Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by dhirender
Adding the 10.16 million wireless (GSM, CDMA, WLL) subscribers in March, India overtook USA to come in at second place after China. The total number of wireless subscribers now stands at 261.09 million.
A total of 10.40 million telephone connections (wireline and wireless) have been added during March 2008 as compared to 8.49 million connections added […]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by dhirender
SMS CG <name of products> to 53030, and you could get the comparative price on CafeGadgets.in - the trick however is that CafeGadgets only sells … not unsurprisingly, gadgets.
So for instance, if you are at a shop wondering if you are paying too much for the Nokia E51, all you need to do, is sms […]
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Posted on April 30th, 2008 by dhirender
According to statistics of the Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) which handles computer securities incidents in the country, 612 Indian websites were defaced in March compared to 214 websites in February. Of these, 313 were ‘.Com’ domain websites and 178 were ‘.In’ websites.
A form of malicious hacking, website defacement usually involves breaking into the web […]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by dhirender
I recently came across justvoip, a free software which allows to to make free calls to over 50 select destinations including Canada and UK and US, on purchase of credits (download link). As the site claims:
New users can try JustVoip out for free for a total of 60 minutes. During this trial period you can […]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by dhirender
Providing a range of online clinical research training programs comes cliniminds.com - the online avtaar of the company with the same name which was set up in 2004 to offer training solutions in the field of clinical research, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Online programs include - Advanced Post Graduate Program in Clinical Research; Certificate Program in […]
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Posted on April 17th, 2008 by dhirender
Individual taxpayers can now track the status of their income tax refunds online at https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refundstatuslogin.html according to the Business Standard.
To begin with, the facility has been made available in six cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Patna, and will be extended nationwide in a phased manner. Status will be available only for those taxpayers […]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 by dhirender
Citigroup Venture Capital International-owned You Telecom has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Malaysia’s wireless technology and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Red Snapper.
The JV, named YouSnapper, will focus on providing wide area wireless connectivity in India, a pilot of which has already started in Thane according to the Business Standard.
You Telecom’s fibre […]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 by dhirender
The much-awaited India launch of the Apple iPhone is expected with Vodafone in the first week of September says the Business Standard. Initially the 8 GB version is expected to be launched at a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000.
For the uninitiated, the iPhone combines a touch screen interface with Wi-Fi, a powerful […]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by dhirender
Burrp.com has launched Burrp TV, an online and mobile TV guide that offers information about upcoming programmes upto 2 weeks in advance across TV channels along with show timings, channel details, show repeat dates and show synopsis. Burrp TV also allows users to search by actor’s name, show name, theme, channel or genre. Users can […]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by dhirender
High-definition television (HDTV) is all set to make an entry into India by the end of this year, with direct to home operators (DTH) such as Dish TV and Reliance Communications planning to offer HDTV set-top boxes to customers. Estimates put the price of the boxes at between $85 and $100 - nearly double those […]
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