Aimed at strengthening its position in the smartphone segment, Finnish handset giant Nokia today launched the `Lumia 800` and the `Lumia 710`, the first devices from its partnership with software major Microsoft. While Nokia is yet to announce the pricing for India, the devices will be made available in the country by mid-December. The Nokia Lumia 800 is a high-end
Mobile handset-maker Motorola on Monday launched its Android-based full touch-screen phone Motorola Defy+ for Rs 19,000. "Motorola Defy+ offers protection with its water-resistant, scratch resistant and dust proof design," Motorola said in a statement. The Defy+ has a 1-GHz processor and is built on the Gingerbread version of Google`s Android operating sy
The University of Illinois says Seattle-based Cray Inc will take over construction of the stalled USD 300 million Blue Waters supercomputer project, three months after IBM pulled out citing cost and technical concerns. Cray expects to have the computer online next year, keeping the project, which is being primarily paid for by the National Science Foundation, on track to finish o
The long-wait for the unique identity number would soon be over with the UIDAI, which issues Aadhaar cards, deciding to inform residents about their numbers through e-mails and SMSes, before sending it by post. "We are going to introduce a system next month through which all unique identity numbers would be communicated through SMS and e-mail to the concerned persons before
Research In Motion India (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has said it sees huge opportunities in mobile applications development in India. The Canada-headquartered RIM currently has over 55 million BlackBerry subscriber accounts, and BlackBerry AppWorld is available in over 100 markets worldwide. "We see huge opportunity in mobile application develo
With non-availability of coconut pluckers becoming a big problem in Kerala, the Cococnut Development Board (CDB) has come out with a noval idea of preparing an online directory of trained workers for the coconut growers to call them when necessary. The list has the contact numbers and addresses of a group of coconut climbers whose services could be requisitioned by growers by cal
Austrian law student Max Schrems may be just one of about 800 million Facebook users, but that hasn`t stopped him tackling the US giant behind the social networking website over its privacy policy. The 24-year-old wasn`t sure what to expect when he requested Facebook provide him with a record of the personal data it holds on him, but he certainly wasn`t ready for the 1,222 pages
China`s censors are trying to prevent critical postings and rumours on the Internet from reaching a broader audience, issuing new orders to prohibit news media from reporting online information before it is verified. The regulations, dated last month and posted Friday on an official website, are the latest attempt by the authoritarian government to retighten control over informat
After setting up robotic touch screen technology museums on Sikhism and authoring a unique multimedia encyclopedia on the subject, a Canada-based scholar is now set to launch online schools that provides opportunity for study of the Sikh religion among other subjects. Raghbir Singh Bains, who is in his 70s and a recipient of several awards, including the Order of British Columbia
China`s leading consumer electronics retailer, the Suning Appliance Co, today announced a tie-up with IT giant IBM to build the world`s largest e-commerce platform. The two companies have signed a deal to built the e-commerce platform in Nanjing city, the capital city of the eastern province of Jiangsu. The platform will be a multi-billion-yuan business supported b
A new website has been launched by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to highlight the contribution of the people of `Undivided India` during the first and second world wars, a commission official said. "Forever India" at www.cwgc.org/foreverindia tells the remarkable story of some of the millions of Indians who left their homes in order to fight for the Allied caus
The Maharashtra Government has awarded NYSE-listed, Accenture a three-year, management consulting and technology contract to help manage the administration of labor laws and create a management system to support services ranging from renewal of licenses to filing online grievances through an interactive portal. The contract supports the Mahashramm initiative, designed to better m
Today it is the country`s largest software exporter, but nearly a decade ago many investors evaluated TCS with Infosys as the benchmark and even Tata Group chief Ratan Tata had applauded the competitor`s governance and transparency, says a new book. At the time of the company`s initial public offering in 2004 investors even perceived that "TCS was living in the past", r
State-run BSNL today tied-up with Bharat Berry Technologies to provide push-mail services for all its mobile subscribers in less than Rs 2 per day. "This BSNL and Bharat Berry partnership will provide its customers with an easy to use, cost effective solution for their mobile push e-mail requirements," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay said.
Favouring early passage of key bills related to higher education, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information and Innovations Sam Pitroda on Saturday said they were vital for the nation`s economy. "Higher education reforms are essential if the nation is to meet the serious challenge of skill shortage that will not allow the economy to grow at 8 to 10 per cent annuall
The government has started the exercise to formulate the new National Postal Policy 2012, in order to rejuvenate and bring the postal sector to the centre stage of economic development. The Department of Post (DoP) will organise a round-table conference next month to discuss various dimensions of the policy with key stakeholders. "DoP may complete this (discus
Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal Sunday said the government will launch a framework on vocational educational next year to address the skills development challenges the country faces. The National Vocational Educational Qualification Framework will be launched next year with the objective of having 500 million skilled workers and 200 million graduates by 2022, Sib
Sistema Shyam, which operates mobile services under MTS brand, has approached telecom tribunal TDSAT seeking directions to the Department of Telecom (DoT) to allot additional 1.25 Mhz spectrum as the second tranche in six circles. Admitting the petition, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has issued notice to DoT asking it to reply within three weeks.
The Election Commission is planning to take the help of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to impart electoral messages to young voters, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said. "The Commission is now seriously looking at the social media as the hubs to impart electoral education," Quraishi said delivering the Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture 2011 titl
UIDAI, which issues national identity numbers to residents in the country, has roped in state-run Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to print Aadhaar cards to increase and expedite their distribution. TCIL will start printing Aadhaar numbers generated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) at its facility in Mumbai tomorrow, Deputy Director Gener
