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| Is a mobile phone a basic human right? |
| Toronto Star has put up a fascinating question - Is a mobile phone a basic human right?. The article owes its origin to the hurricane Katrina and then the environs surrounding its aftermath where mobiles bacame more of a "need" than a mere 'want', reports Times Online
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| Numbers up, STD slashed in 2008 |
| The number of wireless (telephone) users increased phenomenally from 272m in Dec '07 to 380m in Dec '08 and this marked the story fo the telecom sector this year. STD rates were slashed in the year going by, reports The Hindu
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| Community radio school project planned in Bihar |
| Bihar is soon going to have a community radio school project which will go a long way in addressing issues pertinent to school community. It will first start in 11 select high schools in Patna & Nalanda, reports HT
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| Digital storm brewing for print media |
| Mr. Earl Wilkinson of INMA predicts that Indian print media will have to be prepared for a Internet & digital migration in near future as was the case with the US in mid- '80s and early '90s. The country is witnessing a massive media shift, reports The Hindu
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| First licensed CRS in Bengal |
| West Bengal is to see the start of the very first community radio station (CRS) for public service in the state at the Jadhavpur University premises on 90.8 Mz on FM band come April 14 '08. There are 34 CRS in the country, reports ET
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| Machine to your aid |
| An Indian medical company has developed a laptop which also doubles up as a medical instrument to perform heart scans, abdomen scan even pregnancy tests. "It is easy to use, carry and send body images even to your e-mail," according to Director (imaging) of the medical company, reports ibnlive.com
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| Wi-Fi going hi-fi |
| The wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is becoming almost a necessity with so many gadgets like notebooks & mobiles carrying an inbuilt mechanism by default, the wi-fi scene is set to witness hectic activity and expected to be a Rs. 891m industry in India by 2011-12, reports ET
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| Media content digitisation catching on fast |
| Content digitisation process is well and truly on in media space the world over and India is no exception with the exponential growth in media here. The trend is here to stay for sure, reports ET
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| MTNL's foursome scheme |
| State owned MTNL has launched a scheme wherein it is
giving the customers the combination of telephone, broadband, IPTV, & Video
Phone all for under Rs. 500 pm, reports Business Standard
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| Your new email id: E-mail@mobile |
| An exclusive email service for ordinary GPRS mobile phones has been launched. With this service the developers hope that now we wont have to depend on our computers or smartphones for checking our day to day emails, reports ET
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| Upworldly mobile; India to be 2nd in the world |
| India is set to become the second largest mobile market after China come April '08. This was estimated by the TRAI after evaluating the current growth rate of mobile usage, reports The Hindu
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| Landlines seeing landslides |
| With the ever increasing number of mobile users in Maharashtra, the good old landlines are witnessing a sharp decrease in users' favourite mode of being in touch as is the case in most parts of urban India, reports DNA
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| Rural tele battle may hot up more |
| With the proposed abolishing of the access deficit charge from April 1 '08, the private operators will not only collectively gain 750 crore next fiscal, it also might result in corporate tele-battle in rural hinterlands, reports The Hindu
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| Tele-density to touch 50% by 2010 |
| Indian booming telecom sector is expected to see a broadband explosion soon on the back of a whopping investment of Rs. 1,30,000 crore by 2010 when the tele-density is expected to touch 50% from 0.5% to 25%, reports livemint.com
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| E-mail inventor reminisces |
| Ray Tomlinson, the person who sent the first e-mail through 'Send Message Program' to another machine a metre apart in 1971 didn't foresee spam, reports TIMESONLINE
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| UK's unique digitisation move |
| The British Government has taken digitisation to a few years back. As an experiment it has decided to make available online all its Parliamentary proceedings w.e.f. 1804 to 2004, reports igovernment.in quoting e-Practice
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| Move over outsourcing, nearsourcing is setting in |
| Outsourcing is shaping into nearsourcing for sure. Companies are finding it increasingly lucarative to look for services near the source of the work for various reasons. The trend is setting in, reports Asian Age
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| Community Radio Policy approved in Bangladesh |
| Way has been cleared for the setting up of Community radio stations in Bangladesh as the state government has cleared the South Asian nation's Community Radio Policy 2008, according to www.moi.gov.bd
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| Mizoram: an IT trendsetter state in North East India |
| Mizoram, a major North Eastern state, is all set to joint IT revolution and pave the way for computer literacy in the whole of the region hitherto untouched by the burgeoning IT & ITeS revolution being witnessed elsewhere in the country and indeed the world over.
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| Yahoo launches Shine, a site for women |
| Yahoo Inc is launching a new thematic media site (shine.yahoo.com) catering to the daily lives of women in sync with its earlier sites dedicated to gadgets & food. The site has tips on beauty, fashion, parenting etc., reports TOI
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| KPO industry projected to be worth $17b by 2010 |
| The booming Indian knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) industry is projected to grow to anything between $10b to $17b by 2010 estimates global consultancy firm KPMG, reports TOI
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| $20 mobile and made in India unveiled |
| Spice telecoms has unveiled an ultra cheap $20 mobile phone made in India adding to competition in the ever falling handset market where global major Nokia has also recently launched some cheap entry level models, reports The Hindu
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| Pak IT looking to set shop in India |
| The young and ambitious IT industry in Pakistan is looking at India as one of the attractive destinations to set shop and may be utilize the abundant talents pool available. The ICT industry is worth $3b in Pakistan, reports The Hindu
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| SL ICT project gets award |
| e-Tuk-Tuk project of Sri Lanka has been recognised as an innovative ICT intervention and conferred with the Stockholm Challenge award under the Public Administration category. The project has been disseminating knowledge, providing training & encouraging the community to participate in developmental activities, reports iGovernment.in
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| Food security in changing climatic scenario |
| Major changes in climatic conditions across the world is taking a heavy toll on many issues pertaining to our lives including food security, according to experts. South Asia is one of the regions where it is likely to be felt more accutely, reports OWSA
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| E-ticket virtually taking over train bookings |
Railway reservation e-tickets booked online and taken printouts by the travellers themselves is witnessing a massive growth as they account for 86% of tickets booked online. The service is just two and a half year old, reports The Hindu
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| Wi-Fi enabling e-Content development in India |
| As the Wi-Fi hotspots see a spurt in the country and gadgets such as notebooks and mobiles become ubiquitous, it is also having a side effect of helping e-Content development in India, reports igovernment.in
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| Bangladesh to benefit by Intel expertise |
| Bangladesh, the south asian country lagging behind other neighbouring countries like India in terms of digital advancements, has got a big boost to bridge the digital divide with Intel's World Ahead Programme, reports Digital Opportunity Channel
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| Live weather,forecasts |
| EVER wondered how the city weather would be over the weekend or want to know whether the mercury is rising without actually stepping out of your room? Now, it is all available at the click of a mouse.
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| Gift your child a sub rough & tough 20k laptop |
| Philipines PC makers Neo & Intel have jointly launched a lunchbox size PC weighing 0.66 kg with standard memory & other capabilities. It's keyboard doesn't get damaged with spilled liquids, and it costs just $406 (Rs. 16,999), reports TOI
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