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India is putting an extra license on laptops and tablets that are imported into the country

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:10:02 +0000

The new import license in India for certain tech products like PCs and tablets is supposed to improve security, along with encouraging more companies to make these kinds of devices within the country. Read more...

Payments could land in WhatsApp soon in India [Update]

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:46:01 +0000

Facebook looks close to launching mobile payments in India via WhatsApp. The messaging platform is a good place for Facebook to incorporate payments because it boasts a huge 200 million users. Read more...

Facebook pays $12,500 to a security researcher for reporting a major vulnerability

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:16:01 +0000

Facebook has paid $12,500 to Laxman Muthiya, an Indian Security researcher for reporting a major vulnerability which could allow hackers to delete all the public photos on the social platform. Read more...

Indian Firm Touts "Alternative Internet"

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:33:20 +0000

Indian technology firm NetAlter Software has unveiled details of what it claims is a virus and spam-free "internet alternative". According to the company, it has patented a "true P2P" system that offers a domain-less alternative... Read more...

Google offers priority reporting to Indian police

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:32:51 +0000

Google's Orkut social networking site has fan clubs of Indian gangsters; Indian police are concerned these could be used to find new recruits. Google has offered Indian police a special tool for priority reporting of... Read more...

Google Maps Is Terror Tool Says Indian President

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:50:00 +0000

India's President, Abdul Kalam, has voiced public concern over Google Maps, an online mapping tool that mixes traditional maps with satellite photographs, via an online interface. Kalam, talking after a meeting with security... Read more...

Indian firm unveils low-cost Linux-based PCs

Thu, 12 May 2005 17:28:40 +0000

Indian technology firm Encore Software will soon offer a low-priced Linux-based mobile computer, the company announced on Tuesday. The new machine, called Mobilis, is powered by Intel's XScale PXA255 200/400MHz processor and... Read more...

Athlon 64 too expensive, Indian resellers say

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:11:55 +0000

REPORT SAID that resellers in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) are failing to sell many Athlon 64 microprocessors. According to Channel Times, that's because the schemes AMD is offering aren't attractive. It quotes one reseller as saying... Read more...

Indian giant Infosys backs RFID

Sun, 04 Jan 2004 17:17:36 +0000

Indian information technology services and consulting company Infosys Technologies has thrown its support behind the controversial tracking technology known as RFID, or radio frequency identification. The inventory tracking system is designed to... Read more...

Indian Supercomputer Unveiled

Wed, 02 Apr 2003 11:38:19 +0000

A new Indian supercomputer has been announced, dubbed the PARAM Padma computer. This new machine isn't as quick in terms of processor speed as supercomputers developed in the US and Japan, as it has been... Read more...

Microsoft Targeting Indian Developers

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:50:40 +0000

This is another of microsoft's extremely cunning strategies, which if it works will pay serious dividends. "An Indian Business magazine, Business World is reporting that in it's war against Linux, Microsoft is taking... Read more...