Intel announces new Atom processors
January 3rd, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Santa Clara (California), Jan 3 (DPA) Intel, the world's biggest manufacturer of computer chips, has announced a new line of powerful, energy-saving processors for popular mini-notebooks and starter computers.
The first devices with ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam’s 3G services in Orissa by year-end
November 8th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will expand its third-generation (3G) network across Orissa by the year-end, a senior company official said Sunday.
BSNL launched 3G services, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Jessica Watson to sail solo around the world
October 19th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jessica Watson is attempting to sail solo and unassisted around the world. She is hoping to set a record for being the youngest person to do ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
MJ’s son, 7, cries himself to sleep every night
September 14th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 14 (ANI): Michael Jackson's youngest kid "cries himself to sleep and keeps asking where his daddy is", according to sources.The King of Pop's seven-year-old son Prince Michael II, a.k.a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Almost half of all Brit web users post photos, videos on the net
August 29th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 29 (ANI): Almost half of web users in the UK have posted photos and videos to popular content-sharing sites such as Facebook and YouTube in the last year, reveals ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US firm to launch budget hotel in Kerala capital
August 20th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Berggruen Hotels, owned by the US-based Berggruen Holdings Inc, will launch its first mid-market hotel "Keys" in Kerala Friday.
Situated in the heart of the state capital, the new ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
MJ’s kids ‘banned’ from using Internet
August 7th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson's mum Katherine has reportedly banned his kids from using the Internet to protect them from shocking details about their dad's death.Katherine introduced the strict rule ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
One third of Europeans have never used the net: Report
August 5th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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third of people in the European Union say they have never used the internet,
according to an EU report, which examined the region's digital ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Best Job in the World’ winner under fire for not blogging enough
July 24th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 24 (ANI): 'Best Job in the World' winner Ben Southall has been criticised for not updating his blog regularly.The 34-year-old Briton has posted only seven times since beginning the coveted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now, Norwegian students take exams on their laptops
May 4th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, May. 4 (ANI): As part of a trial that could soon become the modus operandi of university examinations in Norway, around 6,000 college students took exams on their laptops.Every 16-19 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Even online, politics is a rich mans game
March 24th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 24 (ANI): In a new research, it has been determined that like in the real world, politics is a rich mans game even online.Real world political activities, like writing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nearly half of women would dump sex for surfing the net!
December 17th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Many women would rather go without sex than give up Internet access, according to a new survey.To reach the conclusion, the Internet Reliance in Today''s Economy survey ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Apple withdraws iPhone ad over speed claims
November 26th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Apple has withdrawn its iPhone 3G ads after UK advertising regulations received complaints that the company is misleading consumers by exaggerating the speed of its hugely popular ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Google Android phone - GPhone launches in NYC
September 23rd, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
The Gphone, first mobile phone by Google launching in New York Tuesday, Sep 23, with fastest one-touch internet access and smooth multi-tasks.Release of Gphone is expected to spark major competition with ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech, Technology Industry News |
IOC happy with running of the Olympics
August 13th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 13 (DPA) Olympic hosts China may be bothered by low attendance and nervous over security and media freedom, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is delighted with the smooth running ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Porn sites to be filtered in Sri Lanka
August 5th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, Aug 5 (IANS) To protect children from internet pornography, Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the country's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to immediately filter all websites containing obscene ... Read more...
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Olympics organizers defend internet censorship for foreign media
July 30th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 30 (DPA) China's organizers of the Summer Olympic Games defended Wednesday their move to block access to some websites for foreign journalists, saying the internet access provided at the Games ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Web hits can be used to detect earthquakes
July 1st, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Internet traffic counters used to measure web hits could rival dedicated seismological equipment as a way of detecting earthquakes.According to a report in New Scientist, visits to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
$2 bn public-private partnership for rural internet access
May 24th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The government Saturday announced a $2-billion public-private partnership to provide broadband and internet connectivity in country's rural areas. Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now, snoop on your spouse via your mobile phone
May 14th, 2008 - 10:43 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): The frantic Where r u? text message has been shown the door, thanks to the new service which has now been introduced in Australia that allows mobile ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aussies dont like surfing the net on mobile phones
April 15th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Apr 15 (ANI): When it comes to surfing the web on mobile phones, people Down Under are quite reluctant to do so, a new survey has found.And the reasons why ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Internet services in India operating at 80 percent
February 1st, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb.1 (ANI): Internet services in India were operating at about 80 per cent of capacity on Friday, two days after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access across the Middle ... Read more...
Posted in National |
No TV, don’t matter: Pakistanis take to the Internet for news
November 14th, 2007 - 8:38 am ICT by admin
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Posted in World |