New Telecom Policy effect: Telecom stocks shoot up

Spectrum sharing bonanza The beleaguered telecom operators in the country have something to cheer. The Draft National Telecom Policy 2011 unveiled today bows to one of the industrys most persistent demands. The policy allows operators to earn revenue from their unused spectrum. The telecommunications minister Kapil Sibal, said the government would look at bringing legislation for governance of... By

Beetel on a roll - launches Magiq II Tablet

Magiq II from Beetel here and it costs a few bucks less than the original Magiq. It is priced at Rs. 9,800. Beetel is a Bharti Group company. The Magiq II comes with a 7-inch display, 2 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front shooter, 2200 mAh battery, and Android 2.2 (Froyo). The tablet has 8GB internal storage, expandable up to 24GB through a 16GB SD card. However, according to reports, the... By

Microsoft launches Touch Mouse in India

Microsoft India has launched the Touch Mouse that makes everyday tasks more fluid and intuitive by using natural gestures instead of clicks. Exclusively designed for Windows 7, the new Microsoft Touch Mouse combines the virtues of the old familiar mouse with multi-touch gestures. It marries natural human gestures with the ability of an electronic mouse and helps click, flick, scroll, pan, tilt... By

Are iPad and media tablets impacting computing?

Multitouch on the iPad and other media tablets have liberated users from the hardware keyboard and pointing device (aka the mouse), and as media tablets become more commonplace, users will expect the convenience and simplicity of multitouch user interfaces when they interact with other computing devices, according to Gartner, Inc.In the Gartner Special Report "iPad and Beyond: What the Future of... By

Biography of Steve Job to be out on Oct 24

The pre-order sales of the biography by former managing editor of Time magazine Walter Issacson skyrocketed overnight.US publisher Simon & Schuster said Thursday it will advance the release date of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' official biography to Oct 24.It is the second time that the publisher has moved up the publication date of "Steve Jobs", reported Xinhua.In August, the... By

India to unveil new telecoms rules on Oct 10

India will unveil a much-awaited new telecom policy on Monday, which will include revised rules on grant and pricing of second-generation radio airwaves, in a bid to make the sector more transparent after it was hit by a massive scandal.The policy is also expected relax norms for mergers and acquisitions.India decided to overhaul its decade-old telecoms rules, after the an alleged scam in the... By

IBM teams up with the Nawanagar Co-op Bank

The Nawanagar Cooperative Bank Ltd., Jamnagar, one of Gujarats players in the co-operative banks of over 20 years, has selected IBM to deploy core banking solutions on a hosted cloud services model. The bank will be automating its end-to-end operations on InfrasoftTechs OMNIEnterprise Core Banking Solution hosted at IBMs data center.With new regulations and corporatisation affecting customer... By

Total ban on encrypted messages undesirable: DoT

The Telecom Ministry is understood to have stated that a total ban on encrypted communications is not desirable as long as solutions exist to have the data intercepted in a readable format. An expert committee set up by the Department of Telecom (DoT) said in its report, Banning of encrypted communication is not desirable as long as some solutions exist to get the (data) intercepted in readable... By

Is Google+ struggling?

It is true that Google is leaving no stone unturned to get a large crowd in its social networking site. At first Google+ was invite only, as Google hoped to amp up the anticipation for users. Obviously that didnt work, so they were forced to throw open the cyber gates and allow just about everyone to become a member. At first, the open gates strategy seemed to work quite well. The traffic to... By

Google sets a dizzying pace in mobile space

Nexus Prime, Googles flagship model is set to be unveiled soon. New models are also expected from the now Google owned Motorola Mobility. A numer of analysts are reporting that the Android OS continues to grow from strength to strength. Ice Cream Sandwich, Googles new OS, is close to making a debut. This OS has not just a tasty ring to it; many analysts believe that it is capable of outwitting... By

Mobile apps biz soar: 98 billion downloads by 2015

Sweden based analyst firm, Berg Insights, has released a new report saying that total app downloads in 2015 will reach 98 billion. If they hit that figure, the firm says, the compound annual growth rate of downloads between 2010 and 2015 will be 56.6 percent. Only few months ago, research firm, In-Stat had released its report saying that app downloads by 2015 will reach 48 billion. The Berg... By

Sony eyes Ericssons stake in phone venture

Sony Ericsson, a 50-50 joint venture created in 2001 between Sony and Ericsson, could now become a company that is wholly owned by Sony. By buying out Ericssons stake Sony aims to integrate its smartphone operation with its businesses in tablets, hand-held game machines, and personal computers to save on costs and better synchronize development of mobile devices. The move could help Sony recoup... By