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Indian Govt may ask Gmail, Yahoo to route all emails through servers in India
5 hours ago
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Yahoo, Gmail and others would be asked to route all emails accessed in India through the country.
NEW DELHI 22-Feb: The Indian government plans to ask email service providers such as Yahoo, Gmail, Microsoft and others to route all emails accessed in India, through servers based here, even if the mail account was registered or made in a foreign land. It also plans to establish an India-centric Skype service.According to documents seen by ET, the Department of IT has been asked to inform email service providers on it, at the earliest. During a high-level meeting held in the office of Union More >
Pakistan Army works up its own ‘iPad’
1 day ago
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LAHORE 21-Feb
In this Feb. 8 photo, Mohammad Imran holds a Pakistani-made PACPAD computer tablet at his electronics store in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) also makes an e-reader and small laptop. (AP)
“PACPAD”Pakistan Army” “iPad” “The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) “: Pakistani military was working to develop a homegrown version of the iPad (PacPad) at the Kamra Air Force Complex, a leading American news agency, has reported.
The $200 iPad tablet was manufactured at the Kamra Air Force facility that produced fighter jets and was the latest addition to More >
Kashmir: Govt starts registration of cafes
3 weeks ago
As militants go hi-tech, Govt starts registration. (1/31/2012) JAMMU: In a bid to stop the use of internet cafes by militants, the Jammu and Kashmir government has begun the registration of all cyber-cafes in the state. “Cyber cafe owners and network service providers, who provide computer services, including internet access to general public either on payment or free of charge for any purpose, including recreation or amusement, shall register their cyber-cafes and network service,” District Development Commissioner (DDC), Udhampur, P K Pole said here Monday. These steps have been taken as More >
Google-Kashmir an opportunity for IT investments, partnerships: Experts
3 months ago
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Srinagar, Oct 29: The first ever visit of the global internet giant, Google, to Kashmir next week is expected to open new opportunities for IT investment and partnerships for Kashmir, besides giving much-needed exposure to the latent local talent, experts said. The event “G-Kashmir” will see a Google US international team visit Kashmir and have an open interaction with people from different walks of life. The eight-member team will be here on the invitation of Mercy Corps, a US-based non-profit developmental agency working in Kashmir Valley. The event will see an international Google team More >
RIP:Apple founder,Steve Jobs: A Timeline
4 months ago
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Here’s a recap of the major events in the life of Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder who died Wednesday. Oct 5, 2011 (by Agam Shah) 1955 — Born Feb. 24 in San Francisco to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah Jandali. 1955 — Adopted from infancy by Paul and Clara Jobs in San Francisco. Moves to Mountain View, California, five months later.
1969 — Offered a summer job at Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) by William Hewlett.
1971 — Meets Steve Wozniak; the two later found Apple Computer Inc. 1972 — Graduates from Homestead High School in Los Altos. 1972 — Registers at Reed College, Portland, Oregon, and drops More >