India’s computer sales up 33 percent in first quarter
May 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India's personal computer sales touched 2.2 million in the first quarter of this year, registering a growth of an impressive 33 percent, says IDC, a leading technology ... Read more...
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Software piracy declining in China
May 13th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) The number of pirated software and operating systems installed in personal computers in China has shown a decline, official statistics have revealed.
Last year, about 45 percent of the ... Read more...
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Software piracy drops in India, losses still above $2 bn
May 11th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Software piracy levels in India dropped by three percent in 2009, but these still remained high at 65 percent of the total software programmes installed on computers in ... Read more...
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Developing nations will produce more e-waste than developed ones by 2016
April 29th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): If a new research is to be believed, then developing countries will produce double the electronic waste (e-waste) of developed countries by 2016.The study foresees in 2030 developing ... Read more...
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More e-waste from developing than developed nations
April 29th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Developing countries will be producing at least twice as much electronic waste (e-waste) as developed countries in the next six to eight years, says a new study.
It foresees ... Read more...
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Manhattan, NY computer hacker sentenced for stealing and laundering money
April 7th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by BNO News
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A computer hacker of Manhattan, New York was sentenced to 37 months in prison for hacking into victim’s brokerage accounts to steal and launder money and ... Read more...
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Most Brit teens hack “for fun”!
March 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 19 (ANI): A new survey has found that one-fourth of British teens try to access their pals' Facebook accounts.The poll of 1150 under-19s showed that the most common way ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Newspapers still ‘king’ in India’s media world: Survey
March 12th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Television is the main source of entertainment in India but newspapers still hold the second place as 'Generation X' continues to demand its daily dose of the ... Read more...
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Apple announces 10 billion songs downloaded from iTunes
February 26th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple Inc. on Thursday announced that over 10 billion songs have been downloaded from the iTunes Store, the world's most popular online music, TV, and movie store.The ... Read more...
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Act now, or you’ll have e-waste mountain, UN tells India
February 24th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bali, Feb 24 (IANS) India, China and other developing countries face "the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains" unless they step up action to collect and recycle e-waste, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ... Read more...
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Combined PCs beat second fastest supercomputer in mapping Milky Way
February 15th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Legions of personal computers (PCs), engaged in a project to map the Milky Way, beat the world's second fastest supercomputer in sheer performance.
At this very moment, tens of ... Read more...
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Family gatherings around TV a thing of the past
February 1st, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): A new research suggests that the trend of British families watching TV together is fast becoming a thing of the past.There was a time when 15 million audiences ... Read more...
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Intel profits boom as PC sales surge worldwide
January 15th, 2010 - 7:23 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Jan 15 (DPA) Intel reported net income of $2.3 billion Thursday for the fourth quarter, a staggering 875-percent rise over the same period a year ago.
The world's dominant maker of ... Read more...
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Soon, control TV with a simple wave of the hand
December 25th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): You may soon be able to control your TV with a simple wave of the hand, thanks to researchers who have developed a 3-D gesture recognition system.Softkinetic, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Computer sales in India up 24 percent in July-September quarter
November 26th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) In another sign of recovery in Indian industry, the sales of personal computers in the country were up 24 percent in the quarter ended Sep 30 and ... Read more...
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Panasonic begins takeover of Sanyo
November 5th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 5 (DPA) The Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp Thursday began its planned takeover of the battery manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co Ltd.
The world's largest producer of consumer electronics started its bid ... Read more...
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China bans 1,414 works of online literature for containing pornography
October 28th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): China has banned 1,414 works of online literature on the grounds that it was of a pornographic nature in a nationwide campaign to eradicate lewd contents from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India
October 22nd, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): World's leading IT major, Microsoft Corporation, today launched its latest computing operating system Windows 7 here.With this unveiling, Microsoft in its most important release for more than ... Read more...
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IT spending to rebound in 2010: Gartner
October 21st, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 21 (IANS) The global IT industry will return to growth in 2010, with technology spending increasing 3.3 percent ($3.3 trillion) after declining by 5.2 percent in 2009, IT research and ... Read more...
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Bharat Sanchar, HCL tie-up for rural broadband services
September 16th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and software solutions provider HCL Infosystems Wednesday signed an agreement to work together on the National Broadband Penetration Programme ... Read more...
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First Gmail now Dell.com down
September 2nd, 2009 - 4:45 am ICT by admin
By Sajal Kayan
For about 2 hours, anxious internet users were deprived of their access to their emails, now online shoppers will have to wait for a while since there is an ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Sad for Yahoo, gain for Microsoft (Comment)
August 2nd, 2009 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Prasanto K. Roy
A sad day for Yahoo! That's the consensus -- a rare one -- across both global technology and investor communities. Yahoo stock dropped 10 percent, Microsoft rose one ... Read more...
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New generation students are digital natives, says survey
July 29th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) The urban school children of the country are digital natives and highly technology savvy, and will shape the next phase of the country's growth and success, said ... Read more...
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Fewer computers sold in India in 2008-09 (Lead)
July 14th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Fewer personal computers were sold in India last fiscal, with the sale of notebooks dipping 17 percent and desktops down four percent, according to the hardware industry's ... Read more...
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Indians buy fewer computers, sales drop 7 percent
July 14th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Slowdown-hit Indians bought fewer personal computers including notebooks and netbooks last fiscal, according to the hardware industry's representative body.
Sales declined 7 percent to 6.79 million units ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands of South Korean computers set to self-destruct on Friday
July 10th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by admin
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- Ten of thousands of virus-contaminated personal computers in South Korea are programmed to "self-destruct" on Friday, government officials warn.The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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