Technology
Go digital or go blank
Households in metros have to switch to digital TV by June 30
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Free software and basic freedom
Specifically mentioned alongside his few contact details is a request to use free telephony. A request for Skype ID is met with a remark, ‘That is non-free (freedom-denying) software.' For this ca...
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Microwave, many uses
Did you know a microwave oven can be put to a whole lot of other uses, besides cooking and reheating food?
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Tiles and extra security: Windows 8 is coming
This will be the year those anticipating a new Microsoft operating system have been waiting for. Windows 8 is set to arrive some time in 2012, with new functions, a user interface dubbed Metro tha...
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Panaji,
February 17, 2012
Interactive response systems vulnerable to hacking: experts
The phone based interactive voice response systems used by banks are vulnerable to data theft and manipulation of information, warn some cyber experts.The vulnerabilities of Interactive Voi...
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New York,
February 14, 2012
U.S., EU approve Google’s $12.5 bn Motorola Mobility takeover
The U.S. and European regulators have approved Google’s USD 12.5 billion acquisition of cell-phone maker Motorola Mobility Inc, a move that will boost the technology giant’s efforts to strengthen...
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February 12, 2012
TECH NEWS
400 techies attend 11th Barcamp
Barcamp Bangalore, the ‘unconference' for geeks and technology enthusiasts, was held at the SAP Labs, Whitefield, here on Saturday. Over 4...
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Hyderabad,
February 10, 2012
Interceptor scores a direct hit on target missile
Validating Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability, India successfully launched an interceptor missile to destroy an incoming target missile in a direct hit at an altitude of 15 km over the Bay...
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CHENNAI,
February 7, 2012
“Free software from legal control”
How good would it be to have software programmers who are committed to the idea of writing software and sharing it with each other and with anyone else who agrees to share alike? What if anyone cou...
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BANGALORE,
February 5, 2012
Spam in SMS is back with a vengeance
Just a few months ago, cellphone users rejoiced over the death of that pesky irritant: SMS spam. The new TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) regulations, first restricting the number of S...
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London,
February 3, 2012
Satellite phone encryption cracked
Researchers in Germany claim to have for the first time cracked two encryption systems of satellite phones, a breakthrough in call deciphering, which may threaten the security of such devices worl...
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February 2, 2012
Technostreet: iPad3 soon, iPhone to get NFC?
The recently concluded iWorld expo of Apple has had the buzz getting louder about the impending iPad3 launch. It is now widely acknowledged, even by reliable news agencies, that the next generatio...
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February 1, 2012
Dissection, the digital way
Follow me, I'm checking out this remarkable DVD, Prodissector FROG (Quicktime). “It's a multimedia, interactive programme to teach anatomy and physiology,” says the welcome note inviting me to sea...
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BANGALORE,
January 29, 2012
Arduino: the face of Free hardware
‘Free' and ‘Open Source' are today common parlance in the world of technology, software in particular. What was once perceived to be a concept alienated from business, and economically impractical...
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Spawning identities in packets
Fair or foul?
Praxis: Mobile application development for Indian market still a dream
The art of ham-mering out a ‘hello'
Oh, for a digi-free life!
Wi-Fi networks under virus risk: IT analysts
Using digital tools to animate the classroom
Amazon gets on board with UltraViolet movie system
NEW DELHI,
February 15, 2012
Centre to submit papers on sanction for Google, Facebook prosecution
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Department of Information Technology to submit the papers on sanction for prosecution of Google India and social networking site Facebook for allegedly...
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Mumbai,
February 14, 2012
No plan to censor social media: Sibal
Union Telecom and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal today ruled out any plan to censor social media, but said the companies need to obey the law of the land.The comments came in t...
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BANGALORE,
February 12, 2012
Changing the course of networking with Ethernet Fabric
When we speak of the world around us today being all ‘connected', most of us are not thinking beyond our gadgets, our software and applications, telephones and the Internet.But behind these...
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HYDERABAD,
February 8, 2012
DNA profiling to tackle crimes yet to catch up
Violent crimes are on the rise. But the country, strangely enough, is way behind many developed nations in using DNA fingerprinting or profiling, the most effective forensic scientific tool in qui...
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CHENNAI,
February 5, 2012
A hub to brew your ideas
In the summer of 2011, a bunch of Chennai-based engineering students came up with a quirky idea for a web service. They planned to scan the ‘class notes' of all department toppers and put them up...
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Mangalore,
February 5, 2012
Software solution for better governance
A Bangalore-based organisation has created a software solution that automates workflows end-to-end in gram panchayats (GPs). The solution, which records the lifecycle of processes, has been implem...
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CHENNAI,
February 3, 2012
“Creating talent pool to develop specialised apps a big challenge”
In future, the gold rush will be in developing applications for non-PC based devices, as smart phone devices have overtaken personal computers and laptops, said N. Lakshmi Narayanan, vice-chairman...
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February 2, 2012
Rubber-mixed bitumen for roads
The Centre has formulated a plan to use natural rubber in roads, as recommended by experts. The use of natural rubber-modified bitumen has been specified by the Ministry of Road Transport & Hi...
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February 1, 2012
A different chapter
The gaming industry is all set to infect everyone with a serious case of ‘sequelitis' this year. Major franchises make their mandatory yearly appearance, some return after a couple of years, while...
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January 29, 2012
i-cage for the education system
While a satchel can hold only a few books, digital platforms can hold thousands. Students and teachers can carry and share digital books that combine text with audio and video, and allow annotatio...
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Before Computers-After Digital (BC-AD): Popcorn, Pepsi, Petabytes…
Now, device that stops you from texting while driving
Tech News: Musical evening at SAP Labs
IT industry faults Assocham study that warns of a ‘flight' of Indian companies
Weekly Window: Wikipedia blackout
Skype 'coming soon' on Microsoft's Windows phone
Facebook, Google face prosecution
Slideshow
Cultivating Apple’s countercultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic, Steve Jobs rolled out one sensational product after another, even in the face of the late-2000s recession and his own failing health. Photos: AP.
