Justice Katju for regulating social media
April 18th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju Wednesday called for regulating social media, saying it would prevent unpleasant material from making it into ... Read more...
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Issue summons to Facebook through e-mail: Court
April 18th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court hearing a civil case against various social networking sites for allegedly displaying objectionable content Wednesday ordered that summons be served to ... Read more...
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Google to launch online storage service
April 18th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) You will soon be able to store files as large as 5GB online instead of in PC hard drives after Google launches its "GDrive".A Google source ... Read more...
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Gmail outage affects tens of millions of users worldwide
April 18th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by BNO News
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- An estimated 35 million users of the popular webmail service Gmail were unable to access their accounts on early Tuesday afternoon, Google said, although the issue ... Read more...
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Gmail outage affects users worldwide
April 18th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A large number of users of the webmail service Gmail were unable to access their accounts on early Tuesday afternoon, according to users affected by the ... Read more...
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Facebook, Apple may be balkanising the web
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Google co-founder Sergey Brin has accused social networking website Facebook and computer giant Apple of being the biggest threat to online freedom, even as he ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications to market Android devices in India
April 16th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Reliance Communications Monday announced its plans to market Android devices exclusively in India for the next two years, a company official said.Through a strategic collaboration with ... Read more...
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China’s smartphone firms warned of patent disputes
April 15th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's smartphone companies are at risk of becoming embroiled in disputes over intellectual property rights since many important patents are held by international companies like Google ... Read more...
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Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A court Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content ... Read more...
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Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube
April 12th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A court Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content on ... Read more...
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NGMA gets a new parallel address on Google Art Project
April 10th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) has officially moved to a new parallel address in cyberspace from where visitors can walk through its new-age ... Read more...
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Finance companies dominate IIM-C placements
April 10th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Despite the global economic slowdown, the final batch of 352 students of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) got placed during the campus selection, with the ... Read more...
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30 percent of global web traffic is porn
April 9th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Around 30 percent of all internet traffic is pornography, and the biggest porn site gets over four billion page views and 350 million unique visits ... Read more...
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‘Apple to become world’s first $1 trillion company’
April 8th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) Apple will become the world's first trillion-dollar company when its shares top $1,000 each, Wall Street analysts have predicted.The technology giant's shares were worth $633.38 last ... Read more...
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Mobile phones hackers’ main target
April 6th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) Mobile phones will be hackers' main target in the future, according to a network security report.About 7.12 million Internet-capable smartphones were infected with malicious programmes in ... Read more...
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Google glasses offer email, video chat
April 5th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Google's techno-glasses offer emails, video chat and even directions over your view of the world.You can experience all these through a built-in screen in front of ... Read more...
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Policies soon for engagement with social media, citizens
April 5th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The union ministry of communications and information technology is drafting a policy for use of social media by various departments and another for engaging citizens ... Read more...
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Google tests glasses that provide real-time information
April 5th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Google has announced test of its "Project Glass", a pair of augmented reality glasses that provides users real-time information right in front of their eyes.
In ... Read more...
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Yahoo cuts 2,000 jobs
April 5th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Yahoo announced Wednesday it will cut 2,000 jobs, about 14 percent of its workforce, as the troubled internet company struggles to turn around its fortunes.This ... Read more...
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Yahoo! to cut another 2,000 jobs in restructuring effort
April 4th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Internet giant Yahoo!, Inc. on Wednesday said it will cut another 2,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its global workforce, as part of a broader ... Read more...
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Apple mulls settling patent fights with Samsung
March 30th, 2012 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 30 (IANS) Top executives at Apple and Samsung have met recently about a potential patent settlement, a media report said Thursday."Apple CEO Tim Cook does not seem to ... Read more...
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Now, Google tracking our each online move?
March 29th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Internet users watch out! The online search giant Google has unveiled a new "Account Activity" page which can sum up who you've emailed, what devices you've ... Read more...
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Bangalore student is YouTube Space Lab Asia-Pacific winner
March 27th, 2012 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 27 (IANS) India's Sachin S. Kukke is the Asia-Pacific region winner and one of the six global winners of the YouTube Space Lab 2012 contest for young people ... Read more...
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Google patents environment-based ads
March 23rd, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 23 (IANS) Google has been awarded a patent on technology that will serve up targeted advertising based on a smartphone user's environment, The Telegraph reported Friday.The web giant ... Read more...
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Google Chrome top browser for first time
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) Google's Chrome became the world's top internet browser for one day Sunday, pushing Internet Explorer into second place for the first time.Chrome did not retain its ... Read more...
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BJP supporters burn Chinese flag
March 21st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 21 (IANS) The youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam Wednesday burnt a Chinese flag, protesting against Chinese military incursion into India's northeast.The protesters ... Read more...
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Beware: Ads in mobile apps fraught with security risk
March 20th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (IANS) The inclusion of ads in mobile applications or apps is fraught with privacy or security risks, so beware, says a new study.These app developers incorporate "in-app ... Read more...
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Large Saudi youth delegation to visit Indian technology hubs
March 20th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Promoting youth relations between India and Saudi Arabia, a 45-member delegation of Saudi youth will be visiting India for the first time for a ... Read more...
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Internet users wary of backdoor snooping
March 19th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 19 (IANS) Internet users are uneasy about websites collecting personal information on behalf of advertisers and how they might commercialise it, according to a survey.Mark Andrejevic from ... Read more...
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Court quashes proceedings against Microsoft India (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday quashed charges of hosting objectionable content against Microsoft India and set aside a trial court order for initiating criminal ... Read more...
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High court quashes proceedings against Microsoft India
March 19th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday quashed charges of hosting objectionable content against Microsoft India and set aside a trial court order for initiating criminal ... Read more...
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Spies could use your TV to snoop on you
March 18th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Spies could now snoop on you through your TV, dispensing with the necessity of planting bugs in your room, according to CIA director David Petraeus.
The ... Read more...
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More people Googling symptoms for self-diagnosis
March 18th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Feeling edgy or upset for no apparent reason, you Google your symptoms. It turns out to be nothing serious and your fears are unfounded. More than ... Read more...
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Samsung to launch cheaper smartphones for India
March 18th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, March 18 (IANS) South Korean mobile handset giant Samsung Electronics Sunday said it would launch cheaper smartphones in order to cater to the wider consumer segment of the Indian ... Read more...
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3.2 percent of Indian GDP due to Internet: Google
March 16th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) According to Google, around 3 percent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be attributed to internet.Speaking Friday at the India Today Conclave, head ... Read more...
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