Wikipedia is one of the top 20 websites accessed by Indians.  Apart from being a rich source of research and educational material,   it can be credited as one of the greatest achievements of idealistic, global volunteer effort. Started in 2001, it is widely regarded as a reliable source of news, research and information. Now Wikipedia wants a factual NASSCOM entry. More...

LIRNEasia describes itself as a regional information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation capacity-building organization active across the Asia Pacific.  Put simply, it is a think tank and research body which strives to improve the lives of the people in the Asia Pacific. Now, its research is being touted to say that only Indians make missed calls. More...

Google dominates the online search market and Google Apps products like gmail are hugely popular. So, whenever Google announces a new product or feature, it is picked up by most newspapers, TV Stations and blogs.  In the media’s quest to outdo each other and ‘engage’ their readership, excitement and exaggeration drive the first cut of news. Cold reality is more boring. More...

Blog SpicyIP is easily the leader in its niche in India.  Along the way, it was won a number of awards and accolades.  In May 2008, Lexis Nexis listed it as a top IP blog.  The US Library of Congress describes Spicy IP as a useful online IP resource.  And there are many more experts worldwide for whom Spicy IP is mandatory reading. It was the first to report on Satyam. More...

As many of our anonymous cowards, not to forget the FakeIPLplayer, will tell you – anonymity has its own thrills. Unfortunately for some of their anonymous brethren in the United Kingdom, a recent decision of the High Court of that country has held that anonymous bloggers cannot restrain another person from stripping them of their cloak of anonymity. More...

While Facebook is the hottest social networking website in the world, its domination is not absolute.  Google’s Orkut was the first to move into India and Brazil and has a commanding lead in both these countries. Till 2008, it seemed that Orkut would continue its domination in India and would manage to face off the Facebook challenge. Now Orkut is nervous. More...

Last week, the Indian Government announced that it had appointed Infosys co-founder and current co-Chairman, Nandan Nilekani, as Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India.  Nandan will be given a Cabinet Rank and a budget of billions of dollars.  Nandan has said that he will get the first National ID Cards rolling out in less than 2 years. More...

Aegis BPO, in its quest to becoming a $500 million dollar company, is on an acquisition spree.  With more than 30 thousand employees in 31 offices around the world, Aegis is telling analysts that it plans to add 1,000 employees a month to meet its target of a double digit growth in 2009.  Aegis staff are reeling after the quick exits of two senior female managers. More...

Nokia dominates the Indian phone market.  Last week, it launched a contest via 5 leading Indian blogs where readers could get a chance to win ten N97 phones.  Each phone is valued at approximately Rs. 35,000. Nokia wanted to promote its new model.  The respected Indian blogs ‘engaged’ their readers with a coveted prize.  The readers won a great mobile phone.  More...

Intel is the dominant chip player in the world and controls 80 percent of the $40 billion market.  Intel chips have stood the test of time and rugged conditions and drive most of the personal computers and laptops in the world. But the recession is biting and Intel first quarter profits this year was only $647 million as compared to $1.44 billion in 2008. More...