7 November2006

Business

 
 Reebok Launches its Largest Store in the World in Hyderabad, India

Oval pills easier to swallow
Study could help patients with swallowing difficulty, discovers that oval shaped pills are easier to swallow.

'Fountain of youth' research uncovers aging genes
Elixir and Sirtris are dedicated to bottle the genie which could hold the promise of everlasting youthfulness.

India’s travellers increasingly use the internet to find low priced weekend travel packages
Web is no longer just used by Indians to search for cheap airfares alone.

AIG-led consortium buys London City Airport
A consortium lead by American International Group (AIG) will buy London City Airport, media reports said.

Amazon launches new toy store
Amazon has announced the launch of its new toy and baby store after its contract with Toys R Us was dissolved. 

MSC Power Corp to build first solar pyramid in India
Singapore-based MSC Power Corp plans to build solar pyramids in India that use solar energy to drive turbines.

India's moon mission Chandrayaan 1 on track
The launch is expected in 2008. All on track, says Govt, as a lunar co-operation agreement with US is being prepared.

India, France sign civil nuclear cooperation declaration

Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative to cut energy dependence on Middle East 
With the Advanced Energy Initiative, the US aims to gain more political muscle to deal with the regressive regimes in Middle East by achieving energy independence. 

Exubera - Diabetes inhaler insulin drug gets FDA approval
However, the inhalable Insulin is not approved in India yet

Manmohan shows Chidambaram the Budget 2006 trajectory
PM against levies, increase in taxes, but Wal-Mart may still have to wait for India foray.

Intel, Nokia, Motorola form Mobile Digital Television Alliance  
the Digital TV Alliance aims to corner a large chunk of mobile digital entertainment.

Bengaluru /Bengalooru
The polITics of getting Bangalored

So names returned to haunt India’s uneasy identity as a global player with Bangalore all set to embrace the renaming bandwagon

VSNL, Microsoft pact for web conferencing service

TCS teams up with SBI to parent software firm C-Edge

 

 

 

 
Tourists splurge $372 million through Visa cards in India
India emerges as the fastest growing market in terms of tourist spending in the region.

24 hour private FM news channels in India cleared by ICE

P Chidambaram working on Union Budget India 2006

Sony to end Walkman production in Japan  
The iconic Japanese musical gadget to be now made in Malaysia and China.


Mozilla Firefox celebrates its first anniversary


Taiwan's Quanta to manufacture MIT's $ 100 laptop for poor children

US top tech nation, says study
US still churns out more engineers than India and China.

Application Framework Solutions based on IXI-Connect OS from Sasken  

Samsung phones to Vodafone with Qualcomm technology

Intel's Craig Barrett frowns at MIT’s low cost laptop

Microsoft follows Intel with investment of over a billion dollars in India

Intel to splurge over $1 billion in India

 
HSBC launches MyHome home loan scheme
HSBC MyHome is a flexible EMI product for Indian home buyers.

Shell to set up technology center in Bangalore  

Google bans BMW for keyword stuffing
BMW's Denmark website used artificial means to gain search engine ranking and traffic, says Google.

WestBridge backs Travelguru to become the 'Google of the travel industry'  
VC fund WestBridge Capital Partners and Travelguru join hands to  build  Indian online travel market leader.

Suzlon to set up Australia's largest wind farm  
Pune-based Suzlon has entered the Australian market by bagging pact to design, procure, construct and commission a wind farm .

TCS Ferrari connection flaunted at Davos

V.I.P. Industries Q3 2006 exports grow 31.8%

Blue Star Q3 2006 net profit up 17 per cent at Rs 6.91 crores  

Repro India Q3 2006 net profit at Rs 247 lakhs  

T1 processor
Sun announces UltraSparcT1 chip
Sun Microsystems' T1 microprocessor is leaner and meaner.

Intel sponsors cyber-athlete world tour

Internet user growth zooms in India