Internet
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Google evinces interest in Digital India programme
Jan 07, 2015, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Google's Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf yesterday discussed with Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad the role the US-based tech giant can play in the government's Digital India programme.They also discussed ways to increase
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Here's how social media turned global village to viral universe!
Mouthful | Dec 16, 2014, 05:10 PM ISTSocial media - you might have loved it initially, and after getting addicted to it, you would have brooded over the idea of getting rid of it.Chosing to shut one path will eventually land you
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Web Inventor says internet should be a 'basic human right'
Dec 11, 2014, 10:48 AM ISTNew York: The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web has called for affordable access to the Internet to be recognized as a human right, as a report showed that billions of people
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Brace yourself for some alien dance moves
Bollywood | Nov 23, 2014, 05:14 PM ISTWell, this has to be the most pathetic attempt at dancing in the history of mankind.The guy in this video has unintentionally entertained us.You ought to have enormous patience to sail through this video.This guy
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Internet 'sleeps' in some parts of the world
Oct 21, 2014, 04:07 PM ISTWashington: Internet “sleeps” almost like a living creature in some parts of Asia, South America and Eastern Europe, say scientists who tracked Internet usage as it pulses across the globe daily.Researchers found that while the
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Internet can't be managed as private property: India tells UN
World | Oct 15, 2014, 04:32 PM ISTUnited Nations: Underscoring its commitment to the "free growth" of the Internet, India has told the UN General Assembly that the cyberspace cannot be managed as a "private property" and its management should be "transparent
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Internet becomes the new battleground for India vs. Pakistan wars!
India | Oct 10, 2014, 05:12 PM ISTWith India-Pakistan battle getting intense at LOC, the hackers seem to start a new proxy war over the internet.Breaking the cyber security wall is picking up as the latest trend as violation on ceasefire has
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Top telcos hike mobile internet rates by up to 100% in June-Sept
Oct 05, 2014, 03:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom operators have raised mobile internet rates up to 100 per cent in June-September period across country.Airtel is latest to increase mobile internet rates by up to 33 per cent while Vodafone and
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Do Ads 'follow' you around the Internet? New tool will tell you why
Aug 23, 2014, 09:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Have you recently seen an ad about depression online? It could be because you sent an email about being sad. Researchers have developed a new tool that unveils which data in a Web account,
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India has slowest Internet penetration growth in APAC
Jun 05, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: India, which accounts for the third largest online userbase globally after China and the US, has had the lowest Internet penetration growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) at 17.4 per cent so far this
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DMRC uploads short films on Internet to spread awareness
India | May 08, 2014, 11:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has uploaded a series of short public awareness films on the Internet, to spread awareness about various issues including safety and convenience of the commuters.The internet links to
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Three billion internet users by end of 2014: ITU
May 06, 2014, 09:33 PM ISTGeneva: By the end of this year, there will be almost 3 billion internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world. And the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally, new
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US proposes pay-for-priority internet standards
Apr 25, 2014, 07:22 PM ISTLos Angeles: The nation's top telecoms regulator is proposing to allow a pay-for-priority fast lane on the Internet for movies, music and other services to get to people's homes.The proposed rules come after a federal
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India's Internet speed lowest in Asia-Pacific region: Akamai
Apr 25, 2014, 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Soon after the telecom regulator started the process to mandate a minimum speed for broadband connections, a study by US firm Akamai shows India has the lowest average Internet speed in the Asia-Pacific
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Bharti Airtel hikes rates of select Internet, call packs
Apr 13, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom major Airtel has increased mobile services rates of both internet and calls under certain schemes, giving an indication of next round of tariff hikes in the industry.“There has been change in Airtel
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NRIs voting via Internet now may open pandora box: SC
India | Apr 11, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hopes of NRIs to cast votes in the ongoing general elections through Internet were dashed today with the Supreme Court saying that any interim relief at this stage may open a pandora's box.The
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Facebook launches lab to bring Internet everywhere
Mar 29, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTNew York: Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet - and it involves drones, lasers and satellites.CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook is
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Ten facts to know about World Wide Web, which has completed 25 years
World | Mar 13, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: In today's world, the internet has changed people's lives forever. People living in any corner of the world are able to access information and share things in a way not possible for past
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Kohli trending more than Dhoni
Cricket | Mar 04, 2014, 08:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: A series of losses overseas for Team India saw skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's popularity taking a hit on internet and Virat Kohli's fan following rising.A study by search engine Google showed that Dhoni's
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Zuckerberg takes long view with WhatsApp, Internet
Feb 25, 2014, 10:53 AM ISTNew York: Mark Zuckerberg, known for his outsized ambitions for Facebook, is applying a similar long-term vision to bringing the Internet to the billons of people around the world who don't already have access.The 29-year-old