This year has seen a lot in terms of failure of security. Many sites were hacked. Websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Gawker Media etc were some of the big names to be hacked. In some sites (such as Facebook )…
Over 3 million books to start with on the new Google EBooks store
Great news for readers as Google launched its web store called Google eBooks for digital books. It claims to have a library of over 3 million books and includes a lot of free books. Although the books are for the…
Indian Telecom Giant Airtel launches service in Bangladesh
Indian Telecom giant Bharti Airtel launched its GSM service today in Bangladesh. Airtel had earlier acquired majority stake in Warid Telecom in Bangladesh from the Dhabi Group.Warid Telecom has now been renamed as Airtel Bangladesh Airtel launched its service under…
National Database For Mobile IMEI Numbers Soon
India will soon have its own national database of all Mobile IMEI numbers. Telecom Sector regulator Trai proposed this initiative and will put in place the guidelines and mechanisms to create this database.It will also decide the mode of funding…
Secretsales.com & Brands4friends.de bought by Ebay for $200 million, all cash
Ebay has acquired Secretsales.com / Brands4friends.de for $200 million, all cash. After the takeover of Skype this is a major acquisition by Ebay. Secretsales.com and its German sister concern Brands4friends.de run private sales from the designer brands at discounts. Founder…
Orissa Students Develop 3G Data Card for Rs. 1300
Students of Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Orissa, have successfully developed 3G data card which is not just very affordable but also provides other benefits which the other data cards do not provide. The students have been working on the…
Mobile Number Portibility Gets Cold Response in Haryana.
The initial response from customers for MNP (mobile number portability) in HARYANA has been discouraging. MNP enables a subscriber to change his service provider while keeping the mobile number unchanged. Since its launch in Haryana last month, less than 1…
Face Recognition Comes To Facebook Photos
Facebook has rolled out a new feature to its Photos which allows for facial recognition and automatic tagging of faces in photos. When a photo is uploaded on Facebook , the new photo recognition feature searches for faces and suggest…
Now Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts from One Account
Got more than one Gmail account? Using Different Web browsers to sign into both the accounts at the same time ? Fed up with signing in and out to manage and check mails at both the account? Well finally comes…
Notion Ink’s Adam has finally arrived
Notion Ink launched its much anticipated Apple Ipad killer “ADAM” today.It is now available worldwide and consumers can buy it from company directly online.Consumers have to pay $50 extra for transportation charges and the product would be shipped directly from…