Ace Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pledged to donate his organs as he launched a website, where people can sign-up to make a similar commitment to save countless lives. `Gift A Life` is a unique initiative of the Apollo Institute of Transplants to encourage people to pledge their organs and save countless lives in the process. This can be done by simply signing up on t
Cell phones will soon become more than a communication device for residents of south Indian city Bangalore, popularly known as `Silicon Valley` of the country. Bangaloreans will be able to pay their utility bills and avail several citizen services with the help of their cell phones, if everything goes as planned, government sources said. A draft policy on mobile pl
US prosecutors have charged seven foreigners in a massive internet fraud scheme in which over four million computers across 100 countries, including those of American government agencies and NASA, were infected with malicious software and USD 14 million were made through fake online advertising. Six Estonian nationals Vladimir Tsastsin, Timur Gerassimenko, Dmitri Jegorov, Valeri
The Central Bureau of Investigation has joined social networking site Facebook in a bid to get help from people in cracking cases. CBI sources said the idea of going online is first being implemented by its Bhopal unit on experimental basis which will be further followed by all its wings after assessing people`s response. The sources said the agency is garnering go
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sought intervention of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for correcting a `mistake` in the website of the southern state`s tourism development corporation. It has been brought to notice that Mahendragiri Hills have been included in the website of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, Patnaik said in a lett
With an aim to expand its services on smartphones, social networking giant Facebook has acquired mobile application developer Strobe for an undisclosed amount. Strobe develops technology which help developers create and distribute applications that work on devices like smartphones and tablet PCs. The deal will help Facebook, which has over 800 million user globally
Heeding to the request of telecom industry, the regulator Trai on Thursday extended, for the second time, the deadline for sending comments on advanced mobile wireless broadband services, or 4G, till November 30. The regulator has also extended the time for submitting counter comments on the paper `IMT-Advanced Mobile Wireless Broadband Services` till December 7, from November 7
Google, maker of Android software for mobile phones, will stop supporting the application for Gmail for rival Research in Motion`s (RIM) BlackBerry smartphones. "Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for BlackBerry (installed native app). Over this past year, we`ve focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and wil
On the first Saturday of every month, the Secretariat employees will undergo a special training in information and communication technologies (ICT), under a ‘Tech Saturday, 2011’ campaign, to develop a deeper interest in using IT in their routine work and get acquainted with the latest technology gadgets and software. The software and training is being provided by In
The RBI on Wednesday directed urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to ensure customer identification proof while opening accounts on the basis of details provided by the unique national identity number `Aadhaar`. "... it is advised that while opening accounts based on Aadhaar also, banks must satisfy themselves about the current address of the customer by obtaining required proof
If things go as proposed, Bangaloreans will be able to pay their utility bills and avail several citizen services with the help of their cell phones. A draft policy on mobile platform is ready and would be studied by the core group on e-governance which would finalise it, Karnataka IT, BT, Science and Technology and e-Governance Secretary, M N Vidyashankar said. &q
Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Tuesday directed representatives of Qualcomm and the Department of Telecom (DoT) to meet and resolve their differences over grant of broadband wireless access (BWA) licence, for which the US-based firm has successfully bid in four circles. TDSAT was hearing a petition filed by Qualcomm challenging the notice of the DoT for cancelling the allotment of spe
The government on Tuesday extended the last date for receiving public comments on National Telecom Policy 2011 by a month to December 9 for having wider consultations. "The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has extended the last date for receiving feedback and comments on draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2011 to Decemb
Taking note of telephone networks getting clogged within minutes of an emergency situation, like the Mumbai blasts, Trai has invited views from the industry and the experts to ensure smooth phone communication with people involved in rescue operations. "During the bomb blast in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, the problem of congestion in the cellular mobile network of Mumbai was re
The L D Institute of Indology here has developed a digital library of printed manuscripts of ancient scriptures in bid to preserve them and make them available to scholars and students studying them. This library will be inaugurated by former president of India A P J Abdul Kalam on November 11. Institute director Jitendra Shah said the digital library contains over
Open-source software company Acquia on Tuesday said it will expand its presence in India to promote use of free website building software Drupal. "We have two training partners in India, which we are planning to scale up massively. In this visit we are doing need analysis of Indian market and soon we will announce initiative specific to India," Chief Marketing Officer R
Popular social networking site Facebook expect India to become its No 1 market in terms of number of users, leaving the US and Indonesia. Facebook claims to have over 800 million active users globally. "We are confident that in the coming years, India will be our leading market...Currently, it is at No 3 in terms of number of users. Last announced number was 3
Internet giant Google Inc has decided to extend its social networking service, Google Plus, for businesses and brands also, in addition to the individual users being tapped till now. With its latest initiative, the US-based firm is looking to bring large global brands, as also local businesses, on its Google Plus platform to promoter their products. To start with,
The European Union has expressed concern over Sri Lanka`s move to block certain anti-government websites, days after the US demanded that Colombo respect freedom of expression. "The EU considers that freedom of press forms is an integral part of any democratic system. The EU therefore believes that the media should be allowed to operate independently," an official state
The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has extended the last date for receiving feedback and comments on draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) -2011 up to December 9, 2011, in order to accord adequate time for wider consultation. It may be recalled that the draft NTP-2011 was released by Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Communicatio
