Intel investing Rs 1,100 cr in India afresh
Bengaluru, June 14 (IANS) World’s leading chip maker Intel Corporation is investing Rs 1,100 crore ($170 million) in India to set up a new Research and Development (R&D) centre in this tech hub, said an…
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Facebook to revive reality competition show
New York, June 14 (IANS) In line with its plan to enter the original content business, Facebook is set to revive the reality competition series “Last State Standing”. The social media giant has recently closed…
Blackberry, VoxSmart to enable banks monitor WhatsApp chats
London, June 14 (IANS) To enable financial institutions monitor data on WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging platforms in line with the upcoming European Union (EU) directive, BlackBerry has partnered with the leading mobile surveillance and…
We’re aiming Rs 2,000 cr turnover in India this year: Panasonic
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Riding on a robust distribution network that takes care of 80 per cent of its smartphone business in India, Japanese technology firm Panasonic aims to wrap up…
Microsoft releases new Windows XP security patches
New York, June 14 (IANS) In the wake of the “WannaCry” ransomware attack, Microsoft on Tuesday issued a “highly unusual” patch for Windows XP to help prevent the spread of the malware that infected at…
Telephone subscribers grew by 0.36% in April: TRAI
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,194.58 million at the end of March 2017 to 1,198.89 million at the end of April 2017, thereby showing a monthly…
5G to drive $930bn economic output in China
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) A telecom academy has predicted that 5G technology in China will drive 6.3 trillion yuan ($930 billion) of economic output by 2030. Beijing’s China Academy of Information and Communication Technology said…
Trak N Tell secures 20,000 vehicles in India
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Vehicle telematics technology startup Trak N Tell on Tuesday announced that it has secured over 20,000 vehicles on Indian roads with its telematics system. Telematics is a method of monitoring…
All India ITR launches income tax e-filing app
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) All India ITR (www.allindiaitr.com), a government authorised e-filing website, on Tuesday launched a mobile application to make the process of income tax e-filing simple. “With tax filing gaining momentum, the…
68% of 51 mn small, medium businesses run offline
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Around 68 per cent of the 51 million Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the country are offline, said Shalini Girish, Director, Marketing Solutions, Google, on Tuesday. Girish shared findings from…
SMEs learn from each other in digital environment: Facebook
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In line with global trends, small businesses in India are increasingly turning to each other to learn and share ideas in the contemporary digital economy, a survey by social media…
Gemalto unveils access management service to secure Cloud
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Global digital security firm Gemalto on Tuesday launched “SafeNet Trusted Access”, an access management and identity protection service to secure Cloud and on-premise applications. Powered by a risk-based analytics engine,…
After revamped 3310, Nokia launches three new smartphones in India
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Heralding a new era for Nokia in India, Finnish technology company HMD Global on Tuesday launched a new Android-based smartphone range — Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 –…
nubia Z17 Mini gets 200,000 registrations
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker nubia’s newly-launched smartphone Z17 Mini has received over 200,000 registrations across the country, especially from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. “The phenomenal interest reflects growing…
Google rolls out new website builder for SMEs
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In a move to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) leverage the power of internet, Google on Tuesday rolled out “Website With Google My Business”, a new feature aimed at…
Google’s keyboard now recognises hand-drawn emoji
San Francisco, June 13 (IANS) Google has updated the Android version of its keyboard (called Gboard) with a handful of features that make the keyboard more user-oriented. To start with, you can hand-draw emojis to…
Twitter testing new feature to put current events on top
San Francisco, June 13 (IANS) In a bid to show what people are talking about on the social network, micro-blogging website Twitter is testing a new feature wherein users’ will see a list of current…
Facebook set to expand its Groups feature
London, June 13 (IANS) With the aim to put online communities at the centre of Facebook, the social networking giant is testing the expansion of its Groups feature. The social media giant is testing a…
Skullcandy Crusher Wireless: Powerful bass, clear audio (Tech Review) (With Image)
By Kartik Iyer New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The high adoption rate of smartphones is fuelling the growth of wireless headphones that delivers high quality sound for music enthusiasts in the country. Keeping the same…
Novel system to detect cell phone hacking
San Francisco, June 12 (IANS) Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new system called SeaGlass that helps detect cell phone surveillance by modelling a city’s cellular landscape and identifying suspicious anomalies. Cell…