Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced setting up of a task force for holistic and comprehensive development of the Information Technology sector in the state. The Force to be constituted on the analogy of health sector task force will be headed by the Minister for Information Technology Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and represented by the members from the state
Giving a big thrust to 3G services in the country, China had set up 714,000 3G mobile phone towers across the country till the end of May this year, even as the subscriber base for the services raced to 73.76 million. China had set up about 714,000 3G mobile phone towers by the end of May this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Monday.
At least 1.2 million people in Tibet out of total population of 3 million are internet users, official data have said. Tibet has set up a telecommunications network that covers all its cities, counties and towns, as well as its major transport routes and scenic spots. The number of Internet users reached 1.2 million in 2010 in Tibet, which has a population of three million
More than 500,000 devices running Google`s Android software are being activated every day, a senior Google executive said on Tuesday. Andy Rubin, creator of the Android operating system and a Google vice president for engineering, made the announcement in a message on his Twitter feed, @Arubin. "There are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day," he said. R
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel- Lucent on Tuesday showcased a network chipset that can process internet data speed of 400 gigabits per second, which is four times faster than its current chips. "This chip (FP3 400 G) creates tremendous potential, not just in terms of technology, but in terms of how people connect and interact with each other. At the line card level, 400 Gb/
The Passport Seva Kendra,which would function in collaboration with the Tata Consultancy Services,will start functioning in Madurai from June30, according to a senior official. The kendra was being established as per the Memorandum of Understanding between the External Affairs Ministry and the TCS. While Chennai would have three Kendras, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore and T
‘Army’ to beef up cyber security of defence installations Chinese military has set up "Online Blue Army", a dedicated web network aimed to beef up internet security of its defence installations from cyber attacks. The "Online Blue Army" is based on the People`s Liberation Army, (PLA) needs and enforcing the ability of
Axis Bank on Tuesday announced the launch of `e-Wallet Card`, an innovative solution for online payments. The facility is available in the three branches of the bank in the city, said Axis Bank`s Retail Banking Executive Director R K Bammi in a release in Vijayawada. He said the card is an electronic payment service offered free of cost by the bank to its customers. The card work
Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted for the first time, announcing the launch of a Vatican news information portal. Benedict`s tweet on Tuesday read: "Dear Friends, I just launched News.va Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI". The portal www.news.va for the first time aggregates information from the Vatican`s various print, on
Taking on Facebook, internet search giant Google on Wednesday unveiled its version of a social networking service called `Google Plus` as part of efforts to garner a share in the lucrative social networking space that has so far been dominated by the Mark Zuckerberg-led popular site. Promising to bring "real-world interactions" and &
The satellite to operate the GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system that will offer seamless navigation to air traffic over the Indian Ocean and the Indian airspace, has been positioned. "The initial phase is now over. The satellite is now in position," Airports Authority of India Chairman V P Agarwal said in the Capital. "We are now going through the certifica
The finance ministry has received a flood of suggestions to combat the menace of black money, with over 1,000 mails coming in within a week of opening an e-mail account to seek comments from the public. "We are getting a large number of suggestions from public.... We have got over 1,000 suggestions in a week," Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Prakash Chandra told
The BJP on Monday appealed to the Karnataka government to order Google to drop its `Street View project` considering the safety of citizens and in the interest of the city, which is already on terror radar. In a memorandum submitted to the state`s Home Minister R Ashoka, the party`s communication wing wanted the government to confiscate the video footage already shot by Google in variou
Jammu and Kashmir Government will be spending Rs 315 crore this financial year on upgrading health care facilities including setting up of 11 mobile medical units in accident prone zones and GPS-guided ambulance service. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 263.32 crore plan under under National Rural Health Mission for year 2011-12 for Jammu and Kashmir while the state government will contribu
Finnish handset maker Nokia on Monday announced that it will embed its `Mobile Money` application across all its handsets going ahead, a move aimed at driving financial inclusion through mobile devices, across the country. The `Mobile Money` service is aimed at providing the unbanked and under-banked masses, access to financial services through their mobile phones. "As part
Chinese telecom major Huawei`s proposed agreement with Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, for setting up a licencing unit for authenticating equipment supplies to the country requires the mandatory nod of the Union Home Ministry on security ground. Huawei and another Chinese firm ZTE are under the scanner of India`s security agencies which fear the two firms could use the telecom
Tech Mahindra has made Nigeria the headquarters for its business process outsourcing (BPO) and plans to scale up its African operations, the company said on Monday. "We are extremely excited to be part of the growing market of Africa. We have already helped our customers in Africa reduce their operating costs and generate new revenue streams. Tech Mahindra has recruited over a thou
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought views of service operators and industry bodies COAI and AUSPI on the aspects that should be covered while reviewing the accounting reporting system of the telecom companies. Trai is in the process of reviewing the Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulation (ASR), 2004. "The objective of this exercise is to brin
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Monday launched e-tendering process for procurement of different commodities through the department of Information Technology in association with the National Informatics Centre. Dhumal clicked the mouse making two tenders of Irrigation and Public health Department and one tender of Public Works Department valued at Rs 104 crore avail
Loss-making telecom PSU BSNL on Monday said it aims to garner revenue of Rs 3,000 crore from enterprise business during the current fiscal. BSNL is already doing business with so many corporates in a structured manner and is hopeful of garnering revenues of at least Rs 3,000 crore this fiscal (FY`11-12) from the enterprise business, R K Upadhyay, CMD, BSNL said. Apart from doing b
