tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55923038720235175362024-03-13T17:57:55.426-07:00Prime WordExpertiseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-60718248717413577632015-06-28T20:23:00.001-07:002015-06-28T20:23:12.663-07:00E-shopping sites liable for deficient service, cannot shirk responsibilty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular because it saves time,
the bother of travelling, the prices are competitive, and returns are
accepted. In some cases, the seller's name is disclosed, but the address
and contact numbers are withheld. This is done in business interests,
so that the buyer and seller do not make a deal, depriving the portal of
its commission. The consumer deals with the portal, makes payment to
the portal and follow-ups too are via emails to the portal. Yet, when a
problem arises, the portal shuns responsibility by claiming it is only a
trading platform to bring the buyer and the seller together, and is in
no way liable. This is against consumer interest and unwarranted, as
held by various consumer fora. <br /><br /> <strong>Case Study 1:</strong><br /> <br />
Atul Malhotra ordered a Lava mobile phone offered at a 94% discount on
Flipkart, for an amount of Rs 400. Flipkart cancelled the order two days
later, claiming inability to cope with the demand, refunding Rs 400.
Since Atul wanted the phone, not the refund, he complained to the
Chandigarh District Forum. Flipkart claimed it was not liable, and the
complaint be dismissed as the actual seller had not been joined as a
party to the dispute. <br /><br /> The forum observed that Flipkart had made
the offer. The entire email correspondence was with Flipkart, including
the cancellation. Hence, it would be liable for deficient service.
Flipkart was ordered to pay Rs 3,000 as compensation and Rs 2,500
towards costs. <br /><br /> <strong>Case Study 2: </strong><br /> <br />
Shivanand Narain had purchased a Stealth mobile phone online for Rs
20,390, which turned out to be defective. He returned it and sought a
replacement, as the website promised. Since his grievance was not
redressed, he filed a complaint. The forum ordered the portal to refund
Rs 20,390, the price of the mobile and also awarded Rs 15,000 as
compensation. <br /><br /> The portal challenged the order in an appeal to
the Chandigarh state commission, contending it was only a "facilitator".
Rejecting this argument, the commission observed that the portal
solicits business. Customers make payments to the portal. Correspondence
with the portal is through the given email address. Thus, it actively
participates in the transactions. The state commission dismissed the
portal's appeal. <br /><br /> <strong>Case Study 3: </strong><br /> <br /> Urmil
Munjal had made an online purchase through rediff.com. As she was not
satisfied with the product supplied, she filed a complaint against the
portal before the Gurgaon district forum, which allowed the complaint.
The portal's appeal was dismissed. It filed a revision before the
national commission, contending that it was only a facilitator.
Rejecting this argument, the national commission observed that the
portal had admitted it acts as an intermediary, collecting payment. So
its services could not be considered gratuitous merely because no
separate charge was collected from the consumer. Inviting buyers and
sellers to trade online made the portal amenable under the Consumer
Protection Act. The commission concluded that the e-commerce portal
would be liable to the consumer. <br /><br /> <strong>Conclusion: </strong><br /> <br /> E-commerce platforms are liable for the products advertised and business solicited through their websites. <br /><br /> <em>(The
author is a consumer activist and has won the Govt. of India's National
Youth Award for Consumer Protection. His email is
jehangir.gai.articles@hotmail.com)</em> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-81678877876726455592015-06-26T19:58:00.001-07:002015-06-26T19:58:20.606-07:00Tech touch to make Nashik's Kumbh Mela a success<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kumbh Mela is fast approaching and the city youths are doing
their bit to promote the once-in-12-years mega-religious and touristic
attraction through social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram. Wikipedia is one such website that has been utilizing local
youth to help build an accurate webpage on Nashik. Through its project
'Wiki takes Nashik', the website has decided to upload up to 5,000
pictures of Nashik that would provide a glimpse of the city to people
all around the world ahead of the Mela. <br /><br /> Team Wikipedia had in
January sought college students from the city to update information on
Nashik on the backdrop of visitors seeking information about it during
Kumbh. This time too, a similar event has been organized for uploading
pictures about the city on the webpage. The team aims to upload 5,000
pictures by the first week of July. <br /><br /> Over 100 students from
various colleges across the city came forward in January and uploaded
correct information about the city. The information was uploaded under
18 categories including geography, history, mythology, arts and culture,
agriculture, people, industry and tourism. <br /><br /> Abhishek
Suryawanshi, ambassador and vice-president of Wikipedia, New York
chapter, said, "Uploading of the pictures is the next step to give the
readers the look and feel of the various aspects of the city," he said. <br /><br />
Suryawanshi said that Wikipedia's main page on Nashik has been viewed
11,02,481,287 times in the last 60 days since the information was
uploaded. "There are at least 500 viewers daily and the traffic would
only increase as the Mela nears. So it is equally important for viewers
to get a feel of the festivals, places, people and the culture of
Nashik," he added. <br /><br /> He further said that a similar activity was
held in Pune as well last year which received tremendous response and
the same was expected in Nashik. "We have already started receiving
pictures through volunteers. We have appealed to the residents to come
out in large numbers with enthusiasm and contribute in the project by
donating pictures of the city," Suryawanshi said. <br /><br /> Speaking to
TOI, he said a separate event would be held on July 3 and 4 to upload
the pictures on the website. "Pictures would be uploaded on a mass scale
on the two days. Personal, copyrighted and edited pictures would not be
allowed. Pictures that are website compatible and clear would be
preferred from the contributors," Suryawanshi said. <br /><br /> Similarly, a
group of students in the city is busy developing websites and mobile
applications to ensure a comfortable trip and stay to Nashik for
millions visiting Nashik for the Mela. Students from various colleges
have been roped in for what has been termed as KumbhThon, a task to
develop new ideas after identifying problems that the visitors might
face during the religious congregation. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-48286247487313230312015-06-25T20:21:00.001-07:002015-06-25T20:21:19.211-07:00Bharti buys stake in satellite company OneWeb<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bharti
Enterprises, said on Thursday it has acquired a strategic minority
stake in OneWeb, which is supported by a global consortium of Qualcomm,
Virgin Group, Airbus, Coca-Cola, Intelsat and Grupo Salinas and aims to
provide affordable internet access to all.<br /> <br /> As one of the
founding members of OneWeb, Bharti will have representation on the board
of the company. The firm has received funding of $500 million from its
investors and aims to build a communications network with an initial
constellation of 648 low earth orbit satellites that will provide
connectivity around the world.<br /> <br /> Bharti Airtel, a Bharti group
company, will be a preferred distributor of the service in India,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Africa, with a strong focus on rural markets.<br /> <br />
The OneWeb User Terminals contain embedded LTE, 3G, 2G and Wi-Fi access
capabilities that extend the reach of mobile operators. With more than
10 terabits per second of new capacity, the system will extend the
networks of mobile operators and internet service providers to serve new
coverage areas, bringing voice and data access to consumers,
businesses, schools, healthcare institutions and other end-users.<br /> <br />
"This will provide internet access to the last man, especially in rural
areas, and have an astounding effect on healthcare and education,"
Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises, told TOI. He said the
service could be used as a hot spot in urban areas to provide
connectivity as well as address the issue of call drops. He did not
elaborate on Bharti's investment in the venture.<br /> <br /> "In India,
which is on the cusp of a massive data revolution, hundreds of millions
of consumers in rural areas will benefit from this initiative and it
will boost the government's Digital India programme and its vision of
broadband access for all. Similarly, nations across Africa will be able
to fulfill their digital inclusion agenda and aid economic growth
through these affordable services," he said.<br /> <br /> Mittal said trails would be started by 2017 and services are likely to begin by 2019.<br /> <br />
OneWeb satellites will provide high-speed connectivity to a small user
terminal, which transmits broadband access through Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G and 2G
to the surrounding area.<br /> <br /> This access will operate on mobile
operators' billing platform. The terminals can be optionally
solar-powered and used as community access points in schools, health
centres or other locations. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-15913660831960632552015-06-24T20:10:00.001-07:002015-06-24T20:10:45.998-07:00Seven student projects from Ahmedabad to vie for crowd funding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">To
help young innovators and entrepreneurs for crowd funding, Gujarat
Technological University (GTU) Innovation Council (GIC) with Crowd
Funding Initiator (CFI) has launched CFI 100 with support from crowd
funding website Start51. <br /><br /> In second boot camp this summer, 17
selected teams were taken through a 10 day programme where their ideas
were nurtured and mentored. On the last day of the boot-camp seven young
students' project will be converted into start-ups. <br /><br /> From the
total seven teams, two are of hardware automatization, two are of GPS
based phone applications, two are web based community portals and one is
a data analysis and forecasting services. <br /><br /> CFI is India's first boot camp dedicated to make young entrepreneurs and innovators crowd-fund ready. <br /><br />
Among the seven projects, PridePick by engineering student Dhruv Patel
is online directory website which collates all type of contact
information at one place using services via website, by calling and by
SMS also. <br /><br /> Another project Agonmmers by Rajdeep Barad, Sonika
Bhardwaj and Heena Nainwani of a city based college is a complete social
media hub for gamers and developers with latest updates and online
development. <br /><br /> NearBuy, a project by Samrat Thakkar of Kalol
based college is a GPS based application that will track your location
and basis of that it will give you best offers and discounts from stores
nearby you. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-91352598119677869532015-06-23T20:10:00.001-07:002015-06-23T20:10:45.749-07:00Mobile app to report river pollution launched<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">The
government on Tuesday launched a mobile application (Bhuvan Mobile App)
and a web portal in coordination with Indian Space Research Organization
(Isro) to enable people to collect and report information on various
sources of river pollution. <br /><br /> The android-based mobile app will
provide a platform for crowd sourcing to monitor pollution in the Ganga
and enable decision makers to prioritize interventions. <br /><br /> "The
first version of the application is made available for download in the
Bhuvan Ganga web portal ," the ministry of water resources said. <br /><br />
Besides, the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Isro to utilize the geo-spatial
and crowd-sourcing technologies for pollution monitoring in Ganga. <br /><br />
'Bhuvan Ganga' is an exclusive web portal deployed in Isro Bhuvan's
geo-portal with all geo-spatial layers related to river Ganga. It will
be used as a tool to support decision making and planning for the Clean
Ganga Mission. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-55685580066161023762015-06-22T20:09:00.000-07:002015-06-22T20:09:17.404-07:00A new curator every week ensures this Twitter handle is forever chirpy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bengaluru has innumerable voices and bazillion perspectives, especially
in the virtual space. But many a time, ideas get lost in dragging
debates and annoying trolls.Making room for such myriad thoughts, a
Bengaluru-specific Twitter handle - @WeAreBangalore - is rotating its
curator every week, unravelling the many layers that make the city . <br /><br />
The handle, one of the earliest to replicate the Swedish model of
rotation curation, has joined hands with various stakeholders of the
city to make it a better place to live in. Recently, it ran a weeklong
campaign, #ImTheChange, in partnership with Social Media Week and
Bangalore traffic police to spread awareness on road safety and
behaviour. <br /><br /> Making a difference <br /><br /> #ImTheChange encouraged
citizens to click pictures, shoot videos and share their pledge towards
road safety on social media; some members even hit the roads to spread
the word.@WeAreBangalore will soon kickstart another such campaign. <br /><br />
Robust rotation curation is the highlight of @WeAreBangalore, which
often sets the agenda for social interactions. Over 100 Bengalureans,
including guest curators, have been managing the group for 89 weeks now.
The handle boasts of one of the largest tweet banks, 60,000 to be
precise, among similar handles from across the country. <br /><br /> "With a
new and interesting curator monitoring the handle every week, we get to
see the every week, we get to see the city from different points of
view," said Tinu Cherian, one of the administrators. <br /><br /> "Apart
from regular rotation, we've had guest curators too. For instance, dur
ing fitness week we had Major DP Singh, a Kargil War veteran and blade
runner as the curator. During the budget sessions, we had financial
experts number-crunching on our handle. Similarly, we had experts
analyzing the India-Pakistan cricket match.But they curate just for the
day," said Cherian. <br /><br /> Taking a cue from Sweden <br /><br /> The
concept of rotation curation originated in Sweden in 2011. The country's
official Twitter account, @Swedento, is managed by a different person
every week, the idea being to showcase the diversity of Sweden.Bengaluru
was one of the many cities in India to lap up the concept.Jeroz
Nishanth Coelho, one of two individuals behind the initiative, said once
he got excited about the idea, he tried to create a handle under the
name@ WeAreBangalore, but found it had been taken."I kept following the
handle but there wasn't much activity. Then, along with Gaurav Jain, I
started tweeting at @WeAreBangalore, requesting to work with the owner,
quite unaware who the person was," says Coelho.Then, one fine day, we
got a reply from @ WeAreBangalore which was controlled by Sandeep Saini.
We agreed to run the handle together and here we are. Members wanting
to curate can apply online but the decision rests with the
administrators. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-23775718672487262512015-06-21T20:11:00.000-07:002015-06-21T20:11:49.358-07:00Smartphone with 10,000mAh battery in the works<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Would you trade in a bit of your smartphone's lightness and thinness in return for some extra battery life? Oukitel thinks you will if prototype images spotted on the web are anything to go by.<br /><br />The Chinese manufacturer is said to be working on a phone that sports a whopping 10,000mAh battery. The indications are that you could go a whole week between charges with this beast.<br /><br />These leaked pictures are all we have to go on for now -- included in the title of the post is "Android 5.1" so it sounds like Google's most recent mobile OS is going to be part of the picture.<br /><br />Slab test<br />Judging by these pictures the new Oukitel phone is very much a work in progress and there's no official confirmation from the company yet. It would be nice to at least have the option of a bulkier, longer-lasting handset.<br /><br />The chunky black slab is slightly reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active but it's difficult to make out any distinctive features. Chinese outfits ZTE and Gionee have also been experimenting with bulkier battery packs.<br /><br />Even if the phone does exist, it's unlikely to ever make it out of Asia -- but if it sells in decent quantities then the likes of Apple, Samsung, Google and the rest are sure to sit up and take notice.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-36024397143004622772015-06-19T19:55:00.000-07:002015-06-19T19:55:20.083-07:00China to allow full foreign ownership of e-commerce businesses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">China
will allow full foreign ownership of some e-commerce businesses, aiming
to encourage foreign investment and the development and competitiveness
of the industry, the ministry of Industry and Information Technology
said.<br /> <br /> The move, effective immediately, will apply to "online
data handling and trade handling services", the ministry said in a
statement on its website. It was not immediately clear how this would
affect e-commerce companies already operating in China.<br /> <br /> China's
e-commerce industry has been booming, with companies like Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc benefitting from a rising middle class with
more disposable income.<br /> <br /> Other players include US online
retailer Amazon.com Inc, Vipshop Holdings Ltd and US supermarket chain
Wal Mart Stores Inc, through its stake in shopping site Yihaodian.<br /> <br />
Allowing full foreign ownership "supports our country's e-commerce
development, encourages and brings in the active participation of
foreign investment, and further excites market competition," the
ministry said.<br /> <br /> In recent years, the government has lent its
support to the industry by keeping taxes low and loosening restrictions
on cross-border trade, among other concessions.<br /> <br /> E-commerce and the internet sector more broadly have been shining stars for Chinese industry.<br /> <br />
Companies including Alibaba, social networking and online entertainment
firm Tencent Holdings Ltd and search leader Baidu Inc account for
hundreds of billions of dollars in stock market capitalization.<br /> <br />
Their success comes as the world's second-largest economy grows at its
slowest pace in three decades and Beijing looks to catalyze a shift away
from a dependence on manufacturing and towards higher-value services.<br /> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-89970313261124786702015-06-19T19:54:00.000-07:002015-06-19T19:54:10.226-07:00Reliance Jio denies chat app sends unsecured data<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">A
group of hackers has claimed that Reliance Jio Infocomm's (RJIL's)
mobile messaging app Jio Chat transmits users' data in unsecured form to
servers located in China, a charge denied by the company. <br /><br /> "We
took apart Reliance Jio app and found they are using Chinese geolocation
mapping service. It shows that Reliance is using a geolocation which is
China-based service," said AnonOpsIndia, a twitter account claiming to
represent a group of hackers. "There is no encryption between the person
using Jio chat app and Chinese company amap. Hence, it makes it lot
easier for the Chinese hackers to snoop over your data," AnonOpsIndia
tweeted. agencies <br /><br /> RJIL, however, termed it "unfounded and malicious allegations". </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-1837101980859567212015-06-18T20:02:00.003-07:002015-06-18T20:02:47.762-07:00Microsoft strengthens startup programme<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ventures, which runs one of the leading startup accelerator programmes
in India, has launched a new corporate engagement initiative. <br /><br />
Called Innovation for Corporates (ICI), the programme aims to help
corporates build deeper engagements with upcoming startups in India. <br /><br />
"We have been working with various corporates for years to help them
address their business problems with innovations from startups. We are
now institutionalizing these efforts under ICI and we expect this will
help us scale up and help even more businesses," Ravi Narayan, director
of Microsoft Ventures in India, said at a press conference on the
occasion of the company's annual conclave of startups, Think Next. <br /><br />
Microsoft also announced a partnership with Brand Capital, the
strategic investment arm of Bennett, Coleman & Co (Times of India
Group), under which the latter will provide necessary resources for
entrepreneurs to build their brand, including an investment of Rs 1
crore in marketing funds for the Microsoft-accelerated startups. <br /><br />
Under ICI, there will be three programmes - the Market Access
Programme, which seeks to bring startups and enterprise businesses
together, the Partner in Acceleration Programme, which allows corporates
to leverage Microsoft Ventures' resources and network, and the High
Performance Programme, which will work with startups nominated by
corporates and build them into stronger businesses. <br /><br /> Microsoft
Ventures has previously partnered with Reliance Industries and Nasscom
for startup acceleration programmes. "Our partnership with Microsoft has
been very successful. We have been able to mentor the startups and help
them gain traction very fast," said Vivek Rai Gupta, part of the
Reliance-Microsoft accelerator programme GenNext Innovation Hub. </div>
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<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"> In a
first for the city, Delhi government's Value Added Tax department has
decided to bring all big and small players on e-commerce platforms under
the scanner to check evasion of tax. <br /><br /> A notification is under
way to make it mandatory for all online portals like Flipkart and
Snapdeal to file tax returns quarterly. All dealers operating through
these platforms will also be expected to file their returns. Failure to
do so will evoke action. <br /><br /> The department has prepared a detailed
set of guidelines on the process to be followed for all online portals
and even the dealers transacting through them. <br /><br /> "The Delhi Value
Added Tax Act gives us the power to ask everyone doing trade of taxable
goods to file their returns. We are citing Section 70 of the Act which
empowers to bring in a notification for this purpose. This will also
enable us to identify the dealers registered with the VAT department and
operating on these platforms. This will eventually ensure that the
non-registered dealers also comply and register with the department,"
VAT commissioner, Sanjeev Khirwar said. <br /><br /> The dealers will be
expected to declare their details with regards to transactions executed
through these portals both in Delhi and outside. <br /><br /> Khirwar said
the notification can be expected in a day or two. "We will later check
the data of registered dealers who are also selling and purchasing
through online portals to check for any discrepancy in their statements
filed as part of the tax returns," he said. <br /><br /> States like
Karnataka, Kerala and Rajasthan too have been working on bringing
e-commerce operators under the scanner by way of compulsory filing of
returns. With Delhi ready to notify the process, the department is
hopeful that this will be a step to check tax evasion by dealers. <br /><br />
In 2014, the VAT department had started an exercise to scan the
transaction records of big online portals as part of a drive to check
bogus dealers from misusing the e-commerce platform. The government had
also asked registered dealers operating on online portals to submit
their tax declarations for the past two financial years. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-82196769106967366752015-06-16T19:56:00.000-07:002015-06-16T19:56:00.856-07:00IT-geek constable’s crime fighting tools go national<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Dilip
Thakor, 38, a constable with Ahmedabad police, first saw a computer 1997
when each of the district headquarters were allotted one PC each. Most
policemen were perplexed by the machine but Thakor, a diploma in diesel
mechanics, began to explore the computer on his own. <br /><br /> On seeing
his keen interest, his seniors enrolled him for private coaching in
computers. The investment paid off. Over years, Thakor has developed
more than a dozen software aimed at enhancing police efficiency in crime
prevention and detection. <br /><br /> His best work Pinac and Eklavya will
be demonstrated to senior cops from across India at the two-day
national seminar beginning Thursday organized at Hyderabad by the
National Police Academy (NPA) on 'IT applications in Indian Police'.
"Besides Hyderabad, the software will also be demonstrated to senior
police officers in BPR&D, New Delhi and," said Deepan Bhadran, DCP
(crime), Ahmedabad. <br /><br /> Pinac can be used to search a database for
criminals' records while Eklavya is used to check for vehicle
information. Crime branch officials say police of other states have
already shown interest in the software. <br /><br /> Rated one of the best
police applications by experts of Bureau of Police Research and
Development (BPR&D) in Bhopal, Pinac has helped in over 200
detections. In December 2014, the software helped nab Paresh Jani, a
conman, who duped senior citizens. Jani used to move around in expensive
SUV and identified himself as a builder in need of some money. After a
complaint, police ran a search on his modus operandi and found a match
in Jani, involved in 12 cases. The victim also identified him from the
photograph shown. On the basis of the information, crime branch caught
Jani in a few days. <br /><br /> Eklavya, too, has played a significant role
in the 100% increase (from 17% to 35%) in detection of vehicle theft in
Ahmedabad city. Both softwares have been implemented by police in
Gujarat's major cities. Digitization of records for access via the
software is also underway. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-29532444873224992982015-06-15T20:04:00.001-07:002015-06-15T20:04:47.145-07:00Amazon gets warning from EU antitrust commissioner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Europe's anti-trust chief warned Amazon against using its dominance to thwart rivals, a week after launching an investigation into the US online retailer's e-book deals with publishers.<br /><br />European Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced last week she would examine whether clauses in Amazon's contracts prevent publishers from offering more favourable deals to competitors.<br /><br />E-books are a fast-growing industry and Amazon, which popularised the product, is Europe's biggest player. However, it should not abuse its market dominance, Vestager said.<br /><br />"Amazon should not use its strong position to close the door behind it and prevent companies with new ideas from contesting the market," she told a conference.<br /><br />The company could be fined up to 10% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching EU rules.<br /><br />The investigation is one of two against Amazon. It is also in the European Commission's crosshairs for deals with Luxembourg which allow it to pay extremely low taxes.<br /><br />The EU competition authority is investigating whether the case gives Amazon an unfair advantage.<br /><br />Vestager also said she was wary of too many mergers in the telecoms sector, warning that consumers could end up with higher bills and less innovative companies.<br /><br />"Incumbent operators argue that if they cannot merge with their rivals in the same country they will be unable to increase their investment. I've heard this claim quite often, but I have not seen evidence that this is the case," she said.<br /><br />"Instead, there is ample evidence that excessive consolidation may lead not only to less competition and more expensive bills for consumers, but that it also reduces the incentives in national markets to innovate."<br /><br />Vestager's comments come as she scrutinizes a proposal by Norwegian telecoms company Telenor and Swedish peer TeliaSonera to combine their Danish mobile businesses.<br /><br />She has already expressed concerns the deal may lead to higher prices.<br /><br />A bigger deal is expected to land on her desk in the coming months: Hutchison Whampoa's bid to become Britain's biggest operator by buying Telefonica's British business, O2 UK, for 10.3 billion pounds ($16 billion).<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-21029225812837642002015-06-15T20:03:00.000-07:002015-06-15T20:03:10.556-07:00Amsterdam to get 3D-printed bridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Will you dare to cross a deep canal on a "printed" bridge? You may get a chance to try that soon.<br /><br />A 3D printing company based in Amsterdam has developed a revolutionary robotic 3D printer that can 'draw' structures in the air. The developers are now planning to build a bridge over a canal in the city, CNET reported.<br /><br />We research and develop ground-breaking, cost-effective robotic technology with which we can 3D print beautiful, functional objects in almost any form," wrote the firm MX3D on the project web page.<br /><br />Printing an intricate, ornate metal bridge for a special location to show what our robots and software, engineers, craftsmen and designers can do." The bridge will be designed by artist and designer Joris Laarman, who helped develop the robotic 3D printer that combined the MX3D-Resin with a welder to be able to "draw" fast-setting metal structures.<br /><br />In this technique, small increments of molten metal are welded to the existing structure, creating lines of steel and the same is used to print the bridge out of steel. By printing multiple lines, the printer will be able to create a strong, complex structure that spans the canal - printing its own supports along the way so that it can operate autonomously. The construction of the bridge is scheduled to begin in September this year. ians<br /><br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-7050467770867817542015-06-14T20:12:00.003-07:002015-06-14T20:12:35.980-07:00Govt to revamp sourcing, testing of telecom gear<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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government is looking at a major overhaul of telecom equipment sourcing
and testing in India as it fears that unfettered supplies from foreign
vendors, including Chinese companies, are making the system susceptible
to spyware and malware from unfriendly countries and anti-national
activists.<br /> <br /> A Cabinet note is under preparation to work out
standards and order in-country testing of critical telecom equipment as
these have the potential to become easy conduits for spying and leakage
of information, official sources told TOI.<br /> <br /> India imported
telecom equipment, including electronic devices, to the tune of nearly
Rs 70,000 crore in 2013-14 (Rs 57,000 crore in 2012-13). Alarmingly, a
little over 60% of these imports emanated from China.<br /> <br /> Apart
from the various electronic devices that make their way from the dragon
land, Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE also sell crucial telecom
equipment in India. Other foreign players that supply sophisticated
telecom equipment include Sweden's Ericsson and Finland's Nokia
Networks.<br /> <br /> Recognizing potential threats to national security
due to any breach into the sensitive networks, the government has
already issued various amendments to telecom licences, mandating that
operators need to procure equipment which has been tested according to
relevant Indian or international security standards in any accredited
lab.<br /> <br /> However, India is still to develop concrete standards,
procedures and tools for testing the equipment. The government has set
up a pilot lab at IISc, Bengaluru even as a group of officers is
preparing the processes and systems for security certification and
testing of telecom equipment and accrediting the certification and test
labs.<br /> <br /> With huge delays in laying out the contours for such
testing, the government is also understood to have extended by a year
its proposal to have all the certification done by local agencies and
labs from April this year. Once the testing standards and tools are put
in place, the government intends to even allow private sector players to
set up certification labs. A note to this effect will also be presented
before the Union Cabinet, the sources said.<br /> <br /> Telecom operators are currently free to purchase equipment from vendors across the world. However,<br /> <br />
operators have been made responsible for ensuring security of their
respective networks. They have to ensure measures like network forensics
and conduct network penetration tests to ascertain robustness of
security apparatus. Also, they have to conduct an audit of their
security preparedness once a year.<br /> <br /> The current norms stipulate
the operators to inform the government immediately in case they monitor
intrusions, attacks and any frauds across any wing of their network. The
government has mandated a penalty of Rs 50 crore for any security
breach that has been caused due to inadvertent inadequacies in
precaution on the part of the operator.<br /> <br /> Apart from security
threats, the government also feels that domestic manufacturing of
equipment will lead to creation of jobs and prevent a huge outflow of
foreign currency from the country. Also, it is felt that technical
knowledge and IPR creation will also have a spill-over effect on other
allied industries.<br /> <br /> The government has already announced a host
of incentives to promote local manufacturing as it looks to create
electronic manufacturing hubs across the country.<br /> </div>
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Reliance Industries (RIL) will start commercial operations
of its much-awaited telecom services in December, offering a 4G smartphone for
as low as Rs 4,000 and a monthly bill of Rs 300-500, its chairman Mukesh Ambani
said.</div>
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Reliance Jio Infocomm, the firm's telecom arm, is testing
network with a 'beta launch' due over the next few months and commercial
operations around December.</div>
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Our plan is to provide the same power of computing,
communication and information to every individual, whether in towns or rural
areas, that the US president had 10-15 years ago. All this at about Rs 300-500
per month," he said during his over-an-hour long speech, a third of which
was devoted to Jio.</div>
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Looking to tap the surging voice and data demand, Ambani
said the 4G-enabled smartphone in India will be priced below Rs 4,000 by
December.</div>
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Ambani's re-entry into the telecom business nearly a decade
after Dhirubhai Ambani's Reliance empire was split and the communication
business went to younger sibling Anil, will include offering voice and
high-speed data services such as viewing HD television.</div>
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The company also plans to launch many software applications
for providing news and entertainment services to its telecom services users, he
added.</div>
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Targeting 100% national coverage within the next three
years, Ambani said Reliance Jio has applied for a pan-India cable television
multi-system operator (MSO) licence and plans to enter into broadcast TV
distribution.</div>
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Besides, it has partnered with the State Bank of India to
apply for a payments bank licence.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-11207459888456493682015-06-12T21:03:00.002-07:002015-06-12T21:03:38.323-07:00Get a song, painting from online custom art store in Mangaluru<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Want
to express your love to your loved one, but can't croon? or rather gift
a painting which is unique. No sweat. This online market store for
custom art will help you. <br /><br /> Welcome to buttistore.com, which
combines art and technology innovatively, to help people own their copy
of a quality art including paint, a sketch and a song at very affordable
price. Already the e-commerce site is already six songs and a couple of
paintings old. <br /><br /> This is a novel attempt by lads from remote
part of Dakshina Kannada District at Sullia. The venture launched couple
of days back after payment gateway integration is all set to help. <br /><br />
Shreemukha, 21, founder/CEO of the venture claims this is the world's
first online store where one can shop for custom art, be it music,
painting or sketch art. Till now, e-commerce sites gave you readymade
products. We will give you customised readymade product. <br /><br /> He
says: We did not get a stage, so we created our own. The idea was
basically to synergise art and technology since I had friends around me
good in arts. <br /><br /> For those interested in getting customised song,
the process is simple. All one needs to do is upload a small description
about the person or the subject of the song. If the song is to dedicate
for someone the description can include name, language, mood, memories
shared etc. Buttistore in house artistes will compose the poem, make the
music, sing and studio record it and deliver it in a fortnight. <br /><br />
As on today the team consists of the CEO, Keerthi Sathya (Music
Composer), Shabari Y Ganiga (Singer / Artist), Nagendra Nayak (Singer)
and Melrick D'Souza (Singer / Voice over artist). The team is on the
verge of expansion with Shreemukha inviting singers for auditions on
social media. <br /><br /> Buttistore is conscious about copyright issues,
hence that would be kept in mind during composition of lyrics and music,
notes Shreemukha. Music recordings are done at professional studios in
Mangaluru. <br /><br /> "Our products are quality-assured. If the customer is not satisfied there's a refund policy also in place," adds Shreemukha. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-38999155008788177472015-06-11T21:07:00.000-07:002015-06-11T21:07:16.933-07:00Terror tweet, threatening to blow up Mumbai's 5 start hotel, traced to Chennai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">The
city police have traced the origin of a terror tweet, sent to two five
star hotels in Chennai and Mumbai, in Chennai. The suspect, a
22-year-old Business Administration graduate, had on March 30 this year
tweeted, "the hotel deserves to be bombed". The Chennai police have been
informed about the suspect for further action. <br /><br /> The tweet was
tagged to a hotel in Chennai and a south Mumbai hotel. "After getting
information we started working on the case. A team of cyber crime
investigation cell (CCIC) from Mumbai went to Chennai and traced the
suspect. We have informed the Chennai police and they will take further
action," said KMM Prasanna, additional police commissioner. The tweet
handle, Abhinav@AssistingMessi, created in 2013 was found to be
responsible for the terror post. The hotels had informed several
security agencies including the intelligence bureau (IB), however, it
was the Mumbai CCIC that first cracked the case. During investigation,
police requested the twitter to delete the objectionable post, block the
handle and scan its earlier activities. "The service provider sent us a
list of dynamic internet protocol (IP) addresses. It was difficult to
get the right persons who had tweeted this. However, when we studied the
dynamic IP, we found same handle was used everywhere. Our team reached
the sender's home in Roypettha, Chennai. The youth, Abhinav G, admitted
his crime and stated that he had done this for fun. He further told us
that he was chatting to someone else through twitter and during that he
had sent this," an officer added. <br /><br /> "He told us that he was
searching on the internet and found the email addresses of the two
hotels and information about them. We have submitted investigation
related documents to the assistant commissioner of police, Range Gunday
division in Chennai. Email accounts and conversations of Abhinav, only
child of his parents, were also scanned to establish his credentials. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-74755770557466469752015-06-09T20:58:00.003-07:002015-06-09T20:58:35.522-07:00WhatsApp helpline gets 300 complaints on Day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">The
traffic helpline set up by the Noida traffic police on messaging
application WhatsApp received over 300 complaints and suggestions on
Tuesday, a day after its launch. <br /><br /> According to officials, most
of the messages on the helpline, which is being monitored by SP
(traffic), were congratulatory ones appreciating the initiative, but
some also highlighted issues on city roads. <br /><br /> R N Mishra, SP
(traffic), said, "Some commuters informed us about a traffic jam at the
Gijhor crossing in Sector 53. We also got messages about inoperative
traffic signals in Sector 76-50. We sent our officials to ease the
problem once we got the messages." <br /><br /> Some residents also sent in
suggestions for the traffic police. One such message posted on the
traffic helpline read, "The traffic police should regulate autos in the
city. People alight from the right side of the auto, which can be
dangerous. The traffic police should ensure its enforcement." <br /><br />
Enforcement officials said they would classify messages into three
categories - complaints, suggestions and comments. "Issues like traffic
jams and inoperative traffic lights will be addressed on a priority
basis," said the SP (traffic). </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-10586787059531555602015-06-08T20:57:00.005-07:002015-06-08T20:57:55.323-07:00With native apps, Apple Watch tries to step away from iPhone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Apple
chief executive officer Tim Cook announced on Monday an update to the
operating system for its Watch that should make apps for its latest
gadget speedier and help untether it from the iPhone.</span><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Cook
said that so-called "native" apps will be coming for the Watch and was
among the big news in the early part of his address at an annual
developers conference.<br /> Like other Apple products, the Watch's
commercial success will likely hinge on a compelling collection of apps.
But early apps for the timepiece have been tethered to the iPhone,
placing some limits on what developers could do.<br /> The expanded
software kit should lead to better and faster watch apps, said Bob
O'Donnell, an analyst at TECHnalysis Research, in an interview before
the event.</span><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"></span></span><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">at the
event. The company behind the iPod and iTunes has long been a leader in
digital music, but it has lost ground in recent years as subscription
services such as Spotify have caught on with consumers.<br /> <br /> Analyst Van Baker of Gartner said he expects Apple to release a new service to win a bigger share of the streaming business.<br /> <br /> "This is catch-up for Apple," he said.<br /> <br /> An Apple spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</span><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"></span></span></span><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">The
company also unveiled new details about its Apple Pay service, saying it
was already supported by more than 2,500 banks and will surpass 1
million locations accepting it next month. In addition, the company said
it would roll out the service to the United Kingdom next month.<br /> <br /> Apple Inc shares were down about 1% at $127.48 in early afternoon trading as Cook and others spoke.</span> </span> </span> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-82378699818238529302015-06-07T21:12:00.000-07:002015-06-07T21:12:10.437-07:00Google won't charge transaction fee for Android Pay: Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Google's
new mobile phone payment service, Android Pay, will not garner any
transaction fees from credit card companies, which may put pressure on
competitor Apple to drop or lower its charges, the Wall Street Journal
reported.<br /> <br /> Apple Pay, which launched last year, reached deals
with big banks and other credit card issuers to receive 0.15% of the
value of each credit card transaction, the journal said on Friday. Apple
collects a half-cent per purchase on bank debit cards, it said.<br /> <br />
Google's service will not receive any fees for the transactions, the
newspaper reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the
situation. It said Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have made their
"tokenization" card-security service free, which prevents payments
services from charging fees to issuers.<br /> <br /> "There is one agreement
with Visa and the banks can have confidence that there are no
pass-through fees," Visa President Ryan McInerney told the newspaper.<br /> <br />
The Wall Street Journal said the rules may prompt changes in Apple's
mobile phone payment deal with banks. It said some banks are not happy
about sharing fees and could try to use Google's arrangement to effect
changes in Apple's deals.<br /> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-70710926512635169932015-06-05T20:58:00.000-07:002015-06-05T20:58:38.635-07:00Two for the price of one<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">A few
years ago, tablets were touted as notebook killers, but over time, the
need for a keyboard was acutely felt. Tablets became consumption
devices, used primarily for checking e-mail, browsing the web, playing
games and to watch movies. While for productivity: typing documents,
working with spreadsheets and presentations, or even replying to long
e-mails, people still turned to their laptops and the comfort of a
physical Qwerty keyboard. But with the launch of Windows 8 - an OS that
combines a touch interface with the familiarity of a desktoplaptop
computer - twoin-one devices began making an appearance. <br /><br /> These
hybrids comprise a detachable touchscreen that can be used as a slate,
and a docking keyboard for whenever you need to type. With the
advancements in hardware, these two-in-ones are available at budget
prices. You can get almost all your basic productivity tasks done, and
these hybrids also work for watching Full HD movies every now and then. <br /><br />
More importantly, if you're looking for a portable gadget to carry
along on trips, these two-in-ones strike the best balance between both
form factors... <br /><br /> LENOVO MIIX 3-1030 <br /><br /> The Lenovo Miix 3
is a sleek two-in-one, with an aluminium body and slim-line keyboard
dock that gives it a very elegant ThinkPadlike appearance. <br /><br /> It
is the only two-in-one here that sports a Full HD display; colours
appear punchy and vibrant. However, the glossy screen is highly
reflective and a big distraction. <br /><br /> The dock is not as secure as
the Acer One. Using it on an incline or moving it suddenly could cause
the tablet to dislodge from the keyboard, but this is not exactly a deal
breaker. The device still feels robust. <br /><br /> The Miix 3 comes with a
good webcam. Image quality is on the warmer side and the captures in
video calls are much better than the Micromax LapTab and Acer One. <br /><br />
This device also scores high on ergonom ics. The dock has two slim USB
2.0 ports that expand to accept a pen drive. Moreover, its smaller
keyboard is very comfortable to work on. The keys are proportionately
down sized and evenly spaced. Unlike the Acer One's haphazard placement
of special keys, this one sticks to the standard positions. <br /><br /> The
Miix 3's Full HD display tends to drain the battery . At best, we were
able to eke out around six hours of mixed use from this device. <br /><br />
SPECS: 10.1-inch (1920x1200px) IPS touchscreen | 1.3GHz Intel Atom
Z3735F quad-core processor | 2GB RAM | 32GB (flash), microSD, USB OTG |
2MP webcam | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro HDMI, (2x) USB 2.0 | 6800mAh
battery <br /><br /> MICROMAX CANVAS LAPTAB <br /><br /> When taken
individually, the LapTab's tablet and dock are solidly built, and with a
metallic finish. But when combined, the former attaches itself rather
lightly on the latter's magnetic dock, and you stand the chance of
dropping either if you do not hold them both when moving the device
around. Also, unlike the other two-in-ones here, the tablet can only be
docked with its screen facing the keyboard. <br /><br /> As far as
ergonomics are concerned, the Qwerty keys on the LapTab's dock are
smaller than what you would find on a similar-sized netbook, although
they feel springy allow ing you to touch type once you get accustomed to
it. What we didn't like, however, is that the charging port sits at the
top edge of the screen making it slightly inconvenient to use when
docked. <br /><br /> Noticeably missing from the LapTab is an HDMI port, but this is not a deal breaker. <br /><br />
Camera captures during video chats appear washed out when compared to
the output of the Lenovo Miix 3, but it is definitely better than what
we saw on the Acer One. <br /><br /> On the positive side, it's the only
two-in-one that comes with a 3G SIM slot for on-the-go connectivity, and
gave us around 6.5 hours on a single charge. <br /><br /> As another plus, the Micromax Canvas LapTab comes with Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 productivity suite. <br /><br />
SPECS: 10.1-inch (1280x800px) IPS touchscreen | 1.3GHz Intel Atom
Z3735F quad-core processor | 2GB RAM | 32GB (flash), microSD, USB OTG |
2MP front & rear camera | Wi-Fi, 3G SIM, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 | 7700
mAh battery <br /><br /> XOLO CHROMEBOOK <br /><br /> If most of your laptop use
revolves around the in ternet - sending e-mails, browsing the web,
social networking, video chats and using cloud-based apps - then you
might want to try out the Xolo Chromebook.What you get is a
sturdily-built, but understated machine with a good keyboard that belies
its budget pricing. The device is equipped with a 16GB flash drive for
storage, and boots up in under 10 seconds. For extra storage, it also
has a microSD card slot, and can connect to external hard drives via its
two USB 2.0 ports. <br /><br /> Out of the box, the Xolo Chromebook
supports popular audio and video file formats including AVI, MOV , MP4,
MP3, MKV , OGG and WAV . It handles most Full HD videos without a
problem, though you would still need to use headphones or external
speakers for better sound. <br /><br /> The fact remains, you need a robust
internet connection for this device to be of practical use. You can use
apps like Gmail Offline and Google Docs when the computer is not
connected to the internet. But to sync your updated files and inbox, you
will need an internet connection. That said, this device also works
well to edit photos and images, using cloud-based utilities - and you
can also find a whole bunch of apps, services and games (including those
that work in offline mode) on the Google Chrome Store. <br /><br /> Still,
for a computer that is so heavily dependent on the internet, we would
have preferred if this machine came with an RJ45 port for a wired
internet connection andor a 3G SIM slot. <br /><br /> SPECS: 11.6-inch
(1366x768px) display | 1.8GHz Rockchip RK3288 quad-core processor | 2GB
RAM | 16GB (flash), microSD | 1MP webcam | 4200mAh | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
HDMI, (2x)USB 2.0 | Chrome OS <br /><br /> NOTE: All the two-in-ones in this
review are evenly specced to run casual games and Full HD videos.
Heavy-duty imageand video-editing apps, however, could pose a problem.
Also, you will need external speakers or earphones for better audio
quality. On the flip side, these machines support USB on-the-go (OTG)
that lets you connect a pen drive directly to the tablet's microUSB port
for direct file transfer. And you also get full access to apps in the
Microsoft Windows store. <br /><br /> ACER ONE <br /><br /> The Acer One looks
chunky and plasticky when compared to the other twoin-ones here, but it
is sturdy to hold and use.The device feels extremely secure when docked
with keyboard. The connectors are robust and the link is strong enou
robust and the link is strong enough to be safely used on the lap or an
incline.And you can also dock the tablet with its screen facing
outwards, snap it close and carry it about. <br /><br /> While its
touchscreen is bright, it suffers from poor viewing angles. This 2-in-1
comes with two cameras. However, its VGA webcam is quite unfit for video
conferencing. If you plan to use your hybrid for lots of video calls,
this is a deal breaker. <br /><br /> Also, the Acer One's keyboard takes
some time getting used to. For some strange reason, the `M' key has been
made narrower than the rest, and the position of a few other keys have
been changed. This could affect touch typists. <br /><br /> When it comes to battery, you can expect to get around six hours of use on a single charge. <br /><br />
Still, this is the only two-in-one that comes with a 500GB hard drive
in its keyboard dock, apart from the flash storage and microSD slot on
the tablet. <br /><br /> SPECS: 10.1-inch (1280x800px) IPS touchscreen |
1.3GHz Intel Atom Z3735F quad-core processor | 2GB RAM | 32GB (flash),
500GB hard drive (in keyboard), microSD, USB OTG | 0.3MP webcam, 2MP
rear camera | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro HDMI, USB 2.0 | 5700 mAh battery</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-65070169897264027322015-06-04T21:03:00.000-07:002015-06-04T21:03:28.429-07:00Most don't know how to exit the chakravyuh: Ravi Narayan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;"><em>Microsoft
Ventures has played a leading role in India's startup eco-system with
the accelerator programme it started in 2012. Its managing director, <strong>Ravi Narayan</strong>, has been a successful entrepreneur and investor.</em> <br /><br /> <strong>Your programme has now had six batches of startups. Do you see the profile of entrepreneurs changing from the time you started?</strong> <br /><br />
More people with matured careers are coming now. They are a lot surer
of themselves. There is a lot of hype about students directly coming out
of IITs and IIMs to become entrepreneurs. It is not something that
should be hyped up. If they have the talent, let them do it. But it
should be more an exception than a rule. If you want to take an
entrepreneurial risk early in your career, that is fine. But not
everybody is a Mark Zuckerberg. It could be that you are completely
unencumbered by what is around you, could have fresh thinking, a new
perspective, but on the other side, you could have no clue how a product
should be built, you may not know how to negotiate a contract, you may
not know how to manage a team. There should be a happy balance. India is
a very unorganized market and you need organizational skills. <br /><br /> <strong>Do
you have Rahul Yadav in mind when you say this (Yadav, a student at IIT
when he co-founded Housing, recently had run-ins with his investors and
others)?</strong> <br /><br /> No I don't. It's just a general comment.
Everybody has a right place and a right time to found ventures. Some
people find it early. But if somebody is not ready, they should not be
encouraged to take that path. <br /><br /> <strong>You have spoken about startups being stuck in an Abhimanyu chakravyuh, unable to get out. Can you explain what exactly you mean?</strong> <br /><br />
Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley invariably have a clear exit strategy -
like who is a potential acquirer or how will an IPO take place. Any
investor will want to know, if I put in money, when will I get it back.
In India, when investors ask this question, earlier entrepreneurs would
be shy about answering it. Now, they will say, if I build this,
such-and-such company could acquire me. The investor will then usually
ask, is acquisition your exit strategy. Then they will say, "No, no, I
can also go for an IPO." There is no clear answer or perspective to
this. So they will have two slides, one for the acquisition exit
strategy and one for an IPO. Depending on what they think the investors
want, they will swap it. An investor asks only to know whether the
founders have thought through this properly till exit. <br /><br /> <strong>You don't see growth and profitability as an option to get out of the Chakravyuh?</strong> <br /><br /> Like Zoho, for instance, is trying to do. <br /><br />
In that case you should not take money from VCs. VCs have a time-bound
contract to their capital providers; they have to return the principal
plus something. That is why this is highly risky as well as rewarding.
And there is never nirvana. If you raise seed money, you have to look
for Series A, and then Series B, and after many rounds of fund raising,
you look for an IPO; and then you have to look at the results every
quarter. <br /><br /> <strong>How feasible is an IPO as an exit strategy?</strong> <br /><br />
IPOs are beginning to take off in Silicon Valley. But generally, you
have to be an Unicorn (billion dollar in valuation) to go IPO. <br /><br /> <strong>Do you favour the idea of a separate exchange for startups?</strong> <br /><br />
These have been attempted several times around the world, but none have
really succeeded, barring in London. They impose certain levels of
compliance that startups may not be up to. The concept has to be really
thought through, especially the compliance requirements, before it is
introduced. <br /><br /> <strong>How do you see other elements of maturity in Indian startups?</strong> <br /><br />
There was a time when entrepreneurs started ventures without even
thinking about who the customers could be. Now, some of them have IP,
they have customers, have good talent, they know they can be acquired by
global companies. But the other side is, many are still not clear what
acquirers value. Companies who acquire may only want the IP, or only the
talent, or only the customers. They might want only one thing or a
small piece of one thing. But the entrepreneurs think, we have all of
these, why don't they value everything. The startups should know
precisely what is the value they are creating and for whom. <br /><br /> <strong>Would you recommend building products for the global market or the Indian market?</strong> <br /><br />
The opportunities in India are huge. It is better to build the product
here in India, test it here, and then try to go global like Zomato did.
Your value proposition will go up. I foresee tech unicorns--beyond
e-commerce--in the next few years from India. <br /><br /> <strong>How focussed is Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) on the startup accelerator initiative?</strong> <br /><br />
Early in his job, Nadella came to the Valley and held discussions with
VCs. He asked what we should be doing differently at Microsoft and the
VCs gave him feedback. These VCs have a fair understanding of how the
global markets are changing. That is also one of the reasons why we are
establishing a Valley office now. This will give us a chance to engage
deeper with VCs as we evolve and make internal decisions based on that. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12069599296910257362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592303872023517536.post-2840952018760646882015-06-03T21:07:00.002-07:002015-06-03T21:07:24.639-07:00Tech Mahindra forecasts Rs 3,100 crore digital revenue for 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Tech
Mahindra, India's fifth largest IT services company, expects digital
revenue to cross $500 million (about Rs 3,100 crore) by the end of 2015,
helping the company move towards its $5 billion topline target.<br /> <br />
TechM's had assumed that a tenth of that would come from new digital
technologies, but growth has exceeded expectations. 'Digital is growing
faster than we had anticipated and faster than the rest of the
business," TechM chief executive officer CP Gurnani told ET. "We will
end the year with much more than $500 million in digital revenue."<br /> <br />
Typically, IT firms include revenue from analytics, cloud and social
media-based services and mobility solutions in their overall digital
sales. Tech Mahindra's digital unit, however, also includes technologies
related to network, security and sensors that comprise the
Internet-of-Things, an idea of connecting almost everything online. The
company uses the acronym NMACS for these technologies that comprise its
digital offerings.<br /> <br /> The company has over 2,500 people trained in
digital specializations and over 200 consultants. The unit is augmented
by TechM's overall workforce, which is about 100,000 people.<br /> <br />
"Digital has to grow faster because that is where there is demand," an
analyst with a Mumbai-based brokerage said on condition of anonymity.
"But for IT firms to grow at their previous levels, the contribution of
digital has to go much higher. For some of the US outsourcers, it is
reaching 20% of revenue."<br /> <br /> Digital is expected to be the saving
grace for Indian IT players, who are facing pricing pressure in their
traditional businesses. The segment is growing fast, as companies look
to spend more on digital while cutting back on their existing contracts.<br /> <br />
The National Association for Software and Services Companies has said
12-14% of the industry's revenues came from digital offerings in FY15, a
proportion that is expected to rise. In its latest financial year,
Accenture's revenue from digital was about $5 billion, roughly 17% of
its overall revenue.<br /> <br /> Among the Indian IT companies, Tech
Mahindra is one of the few to disclose overall digital revenue.
Cognizant, the second-largest India-centric IT firm by revenue, said it
generated $500 million in revenue from SMAC in 2013, after that the
company stopped breaking out its digital revenue.<br /> </span></div>
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<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT" style="float: left;">Frustrated
by frequent call drops in the middle of conversations? You may soon be
reimbursed money for the inconvenience. The government is looking to
order operators to return the money charged for the dropped calls or
throw in extra airtime to compensate for deficient services.<br /> <br />
Call drops have been a recurring irritant for Indian mobile phone users,
who have emerged as the world's second-biggest market, behind only
China. While low call rates and fast adoption of internet on mobile have
marked the journey of the Indian phone market, service quality has been
deteriorating over the years.<br /> <br /> "The idea is to ensure that a
customer is not made to pay for a deficiency on the part of an
operator," a key official in the telecom ministry told TOI. The ministry
is "working aggressively" on the issue, especially as call drops have
become a regular phenomenon in choked networks of metros, the official
added.</span><br />
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"I
would be a millionaire if I am reimbursed money for dropped calls by my
operator," Vishnu Mathur, a harried mobile customer who lives in east
Delhi said when told about the impending proposal.<br /> <br /> Telecom
minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been raising the issue of call drops
time and again. "Call drops need to be minimized. Private operators need
to reinforce their mechanism. I have directed officials in the telecom
department to work on a disincentive architecture (for the operators) to
address the issue," Prasad said while speaking at a conference on
completion of one year of the NDA government.<br /> <br /> The official
source said the ministry also plans to rope in sectoral regulator Trai
on the issue. "We plan to find a solution soon. It could be as early as
the next six months," the source said, without giving further details.
Surprisingly, Trai's customer satisfaction survey related to mobile
services has failed to recognize the issue of call drops and poor
broadband connectivity.<br /> <br /> However, experts say that tackling the
issue by making operators pay for it may not be easy. "There needs to be
a mechanism in place to recognize when a call is dropped due to network
issues. Also, there should be a way to confirm this so that the
customer is aware of the deficiency," a telecom industry expert said.<br /> <br />
An official of a leading mobile operator said that the companies can
incorporate a mechanism to measure the rate and number of call drops.
"It can be configured into the network. However, this will be done only
if there is a regulation on the same," the official said, requesting
anonymity.<br /> <br /> Mobile operators blame the lack of adequate spectrum
and problems related to erection of mobile towers for the growing
network congestion and call drops. "We face a stiff resistance in
installation of mobile towers. Also, we need more spectrum to handle the
additional traffic on mobile networks," Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal
said.<br /> <br /> However, some operators have decided to recognize the
issue, albeit quietly, and are compensating customers for dropped calls.
Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications doesn't charge a customer for the
outgoing mobile pulse where the call gets disconnected due to network
problems. Similarly, Uninor gives a minute of free talk time within 24
hours for disconnections during a call. </div>
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