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Best of the Week (ending May 22nd, 2011)

• Of Product Pricing and WiFi Meets Coffee?
• Review : HCL Me Android Tablet [Skip This Device, If You Can]
• Report: PC sales up 6.1 % from last year, Dell beats HP
• T-series Launches A Devotional Mobile Phone, Bhakti Sagar Phone [Is This The Future of Apps?]
• How social media is changing the game for start-ups

Startups/Entrepreneurship

• Two Startups, 3pundits and Teacherji Merge to Form ThinkVidya, An Education and Learning space Venture
• What’s-On-India launches EPG-On-The-CLOUD
• Play “Book Cricket” Mobile Game Based on Missed Calls [Zipdial and Kingfisher Partnership]
• The Morpheus Closes Third Fund (INR 3.5 Cr)
• Intel Capital Invests $18 mn in Indian Companies (2 New, 3 Follow-on)
• IndyaRocks Closing The Loop of Local-Social-Mobile With DealYantra. Groupon Now?
• redBus Raises $6.5 million Series C Funding [Round To Last Till 2015]

Bring Your Own Insights

A series where guest authors contribute on a regular basis.

• An operational guide to CoD for eCommerce companies in India
• How Writing Makes A Stronger You [And Why Entrepreneur Should Write]
• Demystifying Enterprise 2.0 Failure : Forget the jargon and get to the fundamentals!
• Founders: How Can You Make Your Company Human?
• Is Cash on Delivery THE catalyst for E-tailing in India?

Telecom/Mobile/Digital Industry News

• News Roundup: MTNL BSNL Merger?
• News Roundup: 9 million 3G users in India, Payment Gateway from RIL?
• Nokia Kills Ovi Brand, Ovi To Be Rebranded As Nokia
• News Roundup: iPhone4 Coming to India Very Soon, airtel Launches USSD based Facebook access services

Technology/Gadgets

• Microsoft Bing Integrates With Facebook Likes
• Facebook spam on the rise : Is it headed the Orkut way?
• Nokia X7 coming to India in June
• Creative Launches ZiiSound Dx Series of Wireless Modular Bluetooth Speakers
• Samsung announces Gingerbread update for Galaxy Tab / S/ Ace/ Fit/ mini / Gio
• Whatsapp Messenger – Cross platform messenger for mobile phones [Drop the Pin!]

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