Weekly Recap: Twitter in India, Solar Energy, 3G Auction..and more

Recap of articles published week ending August 30th, 2009.

Top 5 Articles

• Startups – Are you asking tough questions to your mentors?
• Twitter in India – People Use it as a News Service [Survey Report]
• Primer on Solar Energy – Challenges and Opportunities
• Internet not happening in India? Think Twice
• 3G Auction Details Announced – Bid starts at Rs. 3,500 crore

From the fortnightly theme, i.e. Solar Energy:

• Solar Energy in India – The Great Indian Potential
• Solar Energy in India – A Look at Research Programmes

India Online

• Intuit does a Mint in India – To Launch Personal Finance Tool (in partnership with MoneyControl)
• HT City:Desimartini, NetworkPlay:Airtel, Idea: Zac

Startups/Entrepreneurship Related

• Of Hiring, Motivation, Pay Structures & Rewards in Startup World..It’s all Fuzzy
• Printabz – Remote Printer Management Service for Enterprises
• Is there anything called ‘Art of Dying’? Techtribe goes off the web, Media sections lives on
• @Startup Forum – IP Pricing, Pay Tax for Advertising Revenue (from US)..and more

Mobile/Telecom

• Nokia announces it’s first Linux Phone
• Nokia Music Store in India, mChek on Voice..and more
• Nokia Money – Your Mobile will turn into a Wallet
• Skype Phone in India – Belkin Launches it’s Skype Phone
• Motorola wants to spoil India’s 3G Party (?), wants to test 4G

Technology

• From a Fringe Idea to a Focused Effort: Geoengineering
• The Indian PC Market witnesses growth in Q2
• IIT Bombay Building A Wolfram Alpha?
• Zoho adds Google Apps Sign-in Integration
• Google’s ASCII logo