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Microsoft’s Windows 7 to debut on Oct 22

June 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS -
San Francisco, June 3 (DPA) Microsoft said Tuesday that it will debut its new operating system Oct 22 as it seeks to block a growing challenge from Google, Apple, and the open-source ...

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Free wifi in Birkirkara

May 26th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by GD -
The Old Station Garden in Birkirkara witnessed the launch of Wi-Fi Internet project on Tuesday. This project is aimed at providing free Internet services. Wi-Fi is the trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance for products ...

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Indian-American helps design energy-saving PCs

April 25th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking". Doctoral researcher Yuvraj Agarwal of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in collaboration with computer ...

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Dhaka plans 10 years’ jail for cyber crime

Dhaka plans 10 years’ jail for cyber crime

April 21st, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh government plans to prescribe 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for those involved in cyber crime. A bill approved by the cabinet will be introduced during parliament's session ...

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Intel profits drop 55 percent

April 15th, 2009 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS -
San Francisco, April 15 (DPA) Computer-chip giant Intel reported a 55-percent drop in first-quarter income Tuesday but said that it believed sales had bottomed out and that business was returning to normal. "We ...

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Cyber cafes untapped hot spots for advertising: survey

March 18th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) With young adults comprising 90 percent of cyber cafes visitors in India, these informal getaways offer significant potential for advertising and brand promotion that is yet untapped ...

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Now, a robotic computer that can be operated by gestures

March 3rd, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Mar 3 (ANI): Forget about using keyboard or mouse to operate your computer, for scientists have now developed a PC with a robotic neck that can be controlled only by ...

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Viewing TV two hours a day doubles asthma risk

March 3rd, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Young children who spend more than two hours glued to the TV every day double their risk of developing asthma, a UK study has found. The study, published ...

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India the ‘back office’ of the world: Chinese consul general

February 22nd, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) India can rightly be called the back office of the world for its achievements in Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Mao Siwei ...

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‘Lower class, small industries key drivers for computer market’ (Lead)

February 10th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The less affluent sections of the Indian society seem to be out-buying the well-off classes when it comes to purchasing computers, according to an IT hardware industry ...

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Calling cards offer flexibility to consumers: Scindia

February 3rd, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Minister of State for Communications and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia Tuesday said the government has accepted the calling card proposal, which would offer flexibility to consumers to choose ...

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Net telephony issue referred back to regulator

February 2nd, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The government Monday referred back the Internet telephony issue to the telecom regulator even while providing flexibility to calling card customers, official sources said.Internet telephony, if approved, ...

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James Bond computer technology may soon replace mouse with interactive gloves

November 24th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 24 (ANI): The computer technology shown in science fictions like Minority Report and James Bond flicks are drawing closer to reality, with a Los Angeles-based company designing a system ...

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Valve Corporation launches ‘Left 4 Dead’

November 18th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot -
Valve Corporation launches 'Left 4 Dead' Tuesday, Nov 18 Valve Corporation with help of its supporter LAN Knights will be releasing their new game 'Left 4 Dead', a multiplayer co-operative survival horror first-person ...

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Next-gen antivirus system to offer better protection to computers

August 8th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Aug 8 (IANS) A new "cloud computing" approach to malicious software detection, developed by the University of Michigan, is likely to replace ageing antivirus software on personal computers. Cloud computing ...

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New security patch software tackles major internet security breach

July 9th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 9 (ANI): Computer giants like Microsoft, Sun, and Cisco are distributing new software to tackle a major security glitch in the internet addressing system. The flaw was such that it ...

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Worldwide PC population surpasses 1bln mark

June 24th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 24 (ANI): A research firm has revealed that the number of personal computers being used across the world has passed the one billion mark. Gartner Inc. says that markets ...

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1,000 PCs shipped to India every hour

June 8th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): Computer shipments touched nearly 1,000 Personal Computers (PCs) every hour in the country in the quarter just gone by, with Q1 2008 (JFM 2008) shipments exceeding ...

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National economies and security interests face growing threat from malicious software

June 3rd, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 3 (ANI): A new report has determined that national economies and security interests face a growing threat from malicious software. According to New Scientist, the report has been carried out ...

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Delaying data can cut down energy consumption of the Internet

May 6th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 6 (ANI): In an effort to cut down the energy consumption of the internet, US academics and researchers from companies Intel and Microsoft have developed a strategy to delay ...

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Japanese former minister pleads guilty to bribery

April 21st, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Tokyo, April 21 (Xinhua) Japanese former vice defence minister Takemasa Moriya, who was accused of taking bribes while in post from defence equipment trader Yamada Corp, admitted the charges Monday during the ...

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Rubik’s Cube voted greatest toy craze of all time (Re-Issue)

April 13th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin -
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Forget playstation and make way for the hand-held puzzle made in the 1970s, the Rubik Cube - the game that has been named the greatest toy craze ...

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Rubik’s Cube voted greatest toy craze of all time

April 12th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by admin -
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Forget playstation and make way for the hand-held puzzle made in the 1970s, the Rubik Cube - the game that has been named the greatest toy craze ...

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Software to locate stolen laptops launched

April 11th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Mumbai based Micro technologies have launched India's first laptop tracking system to locate stolen laptops. Micro Lost Notebook Tracking System (LNTS) is a software product that is embedded ...

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Young Microsoft director harbours high hopes for IT

March 4th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by admin -
By Shyam Pandharipande Nagpur, March 4 (IANS) The next twenty years will be revolutionary in IT history and what lies ahead for humanity should be best left to the wonderful ingenuity of mankind, ...

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Internet giants to provide location specific ads on mobiles

February 4th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin -
London , Feb 4 (ANI): You may soon be getting alerts from stores offering you their latest discounts on your mobile phones as you walk past the shops, with internet giants like ...

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Clicking on holiday e-mails can give your computer to criminals: Expert (Re-issue)

December 28th, 2007 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): The next time you receive Web links in holiday-related e-mails, think twice before clicking on it, for researchers have warned that it is a risk that could put ...

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Clicking on holiday e-mails can give your computer to criminals: Expert

December 27th, 2007 - 1:35 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 27 (ANI): The next time you receive Web links in holiday-related e-mails, think twice before clicking on it, for researchers have warned that it is a risk that could put ...

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