Less than 10 days after Indian IT services provider Infosys said it’s acquiring UK SAP consulting firm Axon Group for $753.1 million, its crosstown Bangalore rival Wipro says it’s on the prowl for acquisitions. This is what a senior Wipro executive told the Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Girish Paranjpe, Wipro’s joint chief executive, said that […]
Software radio infrastructure products vendor Vanu has raised $32 million in a new round for expanding its Indian operations. Norwest Venture Partners led the latest round of funding, which included participation from previous investor Tata Capital and Charles River Ventures. Vanu plans to use the money to support business development, marketing
Sony has recalled certain Notebook computers in the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series because of a burn hazard to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that irregularly positioned wires near the notebook’s hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short circuit and overheating […]
Yes, we think broadband will kill the DVD and video stores. Starting today, viewers should be able to rent or purchase movies online from Amazon.com and watch them on some models of the Sony Bravia TV sets through the Bravia Internet Video Link device. Earlier today, LG launched the BD300 Blu-ray player ($400) that also […]
Nearly two months after Apple launched the App Store for the new iPhone 3G mobile phone and the older iPod touch, games continue to dominate the store. The App Store, which has been a mega hit with over 60 million downloads (as of August 11), lets iPhone 3G and iPod touch users download applications
As strong supporters of public transportation and the little man against the big corporations, we can’t help but wish that Mamta Banerjee screws or at least seriously delays the Tata Nano project in Singur (West Bengal) so that costs escalate and the car becomes unaffordable. We fear that cars like Nano will distract from necessary […]