask n Learn back in May 2008, have now announced that they have been handed a project to implement Computer Aided Education in the schools of Karnataka.
Karnataka’s Department State Education Research and Training (DSERT) have [...]
Real estate major Unitech’s telecom arm, Unitech Wireless has just sold a 49% minority stake in the company to Telecom Italia, Italy’s largest telecom company.
Unitech Wireless has managed to win licenses to operate in all 22 circles in the country and were on the look out for partners. We’d reported about Norwegian telecom giant, Telenor, who was [...]
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), which has the largest collection of Movie and TV information on the internet, has always been the one-stop for all the information one needs about a Movie or TV Show, Actor or Actress, be it Indian or International. Owned by Amazon, the site claims to be visited by over 57 [...]
The country’s Department of Telecom (DoT) have come up with some new set of guidelines for auctioning off the spectrum for WiMax in the country, something which has greatly upset the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country. As per the new guidelines laid down by DoT, the reserve price for the auction has been [...]
The Indian Telecom industry is abuzz with activity and we’ve been paying close attention to the details to bring you news as it happens (or in this case, as it is about to happen). Not too long after we reported that Norway’s Telenor and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo were ready to pick up stakes in the [...]
It has now become almost certain that India is fast becoming the top destination for global telecom firms to strategically expand their businesses. With all the activity surrounding the launch of 3G services for the 300 million (almost) subscribers in the country, international telecom companies are finding out that it would be wise to invest [...]
The country’s leading state-owned mobile carrier, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been in the news for quite some time lately. After they were allotted the 3G spectrum, the undertaking has already begun testing their 3G services. Even though the company already offered EVDO services in southern India, official test practices are underway in the [...]
Whether the Apple iPhone is really worth Rs. 31,000 and Rs. 36,100 is an argument that’s debatable for hours together, but it is now almost certain that iPhone has almost failed in India. There was a lot of hype generated a few months before its launch, but all that seems to have died down owing [...]
Google, which recently turned 10, has been expanding itself in every direction possible. The search giant has been growing at an alarming scale and is valued around $150 billion in the market with over 20,000 employees under its roof. Google has established itself as the most powerful 10-year-old today. And it certainly has a long way [...]
Come September 15th, prepaid subscribers in the country will start rejoicing as a new directive released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today allows them to use almost the full value of recharges done for their mobile phones. The regulator, with this directive, has directed the mobile service providers in the country to discontinue charging the processing fee that is levied on the recharge coupons currently.
IOL Netcom, who had so far become synonymous with broadband and IPTV services in Mumbai and Delhi with its tie-up with MTNL is now all set to enter as a player into the Indian telecom market. The company has entered into an agreement with state-owned telecom service provider MTNL, which has presence in the Mumbai [...]
It shouldn’t come to you as a surprise that the Indian Mobile Market is growing at an alarming rate, with the total mobile subscriber base almost touching the 300 million mark. We’ve been covering the industry’s every move here on WATBlog as it happens and as your may know, everyone is eagerly anticipating the [...]
The Google Apps suite, which has been around for a couple of years now, is by far the most popular free application suite used by individuals and bloggers alike, globally. From the house of Google, Google Apps Suite is a collection of free to use tools that let you use and offer Google’s services, although [...]
Sify Technologies Ltd., one of India’s largest companies providing enterprise data services, which also provides consumer internet services and has an online presence in the form of a Portal Sify.com, has today announced a tie-up with internet search giant Google to power the company’s Email and Chat services. According to the announcement, the Sify’s offerings [...]
Even as reports keep coming up regarding the issues that have plagued the iPhone 3G ever since its launch, a British Advertising Agency has ruled that iPhone’s advertisements are misleading the users and they should be immediately taken off air. The Advertising Standards Agency in the UK has ruled that the iPhone 3G does not deliver what is being conveyed in the ad.
