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| Laptops getting lapped up |
| Laptop usage in the country are witnessing a significant increase with a growth rate of 85% for the 3rd quarter ended as compared to corresponding quarter last year amid an overall healthy PC growth rate of 25%, reports TOI
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| BT aims to be an MVNO in India |
| Global mobile major BT (formerly British Telecom) is planning a foray into lucrative Indian mobile segement through MNVO route (Mobile Vritual Network Operator) which is likely to be allowed entry soon, reports The Hindu.
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| Give it a thought |
| With the World Disability Day today on Dec 03 being observed worlwide, all have to stop & ponder the limited career opportunity available for such persons.
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| Women's share in IT & ITeS set to touch 45% |
| Women's share in Indian IT & IT enabled services are estimated to grow significantly and touch 45% from the current 30% by 2010, a study by NASSCOM projects, reports www.ibnlive.com
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| Networking computers to help combat disease |
| Subtropical diseases lay waste to millions of people each year. In the quest to find a cure scientists are using Grid computing, the major driving force for new approaches towards collaborative large-scale science, to discover new drugs and better understand the diseases.
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| Broadband facility for schools in Kerala |
| The Kerala Government aided & non-aided schools are set to avail broadband facility right in their schools at a very nominal fee. The students won't be charged extra for this facility, reports The Hindu
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| NeGP rides on CSC scheme |
| The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) is being implemented across the nation alongwith the much published Common Services Scheme (CSC). With this ambitious scheme the goverment is literally at the doorsteps of the common citizen of the country. 100,000 CSC are being established across the nation.
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| Digital talking books developed |
| Microsoft has developed digital talking books for the visually challenged in assiciation with DAISY Consortium.With the world's highest numbers of blinds living in India, this is an encouraging development.
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| 5.8m new GSM users added in Nov ' 07 |
| GSM subscriber base continued to show a steady growth as 5.8 million new user were added in the month just went by. Bharti led the charge with 31.94% followed by Vodafone Essar with 23.25% and BSNL with 19.26% of new users.
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| With 'Lekhika' language barrier no longer a bar |
| Don't know English? Yet want to learn computers? There is a solution in sight with 'Lekhika 2007' software. Developed by govt. run C-DAC with assistance from an Israeli company, the software is capable to run on Windows, MAC as well as on Linux, reports CNN-IBN.
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| Live Radio,TV, during IA flights |
| Air India is planning live satellite TV & radio services during its flights from next year in new fleet of Boeing 777s. In addition, mobile telephony is also on the way. The move is expected to put the national carrier in an elite league, reports MAIL TODAY.
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| Laptop @ Rs. 13000 coming soon |
| Eee PC range of low cost lapcosts are coming to India by January '08 having been sold out in the USA.. The cheapest model would be available at just a jaw dropping Rs. 13000 only. Expected to be widely used as an educational tool, reports TOI.
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| Wikipedia has competition at last |
| Wikipedia, the online knowledge store house, will soon have competition from 'Knol' from the Google stable, if sources are to be believed, reports FE
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| e-Baying @ one product per minute in India |
| e-Baying or buying goods through the Internet is growing steadly in India. Currently a product is bought every passing minute on the world most busy internet buying site, reports NDTV
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| Radio Misty ties up with RNW |
| Radio Misty 94.3FM the prominent local FM radio network of North Bengal & Sikkim has tied up with RNW (Radio Netherlands Worlwide) to exchange their international programming for local populace, reports ET (04 Aug '08)
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| Lenovo enters low cost laptop market with netbook |
| Lenovo is entering the fast expanding low cost laptop market as it is about to unveil the Pound Sterling 279 & 319 netbook (approx. Rs23K & Rs 26K). The brand christened IdeaPad & S10 respectively is expected to cater to students and teachers specifically, reports TimesOnline
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| e-auction for 3G spectrum allocation |
| e-Auction is to be used for the first time on a broader scale by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, in the much anticipated 3G bidding later this year to ensure greater transparency and on the spot bidding, reports mint
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| YouTube to beam Olympics to India |
| YouTube, the popular video sharing service from Google, has bagged the rights to show a capsule of 3 hours of recoded content from Beijing Olympics to many countries including India, but not to UK or the USA, reports TimesOnline
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| Even 100-year olds finds net alluring & useful |
| According to a research those aged even 100+ find the web irrestible as 12% of them use the internet frequently, 7% of them uses e-mails and about 3% use wikipedia. These facts are indicative of the power of the internet, reports TimesOnline
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| 2b mobile broadband users by 2015 |
| A mobile broadband boom worldwide has been predicted by analysts as by 2015 AD about 2 billion users are expected. HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) technique is expected to provide the maximum connectivity, reports TimesOnline
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| Rs5k desktops to usher in 'Nano' revolution |
| Rs5000 desktops from Intel are set to revolutionise the Indian digital world, where the PC penetrations remains low inspite of seemingly endless stream of English speaking populace as part of 'Connected Indians' initiative, reports IBNLive
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| Internet is changing contours of art business |
| The internet is bringing about social change in a different way in the art world. It is influencing the artists creating art and the classes, the lovers of art often with big money, reports TOI
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| Mobile digital libraries in vogue in US |
| Digital libraries has caught on with an elan. They have so many advantages mainly the accessibility and portability factor that nowadays people hardy visit them in person in the US. Librarians are also liking it, reports HT
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| Rural India logs on for finding life partners |
| For a villager too the world has become a global village. Rural India is looking way beyong their immediate surroundings to find matches
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| Indian phone base swells to 250 million |
| According to the latest figures announced by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), the country's telecom subscriber base has swelled to a whopping 250 milliona and its growth rate is matched only by the rate at which Indian population is
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| 3G services in India soon |
| The much awaited 3G (third generation) mobile services in the country may be available by the middle of next year meaning soon we may be able to watch moving video like films or TV
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| Mobile to 'light up' farmers |
| A new service is being offered by Reuters wherein the Indian farmers are to be connected with various buyers & traders through their mobiles. The project called Reuters Market Light
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| Govt. aid to fuel IT growth |
| The Government of India (GoI) is planning to set up a special fund to assist India's premier IT sector keep its nose ahead amid the constant dipping rupee value against the dollor.Actually the GoI wants Indian software sector to be always be ready
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| Technology - A boon or a bane? |
| With the spread of technology at workplaces getting better and more user friendly, this intervention has also given rise to a huge debate about whether this is helping the person more or
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| Virtual reality dawns as air fares go up |
| The corporate world of late has started holding parleys via video confrencing or even commuting by rail/road rather than flying to destinations physically, all due to soaring oil prices and subsequent higher air fares to cut down on costs, reports DNA
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