Police have launched a probe into the opening of a fake Facebook account in the name of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda. "We will soon get a breakthrough into the offence. When the police saw a Facebook account in Munda`s name, we inquired and found out that it was a fake," Ranchi SSP Saket Kumar Singh told PTI here today. On September 14, an FIR was
Loss-making state-run telco BSNL is likely to scrap its 15 million line GSM tender due to the poor response from private vendors to the estimated Rs 5,000-6,000 crore equipment supply contract. "The 15 million GSM tender floated by state-run BSNL is likely to be scrapped as only two or three private vendors have shown interest in the e-tender process," a Department of T
Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot today said various initiatives undertaken by the Indian office of US-based international standards body W3C will work on accelerating the growth of web in Indian languages. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops standards/best practices/recommendations to ensure seamless web access to all. Its vision is to achieve "W
Country`s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has signed a multi-year contract with Nets, one of the largest payment cards, payment solutions and payment exchange information companies in Northern Europe. The deal size was, however, not disclosed. The contract comprises application maintenance and development services across Nets
The world`s largest chip- maker Intel Corporation today said it is working on a host of futuristic technologies that would improve the power efficiency of PCs 300-fold in the next 10 years, as well as ensure the security of data and user identities. Speaking on the final day of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 here, Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner said the compa
Banking on emerging markets like India, China and Brazil to drive continued growth in sales of PCs, technology giant Intel today said "the new kid on the block", Ultrabooks, would herald a transformation in the market. Ultrabooks, touted by the world`s largest chip-maker as a sleeker, thinner and faster version of laptops at an affordable price and the next big thing in
Department of Telecommunications is looking into the recommendation of rejecting Qualcomm`s licence for broadband wireless services (BWA) in four circles on grounds that the company did not apply for licence in time. "They have not sent their application in time and we will deal with it accordingly. All these matters are sensitive issues. There are investments that ride on t
Telecom equipment maker Huawei and internet social networking firm ibibo have entered in a tie-up for mobile phone applications, including one that will enable user to make free calls and SMS to their contacts. "Users of this service will have to register at Ibibo and install an application from their website on their Huawei smartphones. They will have to add people in their
Korean mobile phone major Samsung Electronics today said its production capacity in India has been tripled from today, following the commissioning of new facilities at its Noida manufacturing plant through an investment of approximately USD 70 million (Rs 315 crore). "India is one of the top three mobile markets for Samsung in the world and we stand committed to this market
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation today announced its foray into the Smart Grid solutions to address the needs of the power sector in India. The company has launched a range of end-to-end solutions which will address the need for creation of Smart Grids in the country, the company said in a statement. ZTE will focus on providing end-to-end smart grid
Assuring prospective investors of timely delivery of services and transparent policies, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has invited investments from China to Madhya Pradesh. Addressing Chinese industry leaders here during an event at the sidelights of the ongoing World Economic Forum, Chouhan said "the Citizens` Charter Act and e-governance have assured transparency and
Motorola Mobility India has introduced its Android-based smartphones Motorola Fire and Motorola Fire XT, priced at Rs Rs 9,490 and Rs 12,990, respectively in the country. The Motorola Fire is equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard and 2.8-inch touch-screen display and 3MP camera. The Motorola Fire XT features a 5 MP camera and 3.5-inch screen. Both the handsets are b
The telecom ministry is planning to develop postal and telecom services in the county`s 60 naxal-affected areas where lack of a developed communication system is glaring. With an aim to achieve this goal, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal met Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday. Sibal also gave an in-principle approval to hire employees for the postal dep
The makers of BlackBerry admitted today social media could be used for "malicious purposes" but the vast majority of users were law-abiding, during a grilling by British lawmakers on August`s riots. Stephen Bates, managing director of Research in Motion in Britain and Ireland, insisted that social media was generally a "force for good", a position backed by ex
Maharashtra government today approved e-governance policy. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting today that the e-services will be available from Setu and maha-e-seva centres. He said the e-governance policy was based on the report of Vijay Bhatkar committee. Mobile telephony and online services are the majo
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today launched its time-bound service disposal scheme, a day ahead of schedule, by issuing a birth certificate on the day it was applied for. Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi formally launched the e-Service Level Agreements (e-SLA) in MCD by issuing birth certificate to a citizen on the very first day of the specified time-frame of seven days in the
The rupee declining against the US dollar will help domestic IT companies in the next two-three months, HCL Chairman Shiv Nadar said today. "It (the decline of rupee vs US dollar) is good for us. The impact will depend on how the decline continues, but it is good for Indian IT firms," Nadar said on the sidelines of an event here. The Indian
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued notice to telecom firm Aircel for alleged contravention of foreign exchange rules in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case, official sources said. The Directorate has asked the firm to explain a number of policy decisions taken by the firm which are suspected to have violated the 74 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap
Expanding its partnership with Microsoft, the world`s largest chip-maker Intel today said its high-speed interconnect technology, Thunderbolt, would be available on the software giant`s Windows operating system from next year. The move would end the exclusive availability of Thunderbolt, which was launched earlier this year and helps transfer data between different computing devi
Ahmedabad-based IT firm Cyberoam today said it expects to achieve 25 per cent market share in India routers business for home and small office segment and plans to invest about Rs 122 crore (USD 26 million) by 2012 to build up capacity and marketing initiatives. "Globally we expect USD 200 million revenue from NetGenie product line by 2013. In India, we expect to sell our pr
