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Google to Offer Ultrafast (1Gbps) Consumer Broadband in the US

February 11, 2010

In an effort to offer improved access to the Internet, Google plans to create fast, cheap and ubiquitous fiber-to-the-home Internet broadband networks with one-gigabit-per-second (1Gbps) speed. The broadband connections will be as much as 100 times faster than most cable and DSL services. Google hopes to offer the service to at least 50,000 people and as many as 500,000. It will announce which communities will get the service later this year. Google said it will sell access to customers directly “at a competitive price” and team with telecommunications companies that want to package services with its fiber network. […]

Social Networking Sites Provide Evidence for US Divorce Cases

February 11, 2010

In a poll conducted among American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), who handle divorces and legal separations in the USA, 81 percent of 1,600 members said that they have seen a rise in the last five years in the number of cases using evidence from the Internet. Facebook was the main source of divorce and custody evidence, according to 66 percent of AAML members, followed by MySpace at 15 percent, Twitter at 5 percent. […]

Iran Suspends Google Email (GMail) Service

February 11, 2010

The Iranian government plans to permanently suspend Google email service in Iran. Iran’s telecommunications agency announced the suspension. They agency is planning to roll out a national email service for Iranian citizens. Google confirmed that, they experienced a sharp drop in email traffic in Iran and that some users in Iran were having trouble accessing Gmail. […]

Google Developing Speech-to-Speech Translation for Mobile Phones

February 8, 2010

Google is developing “speech-to-speech translation” software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly. The basic system is expected to be ready within a couple of years. The new technology combines machine translation technology and voice recognition technology to produce software capable of understanding a caller’s voice and translating it into a synthetic equivalent in a foreign language. […]

4G Telecom Service in India, TRAI to Start the Process Soon

February 8, 2010

J S Sarma, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authory of India (TRAI) said that, TRAI has started consultation for the 4G (fourth generation) telecom services. TRAI would look into the various aspects, including spectrum band to be allotted for 4G service and quantum and modes of allotment to the operators. TRAI will soon issue a consultation paper that would throw various questions for the industry and other stake holders to deliberate culminating into recommendations by the TRAI. […]

Live Cricket Scores Using Google Chrome Cricinfo Extension

February 8, 2010

Cricinfo has released Official ESPN Cricinfo Chrome Extension, which shows you the latest cricket news, features and live scores from cricinfo.com. The extension shows a small notification when new news stories become available at the website. […]

Security Update for 17 Year Old Windows Bug!

February 7, 2010

Google security researcher discovered an ancient bug in Windows, which involves a utility that allows newer versions of Windows to run very old programs and exploit this utility in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7. This bug dates from the DOS era! This bug will be patched by Microsoft in its February security update for Windows. The update also tackles bugs in Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2004 for Apple Macintosh machines. […]

Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010

February 7, 2010

The Internet was nominated by the Italian version of Wired magazine, which cited its use as a tool to advance “dialogue, debate and consensus through communication” and to promote democracy. Organizers said signatories to its petition backing the nomination include 2003 peace laureate and exiled Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi, which would make it a legitimate entry. […]

TCS Website (tcs.com) Hacked and Put for Sale!

February 7, 2010

The official website of Tata Consultancy Services, TCS.com, has been hacked. The homepage says “This domaine name is for sale. Please contact us for further informations. [email protected]”. We have accessed the hacked website at 2:30PM, 7-Feb, in India. It is rumored that, the hackers have made changes to the DNS settings of the website. TCS is maintaining many of the government websites and this case points out the immaturity of TCS. Let us hope that, this will be an eye opener for major Indian software firms. […]

Micromax Q5FB Mobile Phone – Price Rs. 3699 in India

February 6, 2010

Micromax launched new dual SIM (GSM+GSM), dual on, mobile Phone Micromax Q5. The Micromax Q5 has QWERTY Keypad and a Track Ball and, slim and stylish as the ezpad handset. It has a 2MP camera and supports GPRS. The Q5 has FM Radio, MP3 Player, Audio Recorder and Video. The Micromax Q5 has 15 MB inbuilt memory and supports up to 8GB Expandable Memory with Micro SD card. The Micromax Q5 is priced at Rs 5,100. […]