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Apple's App Store hits 50 billion downloads, just ahead of Google Play
Apple today announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps from its App Store for iOS devices. The company said that customers are downloading more than 800 apps per second. #Apple Inc. #Technology #Google Inc. #Apple iPad #apps #Google Play Store #TechNumbers #Apple App Store #Android apps
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Painting India red: Why the global racism map is wrong
A global map of racism paints India as one of the least tolerant nations in the world based on responses to a single query about undesirable neighbours. #World #India #Caste #Iraq #Washington Post #Racism #Shia #black #BehindTheNumbers
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GSM mobile user base grows marginally to 66 crore in April
Subscriber base of GSM operators grew marginally to over 66.44 crore in April from 66.09 crore in the previous month, according to data released by industry body COAI. #Numbers #COAI #GSM subscribers #Mobile phone users
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Samsung is still king of mobiles, Nokia's struggle worsens: Gartner
Nokia, battling to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the global phone race, lost almost 5 percentage points of market share in the first quarter, research company Gartner said on Tuesday. #Numbers #Nokia #smartphones #Technology #Apple #Samsung Electronics #Samsung #mobile phones #Gartner #Gadgets
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Mobile phones will outnumber people by 2014: report
Mobile phone subscriptions will outnumber the world population by the end of next year, according to a UN agency report. #Numbers #mobile phones #Mobiles #Personal Technology #International Telecoms Union
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Govt expects to mop up Rs 31,589 cr as one-time spectrum fee
The government expects to raise a whopping Rs 31,589 crore from telecom firms, which includes more than Rs 2,700 crore from operators whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court, as one-time spectrum fee. #Numbers #Business #Government #2G Spectrum #Spectrum fee
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Cash pile of major public sector cos at Rs 1.62 lakh crore
India's 17 major public sector entities including CIL, ONGC, NMDC and OIL had over Rs 1.62 lakh crore in cash reserves during 2012-13, Parliament was informed today. #Numbers #PSU #Cash Pile #CPSE
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Indian cos raise Rs 31,000 cr in FY13; down 36%
Indian companies raised nearly Rs 31,000 crore from the public issuance of equity and debt in 2012-13, a slump of 36 percent from the preceding year. #Numbers #Debt #IPO #equities #fund raising
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14,000 EWS flats lie vacant for 5 years in Delhi
Five years ago, the Delhi government completed the construction of 14,000 houses meant for the economically weaker sections of the society. Today, the flats are still empty and show signs of wear and tear without any power or water supply facility in the complex. #CAG #New Delhi #NumberCrunching #Low-Cost Housing #Real estate #EWS #s
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Factory output growth weakest in over four years, RBI rate cut likely
India's factories lost momentum in April as output grew at its weakest pace in over four years, but a jump in export orders augured well for the coming months, a survey showed on Thursday. #Numbers #RBI #manufacturing #HSBC PMI #Rate cut #factory output

