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Google Latitude Upgrades With Location History and Location Alerts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:41:43 GMT

Google added new Location History and Location Alerts (in beta) for its Latitude service. The new Location History will allow Latitude user to keep tab of the places they have been to. Both new features are available only to registered Latitude service users.

Logitech to Buy Video Conferencing Company LifeSize Communications for $405 Million

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:32 GMT

Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, announced that it has agreed to buy video conferencing company LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash.

AirMe to Launch Photo Sharing Service PhotoWall in India with Microsoft

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:35:02 GMT

US-based AirMe has launched PhotoWall, an online photo sharing service that allows users to upload pictures from mobile phones, tag them and send to their Flickr or Facebook accounts.

Google Acquires AdMob - Mobile Display Ad Network

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:33:15 GMT

Google has acquired US-based mobile display advertising company AdMob for $750 million. The AdMob acquisition is expected to enhance Google's existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising and also help develop more effective tools for creating, serving and analyzing emerging mobile ads formats.

Linc Pen Launches Linc-MyDiary - Facebook Application

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:46:52 GMT

Linc Pen has launched Linc–MyDiary, a Facebook application that will allow users of facebook to add a virtual diary in their profile and post scraps on a daily basis.

CommonFloor.com in Collaboration with Indiakhelo.com Announces Indian Regional League for Basketball

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:45:53 GMT

Indiakhelo.com, India's premier sporting site, announced Bengaluru's first ever Indian Regional League for Basketball and Volleyball for teams from schools, colleges and apartment complexes.

Acer's Launches Three New Smartphones beTouch E101, E200 and neoTouchS200

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:24:19 GMT

Acer announced the launch of three new smartphones, beTouch E 101, beTouch E200 and neoTouchS200 in the Indian market. The new phones prices start at around Rs.12,000 and go up to Rs. 35,000.

PlaySpan and PayPal X Platform to Enable Developers to Increase Revenue

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:19:18 GMT

PlaySpan, a provider in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, announced a new PayPal payment experience, which uses PayPal's new Adaptive Payments APIs, enabling the developers to provide an optimal PayPal purchase experience for frequent micro-transaction type purchases.

Microsoft has Launched Online Services in India

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:13 GMT

Microsoft has announced commercial availability of Microsoft Online Services in India.

Afaqs Launches TelecomYatra.com - Online Telecom News Portal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:33 GMT

Banyan Netfaqs, publisher of Afaqs.com and The Brand Reporter, has launched TelecomYatra.com, an online telecom portal that aims to provide latest news developments on voice, VAS (value added services), technology and allied sectors.

Rediff Launches SongBuzz - Online Music Service

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:32 GMT

Rediff.com has launched SongBuzz, an online music service that allows users to listen and share their favorite songs.

Google Dashboard Offers User to Control Data

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:31 GMT

Google has introduced the all new Google Dashboard feature that displays a consolidated summary of information related to a particular Google Account.

RCOM Partners Mobile Social Community Moko.mobi For Value Added Services

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:26:44 GMT

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has now added Moko.mobi, a mobile social community, on its R-World mobile value added services portal.

TheCityGuide.In - A Leisure and Entertainment Portal - Unveils Version 2.0

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:22:52 GMT

TheCityGuide.In, a comprehensive leisure and entertainment portal announced its version 2.0 release. With the new version, TCG has done a new look and feel with added features and smarter search.

Cisco to Buy Set-Top Box Business Company DVN Ltd in China

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:10:06 GMT

Cisco Systems Inc has agreed to buy the set-top box business of Hong Kong-based DVN Ltd for as much as $44.5 million.

Google Enables Search by Voice Feature For Nokia Users

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:06:49 GMT

Google India has launched a new version of Google Mobile App for Nokia handset users that includes the search by voice feature for queries spoken in English.

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 for Download

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:40:27 GMT

The Mozilla community announced the release of Firefox3.6 Beta 1 for download.

Tata Docomo Launches "CoMix on-the-go" Service with Zero-Sum Wireless

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:35:21 GMT

TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand service of Tata Teleservices Limited, announced another value added service, "CoMix on-the-go", in collaboration with Zero-Sum Wireless Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

3i Infotech Launches Mobile SMS Security Solutions

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:49:26 GMT

3i Infotech has announced the launch of eMudhra SecMsg, a revolutionary mobile solution designed to secure the SMS channel of communication and thereby taking mobile messaging beyond basics.

Nokia to Shutdown Mobile Gaming Service N-Gage

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:45:44 GMT

Nokia plans to stop producing mobile videogames for its N-Gage platform next year.

Orkut Relaunched With New Features and Design

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:40:25 GMT

Google has redesigned its social networking site Orkut. The new Orkut is faster and easier to use.

Hulu.com Users to Get Bollywood Movies From BigFlix Library

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:36:55 GMT

Reliance Big Entertainment's video-on-demand service Broadband.BigFlix.com has partnered with US-based online video service provider Hulu.com to bring Bollywood movies to the South Asian population and non-NRIs in US.

Komli to Help Monetize Online Video Content With Artivision

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:23 GMT

Komli Media and Artivision Technologies have signed a deal under which Komli will deliver Artivision's in-video advertising service Target-Ad for online video content publishers in India.

Google Launches Music Search With Lala and iLike

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:34:07 GMT

Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet.

ICANN Plans To Allow Web Addresses With New Alphabets

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a not-for-profit organization that oversees the naming scheme for websites, is currently meeting in Seoul to discuss among other things how to allow the use of non-English based language characters in web addresses.

Disney Launching Free iPhone and iPod Touch Apps

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:47 GMT

Walt Disney is launching free iPhone and iPod touch applications which will give its fans access to Disney content and interactive features.

Finsearch360 Semantic Search Engine For Finance and Technology Domain Launched in Public Beta

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:37 GMT

ValueScope GmbH, a specialist in semantic web business applications, today announced the launch of its flagship Finsearch360com which claims to be the leading semantic search engine for finance and technology domain.

iXiGO.com Now Provides User Generated Airline Ratings From Air Valid

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:35:27 GMT

iXiGO.com travel site has partnered with Air Valid, the world's leading airline information, opinions and reviews site, to display user generated qualitative airline ratings in iXiGO.com’s international flight search results.

Now Post Latest Business Contests, Conferences, Workshops and Cultural Fests on IndianWebStartups

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:41:07 GMT

We have introduced an Event Section on our platform which will enable our community of readers to discover, promote and share events across various institutes, companies and cities in India.

BSNL Unveils Plans for Prepaid Broadband Services

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:34:44 GMT

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) launched prepaid broadband service for the first time in the country to enable customers access Internet in any city except Delhi and Mumbai.

Wipro Partners Delhi International Airport for a Long Term Strategic Partnership

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:18:43 GMT

Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) and IT major Wipro, announced a 10-year total outsourcing agreement to provide world class IT Infrastructure and Services for Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi.

Microsoft Partners Twitter and Facebook to Show Real Time Updates on Bing

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:17:55 GMT

Microsoft has signed agreements with micro-blogging service Twitter and social networking site Facebook to access their user’s public status messages and show them to the users of its Bing search engine in real time.

IIM Lucknow's Industry Interaction Committee organises Samvit 2009 - The Leaders Conclave

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:45 GMT

IIM Lucknow is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. As a part of the extended Silver Jubilee celebrations, the Industry Interaction Committee is hosting Samvit 2009 – The Leaders Conclave.

TimesJobs Enables GlobalConnect- Candidates Can Link Their Professional Profiles

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMT

TimesJobs.com has launched Global Connect, a social media feature that allows candidates to add their chat Ids such as GTalk, Yahoo, MSN and Skype.

BharatMatrimony Group Launches DivorceeMatrimony.com

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:55:06 GMT

BharatMatrimony Group has launched DivorceeMatrimony.com under the umbrella of CommunityMatrimony.com, a conglomerate of over 250 community matrimony portals.

Google Partners with Twitter for Search

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:51:38 GMT

Google has partnered with Twitter to index the entire public tweets as fast as possible and present them to its search users in an organized and relevant fashion.

Google Launches Dashboard Feature for Business Owners in India

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:58:08 GMT

Google India has introduced a dashboard feature in its Local Business Centre. The new feature would allow business owners who have listed their businesses on Local Business Centre to know where their customers come from and what they searched for to find them.

Now Read Comics on your Airtel Phones

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:54:13 GMT

Airtel has launched comic strips on its mobile services, with over 300 international and local comic strips.

RIM Officially Launches BlackBerry Storm 2

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:53:07 GMT

Research In Motion (RIM) has finally officially announced their BlackBerry Strom 2, the successor to its first touch-screen handset. It has added WiFi capability and improvements to the tactile feedback for its display.

Google to Launch Online Store to Deliver Electronic Books

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:48:37 GMT

Google plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a Web browser.

Apalya Raises $3M in its Second Round of Funding From IDG Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:40:02 GMT

Hyderabad-based Apalya Technologies or MiMobiTV, has raised $3 million in its second round of funding, from venture capitalists IDG Ventures India and Qualcomm Ventures.

Twitter To Launch its Service via SMS in India With Airtel

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:39:08 GMT

Micro-blogging service Twitter has partnered with Bharti Airtel to enable people to send and receive tweets without internet access. According to Twitter, the partnership will allow Airtel subscribers to send tweets at standard rates at Rs 1 per tweet and receive tweets for free through SMS.

Burrp.com Introduces Shopping, Movies, Health and Other Features

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:10 GMT

Lifestyle portal Burrp.com will now offer city-specific information under new categories such as shopping, movies, active life, local services, health and medical, besides food, nightlife and beauty across eight cities in India.

EdServ Softsystems Acquires Online Tuition Portal 2tion.com

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:50:08 GMT

Chennai-based EdServ Softsystems has acquired 2tion.com, an online tuition portal that provides online teaching services both in a ‘one-to-one’ format as well as ‘one-to-many students’ format.

Zapak Launches RuneScape in India With Jagex Games

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:59:55 GMT

Zapak Digital Entertainment, in association with UK-based Jagex Games Studio, has launched a huge multiplayer online game RuneScape in India.

Insure.com Gets Acquired By QuinStreet for $16 Million

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:15 GMT

US-based online marketing services and technology company QuinStreet has acquired Insure.com domain name and related media assets for $16 million.

Adobe Launches Photoshop.com Mobile Application for iPhone

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:50:33 GMT

Adobe has released free Photoshop.com mobile application for iPhone and iPod Touch owners.

Digital Waves Ties up with T Platform to Provide High-Performance Computational Clustering Solutions

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:15:54 GMT

Bengaluru-based Digital Waves has entered into a joint venture with T Platform, a Russian supercomputer company. They aim to offer high-performance computational clustering solutions to the Indian market.

Twitter Will Soon be Made Available in More Languages

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:00:59 GMT

Twitter is currently available only in English and Japanese. With some help, we will soon be rolling out support for French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

IndiaTimes Launches Photo Centre With HP SnapFish

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:57:02 GMT

Indiatimes.com, has launched a Photo Centre in association with HP SnapFish, that will enable over 11 million Indiatimes users to store, share and print unlimited number of photographs.

Balaji Telefilms Launches Online Talent Search and Showcase Platform Hoonur.com

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:03:31 GMT

Balaji Telefilms has launched Hoonur.com, an online talent search and showcase platform that enables aspiring actors, singers, dancers, scriptwriters, choreographers, directors, models to showcase their talent (Hoonur in Hindi) to casting directors and movie or TV production houses.

Yahoo Geocities Shutting Down on 26th October 2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:01:11 GMT

Geocities, the free web hosting service from Yahoo is shutting down its services from 26th October 2009. It was home to the first websites of a host of users - who later became techies and moved on to other platforms.

MindTree Acquires Kyocera to Enter Handsets Market With N!Mo

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:54:40 GMT

Bangalore based IT Solutions company Mindtree Ltd is entering the mobile handsets business with white labeled ready-to-brand mobile handsets.

Google India Launches Free Trial Offers for Indian SME's to Promote Online Advertising

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:52:08 GMT

Google India has launched an initiative for small and medium businesses (SMB) to help them jump start their online advertising campaign on its AdWords platform for free.

Nazara Technologies Ties Up With Mobile Social Community Cellufun

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:36:13 GMT

Sequoia Capital funded mobile content company Nazara Technologies has tied up with New York based Cellufun, a mobile social community where people interact, play games and buy virtual merchandise.

AVG Launches AVG 9.0 Security Products With ID Protection

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:31:12 GMT

AVG has launched its new version of Internet security products, AVG 9.0, with enhancements in speed and levels of protection.

Zmanda Introduces ZCB 2.0 - Cloud Backup for Windows

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:49:01 GMT

Zmanda, a open source backup and recovery software, has announced the second generation of its Zmanda Cloud Backup (ZCB) product.

Eureka! 2009 Asia's Largest Business Plan Competition

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:42:34 GMT

Eureka! 2009 is a business plan competition organized by The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay. It has prize money of INR 2.1 million, which certainly makes it Asia’s largest business plan competition.

MTN Partners India-based IMIMobile

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:24:03 GMT

Africa's biggest mobile operator MTN has partnered with India-based software company IMIMobile to provide improved mobile and online content to 103 million users in the Middle East and Africa.

BigFlix.com Launches Mobile App - Borrow DVDs Through Mobile

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:19:55 GMT

Rental.BigFlix.com, the movie rentals division of BigFlix.com, has launched a downloadable mobile application called BigFlix Smart Client and a mobile WAP site at m.BigFlix.com.

BSNL Plans to Connect All Indian Air Force Base by March 2010

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:56:19 GMT

Bhartiya Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced the ambitious project of connecting all the Indian Air Force bases in the country by March 2010.

Nokia Growth Partners Invests $10 Million in Web18

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:55:35 GMT

Web18, the internet and mobile arm of Network 18, has raised $10 million (Rs 48 crore) from Nokia Growth Partners (NGP).

HT Media Launches News Aggregation Site HTtweets.com With Cliqz

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:56:19 GMT

HT Media, in association with Cliqz.com, has launched HTtweets.com, a news aggregation website that currently offers headlines and a brief introduction of latest news stories related to general news, Bollywood and cricket.

Microsoft Launches Free Security Essentials Package

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:24 GMT

Microsoft introduced consumer security suite Microsoft Security Essentials, a free download that replaces the paid-for OneCare product.

Vertu Announces Constellation Ayxta First Flip Phone

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:45:47 GMT

Vertu has added Ayxta to their Constellation series. This is Vertu's very first attempt at a flip phone clamshell device.