Consumer confidence in India has seen a steady rise for some time now and India has topped the latest round of Nielsen’s Consumer Confidence Survey with 120 index points. Indians are the most optimistic lot who think the country will be out of an economic recession in the next twelve months (67%). The percentage of Indians who think India is currently under recession has also gone down by 10 percent to 52 percent this quarter.

11th Mumbai Film Festival open with ‘The Informant’ directed by Academy-Award Winning Mr. Steven Soderbergh. The Informant’ is a dark political comedy based on true events and the 2000 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Kurt Eichenwald. The film stars Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey and tells the story of Mark Whitacre (Damon), a rising star at a Decatur, Illinois based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in the early 1990’s whose wife forces him to blow the whistle on the company’s price-fixing tactics. The 11th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI).

Honda Motor Cycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd unveiled the new upgraded version of its Aviator Scooter. With the tagline ‘Live Your Style’, it comes with a host of new features, which enhance the style and premium element. The Honda Aviator comes in 2 variants titled as Honda Aviator Standard and Honda Aviator Deluxe with a price tag of Rs. 42,160/- and Rs. 47,160/- respectively (Ex-showroom price in Delhi).

Maruti Suzuki launched the revamped new SX4 sedan with a price tag ranging from Rs. 6.68 lakh – Rs. 8.36 lakh, (ex-showroom Delhi), in competition with segment leader Honda City. The newly launched sedan comes with an engine powered by the advanced VVT technology. The revamped SX4 also possess the newly introduced 4-speed automatic transmission as well as the traditional manual transmission.

Microsoft Corporation, world’s largest IT major announced the availability of its latest operating system (OS), Windows 7 in India. Windows 7 is designed to be more reliable and responsive, delivering a simplified PC experience for consumers. The new Windows 7 supports both 64-bit & 32-bit processors.
Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India said, “Proactive engagement and feedback thereof with partners and consumers was fundamental to the development of Windows 7. It has helped deliver what is the highest quality OS in the history of Windows”.

Digital technology leader, Samsung launches ultra sleek and stylish Netbook N-140 and N310 in Indian market. Both Samsung N140 and N310 netbooks will be available on the Windows 7 platform. The N140 comes with spillproof keyboard and is priced at Rs. 24,990/-. Samsung has a range of 4 Netbooks priced between Rs.18,893/- to Rs 27,990/-

Top 50 Emerging Outsourcing destinations survey by Global Services-Tholons 6 Indian cities-Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune–among the 8 top global outsourcing destinations India, Philippines, Ireland, China and Brazil among Top 5 outsourcing nations Canada, Russia, Mexico, Vietnam, Poland among Top 5 emerging nations New Delhi / Bangalore October 21, 2009.

Apple launches its revamped all new iMac, MackBook, Mac mini and Magic Mouse. New iMac comes with LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays.The new iMac line, starting at Rs. 64,900 (MRP). Apple also launches its updated version of Mac mini, most energy efficient desktop, is now faster, offers more storage and comes standard with double the memory. The new Mac mini priced starting at Rs. 33,900 (MRP).Apple updated its popular MacBook.The new MacBook is an ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac users, and is available for Rs.56,900 (MRP). Apple reveals new wireless Magic Mouse The Magic Mouse comes with the new iMacs, and sells separately for Rs.3,890 (Maximum retail price).

Reliance Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) launches BlackBerry Tour smartphone in India for Reliance’s CDMA customers. The BlackBerry Tour is a feature packed and high refined smartphone, and is available nationally from October 10 for Rs 27990.

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone is a 3G-enabled smartphone offering state-of-the-art communication and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It features international roaming support to help users stay in touch whether they travel around the corner or around the world.

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), the world’s largest automaker launches its luxury sedan gasoline-electric hybrids “Sai” in Japan, which is planned to go on sale in Japan on December with a base price of $37,290.Also, Toyota Lexus announces the official launch of the LFA, a two-seat supercar scheduled to go into production at the end of 2010 as the pinnacle of the Lexus “F” premium sports car series.