Over 35 Canadian firms to take part in Emerging Kerala
September 12th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 35 Canadian education, infrastructure, information, communication technology companies and others will be participating in the Emerging Kerala 2012 Global Connect, a three-day investor conference that ... Read more...
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Now a mobile game on ‘Krishna Aur Kans’ (With Images)
August 9th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Animated movie "Krishna Aur Kans" has inspired a new mobile game, launched for the occasion of Janmashtami Friday.Jumps Games, a developer and publisher of mobile ... Read more...
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CVC has received 20,000 complaints so far
July 10th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has received 20,000 complaints so far and taken up 1,000 for investigation, while 20,000 people have received punishment for corruption-related ... Read more...
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Now withdraw cash with your phone
June 13th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) Mobile phones could soon be used at ATMs to withdraw cash. A new application has been developed in Britain that will allow people to take out ... Read more...
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IPL molestation case: Peerzada discharged from hospital
May 21st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Sahil Peerzada, who was assaulted and injured while resisting an IPL cricketer's alleged attempt to molest his American fiancee Zohail Hameed at a hotel here ... Read more...
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American woman goes to Delhi women’s panel against Mallya
May 19th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) After sending a legal notice to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) director Sidhartha Mallya for his tweet questioning her character, an American woman who was allegedly ... Read more...
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RCB owner Sidhartha Mallya gets legal notice for tweets
May 19th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking ... Read more...
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Mobiles making Britons lose their manners
May 17th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) Britons seem to be doing away with their traditional good manners, as a survey has found two out of three people in Britain wouldn't mind answering ... Read more...
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Porn-loving British cop fired
April 9th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) A 47-year-old British policeman has been fired after he was caught using official phones to download pornography and exchange obscene text messages.Chief Inspector Mark Brew, in ... Read more...
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Android taking over the smartphone market
March 8th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Google’s Android OS is fast crowding the smartphone market. Market analysts ComScore Inc. reports that three in every four smartphones in the United States currently runs on ... Read more...
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Indian mobile handsets market grows 10 percent in 2011
March 1st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Indian mobile handsets market grew 10 percent in 2011 with the sale of 183 million devices, including 18 million 3G mobile phones and around ... Read more...
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RIM launches upgraded PlayBook operating system in India
February 24th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Canadian BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM), battling tough competition from Apple's iPad, Friday launched PlayBook OS 2.0, an upgraded version of the operating system ... Read more...
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Towie’s latest star: Chloe Sims’ daughter - Madison
February 20th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Only Way Is Essex star Chloe Sims opened the doors to the cameras for her daughter Madison. This is the first time that Madison has been ... Read more...
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Shakira attacked by sea lion
February 15th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 15 (IANS) Pop star Shakira was attempting to take a picture of a sea lion, which thought her mobile phone was a fish and attacked her. The ... Read more...
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Mojostreet adds Cafe Coffee Day to its portfolio
February 6th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Hyderabad-based Mojostreet, a location-based mobile game with real world benefits, Monday announced the availability of check-in based offers at 1,174 Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) outlets across ... Read more...
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Karachi Police arrest fake army general
January 20th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A Pakistani man who grabbed land and solicited favours from officials by posing as an army general for three years has been arrested in Karachi, a ... Read more...
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BlackBerry refuses to hand Memogate data to Pakistan
January 16th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will not release data regarding a memo that said President Asif Ali Zardari had feared a military ... Read more...
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RIM offers over 50 percent discount on PlayBook tablets
December 28th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM), battling tough competition from Apple's iPad, is offering over 50 percent discount on its PlayBook tablets under a ... Read more...
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Airtel says voice, SMS services restored in Mumbai (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel, whose network suffered functional problems in Mumbai and some other places in western Maharashtra Tuesday, said it has restored ... Read more...
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Blackberry ‘reprieve’ for Volkswagen employees
December 24th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Munich, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a landmark ruling, workers of German automaker Volkswagen have been given some “reprieve” from demanding bosses. The giant carmaker will be forced to switch off its ... Read more...
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MegaFon offers BlackBerry services in Russia
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) MegaFon, one of the "big three" mobile phone operators in Russia, has started offering BlackBerry services to customers in the country.BlackBerry smartphones will initially be ... Read more...
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Survey reveals that Android and Apple control 71 percent of the smartphone market
November 30th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new survey by the research firm Nielsen has revealed that more Americans are switching to the smartphone. The survey found that 56 percent of all ... Read more...
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RIM’s India managing director quits
November 4th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's India operations head Frenny Bawa Thursday quit the company to pursue other interests."This is to confirm that Frenny Bawa, RIM's ... Read more...
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Britain has more mobile phones than people
November 3rd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) The number of active mobile phones in Britain has now reached 76.4 million -- more than the country's population of 61.9 million, says a report by ... Read more...
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Wow, said Clinton, when Gaddafi fell
October 21st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) "Wow!" said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she read in BlackBerry that Muammar Gaddafi had been captured in Libya.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 ... Read more...
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BlackBerry makes up for disruption with free apps
October 17th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Blackberry's Canadian maker, Research in Motion (RIM), Monday offered its 70 million customers applications worth over $100 as a gesture of appreciation for the "patience ... Read more...
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BlackBerry services limping back to normal
October 13th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Canadian BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion (RIM) Thursday said its services have been restored in most parts of the world but Canada and Latin America ... Read more...
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BlackBerry services affected again
October 11th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Millions of BlackBerry users across India, Middle East, Africa and Europe faced another cut-off from online services Tuesday, just a few hours after the Canadian ... Read more...
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BlackBerry services restored, firm probing fault
October 11th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Canadian maker of BlackBerry handsets Research in Motion (RIM) Tuesday said its services, which had been affected Monday evening, have been restored and the ... Read more...
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BJP MP’s daughter’s bag with Rs.1.5 lakh stolen from fair
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An unidentified woman allegedly stole around Rs.1.5 lakh and a mobile phone from an exhibition booth of the daughter of a Rajya Sabha member ... Read more...
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Teenager held for ‘mischievous’ email on Delhi blast
September 14th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday from near the West Bengal-Jharkhand border for "mischievously" posing as a terrorist and sending emails to media houses claiming responsibility ... Read more...
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Smartphones capture 40 percent of US market
September 2nd, 2011 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Up to 40 percent of mobile phone users in the US now own smartphones instead of other phones, a new survey said.From May 11 to July ... Read more...
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British kids carry modern gadgets to school
September 1st, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Many schoolgoing children in Britain are carrying smartphones, laptops and iPads to their classrooms in place of traditional kit like pencil cases.Only 16 percent of children ... Read more...
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Rihanna was worried about my health: Father
August 30th, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 30 (IANS) Singer Rihanna was left frantic with worry after her father was hospitalised with dengue fever.Rihanna, real name Robyn Fenty, visited her dad Ronald in ... Read more...
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Top British official to meet social networks over riots
August 26th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) British Home Secretary Theresa May will soon meet executives from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry to discuss the recent riots in the country.May ... Read more...
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