Best of the Week – Rural India, Solopreneurs, Nokia N900 in India [and more]

Top 5 Articles for week ending April 18th, 2010.

• What Rural India Wants? A Reliable Phone, Privacy Control and Direct Communication [Market Report]
• We Think Therefore We Are [An Interesting article from an IIT student].
• World Entrepreneurship Day – Announcing The Book Project [Finally, a book for entrepreneurs].
• Of Mafia World, Platforms and App Developers [Get Entrepreneurial]
• More Indians have access to Cellphones than basic sanitation, i.e. Toilets

Startups/Entrepreneurship

• Canvera – A Digital Services Company targeting Wedding Market Needs[Business Model Overview]
• SpyBubble – Spy on anyone’s mobile phone [View Call logs, Read SMS and much more]
• Challenges of being a Solopreneur – Dancing in the Dark?
• ShaadiInvite – Create Your Own Wedsite
• PE/VC Funding in India touches $1.9Bn in Q1, 2010
• Local Search Portal, Askme.in makes a comeback [JustDial Lawsuit]
• WebKlipper- Add Your Footprint to Live Webpages (Review)
• Success of Convergence and a Take on Solepreneurs

Mobile

• Nokia N900 to be launched in India soon
• Flip Video Camcorders to be launched in India
• Opera browsers crosses 100 million mark
• Mobile App Stores – Asia leads the download race
• Opera iPhone App Approved, Adobe CS5 Launched
• Microsoft Announces KIN Smart Phones – Kin1, Kin2

Jobs

• Web application developer at Borget Solutions
• Project Lead at 20North
• Experienced RoR programmer at Zebu Group
• Business Development Manager at Niyati Technologies
• Sr PHP Developer at Jutera

General Technology

• .IN Domains Hacked Ruthlessly, Overall 1900+ Indian Websites Hacked in 2010
• India’s Adult Education Program to go online [TCS Partnership]

Misc

• Vision India 2020 – Book Review