Indian youngsters seem to be less tech-savvy as they lag behind their global counterparts when it comes to mobile internet use, according to a study by market researcher Nielsen. The research on youth and cellphone usage has found that less than 10 per cent of young Indians used their mobile devices to access the web in the last month while 73 per cent of Chinese aged between 15
BlackBerry today said it has provided a solution for legally intercepting messenger and internet and email (rpt) email services, but denied such access on BlackBerry Enterprise Server, saying the company has "no ability to provide its customers` encryption key." "The company has now delivered a solution that enables India`s wireless carriers to address their lawful
Kerala-based based MindHelix Technologies, today launched `Tuk Tuk` meter, claimed to be India`s first GPS based multi-platform Auto fare calculator that runs through smart phones. The application can be started on getting into the autorickshaw and the meter in the phone will run alongside the meter in the rickshaw. It can also double-check the distance travelled a
The emerging threat from the cyber world, particularly from China, has a "devastating potential" and there is need to address this, a top American military leader has said. "It (cyber warfare) is an area that has received great focus on the part of the United States and other countries. "It is an area of warfare, cyber warfare, that I think need
Tamil Nadu has more than rpt more than doubled its software exports in 2009-10 as against the previous year, the state Assembly was informed today. IT Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna, replying to a supplementary on the progress of various IT Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the state, said the state`s software exports in 2008-09 was just a little over Rs 445 crore.
The country`s telecom sector will witness up to Rs 2,50,000 crore investments and the market will cross the Rs 4,50,000 crore or USD 100 billion-mark in 5 years, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said today. "Contrary to the general belief that telecom story is over, we believe that the game is still on. The only difference is that voice market is flattening and the growth will
The Bank of Baroda (BOB) will provide banking facilities to 451 villages in Bihar by March 2012 under a financial inclusion scheme. "Our bank will take banking facilities to the doorsteps of 451 villagers by March 2012, the bank`s Executive Director (ED) N S Srinath said here today. Srinath told reporters that the public sector bank has hired the services of a
Assam became the first state in the country to launch the e-Udyog today to create transparency, promptness with increased efficiency in governance and improve public service with the support of information technology. Launching the initiative, Assam Minister for Industries and Commerce Pradyut Bordoloi said the online system will generate accurate economic data, reduce response t
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in Sweden over claims he sexually assaulted two women, appeared in a court here today and expressed his readiness to fight extradition from the UK. The defence team of the 39-year-old Australian, who denies the charges, was ready for a two-day extradition case, which was set for February 7 and 8 during a hearing at a court here, his lawyer
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) today declared the results of class 10th examinations, a day before their official announcement, after the scores were accessed from a social networking site in the morning. A senior BOSE official denied that the results were leaked. The state government, however, said the matter will be inquired into. "Th
Tata Communications today said it has entered into an agreement to acquire BitGravity, which provides network for content delivery over the Internet, for an undisclosed amount. Terms of the transaction or the deal size were not disclosed. Upon completion of the transaction, Tata Communications (Netherlands) will own 100 per cent BitGravity, which will operate as a
Rajan Anandan, the former Managing Director of Microsoft, has joined search giant Google as the Vice President (Sales and Operations) and Head of India region. Google, which reported a global revenues of USD 23.65 billion in 2009, has close to 2,000 people in India. "India is an important growth country for Google. With Internet users growing at 50 per cent ye
Indonesia welcomed today Canadian firm Research in Motion`s (RIM) promise to filter its BlackBerry web services for pornography, after threatening to revoke the smartphone maker`s licence. RIM said yesterday it would start filtering web services in Indonesia after the mainly Muslim country threatened to restrict or block the company`s domestic services in one of Asia`s fastest gr
Delhi Police today issued a notice to a multinational call centre operating from Cyber City in Gurgaon to explain how its cab driver flouted an order of not dropping a woman staffer at her doorstep. In a first such incident, driver Jag Dev was arrested last night for allegedly dropping a woman BPO employee at a traffic intersection instead of her home. "We hav
Leading private airline Jet Airways has adopted the latest Quick Response (QR) mobile code technology to provide real time information about its products and services to customers. Jet Airways has now become the first airline in the country to use barcode technology for such purpose. The airline has started using QR codes on its website jetairways.com and Facebook
Education solutions firm Educomp Solutions today said it has formed a joint venture with US-based Zeebo and Lakshya Digital to sell devices with educational content in India. "Zeebo India, the joint venture firm, will work towards tailoring Zeebo`s technology and developing content for school children in India," Educomp Solutions CEO Shantanu Prakash told reporters here
The father of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar today claimed that his e-mail account which he used for communicating with the CBI has been hacked and fears that the information in it could be "misused". The Hotmail account of Rajesh Talwar was allegedly hacked a week before the CBI submitted its closure report in the Aarushi Talwar murder case on December 29.
Hexaware Technologies, a global IT and BPO services provider, plans to hire 800 engineers through campus in this calender year and expects a double digit growth in its operating margins, a top company official said. The Mumbai-based IT firm also plans to add 10-12 clients every quarter this year to its existing 165 clients. "There has been an increase in the g
About 1,600 police stations in Andhra Pradesh will soon be equipped with `live` scanners and four-finger print scanners as part of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) project, that integrates the Finger Print Bureau (FPB) in the state with the police infrastructure for effective tracking of criminal records. CCTNS is an e-governance initiative of the union home mi
Digitisation of land records, making the Delhi Development Authority transparent and working for an ISO certificate for the housing agency will be his priorities, new DDA vice-chairman G S Patnaik said today. Patnaik, a 1980-batch IAS officer of UT cadre, who took over the post this afternoon, told reporters that he will try to make the DDA more public friendly and constitute a t
