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  The patent battle among tech gaints seems becoming worse. In what could be tit for tat move, Samsung Electronics has filed a lawsuit in China against Huawei Technologies Co., accusing the country’s largest smartphone maker of infringing on its mobile technology patents. The lawsuit comes just months after Huawei sued the Korean company in the U.S. and China. The pair had failed to strike a licensing deal over the use of technology fundamental to how mobile networks operate. “We have faithfully negotiated with other patent holders for the fair...

The development of smart cities and other urban development programs is changing the landscape of cities and towns across the country. With the 1.25 billion population, and the migration which takes from one city to other, coupled with the growth rate of the economy pegged at around 7 per cent annually, the market potential remains gigantic though certain shortfalls continue to plague the sector. One of the hindrances that the sector faces is the way business is carried out, especially with CRM process. The current model largely depends on agents...

Canon India has announced an appointment of Subrangshu Kumar Das to the designation of Senior Director & Head of India Systems Development Centre (ISDC) wing at Canon India. As Senior Director and Head of India Systems Development Centre (ISDC) at Canon India, Subrangshu Kumar Das leads the R&D division in the country. With deep passion for technology, Subrangshu wishes to develop ISDC into a world-class R&D centre for Canon providing best-in-class solutions in the field of System LSI, Imaging, Infrastructure IP, Embedded OS and Middleware Technologies for Canon products. ISDC,...

Micromax has announced the launch of two new laptop series - Micromax Ignite and Alpha. With the new range of laptops, the company is now foraying into the mid-level consumer laptops segment to target the mass market of Intel Core i3 Processor and the Intel Pentium Processor that together accounts for majority of the laptop purchases. The two new laptops from Micromax will target both power users and first time users. The launch follows an overwhelming response for Micromax’s entry level laptops – Lapbook I & II and its affordable...

The new team of Confederation of IT Association, the Tamil Nadu based IT retailers’ association, concluded their summit on May, 2016 as the new team headed by Balasubramanian assumed charge. The association headed by the previous team has successfully launched their own brand ‘ConCom’. R Balasubramaniam, the new president of the association, said that the new team will focus only on innovation. “True to the theme of the event, ‘Suvadugal Padhippom’ (Let’s make impact), the association and the office bearers will work towards creating positive impact among the members,” he...

A running recap of the top 10 happenings in the IT Channel Industry this week. 1. Re-skilling, Need of the Hour for IT Industry: NASSCOM With the theme “Navigating Uncertain Waters”, NASSCOM kick-started the 13th edition of HR Summit 2016 in Chennai, focusing on how digital technologies are reshaping HR and the proactive role it will need to play while technology leads to new job avenues. (Read more) 2. Microsoft Claims Big Gains in Azure Cloud Biz Growth in revenue of commercial cloud computing business has helped push Microsoft’s quarterly revenue above...

The worldwide smartwatch market saw a year-over-year decline of 32 per cent, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Smartwatch vendors shipped 3.5 million units in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), which was down substantially from the 5.1 million shipped a year ago. Apple held the top rank by shipping 1.6 million watches. However, it was the only vendor among the top 5 to experience an annual decline in shipments. In fairness to Apple, the year-over-year comparison is to the initial launch...

Intex Technologies a leading consumer electronics company has appointed Shantanu Das Gupta, a veteran in consumer goods industry. Das Gupta was previously associated with Whirlpool India as the Vice President of Consumer Services, Vice President Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Strategy. According to a report on DQ Channels, Das Gupta said, “It will be my pleasure to work with the young & experience team and contribute to the growth of the Consumer Durables business at Intex. My experience and knowledge in the field will definitely hold me in good stead in my new...

The immense opportunity presented by the large number of consumers in India has led to 2100 - 2500 enterprises being started in India per day. Between 750-800 getting out of business or are becoming dormant, as per a survey conducted by the India SME Forum and SDRC India Advisors. SME Forum in association with Vodafone Business service, organized a day long program “BUSINESS CLASS 2016” to motivate aspiring entrepreneurs. The India SME Forum shared best practices, information and knowledge, as well as seeks and recognizes emerging MSMEs. Recently, it organized...

The Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA), the premium association of the city is planning for ‘Subcon’ SMB event to replicate the success of the previous years. Titled ‘Small is Big’, this event is likely to host eminent leaders from the manufacturing industry and will discuss and empower the SMB sector to take its rightful place as the Growth Engine of the Indian Economy. The city forum claims to have inaugurated this event to encourage manufacturing in and around Coimbatore, SUBCON is one such effort. “On the size of the...