Month: October 2006
Orkut in trouble for hate community on India
ET reports that, The Aurangabad bench of Mumbai High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to issue notice to Google for the alleged spread of hatred about India by its social network service `Orkut’. The order was issued by Justice A P Deshpande and Justice R M Borde Monday in…
Motorola Inc moves to Delhi High Court
My reliable sources tell that, American Telecom equipment manufacturer, Motorola Inc has moved to the Delhi High Court against BSNL’s decision of disqualifying them from $4 Billion 3G GSM global tender. Earlier yesterday, BSNL director, Mr Dube disclosed that Motorola and ZTE were disqualified leaving Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens in…
I Build. I Bond – ibibo community networking site goes live
The social or community networking bug has now bitten Indian online entrepreneur’s. MTV India recently launched Meet or Delete, ibibo today launched it’s public beta and you can use their blog and photo sharing web service just like Blogger and Flickr. ibibo is a part of MIH India promoted by…
Motorola and ZTE out of BSNL 3G Equipment Race
“Motorola and ZTE both have been disqualified on the basis of failing to meet stringent technical norms specified by BSNL”, said R L Dube, Director, Planning – BSNL India Limited. Only three companies are in race now, Nokia, Siemens and Ericsson. However, after bidding for the mega $5 Billion 3G…
Bangalore to be Wi-Maxed
The Silicon Valley of Asia, Bangalore is all set to go Wi-max. BSNL is planning to roll out its first WiMax tower for broadband internet access in Jayanagar (South Bangalore). The tower is expected to cover a radius of 20Kms which will provide internet access to residents of other tech…
Samsung SGH-P310 launched in India – Review
The sleek and sexy Samsung SGH-P310 is officially launched in India. It is the size of a credit card and has all the latest features for you to make a gadget guy or gal 🙂 It is also known as The Card Phone II Specifications: 86 x 54 x 8.5…
Global telcos waiting to start operations as MVNO
Global Telecom majors like, Virgin Mobile’s application to be a MVNO has been rejected twice on the grounds that their is insufficient infrastructure. The DOT is now planning to revisit its earlier decision. It will ask the TRAI to initiate a consultation paper on allowing MVNOs in India. What is…
RedBus takes Bus Ticketing Online
Entire India and the VC community is busy building Travel and Holiday portals neglecting the most essential service, “Techies” in the Valley are looking for – Online Bus Reservation. PilaniSoftLabs, a startup by “Techies” from the valley have solved this problem by founding RedBus.in. Please don’t confuse about RedBus.in being…