Mobile payments in the US to reach USD58 billion by 2017

Market research firm eMarketer projected mobile payments will top USD1 billion in the US for this year, and by 2017 would reach USD58 billion.


Nokia endangers itself by following Microsoft - analysts

Reports said Nokia would roll out a tablet powered by Windows RT next month. Microsoft failed to meet the sales expectations on its Surface tablets running on the Windows RT operating system.

BSP accredits Eastspring Investments to manage equity fund

The Central Bank of the Philippines accredited Eastspring Investments to handle its equity fund. The Central Bank of the Philippines (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP) tapped Eastspring Investments to manage its provident fund equity fund.

China's ZTE wins USD800 million mobile network deal with Ethiopia

Ethiopia signed an USD800 million contract with ZTE for the expansion of the country's mobile phone infrastructure.


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The crews of Boeing, US Energy Department and NASA have been spread across a Cold War rocket test site to clean up and prevent contamination.
Car manufacturers increased production as rise in sales of petrol driven cars in India continue. In India, demand for petrol cars increased after a 25-month hiatus.
Microsoft recently apologized for Outlook.com's outage which dragged on for around three days while Google's crashed services lasted for only a couple of minutes.
Fonterra negated the Sri Lankan ban of the company's dairy products. Top dairy exporter, Fonterra of New Zealand, cried foul over the banning of its products in Sri Lanka last Friday.
Japanese economy faced a higher deficit as overseas economies strengthens. Japan economy experienced a widening gap in its trade balance, according to a Reuters report.
Lupin Ltd is set to expand its portfolio through strategic acquisitions and new product lines. Lupin Ltd, the pharmaceutical firm, is in the process of expanding its branded portfolio through the launch of pharmaceutical products.
NMDC obtains infrastructure contract from Indian PM led council. The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, which is led by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had awarded the task of creating the infrastructure in the completion of the first ultra mega steel plant in India to NMDC.