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Soon, broadband in every Indian village: Sachin Pilot

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 billion lying unutilised in a dedicated fund.

Punjab to tame wayward telecom towers

By Jaideep Sarin---- Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Towering over any type of buildings and spaces without any control will no longer be easy for cellular companies in Punjab with the state government deciding to bring a mechanism to regulate the unabated installation of telecom towers....
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Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with new Buzz

San Francisco, Feb 10 (DPA) Google Tuesday launched a set of social networking tools for Gmail users, hoping to coax them to share photos, links and status updates without the need to visit sites such as Facebook and Twitter....
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BSNL hit by Gorkhaland stir, faces Rs.2.4 cr loss

Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) faced a revenue loss of Rs.2.4 crore in the Darjeeling Hills during 2008-09 financial year due to the ongoing agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state, a company official said. ...
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Google threatens to leave China over 'phishing"

Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Google has threatened to close its operations and offices in China after hacking of email accounts of many human rights activists. ...
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Infosys raises guidance on back of global economic recovery

By Fakir Balaji-- Mysore, Jan 12 (IANS) Buoyed by signs of global economy recovery, India's IT major Infosys Technology Ltd. has revised upwards its revenue forecast for fiscal 2009-10. ...
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Infosys raises guidance on back of global economic recovery

Mysore, Jan 12 (IANS) By Fakir Balaji, Buoyed by signs of global economy recovery, India's IT major Infosys Technology Ltd. has revised upwards its revenue forecast for fiscal 2009-10. ...
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Indian IT market to revive on signs of recovery

Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Amid signs of economic recovery, the Indian IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) market is projected to grow by 15 percent in 2010 as against a modest growth of 5.4 percent in 2009, a report by market intelligence firm IDC (International Data Corporation) India said Thursday....
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Google smart phone may be launched Tuesday

New York, Dec 31 (IANS) Apple's iPhones will have a big competition on their hands as Google is set to launch its much discussed smart phone next week....
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Mongolia to set up IT outsourcing centre with India's help

By Azera Rahman---- New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Mongolia, the land of the legendary warrior Chinggis Khan, is all set to open its first major IT outsourcing centre with India's help. While the two countries are working together in a number of fields, information technology (IT) is one in which they have close collaborations, the country's envoy said....
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India's tech industry relieved as 'Year of Satyam' blows over

Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) It's a year Indian IT sector would like to forget for more than one reason. Even as the industry was braving a global meltdown, its reputation was hit early 2009 when Satyam Computers founder B. Ramalinga Raju confessed to a $1.4-billion fraud....
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Google reportedly planning to launch its own mobile

New York, Dec 27 (DPA) Google reportedly hopes to strengthen its presence in the world of mobile telephony with plans to introduce its own high-tech phone sometime in 2010, according to press reports....
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Microsoft ups the ante against pirates

By James Jose--- New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) With its operating system Windows 7 and other popular software products being increasingly targeted by cyber pirates, Microsoft has launched an initiative to curb the menace, primarily because customers are asking it to intervene. ...
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India fourth largest illegal downloader

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) India is the fourth largest illegal downloader of online content, according to two reports released Tuesday by the Motion Picture Distributors Association (MPDA)....
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Pirated Windows 7 generates $100,000 in India

By Rajat Rai--- Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) About 50,000 pirated DVDs of Microsoft Windows 7 are estimated to have been sold here since the official launch on Oct 22, generating unaccounted business of around Rs.50 lakh (nearly $100,000). ...
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Curator promises a high scoring game at Mohali

Mohali, Nov 1 (IANS) Fans can look forward to a run feast in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Australia here Monday....
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Lenovo rolls out PCs with Windows 7 operating system

Bangalore, Oct 22 (IANS) Coinciding with the global launch of Windows 7 by software giant Microsoft, leading computer maker Lenovo Thursday rolled out in the Indian market a new range of Think and Idea-branded PCs running on the new operating system. ...
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Infosys beats guidance, but dip for 3rd quarter

Bangalore, Oct 9 (IANS) Sailing through tough times, Infosys Technologies Ltd has again beaten revenue guidance for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2009-10) by posting Rs.55.85 billion (Rs.5,585 crore) as against the projected Rs.53.65 billion (Rs.5,365 crore)....
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Failed mission MTN, broken dream and heart of Bharti

Vivek Shukla New Delhi, Oct. 8: Despite his denial of feeling disappointed after Bharti Airtel failed to take over the control of South African telecom giant, MTN, there would not be any denying the fact that Sunil Bharti Mittal, the boss of Indian company, dream and heart must be broken. ...
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IITians to the aid of their short-staffed alma mater

By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Oct 1 (IANS) With IITs in India perpetually short of teaching staff, the seventh Pan-IIT Global Conference in Chicago next week will prepare a database of alumni ready to take up teaching assignments at their alma mater. ...
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Soon, broadband in every Indian village: Sachin Pilot

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 billion lying unutilised in a dedicated fund.

Punjab to tame wayward telecom towers

By Jaideep Sarin---- Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Towering over any type of buildings and spaces without any control will no longer be easy for cellular companies in Punjab with the state government deciding to bring a mechanism to regulate the unabated installation of telecom towers.

Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with new Buzz

San Francisco, Feb 10 (DPA) Google Tuesday launched a set of social networking tools for Gmail users, hoping to coax them to share photos, links and status updates without the need to visit sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

BSNL hit by Gorkhaland stir, faces Rs.2.4 cr loss

Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) faced a revenue loss of Rs.2.4 crore in the Darjeeling Hills during 2008-09 financial year due to the ongoing agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state, a company official said.

Google threatens to leave China over 'phishing"

Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Google has threatened to close its operations and offices in China after hacking of email accounts of many human rights activists.

Infosys raises guidance on back of global economic recovery

By Fakir Balaji-- Mysore, Jan 12 (IANS) Buoyed by signs of global economy recovery, India's IT major Infosys Technology Ltd. has revised upwards its revenue forecast for fiscal 2009-10.

Infosys raises guidance on back of global economic recovery

Mysore, Jan 12 (IANS) By Fakir Balaji, Buoyed by signs of global economy recovery, India's IT major Infosys Technology Ltd. has revised upwards its revenue forecast for fiscal 2009-10.

Indian IT market to revive on signs of recovery

Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Amid signs of economic recovery, the Indian IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) market is projected to grow by 15 percent in 2010 as against a modest growth of 5.4 percent in 2009, a report by market intelligence firm IDC (International Data Corporation) India said Thursday.
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Google smart phone may be launched Tuesday

New York, Dec 31 (IANS) Apple's iPhones will have a big competition on their hands as Google is set to launch its much discussed smart phone next week.

Mongolia to set up IT outsourcing centre with India's help

By Azera Rahman---- New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Mongolia, the land of the legendary warrior Chinggis Khan, is all set to open its first major IT outsourcing centre with India's help. While the two countries are working together in a number of fields, information technology (IT) is one in which they have close collaborations, the country's envoy said.