Amid concerns raised by security agencies over push mail services (similar to Blackberry`s operations) offered by Nokia, the Finnish handset maker today said it was open to setting up infrastructure to help the government monitor the contents. "We are prepared to assist the applicable government authorities with their requests for a high degree of security and we are in the
The United States has expressed its disappointment over the ban on Blackberry by the United Arab Emirates government and said this will set a dangerous precedent in free flow of information. "We are disappointed at the announcement. We are committed to promoting the free flow of information. We think it`s innovative. It`s integral to an innovative economy and we will be clar
Hardcore porn was broadcast on the Indonesian parliament`s internal information service today, shocking journalists and bureaucrats who rely on the screens for updates on political events. Hardcore images apparently taken from the Internet filled the screens used by reporters, political staffers and visitors for about 15 minutes before security guards managed to shut it off, repo
State-owned Indian Bank today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to act as a registrar for unique identification project `Aadhar`. Indian Bank is the seventh bank to have entered into such a MoU with the UIDAI for providing unique identification numbers to its existing customers, as well as future customers, by col
IT@School, an initiative of Kerala government to widen IT education in schools, would identify one school in each 140 assembly constituencies to implement `ICT Model School` programme. Education Minister M A Baby had asked MLAs of each constituency to select one school for the programme. It was envisaged to establish a ICT enabled education programme in selected sc
IT firm HCL Infosystems today said it has bagged an order of Rs 1,000 crore from the Madhya Pradesh government for setting up food-coupon based public distribution system. HCL Infosystems-led consortium has bagged this order, which would involve setting up a model of food and civil supplies distribution in Madhya Pradesh, based on the Unique Identification Authority of India (UID
In a bid to help farmers get better agricultural yield, Gujarat has undertaken a drive to issue Soil Health Cards (SHCs) to them which will apprise them of various properties of the soil. The SHCs, which are given under the Soil Health Programme of the Agriculture department, is prepared after the soil is tested scientifically for various properties like productivity, mineral com
Maharashtra traffic police may use hi-tech facilities such as Bluetooth printers to rein in those violating the rules and also collect tax if the state Home Department acts on recommendations by the Estimates Committee. The Estimates Committee report for 2010-11, released recently, recommended that the transport division of the Home Department to consider a proposal to start onli
The combined export earnings of the top 20 Indian BPO firms grew by 15 per cent to touch USD 6.1 billion in the 2009-10 fiscal, according to a survey. Though marginally lower than the growth of 17 per cent achieved in the 2008-09 fiscal, export revenue of the top 20 BPO firms grew twice as fast as that of the top 20 IT firms, which witnessed an increase by 7.8 per cent during the
The GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system, aimed at making Indian skies safer, is undergoing the final operation phase which will be over in the next three years before it is commissioned. "The GAGAN project is currently undergoing the final operation phase since June last year and is scheduled to be completed by June 2013," an official from the Airports Aut
Broadcast regulator TRAI today said the media industry would see a complete shift to digital broadcast signals by December 2013. "We are forward-looking and pro-active on regulation on digitalisation. By 2013, the entire media industry will witness a major shift from analog to digital broadcast," TRAI chairman JS Sarma said while addressing a conference on digital media
The Delhi government has missed a second deadline for installing global positioning systems in buses and sought more time from the High Court which granted it four months to finish the task. Appearing before a bench headed by Justice A K Sikri, the counsel for the government sought more time to install GPS in the buses saying it would not be able to complete the task by August 15
Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world`s leading social networking service. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) technology fellow Chris Conley showed off an arsenal of such applications at the infamous DefCon gathering, which kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas.
A computer security researcher has built a device for just USD 1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that`s said. The attack Chris Paget showed yesterday illustrates weaknesses in GSM, one of the world`s most widely used cellular communications technologies. His attack was benign; he showed how he could intercept a few dozen
Taiwan-based handset maker HTC today entered into an exclusive partnership with cellular operator Reliance Communications to launch a 3G-enabled smartphone in the Indian market, priced at Rs 16,590. The new Android phone -- HTC Wildfire -- will be available at authorised HTC resellers across the country, a statement said. Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as
American investigators probing the leak of classified documents related to Afghan war offered cash to a computer expert to "infiltrate" whistle-blower website WikiLeaks to prevent further disclosures, a media report said today. The investigators interviewed the Boston area acquaintance of Bradley E Manning, accused of giving WikiLeaks State Department cables and a video
Mobile Number Portability, a service that allows mobile users to retain their phone number while shifting to a new operator, is all set to be implemented from October this year, with BSNL declaring that is absolutely ready to start the service. "Infrastructure is in place and testing is going on at the gateway," former BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldeep Goyal t
Cyber Knife, a robotic radiosurgery system, was found to be very effective and painless on about 400 cancer patients treated so far, According to Nalini Rao, a Consultant Radiation Oncologist. One of the advantages of the Cyber Knife was that it could reach any part of the body with ease and precision. "It is enough if they come for one sitting and that also without anaesthe
With censorship-related problems behind it, Google is on a hiring spree in China to regain the lost domestic search engine market, a media report said. "Google intends to hire more people to bolster its existing team in China," China Daily reported. The recruitment plan comes after China renewed Google`s Internet content provider licence last month, it sa
Susanta Rout, an ailing man from Orissa`s tribal-dominated Kalahandi district, was the instant beneficiary of a web-based grievance redressal and monitoring system launched by the state government friday. Rout, suffering from serious ailments including kidney failure, came online seeking assistance from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who inaugurated the e-Abhijog facility, for hi
