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On my last trip to Delhi, in the Rajdhani Express, I saw a couple opening up their laptop and watching a movie within the train. Another one there was using his Reliance data card to surf the Internet. It was too tempting; I almost felt like opening up my laptop and start doing any damn [...]

 
Previously we have blogged on travel social networking site WAYN coming to India and on the Travel + Web 2.0 strategy of other travel sites.
 

 
Now, another player Travelobuddies has entered with Social utility service + Travelers community as the theme with a purpose to offer a platform for the users across the globe to share [...]

Contextual ads are hot on the internet. Hot enough for Microsoft to shell out close to $ 45 billion to acquire Yahoo and big enough to do whatever it takes to stop this acquisition.
 
The next logical step is, well the mobile phones. There are more cell phones than there are computer screens. And there is [...]

The Chinese Government recently released some very interesting statistics - That of the number of Internet users in the country – the number at this point is pretty exciting. 210 Million are the number of Internet users in China – that’s about 5 times the number of Internet users in India!
 
 
 
The number also is quite [...]

Are you a gadget buff and do online research before buying a consumer electronic? Yes, a research has proved that Indians are moving online to make a comparison of price and features, shortlisting models based on the combination of price and value for money.
 
Indians, by nature, prefer recommendations and word-of-mouth rather than just going for [...]

Internet service in India and neighbouring countries were affected due to the damage done to undersea link between India and the east coast of USA and UK.
 
Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) President Rajesh Chharia said repairing will take another 15-20 days.
 
“Majority of the firms are trying to restore their connections through the [...]

A lot of mergers and acquisitions have been happening in the ICT space. Newer companies have been raising investments to fund their operations and expansions. Below are some of the investments done by few companies.

 
1) IDG Invests $2.5 million In iViz
 
 
Data security is fast becoming a major issue faced by several IT and non-IT [...]

In one of my recent posts, I have discussed about IIT lectures on YouTube, this made it go international. But was unable to reach the small towns and villages where Internet is still can not be accessed. There are lots of people in India who are still uncomfortable using Internet. To break this disability [...]

 
In my earlier posts I have discussed about the virtual school that has been started between India and UK. This step showed that the educational system in India is planning to improve. With this thought Base and ExcelSoft, an e-learning company has launched www.successrunway.com. This site will enable the students to prepare themselves for the [...]

 
 
Some days back we have discussed about the attempts that were made to hack Facebook. We also discussed about online ticketing crime. It was easy for a hacker to hack the accounts and transfer money or use someone else’s account for transaction. In the past hackers hacked accounts for fun or taking revenge. Presently, they [...]

Everyone is aware of the potential the internet space holds. Today setting up a blog or a site is no longer a big deal but all the pain lies in optimizing your site/blog for a better Google Page Rank, Alexa Ranking and even getting listed at higher levels in top search engines. In case if [...]

Electronic commerce or e-commerce which means buying and selling of products or services over Internet or other electronic or computer networks has dramatically grown in India since the spread of Internet. Though e-commerce in India is at a very nascent stage compared to western world, if you compare it with last year it has grown [...]

The  Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International have jointly published the I-Cube Internet In India Report 2007. The IAMAI and IMRB have jointly researched the report through a survey in more than 65000 households across India. The cities covered are namely:
Mumbai, Kolkatta, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Pune, Ahmedabad, Patna, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Surat, Guwahati, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Durg, Bhopal, Bhubhaneshwar, Trichy, Jalgaon, Panipat, Trisshur, and Bellary.
The analysis according to the report:
According to the I-Cube [...]

Cyber Crime is all over the internet space, India ranks 3rd in Phishing. To fight against Cyber Crime Agape India, a computer and mobile forensic specialist has decided to launch a special toll free number that will enable the users to inform the specialists about the crime. This number is to be official launched [...]

 
Ages ago, I used to be a big fan of VSNL. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. The long-distance telephony company of the Indian government. It brought the Internet and also tried hard to change the telecom condition in India. That was before the Tatas bought s take in it. VSNL has been less visible since then. [...]