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A social network for the dying - called 'My Last Wish' has been created to help dying people meet others who have similar hopes and ambitions which they wish to achieve before they die. ]]>Social MediaIANS2012-05-23 10:30:08
India's Aadhar Bhalinge has won 'm2Work', a World Bank-sponsored online challenge seeking the best ideas for spurring the job-creation potential of mobile phones. ]]>AppsIANS2012-05-18 22:00:37
Pricing its IPO at $38 a share, Facebook, the highly popular social networking site that has over 45 million users in India, is expected to raise $16 billion, making it the largest tech IPO in history. ]]>Social MediaIANS2012-05-18 10:30:45
The government Thursday said it does not stand for censorship and regulation of free speech and assured Rajya Sabha members that it will evolve a consensus on guidelines on internet content after talking to various stakeholders, including industry representatives. ]]>InternetIANS2012-05-17 23:39:03
Greenpeace India activists Tuesday urged global computer maker Apple to use renewable energy to power its data centres worldwide instead of fossil fuels like coal for protecting the fragile ecology.

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Researchers have created a Star Trek-like human-scale 3D video conferencing pod that allows people in different locations to communicate as if they are standing in front of each other. ]]>Social MediaIANS2012-05-07 08:28:11
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Friday asked all service providers to ensure that they offer their customers per second billing plan along with other offerings. ]]>TelcosIANS2012-04-21 14:24:55
Global software major Microsoft and global search engine Google bagged the Great Indian Developer Awards 2012 for innovative products and applications at the IT developers' fifth annual summit here Wednesday. ]]>SoftwareIANS2012-04-19 12:17:47
In a major setback for telecom operators, especially those who want to shut operations in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Wednesday said there was no need for a exit policy. ]]>TelcosIANS2012-04-19 12:14:54
Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said many foreign companies have shown interest in manufacturing the second version of the low-cost tablet Aakash 2 in India. The second version of Aakash will be launched in May. ]]>TabletIANS2012-04-18 13:31:58
Apple and five of the publishing industry's top firms have been accused of conspiring to raise prices and block Amazon.com from selling e-books at $9.99 in a US Justice Department suit. ]]>AppsIANS2012-04-13 12:41:59
Paperbacks may be fighting a losing battle against e-books, with their sales down by 25 percent, a new finding says. In the first three months of 2012, 11.3 million paperbacks were sold, compared to 14.9 million during the corresponding period last year, thanks to the rise of Amazon's Kindle, Sony's Reader and tablets such as the iPad. ]]>E-ReaderIANS2012-04-13 12:39:49
Launching Airtel's 4G services in Kolkata Tuesday, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal admitted that 3G services have not been as popular as 2G due to lack of liquidity in the market to invest in the infrastructure and the devices required. ]]>TelcosIANS2012-04-11 19:25:01
Telecom Major Bharti Airtel said Tuesday there should not be any "artificial control" over the 3G and 4G spectrum allocation and that the services would become more affordable for consumers when enough spectrum was available to operators. ]]>TelcosIANS2012-04-11 19:18:29
Communications Minister Kapil Sibal is expected to launch Bharti Airtel's broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Kolkata Tuesday. A successor to the 3G and 2G families, 4G is expected to be five times quicker than 3G services. It would offer services such as high-definition mobile TV and video conferencing. Airtel has selected Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE to manage its services in Kolkata. ]]>TelcosIANS2012-04-10 11:08:00
A solar Kindle case lets readers "top up" their gadget simply by leaving it in the sun. The case has a built-in solar panel and battery, which is guaranteed to provide three months of reading time in "normal" sunlight, without dipping into Kindle's own power. ]]>E-ReaderIANS2012-04-04 14:51:37
Eighteen-year-old engineering student Sachin Kukke of Bangalore is the only Indian to win the global YouTube Space Lab science competition from the Asia-Pacific region, the world's leading online video portal said Wednesday. The contest for 14-18 year-olds was to design a science experiment that can be performed in space. ]]>InternetIANS2012-02-23 16:00:29
"Lavishly illustrated" book, now on Android and Amazon. ]]>AppsIANS2012-02-20 13:12:23
Suppliers say company has shown them screen designs for a new 8-inch tablet ]]>TabletIANS2012-02-15 13:34:51
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has joined Twitter to capture the attention of young Indians and inform people about the work done by his office through 140 characters on the popular microblogging site. The account attracted 10,000 followers within hours of being set up. ]]>Social MediaIANS2012-01-24 21:00:02