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5 Top-Selling Indian Novels of all time!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:00 +0000

(image) India has produced many revered and highly acclaimed English fiction and novel writers who have garnered prestigious literary awards such as the Pulitzer and the Booker Prize, in the last few decades. Although English has been passed over in India as a colonial tradition, the novels written in English have been deeply expressive, rich and [...] No related posts.

Developers offered Free Blackberry Playbook to convert Android Apps to BB apps!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:47:27 +0000

(image) Here is a golden chance for Indian mobile developers to lap up a shiny new 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet. We are slightly late in reporting this as there are only 4 more days to go, but I guess it is still worth all the effort! Alec Saunders, Blackberry’s Vice President of Developer Relations made [...] Related posts:

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2. Android App Market goes past Apple Store for Free Mobile Apps!
3. Wow! Blackberry messenger coming on Android & iOS

Flipkart’s Letsbuy Acquisition – Consolidation in Indian Ecommerce Begins! [PR Update]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:16 +0000

(image) Now, if this news is true, it may probably be a game-changer for fast growing Indian E-Commerce space. Last night, Medianama reported that Flipkart will soon be announcing acquisition of Letsbuy.com. Although, there is no official word or confirmation on this acquisition, the news has a good chance of being true. Flipkart recently closed USD [...] Related posts:

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3. Indian Ecommerce Startups & their travails with Ruthless Indian payment gateway providers!

5 things that great brands do!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:27 +0000

(image) What do you think makes great brands so powerful, long lasting and unique even when they’re not selling products and services that are radically different from one another? Have they really got their fundamentals strong or are they simply relying on smart advertising? Let’s check out what great brands really do and how they make [...] No related posts.

Smartphone Market grows 61% in 2011 [Market Share Stats]

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:12:54 +0000

(image) IDC recently released stats on Worldwide Smartphone market and its growth has beaten analysts expectations as well. According to the the IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, Smartphone manufacturers shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The YoY growth of 54.7% was higher than the 49.2% [...] Related posts:

1. Blackberry Losing The Enterprise Smartphone Market Share To iPhone!
2. Global Smartphone OS Market: Android accounts for over half of it!
3. Android App Market grows fiercely, may over-take Apple App store by mid 2012!

Yahoo Mail Home displays Full-page Fastrack Ad [Desperation?]

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:22:52 +0000

(image) I visited Yahoo Mail probably after a few months as my amazon account is attached to it and mails come to that email ID. However, I was taken by surprise when the page loaded – I was a bit confused for couple of seconds wondering if I landed on “Yahoo typo” homepage. But that was [...] Related posts:

1. New Yahoo Mail – will it make any difference?
2. Google Chrome Full Page Ad in ToI – But why ?
3. India Buzzing News : World Cup, Census 2011, Yahoo search engine, Fastrack & Indian kids!

5 qualities of top women in Indian corporates!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:58 +0000

(image) If you’ve read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you’ll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of India Inc? Is it just about having a tough facade, compromising [...] Related posts:

1. The Indian Women CEO have arrived and how?
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3. Indian corporates looking for youth entrepreneurs!

Why IKEA may change household furniture Industry in India!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:46:33 +0000

(image) Although the Scandinavian giant IKEA has been trying to come to India since 2000, it hasn’t been able to set itself up yet. And this was mainly because of the tight FDI rules in India until recently. But with the Indian government having finally shifted from a 51 percent foreign ownership cap to 100 percent [...] Related posts:

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Paradox of thrift: Why a high savings rate is bad for the economy?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000

(image) Let me ask you three questions. Question 1: Do you have high savings? Question 2: Do you save at the expense of putting off critical purchases? Question 3: Do you think that is good for the economy? Well if the answer to the questions is yes, yes and yes, then you might find this piece [...] Related posts:

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