Can Acer fly with dual OS netbooks?

posted at Asianage by alviataylor(1033) 23 days ago

Nov. 2: Whether dual operating system (OS) is the next big thing in netbooks is an open question. And as of now, only Acer, the world’s second largest PC maker, appears to have an answer. Although it is recording the fastest growth amongst all IT hardware, netbooks may have failed to resonate with a segment it was originally intended to: the net-savvy Facebook junkie

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Infra story to keep india ticking: Christopher Wood

posted at Indiatimes 23 days ago

“I am always going to be overweight on India unless there is a real dramatic problem here,” Wood told ET NOW in an interview. The 52-year-old former journalist with The Economist presided over the most celebrated research reports on Indian equity investments way back in 2003 called ‘The .. more »

Expensive IPOs failed due to overpricing

posted at Indiatimes 23 days ago

Most share sales since 2004 failed to deliver, thanks to robber barons and bankers who took every penny possible out of investors’ pockets, shows an ET Investor’s Guide analysis. Not that those investors were naive. It was greed, when they queued up to shell out hundreds of rupees for a share in companies with no .. more »

Clarity needed on payment date

posted at Indiatimes 23 days ago

In sharp contrast, heads of leading card-issuing banks say their terms and conditions, bill statements and websites clearly mention that cheque payment must be made three to five days (in case of outstation cheques) before the due date so that it comfortably reaches their account by the deadline. Now, suppose there is a string of bank holidays and .. more »

Two-phased NMDC selloff to fetch 18k cr

posted at Indiatimes 23 days ago

In the first phase the government is proposing to off load 8-10% of its equity in the company. In the the second offering, it would divest 5% equity and the company would issue fresh shares to the extent of 5% of its equity. At the last closing market price of Rs 300 a share, the government could raise nearly Rs 18,000 crore while the company would .. more »