Is it possible for the police to predict who will commit crimes beforehand? Yes, say scientists who have developed a new software similar to that of Hollywood sci-fi thriller `Minority Report`. The software, which will soon be used by law-enforcement agencies in America, may even be able to tell where, when and how the crime will be committed, just as it happened in the 2002 bloc
Three Indians have been named in MIT`s prestigious annual `Technology Review` list of top young innovators under the age of 35 "who exemplify the spirit of innovation in business and technology." Rikin Gandhi, 29, Ranveer Chandra, 34 and Indrani Medhi, 32 are in the `2010 TR35` - list of 35 "outstanding men and women" compiled by Technology Review, an independ
The booming professional social networking website market is likely to surpass the business of job board websites, according to a top industry expert. "If you look at the trend, job board websites are losing their market to professional social networking websites. More and more people have started looking at these websites as the ultimate platform," Yogesh Bansal, Found
Four days ahead of the deadline given by the government to provide solutions for monitoring contents, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion today said the company does not have a "master key" to gain access to encrypted corporate information. "RIM does not possess a `master key`, nor does any `back door` exist in the system that would allow RIM or any third party, un
The government today said it had warned the defence services, financial institutions, PSUs, Internet service providers and prominent private sector organisations of a possible cyber attack by Pakistani hacker groups. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom and IT Sachin Pilot said, "Intelligence agencies recently issued a warning against large sc
As a solution elude monitoring of data transmitted through Blackberry phone, India today said it would not risk national security, especially when answers to the problem have been found elsewhere in the world. "These concerns have been addressed in other parts of the world, I see no reason why the Indian government and agencies should take any risk at all as far technology i
The government today said the telecom operators, who had bagged 3G spectrum in the auction held recently, would be allocated airwaves from September 1, paving way for launch of high-speed mobile broadband services. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had set September 1 as the deadline for allocating spectrum, as per the schedule of auction, which fetched the government over Rs 67,00
Mobile phone maker Wynncom today said it has launched a new handset with Hindi QWERTY keypad, priced at Rs 3,395. QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard. "In smaller cities, where English language is a big hurdle for communicatin
Terming unsolicited calls by the telemarketers as a "menace", Minister of State for Telecom Sachin Pilot today said the government will soon put a complete curb on such calls and SMSes. Pilot said the "...this (unsolicited calls) has become a menace. This does not happen anywhere in the World. Telecom operators and service providers had been categorically asked to
The CB-CID wing of Tamil Nadu police has sought the assistance of Interpol in the investigation of 12 online cheating cases with the arrest of Nigerian nationals in some cases in the state. `In most of the cases, Nigerians are the masterminds and the Cybercrime wing of CB-CID has arrested four Nigerians,` the investigating agency said in a release here. The online
As part of its policy to take the IT sector to rural areas, Tamil Nadu Government is holding talks with various companies and colleges for setting up of Rural Business Process Outsourcing Centres. The government recently unveiled its ambitious Rural Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Policy, unveiling an incentive-based approach to encourage establishment of BPOs in rural areas.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a Rs 130 crore e-governance contract with the Madhya Pradesh government. Official sources said under the contract, TCS would help the Madhya Pradesh government introduce IT applications in the budget making process. They said the TCS would help to improve the existing system and would not only strengthened the budget prepa
India has retained its second position in originating spam, accounting for about 12.55 per cent of the global junk mails sent in July, even after reducing the number of mails sent, says a study. Besides, the US has continued to maintain its first position as the king of Spam relaying nearly one-fourth of the world`s total junk mails and Brazil also continued to hold the third pos
The most significant breach of US defence department`s computer network ever in 2008 occurred when an infected flash drive was used in a military laptop, a top Pentagon official has said. The previously classified incident, which took place in 2008 in the Middle East, was disclosed by Deputy Defence Secretary William J Lynn in an article titled "Defending a New Domain"
Eyeing business potential in the fast growing telecom sector, footwear major Liberty group has tied up with Israel-based Runcom Technologies to offer WiMax mobile broadband and communication services. The Liberty group has formed a Joint Venture -- Sunfest Runcom Technologies -- with Runcom Technologies Limited of Israel, and has started negotiations with potential operators, whi
Google is all set to allow users to make phone calls from its popular e-mail service Gmail, a move that will intensify competition in the Internet telephone space. With the new facility, Gmail users will be able to make landline as well as mobile phone calls from their e-mail accounts. "Given that most of us don`t spend all day in front of our computers, we th
For ensuring secure mobile phone equipment in the country, Government has recently issued a template of agreement between service providers and vendors to address security concerns, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Telecom Sachin Pilot said after consultations with the Home Ministry, the government last month prepared a template of agreement between telec
The government today made it clear that BlackBerry services may be banned if its maker, Research-in-Motion, fails to provide a monitoring solution in the next five days. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom Sachin Pilot said, "In case no solution is provided, those services which can not be intercepted and monitored in readable format may be b
In the backdrop of the arrest of a man who raised doubts about EVMs, several MPs today said the issue of alleged tampering of the voting machines should be looked into thoroughly and an all-party meeting be called to discuss the issue. BJP has maintained that EVMs used in India were not tamper-proof and a paper back-up should be used during elections. The party`s top brass, inclu
A secured communication network, having a dedicated frequency, has been set up by the city government to ensure proper coordination among all the agencies involved in hosting of the Commonwealth Games. The wireless communication network called `Tetra` has been developed on the lines of the dedicated system which was used at the Beijing Olympics. "It has been e
