But Tim Westergren, founder of the Pandora Internet radio service, doesn't question the impact of the iTunes App Store. With 15,000 new downloads a day, Pandora is the top free downloaded iPhone program at Apple's online store.

A few years ago, if someone asked what sort of cell phone you had, your response would probably be to name a network, like Sprint ( S ) or Cingular ( T ). Wireless carriers so completely controlled the business,

Taking a stand against large-scale job losses in the BPO industry, IT industry body Nasscom issued a statement on Wednesday asserting that the industry will continue...

Defying other market trends, the elephant bazaar is booming. The latest transactions at the centuries-old Sonepur market in Bihar bear witness to this development, and simultaneously show how a marketplace can defy regulatory hurdles even during a slump.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories' wholly-owned subsidiary, Betapharm AG, has preliminarily won eight supply contracts in a tender by Germany's largest health insurer...

After deciding to sell 15,000 tonne of non-basmati rice to Nepal on a government-to-government basis, the central government is considering a request to export around 6,00,000 tonne of wheat to neighbouring Afghanistan for strategic needs on a government-to-government basis.

After more than a week of commencement of mega meet on mitigating adverse impact of climate change currently being held in Poznan, Poland...

India's economic growth may fall short of the 7.5-8% forecast for this fiscal made by RBI and the next year could be even more painful, RBI governor D Subbarao has said.

China's third quarter growth figure is 9%, showing clear deceleration. Eight per cent growth is like a floor for China.

Can information technology be used to anticipate, prevent and investigate acts of terrorism? This question has gained significance against the backdrop of the series of terrorist strikes across prominent Indian cities that have taken lives, damaged properties and caused societal

Industrial output sank in several European economies in October, hit hard by the slowing economy and falling sales which forced factories to scale back production in the car industry and other hard-hit sectors.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in its latest recommendations has proposed a charge of 2% of the highest bid amount of 3G spectrum auction as an annual administrative charge.

Well-run change initiatives are managed with a considered and documented plan. Planning is a project management discipline, and by using even simple planning techniques you are considering your change initiative as a project.

Leading financial intermediary Narnolia Securities Ltd, which is associated with Motilal Oswal exclusively for Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal...

Soymeal buyers in South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia have reneged on deals with India after prices fell, forcing exporters to renegotiate contracts and offer cheaper rates, a leading seller said on Wednesday.

GMR Group's Ambala-Chandigarh highway project was inaugurated at Chandigarh on Wednesday. This project is GMR Group's first highway project in north.

Avinash D Persaud is right in pointing out that Keynesian prescription of low interest rate to boost consumption need not be extended to the real estate sector...

Chinese exports and imports unexpectedly fell in November from year-earlier levels, dramatically illustrating how abruptly the world's fourth-largest economy has slowed in response to the global credit crunch.

The rupee strengthened past 49 per dollar on Wednesday for the first in more than three weeks, boosted by a stocks rally and dollar selloff in offshore forwards. It closed at 49.03/04, 1.1% stronger than its previous close of 49.58/59.

Nortel Networks Corp has sought legal advice to study a bankruptcy protection scenario in the event that its restructuring plan fails and has also been exploring potential assistance from the Canadian government, the Wall Street Journal reported.