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| Google, Yahoo researching on voice on mobiles phones |
| To tap into many users who aren't net savvy as yet, Google and Yahoo are well into their researches where the users would be able to search the Internet using voice only through their mobile phones. Yahoo's offering is available in US and is expected to be available soon internationally, reports Rediff. Exciting times for us.
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| Communication, IT can change India : Minister |
| "Information Technology and Communication can actually touch hearts of commom people and make government more accountable, transparent," Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister of State for Communications and Information Technology opined, reports ET
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| Focus on new media |
| With the New Media Congress called by NDTV Convergence on in New Delhi, the shift has focussed sharply on a new reality in media space called triple play i.e. seamless convergence of content across TV, internet & mobile, reports Mint
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| YouTube launched in India |
| If you log on to http://in.youtube.com you will be transporated to the popular video service YouTube's Indian home page just released. India is the 20th such country where YouTube has a country specific site, reports TOI
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| Know your visa status through a simple SMS |
| Spice Telecom has added another value added service and introduced an SMS based visa status check up of over 10 countries. All SMSes are charged Rs.13/SMS for this premium service, reports NDTV
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| R Comm to connect J&K |
| Major telecom service providers Reliance Communications have made elaborate plans to provide cellular & broadband connectivity in the hilly state of Jammu & Kashmir shortly. The company plans to cover the entire state with its state-of-the-art connectivity, reports BS
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| STD @ Rs.1.3/m; i-Phone bonanza from Vodafone |
| As expected Vodafone has followed suit and slashed its STD rates to @Rs. 1.3/m after Airtel & RComm. Also, the much talked about iPhone from Apple has been brought in India and nine other countries by the British telecom major, reports The Asian Age
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| Virtual computer concept comes online |
| Move mover laptops and desktops, now virtual computer concept has come into being. www.bloxtr.comis the name of the site which gives you these 'free' computers. All you need is an internet connection, reports ET
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| Another 'Raghav radio' discovered |
| His name is Arun Kant Rai, aged 17 and he calls himself as "founder, chief engineer, producer, programming executive and RJ of Radio Reotipur". His case is quite similar to Raghav Radio of Mansoorpur Bihar but here the administration has promised to help him while the poor Raghav had to close his radio station following administrative intervention.
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| Website from CRY coming up |
| A website meant specifically for girl child issues is coming up on the eve of Girl Child Day on Sep 24. The microsite is made by Child Relief and You (CRY), an NGO, reports iGovernment
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| BBC Radio programs on local FM |
| Radio Misty, a local FM station in eastern part of
the country, has tied up with the BBC Radio to provide quality content in
regional languages, reports The Hindu
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| IT MNCs in India to recruit 40000 in 2 years |
| India will continue to be a major IT hub as as many as 40000 personnel are set to join IT sector through MNCs alone in the next two years according to an industry estimate, reports TOI
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| Nation's first digital PTT service launched |
| Procall has launched India's first digital PTT communication service (also called dispatch) enabling closed group members to enteract freely amongst themselves, reports ET
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| GoI mulls digital tapping |
| The proposed Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC) by the GoI is intented to monitor all media content related to TV channels & FM radio stations and it would automatically mean archiving of all content for future reference, reports ET
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| Food crisis could lead to school dropouts |
| School dropout is being feared across the globe due to global food crisis and subsequent inflation. The fear has been expressed by UNICEF, reports HT
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| 'S FM' blares out of Nasik, Varodara |
| Sun TV Network has launched its 31st & 32nd FM radio stations in Nasik & Varodara out of 45 it holds licence for. When the full quota gets rolled out, it will be one of the largest radio groups, reports BS
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| MySpace dedicates India space |
| Popular social networking site, MySpace has launched India site desperately trying to see off challenge posed by rivals Facebook. Officially they claim that they are the most popular social networking website, reports ET
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| Portal shows way to SMS for free |
| A portal, Way2SMS is running a service where every registered user can send SMSes throughout the country for free. The company who runs the portal generates revenue by means of advertising, reports TOI
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| MVNO scene hotting up |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) could soon be operating out of India as TRAI is in the process of formulating guidelines for their modus operandi. This move could also see further reduction in tariff, reports HT
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| BPOs sees big growth in non-metro cities |
| BPO companies are seeing enormous growth potential in tier-II & III cities big time. According to an estimate, BPOs are in for a 5 times growth and may be a $50b industry by 2012, reports HT
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| Bhutan visually impaired community get JAWS |
| Bhutan has decided to introduce screen reading software Job Access With Speech (JAWS) in order to help visually impaired community use computers to better their lives, reports www.igovernment.in
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| Another MNC hears CRY for Education |
| Leading consumer conglemorate Procter & Gamble has pledged a large sum towards trying and uplifing the plight of the children across the country. It has entered into an agreement with CRY to try and ameliorate the children's educational condition, reports www.igovernment.in
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| Free computer course on offer in Punjab |
| In an effort to spread the computer literacy among populace and thereby enhance their livelihood generation capabilities, the Govt. of Punjab has come up with a free computer course for the needy, reports www.igovernment.in
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| Search the way in mother tongue with Yahoo maps |
| If you happen to log on to http://in.maps.yahoo.com, it would allow you to switch from the default English to Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi and Oriya as you search for your exact spot, reports The Hindu
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| TV as a community binding agent |
| Nagaland government has decided to distribute community TV sets to help connect villages with the wider world and for villagers to bind & understand the world better, reports www.igovernment.in
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| Ultra cheap laptop announced |
| Priced at Rs. 16,990/-, this is said to be the
world's cheapest laptop available with home operating system. This
was announced by HCL & MicroSoft, reports ET
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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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| Indian TV content a big hit in Afghan |
| Popular Indian TV serials are a runaway hit in Afghanistan and creating quite a stir. For general populace it is pure entertainment, reports HT
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| France Telecom finally gets a licence |
| DoT, GoI has given a licence to global major France Telecom to start national and international long-distance operations in the country. Thus they become the 5th big foreign entrant in already crowded national telecom space fuelling further competition, reports TOI
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| Zoos to go online |
| All the major zoos in the country would soon be part of the global network and share information online for example possibility of exchanges of different species, reports TOI
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