Tag: INDIA
LG Optimus L3 now available in India for Rs. 7899
LG has silently launched its entry-level Android smartphone ‘Optimus L3′ in India. It can now be bought from online retailers like Flipkart and Letsbuy for Rs. 7,899. Originally showcased at Mobile World Congress, LG Optimus L3 is the part of company’s L-Style series of smartphones. It features a 3.2 inch 320x240p capacitive display, and 800MHz [...]
first in India 4G services
Telecom major Bharti Airtel Tuesday launched broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology here. With this launch, the firm became the first player to launch the 4G service in India. The high speed service was inaugurated here by union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal. A successor to the 3G and 2G families, 4G is [...]
Sony launches Xperia S in India
Sony Mobile India Tuesday announced the launch of its first Sony-branded smartphone Xperia S in the country. Other devices in Xperia NXT series, Xperia Sola, Xperia P and Xperia U will be available next month.First showcased at Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, Sony Xperia S runs on Android 2.3 and features 1.5GHz dual core [...]
India Water Week to be celebrated as Annual International Event
The Ministry of Water Resources since this year has endeavoured to celebrate India Water Week annually as an international event to focus on water issues. It would provide a global platform for water related issues that will bring policy makers, industry leaders, experts, professionals and practitioners together to address the challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities, [...]
No April release for Galaxy S3 from Samsung
It looks as if fans of Samsung phones will have to wait a little longer for the much anticipated S3 handset, as the company has come out with a Twitter denial in response to reports that the Galaxy S3 was set for an April launch. The report citing April as the scheduled release date for [...]
Progress Software to groom engineering students
Progress Software will help three engineering colleges in setting up incubation centres in Hyderabad. These centres would provide office space for third year students to work on their project ideas. Besides helping colleges, the company would interact with students to guide them on their project roadmap. “The idea is to find talent quite early and [...]
Wireless Gadgets, Data Centers Drive Brighter IT Spending Outlook
Wireless Gadgets, Data Centers Drive Brighter IT Spending Outlook, Gartner Says Don’t let a stronger dollar fool you. The worldwide information technology spending is brightening in 2012, tech-tracker Gartner said Thursday, even as it cut its 2012 information technology spending forecast as the U.S. currency rose in value. When measured in constant U.S. dollars, Gartner [...]
South Africa takes TB battle to mine shafts
South Africa is shifting its lines in the battle against tuberculosis to mines, where lung-attacking dust, crowded working conditions and a pan-African workforce make the industry a focal point for spreading the disease. Drug resistant TB strains, associated with cramped urban conditions, are spreading among miners, who have infection rates about three times higher than [...]
HCL launches tablets in India
HCL has finally launched its budget Android tablets in India. The two new tablets are named ME U1 and MyEdu tablet. Both these tablets will run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) right out of the box. Enough of cheap Gingerbread/Honeycomb based Chinese tablets. powered by a 1GHz processor, supported by 512MB RAM and [...]
BlackBerry App World 3.0 now available in Beta
BlackBerry users can now experience the advanced, more user friendsly BlackBerry App World application for their BlackBerry devices.