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...

Nokia is the dominant phone company in India.  It had the foresight and business acumen to see the potential in India much before its rivals.  And Nokia does produce quality phones. But Nokia is facing bitter competition and is losing some market share across the globe. Nokia India has launched a contest for its new phone N97, but its fine print is scaring many. More...

Like many Indians, I subscribe to the view that the majority of Pakistani’s want peace and harmony with India.  The people are exactly the same and techies from both countries perform equally well. The only difference is the leadership.  While we have men like Manmohan Singh, they have Zardari and Musharaff. An international tech contest has now excluded Pakistan. More...

Yahoo picture site and community Flickr is popular in India and the rest of the world. Flickr users have uploaded more than 3 billion photos.  Flickr also offers a premium service to its users which enables them to have more space, speed and preferential help from the service desk. Now Yahoo is being accused of removing the personal photos of an anti-Obama protestor. More...