Telecom
900 MHz spectrum bidding turned too risky at 100% premium: RIL
14 Feb 2014
Reliance Jio Infocomm opted out of the bidding for the 900 MHz spectrum after the bidding turned risky with bids going up to 100-per cent of the reserve price of the spectrum
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten to buy instant messaging app Viber for $900 mn
14 Feb 2014
Rakuten Inc, Japan’s largest e-commerce company, today struck a deal to buy Cyprus-based messaging and VoIP service operator Viber Media Ltd for $900 million, in a bid to expand in emerging markets
Global sales of smartphones surpassed feature phones in 2013: Gartner
14 Feb 2014
Sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6 per cent of overall global mobile phone sales in 2013, and exceeded annual sales of feature phones for the first time
RIL's 900 MHz hopes dashed; govt to collect Rs61,162.22 cr from auction
13 Feb 2014
RIL's Jio Infocomm, which bid aggressively for both the premium 900 Mega Hertz and the less efficient 1,800 MHz bands, today bowed out of te 900 Mghz race
Bidding in 1800 Mhz band strengthens as 2G auction continues on 10th day
13 Feb 2014
Out of the last five online spectrum auctions, the current one is the largest the in terms of radio waves on sale, and the third-longest till date in terms of duration
Nokia to unveil Android smartphone: Reports
12 Feb 2014
Massive protests mark ‘Day We Fight Back’ against NSA spying
By By Jagdeep Worah | 12 Feb 2014
Internet users sent 80,000 calls and nearly 160,000 e-mails to their representatives in the US alone on 11 February, designated as ‘The Day We Fight Back’ against US surveillance. Jagdeep Worah reports.
Finance ministry calls off conciliation in Rs20,000-cr Vodafone tax case
12 Feb 2014
The union cabinet had, in June last year, approved a proposal for conciliation in the resolution of the tax issue relating to Vodafone’s capital gains from its acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's stake in Hutchison Essar
