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Mobile Devices & Apps

Nokia Pushmail Service Barred in India

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered mobile operators to bar Nokia’s proposed pushmail / powermail service until they can satisfy the requirements of the security agencies. This new service allows users to manage multiple email accounts via clients such as Yahoo or Gmail. […]

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India’s Operating System to be Developed by DRDO

It is reported that, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India is developing own Operating System due to security threat. For this purpose DRDO starting two new software engineering centres; One in Bangalore and the other one in New Delhi. 50 scientists from these two centres will work on the operating system development. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Centre for Development of Telematics will work with DRDO to develop the new secure Operating System. […]

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Mobile News

India Want BlackBerry, Google and Skype to Meet Security Needs

According to recent reports, the Government of India has decided to go after companies including Google and Skype, after cracking down on BlackBerry in the quest to keep it’s mobile phone market safe from militants and cyber spying. Wherever there is a concern on grounds of national security the India government wants access and lawful interference to the mobile network. […]

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Maharastra Government Bans Facebook in Mantralaya

Maharashtra government has restricted access to Facebook in Mantralaya after receiving complaints as employees were seen spending hours on it. As usual, employees are not happy with this move. Many claims that, they use Facebook during lunch break or when there is no work. Wondering how can a government employee have a day with ‘no work’? […]

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Internet Explorer 6 Market Share: 30% in India, Only 6.6% Worldwide!

According to StatCounter data from May 2009 to May 2010, Internet Explorer 6 market share has dropped to 6.6% in the US and 13.74% worldwide, while it is 30% in India. This is very much concerning that, one third of Indians are using this obsolete browser. Internet Explorer 6 is still the most used browser version in India! The primary reason could be that, Indians still use pirated copy of Windows XP and IE6 comes embedded in it. […]

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India’s Software Export Revenue to Grow by 13-14% in FY 2010-2011

India’s software export revenue will grow by 13-14% in the current fiscal year that began in April. India’s IT-BPO industry expanded by 12% during FY 2009. Software exports from India have increased and account for about 60% of India’s total software revenue. More than 80% of software exports earnings are generated by services like custom software development and consultancy services. About 40% of the domestic software market is made of products. […]