Most personal computer makers buy chips the way Intel wants to offer them. But the technology giant has learned it needs to be more flexible in other markets, as an unusual arrangement with another Silicon Valley company shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Vinculum Solutions Private Limited has received investment from Accel Partners India. The fundinh will help Vinculum to enhance its suite of products and to accelerate growth in India and itsglobal operations. Mr. Mahendran Balachandran, Partner,Accel India (Ex Country General Manager India, Apple) has joined the Board of Vinculum Solutions.About Vinculum Solutions Limited: Vinculum Solutions
Start-up InTheMo attempts to distinguish itself in the crowded market for recommendation sites, using a system that learns what you like and makes suggestions accordingly. Read the rest of this entry »
Reports that Apple is working with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. to produce an iPad only newspaper, called the “Daily,” sets a troubling precedent. It has not done the same with music, TV or movie studios.
Groupon.com slowed to a crawl thanks to a surge in traffic on Friday. Now is it ready to survive its first holiday shopping season as a major e-tailer? Read the rest of this entry »
Economic Times has published a feature on the Moser Baer Group’s foray into the power generation business. (The group recently raised PE funding from Blackstone for one of the ventures.) Its as big a reinvention the Puris have undertaken as any. Over the next five years, the Puris plan to invest Rs 34,000 crore — about 16 times the current revenues of Moser Baer India — to set up 5,000 MW of
Negative press, positive press. Motivational books, lectures and conferences. Coaches, consultants and mentors. There just isn’t any shortages of resources to push you forward. Many of my colleagues and peers absolutely believe in the law of the universe. Each of them have a vision board. Parts of all this are the basis for the book [...]
Smack in the middle of a comeback, Nokia has hit another roadblock. This time, the problem is its flagship N8 smartphone. Read the rest of this entry »
The latest US search engine rankings from comScore show that only Google and Microsoft grew their market share while Yahoo!, Ask and AOL lost share.