Biju Velayudhan, Sr. Manager & Head IT, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital

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Customer is King

THE SITUATION... How will Praveen achieve customer satisfaction? The motto of every business is to derive customer satisfaction and that is not easily achievable. Most business heads are prone to fret over the issue of attaining maximum customer satisfaction from the products or services that they bring to the market. The desire to meet optimum customer satisfaction has a cascading effect on the... By shashwatdc gupta

Apples share of smartphone sales fall to 18.3%

A new report released by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, a market research, information and consultancy company, shows that there has been a steep fall in Apple’s share of smartphone market. The countries covered in the research were U.S., U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Over a twelve-month period, ending 12th June, Apple’s share has fallen from 30.6 per... By admin

Motorola Droid 3 to hit US markets on July 14

On July 14, Motorola’s Droid 3 will make its debut in USA, where it will be available for $199.99 to those who opt for a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless. Those who wish to avoid being tied up with any service provider can go in for the unlocked SIM free version at the price of $460. The much anticipated full QWERTY smartphone comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbeard operating... By admin

How easy is it to hack phones?

You don’t need to be a science graduate or even a professional hacker in order to hack into someone’s mobile or voice mail. The security systems in most mobile devices can easily be breached. The News of the World is alleged to have hacked into thousands of voice mail accounts to get hold of scoops before their rivals could. The newspaper found it incredibly easy to enter... By admin

Twitter valued at $8 billion

Any takers for Twitter at $8 billion! The question has already been answered in the affirmative. While its peers are busy filing for IPO to raise funds, Twitter is using the private equity route with rather lucrative results. According to sources the micro-blogging site is in the process of raising $400 million in a deal that values it at $8 billion. The investment is going to be led by the DST... By shashwatdc gupta

Chitranjan Kesari, Head IT, Advanced Enzyme Technologies.

'I am shortly joining an Indian MNC asGM IT, thanks to Next 100' One of the major impact of Next 100 was that I was awarded "Champ of the year 2010-2011" by my present organisation. In fact, after Next 100 Award, my life has much changed. Peoples respect me. They really understand that I have a capability to go to the next level. Even my current employer gave me an opportunity to work with some... By shashwatdc gupta

Zygna eyes mobile gaming market, buys apps co

The top social games publisher on Facebook, Zynga Inc, has announced in its blogpost that it is buying the Toronto-based mobile applications developer, Five Mobile Inc. This move could help Zynga to expand its reach beyond the desktop and make a tryst with users through the handheld small screens of mobile phones.Formed in 2008, by five employees of an app developer that went bankrupt after the... By shashwatdc gupta

Is Vibes the name of Facebooks music service?

Jeff Rose, a software developer and researcher, has found evidence for what seems like an unannounced Facebook music service going by the name of Vibes. He examined the code after the launch of the Facebook video chat service and he discovered references to features called Peep for video calling, and also to Vibes.In his blog (http://lifeisagraph.com/2011/07/04/facebook-vibes.html), he writes: "... By shashwatdc gupta

Apple is planning an iPad HD

The videos on iPad 2 already look quite good, but in next model that is being planned things could turn out to be even better. Tech blogs are rife with rumours that the screen resolution in what is being billed, as the iPad 3 could be twice as high. Basically this would be a pro device that can be used for high-end photography, special effects and editing. According to sources, Apple is... By shashwatdc gupta

Apples next iPod Touch could be 3G ready

Apple is planning to bring out a new model of iPod Touch that will have the option of allowing users to pop in a 3G SIM card and enjoying connectivity on the go. But even with 3G SIM, the iPod Touch might not feel like a real smartphone, as it lacks a speaker that can place sound into your ear. So you will have to use a speakerphone or attach a headset. The models of the device that are already... By shashwatdc gupta

Bhartis Mobile Tower Arm Eyes $500 million IPO

Bharti Infratel, the mobile phone tower arm of Indias largest telecom company by subscribers, Bharti, is planning to have an initial public offering of at least $500 million. According to sources, the regulatory papers will get filed in September or October of this year. Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley are among the frontrunners for helping to manage the mega initial public offering.The... By shashwatdc gupta