Business Standard July 30
BlackBerry agrees to address security concerns
The government today said the makers of BlackBerry - Research in Motion (RIM) - has given an assurance to it on soon addressing its security concerns and hoped that the Canadian service provider and security agencies would be on the "same page".    More...

Business Standard July 30
Vodafone Essar IPO plans at initial stage: Essar CEO
Plans for an initial public offering by No 3 Indian telecoms firm Vodafone Essar is in a preliminary stage, the chief executive of Essar Group, Prashant Ruia, said on Thursday.    More...

The Economics Times July 30
Google services blocked in China except for Gmail
WASHINGTON: Google's services in China were fully or partially blocked on Thursday with the exception of its email service, Gmail.    More...

Business Standard July 30
Qualcomm India unit to sell stake for $64 mn: Sources
The Indian broadband unit of cellphone chip maker Qualcomm plans to sell a 26 per cent stake to two Indian companies for about Rs 300 crore ($64 million), two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.    More...

Business Standard July 30
Satyam case hearing postponed to Aug 3
The 21st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, which is trying the multi-crore Satyam scam case, postponed further hearing in the case to August 3.    More...

Business Standard July 30
Vodafone promises to invest in India
Telecom major Vodafone today said it would continue to invest in its operations in India, but asked the government to provide "stable and good" policies.    More...

Business Standard July 30
Motorola's quarterly profit soars to $162 mn
Motorola Inc's second-quarter profit surged more than six-folds to $162 million, boosted by higher revenues from wireless offerings for corporates even as handset sales slumped during the same period.    More...

Business Standard July 30
TTML Q1 net soars to Rs 558 cr; to invest Rs 900 cr
After posting a healthy profit of Rs 557.8 crore in the June quarter today as against a Rs 23-crore loss in the year-ago quarter, Tata Teleservices Maharashtra (TTML) said it has lined up a capex of Rs 900 crore for the current fiscal to fuel its business.    More...

Business Standard July 30
Vodafone, TalkTalk sign tie-up deal: Report
British Internet and phone provider TalkTalk has signed a deal with Vodafone to launch a mobile phone service under its own brand, a newspaper reported on Friday.    More...

Business Standard July 30
TDSAT restrains Star Den from marketing TV18's channels
Broadcast tribunal TDSAT today restrained channel distributing firm Star Den Media from marketing the channels of Television18.    More...

The Times of India July 30
Facebook Questions beta launched
WASHINGTON: Facebook has launched a trial version of a much-anticipated new service which allows members to pose questions to other users of the 500-million-strong    More...

The Times of India July 30
Neworking sites top in billing rates
Last week, the Harvard Business Review published a long interview with Howard Schultz. The Starbucks CEO talked about the coffee company’s many moves to win back customers    More...

The Times of India July 30
Amazon launches cheaper Kindle
SEATTLE: Amazon.com has launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's    More...

The Times of India July 30
Huawei launches 20 mobiles in India
NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies today announced its entry into the Indian mobile handset market with the launch of 20 new handsets.    More...

The Times of India July 30
BlackBerry 9800 may steal iPhone 4's thunder
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Shares of Research In Motion (RIM) have jumped on speculation that next week it would unveil a new touchscreen BlackBerry that could compete more effectively with Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphones    More...

The Times of India July 30
New norms lay equipment security onus on Telcos
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: The government has laid down stringent norms for telcos sourcing equipment from foreign manufacturers to address security concerns over gear.    More...

The Times of India July 30
iPhone 4 'booster' for porn industry
NEW YORK: It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.    More...

The Times of India July 30
'Qualcomm India unit to sell stake for $64 mn'
MUMBAI: The Indian broadband unit of cellphone chip maker Qualcomm plans to sell a 26 percent stake to two Indian companies for about Rs 3 billion rupees ($64 million), two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.    More...

The Times of India July 30
HCL Tech Q1 profit up 6.9%
MUMBAI: Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies Ltd said quarterly profit grew 6.9 percent in dollar terms, beating expectations on strong global demand for its software services.    More...

The Times of India July 30
British PM to IT cos: Create jobs in UK
BANGALORE: On his first visit to India as the British prime minister, Conservative leader David Cameron allayed fears of any curbs on the IT outsourcing by the country’s government departments, even    More...

The Times of India July 30
'Apple iPod Nano poses fire risk'
TOKYO: Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said.    More...

The Times of India July 30
Twitter tells users mood
NEW YORK: Using millions of Twitter messages, or tweets, from the popular social networking site, researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have created a Twitter Mood Map to measure the moods of the nation.    More...

The Times of India July 30
Mobile gear market to grow after 2 years
HELSINKI: The Mobile telecom equipment market will grow 7 percent to $40.3 billion in 2011 after shrinking for two years in a row, helped by investments in new 4G mobile networks, research firm iSuppli has said.    More...

The Hindu July 30
Gangaikondan IT SEZ by November: Poongothai
TIRUNELVELI: Following the launch of Coimbatore IT Park on August 2, the Information Technology Special Economic Zone at Gangaikondan near here is all set to take off during the month of November this year as the project,    More...

The Times of India July 30
Telecom operators report 2,150 cases of mobile cloning in FY'10
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said telecom operators have reported 2,150 cases of mobile cloning during 2009-10.    More...

The Times of India July 30
Playstation, TVs boost Sony to $294 million profit
TOKYO: Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions.    More...

The Times of India July 30
Google changes tune, search still working in China
SAN FRANCISCO: Google says its search engine and several other services are working normally in mainland China after previously reporting the service had been completely blocked.    More...

The Tribune July 30
BSNL to tap broadband users for IPTV
Telecom behemoth BSNL is gearing up to promote its state-of-the-art Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in Punjab. Launched about two years ago, the service has not found many takers. But all this is going to change soon as BSNL plans to tap its over two lakh broadband subscribers for this service    More...

The Tribune July 30
Profiles of 100m Facebook users leaked
The personal details of 100 million users of social networking website Facebook are now available for download after they were leaked online    More...

The Times of India July 30
Raju needs another 22 weeks treatment'
HYDERABAD: B Ramalinga Raju, prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam case, is slated to stay as an in-house patient of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) for    More...

The Times of India July 30
Kerala Tourism wins PATA Gold award for best website
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Tourism's global consumer travel website, keralatourism.org, has won the prestigious "PATA Gold Award    More...

The Hindu July 30
New website for Technopark
Thiruvananthapuram: Technopark Thiruvananthapuram has a new platform to showcase its achievements and project its future plans.    More...

The Pioneer July 30
Unique ID scheme to continue on pilot basis
Unique ID scheme would continue in five blocks on the pilot basis. A decision in this regard was taken in a review meeting held under the chairmanship of chief secretary AK Singh on Thursday    More...

The Pioneer July 30
Vodafone, Airtel towers found running on pilfered power
The telecom towers of Vodafone and Airtel at three places in the state have been found to being running on pilfered power.    More...

The Hindu July 30
RIM will address concerns over BlackBerry
NEW DELHI:The government on Thursday said Research in Motion (RIM) — BlackBerry makers — has assured it that they would address its security concerns. It hoped that the Canadian service provider and security agencies would be on the “same page.”    More...