Phase III of FM expansion gets a go-ahead

With the government having developed the clear guidelines for the FM Radio Phase III expansion, the decks have now been cleared for allowing private radio channels to broadcast news. There could be revenue generation to the tune of Rs 1,733 crore from the auction of licence for services in 227 cities.While briefing the media after the cabinet meeting, the I&B minister, Ambika Soni said,... By shashwatdc gupta

MNP requests reach 105.70 lakh in May: TRAI

Latest report from TRAI shows that Mobile Number Portability requests rose to 105.70 lakh at the end of May 2011, from 85.41 lakh subscribers at the end of April 2011. On the date of peak VLR (visitor location register) in May 2011, the total number of active wireless subscribers reaches 588.13 million. Broadband subscription has also seen a marginal rise, as it stood at 12.12 million in May... By shashwatdc gupta

The What & Why of Data Loss Prevention!

Data loss prevention isnt a new idea, but its a concept thats become increasingly important to IT as organizations recognize the threat to their operations from leaks by disgruntled insiders or intrusions by hostile outsiders. At least, thats the pitch DLP (data-loss-prevention) vendors use. But in most cases, notes Securosis analyst and CEO Rich Mogull, organizations that deploy DLP find data... By shashwatdc gupta

Oracle launches virtual desktop client for iPads

Oracle, one of the few big IT companies that isn't marketing some sort of tablet computer, nonetheless moved into the periphery of the genre with its July 6 launch of a new virtual desktop client for iPads. Now available free on the App Store, the Oracle Virtual Desktop Client App for iPad provides access to virtual desktops managed by Oracle's Sun Ray Software and Oracle Virtual Desktop... By shashwatdc gupta

Amazon can use the term App Store

Does Apple have a copyright over the term App Store? The company thinks it does. That is why Apple went to court in March this year to prevent Amazon from using the term App Store to refer to its Android marketplace. Well, the U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton has decided that the term App Store is descriptive. Hence Amazon can use it for its online marketplace for Android apps. However... By shashwatdc gupta

EBay buys pay-by-phone provider Zong

EBay, the online auction giant, has agreed to buy mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. According to sources, EBay plans to meld Zongs technology with that of PayPal, the online payment company that EBay already owns. The deal is expected to close by third quarter of this year. Founded in 2008, Zong is affiliated with more than 250 mobile networks in 45 countries worldwide. The... By shashwatdc gupta

The End of The News of the World

The newspaper that has been in existence for last 168 years is now on its way to fading into oblivion. Yesterday, James Murdoch, the chairman of News International, which controls the News Of The World, released a statement saying that the final edition of the newspaper will be published this weekend.His statement said, The News Of The World is in the business of holding others to account. But... By shashwatdc gupta

In USA, games are the most popular app: Nielsen

New data from Nielsen shows Games comprise the most popular app category in USA market. Up to 93 per cent of users who have downloaded games related apps in USA during the last 30 days, ending on 6th July, are willing to pay for their games, whereas in the category of news apps, only 76 per cent of the users are willing to pay. The survey also indicates that BlackBerry users are least likely to... By shashwatdc gupta

By 2015, Mobile Payments Will Reach $670 Billion

Juniper Research has come up with its new report showing that the system of mobile payments is becoming a big business. So big, in fact, that it is expected to surpass $670 by year 2015. Even now the market for mobile payments is thriving. Juniper Research declares that the gross merchandise value of all purchases or the value of money being transferred is on its way to reach $240 billion this... By shashwatdc gupta

Subhash Chandra Bagchi, Director, ITS India

'Next 100 was a self-realization process, through which I indentified my key strengths' Next 100 has been an important milestone in my career. I remember the day, I began to answer a series of questions to enter and register my name as an IT Next winner. The questions were an insight into my 25 long years of my career life and I in the process of answering, I actually began to discover myself.... By shashwatdc gupta

World's data more than doubling evey 2 years

EMC Corporation announced results of the EMC-sponsored IDC Digital Universe study, Extracting Value from Chaoswhich found the worlds information is more than doubling every two yearswith a colossal 1.8 zettabytes to be created and replicated in 2011, which is growing faster than Moore's Law.The studys fifth anniversary, measuring and forecasting the amount of digital information created and... By shashwatdc gupta

Microsoft targets $5-$15 from each Android handset

According to sources HTC is paying Microsoft almost $5 for most Android handset that it ships. This money is coming to Microsoft in lieu of the patent settlement agreement that it has entered with the Taiwanese handset maker. Apparently Androids dominance of the smartphone market is working out in Microsofts favour. Large sums are flowing into Microsofts coffers. As the company has acquired a... By admin