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Mobile users in India to reach 990.2 mn: Cosco
06 Feb 2016
PMO irate with Facebook, sets up panel on neutrality
04 Feb 2016
Facebook has been engaged in a war of words with Trai over responses made through the social networks' platform to a consultation paper on differential pricing of data services
Cisco to buy Internet of Things start-up Jasper for $1.4 bn
04 Feb 2016
Cisco Systems Inc, yesterday struck a deal to buy privately-held Jasper Technologies Inc, a startup that connects any device – from cars to jet engines to implanted pacemakers over the Internet
India pips US as second-largest smartphone market
03 Feb 2016
India has topped the United States to become the second largest smartphone market behind China
Apple goes beyond touch screens with new patent
03 Feb 2016
Gmail is Google’s 7th service to hit 1-bn user mark
02 Feb 2016
Gmail follows six other Google products — Android, Chrome, Maps, Search, YouTube and the Google Play Store — each of which currently has a billion plus users, says CEO Sundar Pichai
BBC dumps Vodafone, embraces BT to cut costs
30 Jan 2016
Secret Google project to deliver 5G internet via drones
30 Jan 2016
Google’ Project Skybender is located in a small town in New Mexico, where it is developing drone-based technology that could deliver internet at 40 times the speed of current 4G LTE network systems
Apple working on wireless charging technology
30 Jan 2016
As iPhone and iPad sales begin to sag, Apple sees wireless charging as the new game-changer and is working on it with partners in the US and Asia, according to a Bloomberg News report
Internet at speed of light on the horizon
28 Jan 2016
For the first time, revolutionary internet technologies may enable internet traffic to travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable, say scientists
Trai suggests auction of 700-MHz spectrum at Rs11,485-cr per MHz
28 Jan 2016
Trai has recommended auction of 700 MHz spectrum for the first time, at a reserve price of Rs11,485 crore per MHz, that could help raise around Rs5,44,000 crore
Vodafone deploys Cisco’s SON to cut call drops
28 Jan 2016
Apple iPhone sales growth slows for first time
27 Jan 2016
While the slowdown in iPhone sales has some pundits predicting the end of a technology era, Apple continues to bank on robust sales growth in markets like India and China
Railway broadband to connect 500,000 homes in two years
27 Jan 2016
RailWire plans to leverage the Railways’ vast telecom infrastructure to enable all citizens and businesses, both in rural and urban areas, to participate in the internet and web economy
Skype’s new security feature to hide IP of users
25 Jan 2016
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