Man stuffs iPhone down girlfriends throat

A New York City patent attorney is under arrest for allegedly force-feeding an iPhone to his girlfriend, after a quarrel in their posh Upper East Side home. According to the report published in US paper New York Post, the man at the centre of the crime is 37 years old Brian Anscomb. He is being accused of force-feeding the gizmo to his girlfriend. And this is not the first time that Brian has... By shashwatdc gupta

Mobile VAS can be Rs 67,100 crore market by 2015

A study conducted by the Internet Mobile Association Of India (IAMAI), indicates that mobile VAS has the potential of becoming a 67,100 crore market by 2015. The report states, ... growth will be driven mainly by mobile data (both on handsets and dongles/ connected computing devices) contributing 54 per cent of the overall MVAS market by 2015.Developed after consultations with over 50 players... By shashwatdc gupta

MORIS: A mobile tool for fighting crime

MORIS, short for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, is a device that seems more science fiction than real. The handheld biometric device is so small and light that it can easily be carried in a pocket like any smartphone. In order to identify a suspect, a police officer needs to attach the device to a smartphone and snap an image of someones face from up to 5 feet away or scan a... By shashwatdc gupta

Indias digital market can rise to $9.5 billion

According to a new report from management consultancy firm, McKinsey, the number of smartphone users in India could go up to 450 million by year 2015. This would lead to a spurt in digital content consumption, which might rise as high as $9.5 billion. The report also says that currently just about 7 percent of the population have web access. In China 32 percent of the population enjoy net access... By shashwatdc gupta

Bheja Fry 2 released on YouTube

Shemaroo Entertainment, the makers of runaway Bollywood hit Bheja Fry 2, have released the film on YouTubes paid video service. For a princely sum of $3.99 you can enjoy the movie on your laptop, or even on your smartphone screen. The version on YouTube is targeted only at USA based audiences. In India pirated CDs and DVDs of any film become available within a week of its release, perhaps that... By shashwatdc gupta

Will Apple launch iPhone 5 on September 5?

Apple is yet to confirm or deny it. But the rumours refuse to go away. Many reputed channels on the Internet have started speculating that September 5 might be the exact date when the iPhone 5 gets launched. According to the reports, on September 5 the iPhone 5 will debut in USA, and a month later it will be launched in the other parts of the world. Apple-watchers say that the new iPhone model... By shashwatdc gupta

India has highest market penetration for Gmail

Data released by comScore shows that the market penetration of Gmail in India stands at 62%, which is highest in the world. The second highest figures are from Brazil, where the figure stands at 41%. The corresponding figure for the US is 29%. ComScores vice-president for Industry Analysis, Andrew Lipsman, said, Penetration is defined as the percentage of total home and work Internet users who... By shashwatdc gupta

Telecom: Unified license regime being planned

With the intention of dismantling walls between different types of communication services, the government of India is planning a radical overhaul of the telecom sector. According to sources a 'unified licence' regime is under development. The new telecom policy could allow operators to offer all forms of communication services under a single permit. Under the present system, telecom firms need... By shashwatdc gupta

Coming soon: A Mobile OS from Mozilla

The organisation whose Firefox browser many of us are currently using, Mozilla, is currently working on a "complete, stand-alone operating system for the Web." The system is being called by the name of Boot to Gecko, or B2G, and it is being designed solely for mobile devices. The crucial question is why is Mozilla so eager to jump into the mobile OS space, which already has so many large... By shashwatdc gupta

75.9% rise in mobile payments for 2011: Gartner

The new report from Gartner indicates that in 2011, the total number of mobile payment users worldwide will surpass 141.1 million, which is a 38.2 percent increase from 2010, when mobile payment users were numbered at 102.1 million. Worldwide mobile payment volume is projected to total $86.1 billion, up 75.9 percent from 2010 volume of $48.9 billion. Sandy Shen, research director at Gartner,... By shashwatdc gupta

Shake-up in BlackBerry: 2000 jobs to be axed

The Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion has announced its plan to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a shake-up of its operations. These job cuts would amount to 11% of the Canadian firm's total workforce. In a related development, the firms chief operating officer, Don Morrison has announced that he is planning to retire. He is going to be replaced by Thorsten Heins, who is currently COO of... By shashwatdc gupta

TCSs telecom revenues jump 25%

The key point of difference between Infosys and TCS in first quarter of the current fiscal lies in the growth rate of the telecom vertical. For both companies, the telecom vertical had been sluggish over the last few quarters. However, in the April-June quarter, TCS's telecom revenues have spurted to 24% annually and 14.3%, sequentially. The corresponding numbers, for Infosys, were 7.8% and -7.1... By shashwatdc gupta