YouTube popular choice for online movie streaming in India
Movie distribution houses are opting for YouTube to make content available for online streaming than setting up their own services to avoid costs and hassles of scaling.
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Manan Kakkar surveys the technology market in India.
Manan Kakkar
Telecommunication engineer with a keen interest in end-user technology and a News junkie, I share my thoughts while preparing for my Master's in Information Management.
Caleb Garling
Caleb lives in San Francisco and comes from a non-traditional background of molecular biology research and developing products and strategy for high-tech companies. He mostly covers the developing Indian technology market for ZDNET.
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DoT hopes to raise $17.9 Billion from spectrum freed by defense services
The Department of Telecommunication has asked the Defense Ministry to vacate another 80MHz for commercial telecommunication needs. According to DoT the sale of this spectrum can make close to $17.9 Billion for the government.
Wikileaks: US closely watching the UID program
A Wikileaks cable released on the 23rd of April shows the US State Department's curiosity in India's UID program and a set of questions that they want answered.
India officially gets Nexus S and a date for iPad 2
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How long before graduates in India fall into the vicious VC circle?
Cultural differences in India and the US play an important role in the innovation and entrepreneurship segment in India. With VCs and Angel Investors eyeing college graduates, it is not long before we see undergraduates cranking out IT defining products in India, perhaps at the expense of their education.
The simmering 4G battle
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Genpact wins Headstrong auction for $550 million
One of India's leading BPO company, Genpact has acquired IT consulting company Headstrong for $550 million opening new markets and increase the Indian company's global presence.
Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 apps now working in India
Microsoft's Zune marketplace, the app store for Windows Phone 7 is now available in India. With the marketplace ready, Microsoft should be announcing the devices officially in India soon.
Sify partners with Saudi Telecom as EIG almost complete
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Services like Twitter, Facebook should be regulated in other countries
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