Idea to provide one month free internet access under new initiative
Through the initiative, Idea plans to empower all the Idea prepaid consumers and retailers by giving them one month of free Internet access to Internet non-users.
Jun 22, 2016, 19:32 PM ISTTemple desecration: Scattered protests in Jammu
A few incidents of protests were on Wednesday reported in Jammu city which witnessed violence over an alleged desecration of an ancient temple even as mobile Internet services remained suspended and policemen deployed in strength to thwart any flare up.
Jun 15, 2016, 14:44 PM ISTWebsites offering escort services to vanish as govt orders 'immediate blocking'
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have been directed by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to immediately block some 240 websites that allegedly offer escort services.
Jun 14, 2016, 09:46 AM ISTDesktops, laptops still popular mode of accessing Internet: TCS
Even as smartphone sales grow at a double-digit pace in the country, desktops and laptops still remain the most popular mode of accessing Internet by teenagers, a survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) showed.
Jun 12, 2016, 12:33 PM ISTA fish swimming inside a jellyfish’s belly!
Here is a rarest of the rare and beautiful picture of a fish that has gone viral on the Internet with more than 2 million views.
Jun 10, 2016, 19:42 PM ISTGoogle, Facebook, YouTube receive tax notices in Pakistan
Pakistan's Punjab government has served tax notices to social media networking websites Google and Facebook as well as video-sharing websites YouTube and Dailymotion, asking them to register by June 17 and pay for displaying Punjab-specific advertisements.
Jun 10, 2016, 19:14 PM ISTIran arrests fashion models, blog manager in social media crackdown
Eight members of a modelling network were arrested and accused of publishing photos of women without the obligatory hijab headscarf.
May 16, 2016, 21:02 PM ISTWhy forbidding internet use is not good for your kid
Avoiding the internet is not a realistic option for most teenagers, said Pamela Wisniewski, assistant professor in computer science at University of Central Florida in the US.
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer to be crowned top web browser
According to NetMarketShare, Google Chrome had 41.7 percent of desktop browser share in April, narrowly ahead of Internet Explorer which had a share of 41.4 percent.
May 03, 2016, 22:06 PM ISTSocial media users to influence poll results in 70 West Bengal seats: IAMAI
The poll outcome in as many as 70 "high impact" Assembly segments out of 294 constituencies in West Bengal will likely be influenced by social media users, a report said on Saturday.
Apr 09, 2016, 15:37 PM ISTKnow how to stay secure on social media!
Nowadays, with the increasing use of Internet, many people have become an avid user of social media. Some of them have become so addicted that they often update and posts every minute detail of their life on social media. But we often tend to forget that social media is unsafe with the increasing of cyber crime. So, one should stay alert while enjoying social media.
Apr 06, 2016, 12:55 PM ISTToyota, Microsoft to collaborate on connected-car technology
Japanese carmaker Toyota on Tuesday announced it will collaborate with US tech giant Microsoft to improve services for cars connected to the internet in the future.
Apr 05, 2016, 19:45 PM ISTIntroverts find email errors more annoying
Do you become the "grammar police?" when reading emails?
Mar 31, 2016, 19:10 PM ISTNew regulations could further close China's Internet
The proposed rules come as China increases censorship across the board, ratcheting up already strict limits on access to online content and stepping up pressure on the media to toe the government line.
Mar 29, 2016, 23:44 PM ISTGlobal internet speed increases, India's lowest in Asia-Pacific
South Korea had the highest average connection speed in Asia-Pacific region at 26.7 Mbps, while India had the lowest at 2.8 Mbps.
Mar 23, 2016, 21:05 PM ISTAt 2.8 Mbps average, India has slowest internet speed in Asia-Pacific
The global average internet connection speed increased 23 percent to 5.6 Mbps in the quarter ended December 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, a report said on Wednesday.
Mar 23, 2016, 19:44 PM ISTSpending on internet advertising to overtake television commercials by 2017
Businesses around the world are set to spend more on internet advertising than on television commercials for the first time in 2017, forecaster ZenithOptimedia said on Monday.
Mar 21, 2016, 10:40 AM ISTIndia fifth largest country with domain name hijacks
The report said various security flaws can lead to these DNS hijacks, including weak passwords, software vulnerabilities or malware.
Mar 20, 2016, 13:25 PM ISTViral image on Internet: Can you find the number of girls in this picture?
On Instagram, a Swiss photographer Tiziana Vergari has posted a picture asking people to spot 'the number of girls' in a photograph questioning their mental capabilities.
Mar 18, 2016, 18:22 PM IST