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Can the subcontinent address its unique tech challenges?

by Jason S, India

Knock, knock--brand new Web site for the Indian Army

Nov 10, 2009 18:33

Looks like the Indian Army has finally taken a leaf out of other government departments' books in India. The IT/Telecom Ministry has asked all government departments to maintain an online presence and also to update the Web sites at regular intervals. This has been well-adapted by many departments such as health, finance, etc. Now, it seems the Army, too, has woken up from its slumber and come up with a brand new Web site.
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Amazon Kindle finally hits Indian shores

Oct 26, 2009 00:06

There's good news for geeky bookworms in India as the Amazon Kindle will soon be officially launched in India. Until recently, the Amazon Kindle was marketed as a "Made for the USA" product, but now it has been brought out to over 100 countries around the world--luckily, that list includes India.
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Nokia alleges that Apple iPhone violates 10 different patents

Oct 25, 2009 23:47

Looks like the two biggest mobile giants are going to battle it out in the open. Now, that's very interesting since Nokia has now filed a patent lawsuit against Apple. The number of claims that the Finn has pitted against the Cupertino company for violations is more than 10 different patents that the former owns! Most of the patent violations seem to revolve around the Wi-Fi standards, UMTS and GSM stuff.

That's very interesting since most of the geeks out there know how protective Apple is over its own intellectual property. In fact, it's bullied quick a number of companies and folks over such violations!
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Android war is brewing up here in India, too--Samsung i7500 Galaxy reviewed

Oct 6, 2009 23:16

Little did any of the phone enthusiasts expect that the Android phones would battle it out in India. But it looks like everyone was really caught off guard because we currently have all the three Android-based phones available (officially) in India.

HTC has brought the Hero via Airtel and within a couple of days we now have the Samsung i7500 Galaxy available on the Tata DoCoMo networks. So, it sure seems to be a war brewing and the networks are trying to cash in on the "Touch Revolution" that most folks are getting attracted to. Still no sign of the Apple iPhone 3GS around the corner, and even if it were to be launched here, the pricing on Indian shores will be sky-high.
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Looks like VoIP services may be banned yet again in India

Sep 17, 2009 14:18

VoIP was legalized for use in India only a few years ago (August 2008 to be precise--TRAI recommended the lifting of restrictions on Internet telephony in the India), and now it is again in the news as likely to be banned. This time, it is the India's premier Intelligence Bureau (IB) that has asked the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, which is responsible for all things related to communications in India, to simply block all VoIP and Internet telephony services in the country. This is until the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) finds methods to trace and snoop on VoIP calls.
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About Jason S

Jason S is an ardent Web surfer and a technologist. He works in Bangalore with a leading software company. His passion includes blogging about the various technologies and interesting stuff that he comes across everyday, and also trying out new technologies, gadgets and software. He has a personal tech blog named The Most Authoritative Technology Blog. He loves networking with friends & the tech community at large and can be found at LinkedIn.