Firms/companies
BBC told to boost local and global coverage
29 Jan 2015
Amazon to launch email service
29 Jan 2015
Suzuki launches all new Swish 125
29 Jan 2015
Samsung sales, profits plummet; may lose smart phone lead
29 Jan 2015
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smart phone maker, looked closer to losing its crown as global smart phone leader after a plunge in its quarterly and annual profits
Toyota forced to replace car whose roof squirrels chewed up
29 Jan 2015
Going ‘green’ has its own problems - the owner of a new Toyota Aygo in Britain has complained that squirrels ate parts of his car because they were made from eco-friendly plastics
Govt not to pursue Vodafone case; avoid appeals in tax cases
29 Jan 2015
The cabinet decided on Wednesday the government will not in future appeal cases that have been decided by appellate bodies in favour of the taxpayer
CommScope to acquire Tyco spinoff TE Connectivity’s network business for $3 bn
29 Jan 2015
The purchase includes TE’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses but excludes its submarine and data communication assets
Google announces Google Fiber for four metros
28 Jan 2015
Government accepts Vodafone tax ruling
28 Jan 2015
Vodafone is yet to resolve another, high-profile relating to capital gains tax in its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's stake in the Indian telecom group in Hutchison Essar, which is awaiting international arbitration
Sony to cut 1,000 more jobs as smart phone losses mount: report
28 Jan 2015
With the latest round of job-cuts, Sony’s workforce will shrink by roughly 30 per cent to 5,000 as of the end of the fiscal year through March 2016
SBI to enter market to raise Rs15,000 crore
28 Jan 2015
UK Cadbury ban leaves chocolate lovers fuming
28 Jan 2015
Twitter adds video, group messaging
28 Jan 2015
Max India to be split into three separate units
28 Jan 2015
Apple's sales in China jump 70% on changed strategy
28 Jan 2015
Its success in China helped Apple emerge at the top in the first quarter, increasing overall profit to $18 billion on revenues of $74.6 billion
IBM to trim workforce, but denies reports of mass layoffs
28 Jan 2015
IBM has been steadily reshaping its 400,000-plus staff for several years, laying off workers in some areas and hiring others in new growth businesses
Apple ropes in Softbank's retail arm Brightstar for big Indian expansion plans
28 Jan 2015
Apple is planning to invest in direct advertisement, while earlier the advertisement was handled by the retail partners only. This is a rare move by Apple as it is done only in big markets like US and UK
Mann Ki Baat – Modi, Obama jointly air views over the radio
28 Jan 2015
Hours after US President Barack Obama ended his India visit and left for Saudi Arabia, All India Radio aired a joint radio address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama
Russia to trim deficit as S&P “junks” its credit rating
27 Jan 2015
With continued western sanctions on some of Russia’s biggest companies over Ukraine amidst falling oil prices, S&P expects Russia's economy to slide into recession this year
Microsoft second-quarter sales beat analysts’ forecast
27 Jan 2015
Growth in cloud services and improved Xbox Onesales helped microsoft beat analysts' forecasts
M&M plans Rs4,500-cr renewable energy investment in next 3-4 years
27 Jan 2015
The Mahindra Group plans to raise its total solar power generating capacity to 500 MW by March 2016, against the current 180 MW
Spice to set up Rs500-crore mobile handsets unit in UP
27 Jan 2015
Mobile internet conglomerate Spice Group plans to invest Rs500 crore to set up a mobile internet devices manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh
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