January 2012

Dassault?s Rafale bags IAF’s $10-billion fighter jet deal

by Paul Joseph January 31, 2012 Featured

The deal for the Rafale, which beats European consortium EADS Cassidian?s Eurofighter Typhoon, for 126 aircraft is worth up to $15 billion, including life support, technology transfer, offset, trainin…

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Renewable energy M&A rose 40 per cent last year: PWc

by Paul Joseph January 30, 2012 Featured

Renewable energy mergers and acquisitions surged 40 per cent in value last year, even in the face of uncertain conditions in Europe caused by the EU debt crisis, according to the global consultant …

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Google+ and Pinterest: two fast-growing social networks

by Paul Joseph January 30, 2012 Featured

That the online social networks are witnessing extraordinary popularity is evident from the fact that while Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are already being widely used all across the world, two other social networks – the fast-growing Google+ and Pinterest – have also been making big leaps of late! According to the statistics forthcoming from several reports, Internet search giant’s last-summer-launched Google+ social network already boasts over 90 million users; and, going by some estimates, it is likely to touch the ‘400 million users’ milestone this year. read more

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Sophos: Most Facebook users concerned about new Timeline feature

by Paul Joseph January 30, 2012 Featured

According to the findings of a recent survey by computer security firm Sophos, a lot of Facebook users are concerned about the changes which the popular social network is currently in the process of bringing about via its new Timeline feature. Sophos, which surveyed more than 4,000 Facebook users, found that nearly 51 percent of the users were apprehensive about the Timeline feature which Facebook is rolling out; while 32 percent of them admitted that they did not know whether the changes were a cause for worry. read more

Tagged as: china, facebook, india, indian, lawsuit, mexico, microsoft, motorola, windows

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Apple wrestles with its ‘China problem’

by Paul Joseph January 30, 2012 Featured

With the reports of exploitation of employees in the Chinese factories where Apple’s much-in-demand iPhones and iPads are assembled, Apple took a public-relations retreat towards the end of the last week, despite having begun it on a high note by posting record-high profits for the 2011 fourth quarter. Apple has caught the media’s attention after a recent story in The New York Times highlighted the deplorable working conditions at the company’s Foxconn supplier in China; and revealed that the workers have a seven-day workweek and put up in overcrowded dormitories. read more

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Inbound M&A deal volumes surge by 30% in 2011

by Paul Joseph January 27, 2012 Featured

Foreign companies acquired majority stakes in 131 Indian companies during 2011, registering a 30-per cent rise in such transactions as compared to the previous year, according to a study by Venture…

Tagged as: business, copyright, essar-group, finance, industry, japanese, markets, news, venture-intelligence

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Discovery Science creates new segment on sports science

by Paul Joseph January 27, 2012 Featured

Which sport needs the fastest reaction time to survive on the field? Which sport does most damage to an athlete when it comes to impact? What does the perfect athlete look like? How do you figure o…

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Nokia Q4 smartphone sales surpass analysts’ estimtes

by Paul Joseph January 27, 2012 Featured

In a Thursday statement, Nokia Oyj revealed that its fourth-quarter smartphone sales had surpassed the analysts’ estimates by nearly one million; with its quarterly sales touching 19.6 million smartphone units, including the November-released Lumia models. read more

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Google to open Google+ social network to teenagers

by Paul Joseph January 27, 2012 Featured

On the lines of the policies of its competitors like Facebook and MySpace, Google said on Thursday that it intends opening its Google+ social network to teenagers. The disclosure comes at a time when the need for special `teens online protections’ – especially on social networking sites – is being highlighted by a number of privacy advocates and lawmakers. read more

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AT&T posts $6.7 billion Q4 loss largely due to failure of T-Mobile deal

by Paul Joseph January 27, 2012 Featured

In comparison to a $1.09 billion profit in the fourth quarter a year back, AT&T has posted a mammoth $6.7 billion fourth-quarter loss this time round, largely due to the breakup fees resulting from the failure of its proposed T-Mobile acquisition. While the analysts had expected AT&T to report a fourth-quarter profit of 43 cents per share during the quarter, the company’s profit – after discounting the charges that it had to undertake because of the $4 billion breakup fee – stood at 42 cents per share. The profit for the same quarter a year earlier was 55 cents per share. read more

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