Earlier we had blogged about a breakthrough internet device coming out at just $100.00, We have just heard some more news.

Allied Computers International Asia Pvt ltd, also popularly known as ACi, is launching a laptop for just Rs. 15,000/- only in the midst of the coming new year 2008 .
 
The laptop is set to roll out in May/June 2008. The [...]

There were times when we dream’t of getting a Mobile phone for our self and we wondered how a cell phone could have a camera some four years ago. Times have changed drastically for the average mobile user and the Indian Mobile user base is growing considerably each day.
 
Today, mobiles carry those funky features such [...]

The  Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International have jointly published the I-Cube Internet In India Report 2007. The IAMAI and IMRB have jointly researched the report through a survey in more than 65000 households across India. The cities covered are namely:
Mumbai, Kolkatta, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Pune, Ahmedabad, Patna, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Surat, Guwahati, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Durg, Bhopal, Bhubhaneshwar, Trichy, Jalgaon, Panipat, Trisshur, and Bellary.
The analysis according to the report:
According to the I-Cube [...]

The internet runs only through revenues from advertising is what we all know. The internet is a big marketplace for people to look for buyers and sellers across the globe. Online advertising is booming since the number of internet users is growing rapidly. We had even blogged about the Internet’s growth story in our previous [...]

Microsoft India recently launched a new email domain just for Indian users. The new email domain name is @live.in. This means that your email id will be yourname@live.in apart from the normal yourname@hotmail.com. Microsoft is on the rampage of introducing this new email domain name globally with country specific extensions. This new domain name remains [...]

The U.S based internet giant Yahoo! Inc just released the top ten search trends in various categories and the results seem to be obvious to the growing concerns and media reports worldwide. The search trends online depicts the trend of news in the offline media.
 
Here’s a quick analysis:
 
About Top Ten News Stories:
 

 
The events relating to [...]

Social Networking has taken up Indian entrepreneurs with awe. As web 2.0 sites like orkut are filled with loads and loads of profiles of Indian youngsters and others, Indian entrepreneurs are starting to count gold on the social networking business model. There are two instances where in Indian entrepreneurs have found gold.
 
The first instance [...]

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Exchange Ltd (MTNL), the local telephone and mobile services provider has recently launched its Short Messaging Services in 11 languages. MTNL has partnered with Geneva Software Technologies Ltd to offer these services. This SMS service now will be available in 11 different languages which includes Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Gujarati.
 
The [...]

Companies in India, especially all IT companies, have started recruiting through social media networks and blogs. Earlier we had blogged about social media sites being a threat to job portals. This is a very good trend coming up as recruiters get a chance to make a background check of the person they are recruiting. Websites [...]

This is certainly good news for the whole world. The Mountain View, a firm based in California announced that Google intends to launch a ‘renewable energy technology’ which will be cheaper than coal-generated energy and thus, is getting in the business of ‘finding limitless sources of energy’.
 

Larry Page, one of the founders at Google says:
 
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Knowledge commands, and knowledge is power, is what we all know. Online tutoring is starting to take off in a big way these days. Many online portals are starting to offer educational support to students which has further lead to a win-win situation for students, teachers and parents of students who are working for such [...]

The Indian government is planning to introduce ‘broadband-over-power-lines’ (BPL) or powerband in order to boost broadband penetration and internet connectivity within residential areas throughout the country. This technology will enable fast-paced broadband internet access at residential homes.
 
The Indian Government’s Department of Information Technology has a separate broadband development wing and it has been in the [...]

The Internet is growing at a rapid pace. Indian technology companies are on the verge of capturing the global internet devices market. Ichip Technologies, a Hyderabad based technology company, has developed an internet device ‘@box’ for entertainment, education and communication purposes by making an investment of Rs. 10 Crore which they plan to install in [...]

The internet is soon to take up the space of what television holds today for the common man in India. Very soon, ISP’s are going to start offering Wi-Fi services to residential homes. If these services are offered at cheaper prices to residential homes, it might even lead to the internet taking the space [...]

 
Its time for some great news for all IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) aspirants who did not get admission to the prestigious institution. All the seven IIT’s in association with IISc (Indian Institute of Science) Bangalore plan to stream course materials and lectures online within the next few months. The plan is part of a [...]