India's way to $1 trillion digital economyNew users on smartphones start using internet with services like email and regional language content, and within weeks leapfrog to ecommerc...
01 Apr, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Let there be LiFi! Centre switches on superfast Internet pilotIn a recent pilot project, the ministry of electronics and IT successfully tested a technology called LiFi (Light Fidelity), which uses LED...
29 Jan, 2018, 09.36 AM IST
Six technologies showcased at the Rio Olympics 2016While security balloons keep a watch over the city, drones give you a bird’s eye view of the action & broadcasters experiment with VR telec...
14 Aug, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
Government pilots three alternative techs to expedite Digital India plan“We have explored various options to see how things can be implemented speedily and in a cost effective manner,” a senior Niti Aayog offici...
05 Jul, 2016, 07.00 AM IST
Telecom companies seek clarity on 470-698 Mhz licensingThe 700 Mhz spectrum auction may be given a miss by top telcos if the telecom ministry decides to leave airwaves in the 470-698 Mhz band un...
07 Apr, 2016, 03.47 AM IST
Google asked to submit fresh proposal for Loon Project: Ravi Shankar PrasadTelecom Minister said Google India has approached the Department of Electronics and Information Technology to conduct pilot test of Project...
16 Mar, 2016, 03.28 PM IST
Government gives in principle nod to pilot Google’s Project LoonAfter meeting Pichai in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prasad said he had also proposed a partnership with state run BSNL for Project Loon.
17 Dec, 2015, 05.11 AM IST
FireChat: This private chatting app works without a data plan or even a networkFireChat transmits messages by Bluetooth and WiFi radios installed in a smartphone.
30 Jul, 2015, 07.00 AM IST
Why every flight you take is obsessively monitoredMost new planes feature state-of-the art technology, making it possible to predict everything from part failures to turbulent weather in re...
20 Jul, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Bharti Enterprises buys into OneWeb, aims to bring Internet to rural areas via satellitesOneWeb aims to build a communications network with an initial constellation of 648 Low Earth Orbit satellites and has formed a joint ventur...
26 Jun, 2015, 05.26 PM IST
Boeing, Airbus compete with planes featuring state-of-the art safety and monitoring technologyAirbus and Boeing's planes feature state-of-the art technology, making it possible to predict everything from part failures to turbulent we...
17 Jun, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
Facebook's fleet of drones to beam web accessFacebook is building a fleet of V-shaped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, to connect with the five billion or so peop...
01 Apr, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urges Ravi Shankar Prasad to allow White-fi technology to provide Internet in villagesWhite-Fi tech has already been successfully implemented in the US and Singapore and is being tested in Kenya, Philippines, South Africa and...
27 Dec, 2014, 10.19 AM IST
Our technology more effective for last-mile connectivity: Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik"I can't imagine a drone hovering over the Earth for long periods of time and a balloon not drifting away," says Microsoft's India Chairman...
29 Nov, 2014, 10.47 AM IST
- Fortis to start 50 stand-alone dialysis centres in 2 years
Fortis Healthcare on Thursday launched its first standalone dialysis centre in Delhi. The centres would be set up under the brand name, 'Re...
09 Dec, 2011, 05.13 AM IST
- Offbeat phone accessories
Forget the usual case, screen protector or earphones - there are so many more accessories available for your cellphone - some weird, some f...
06 Apr, 2011, 08.09 AM IST
- Vital leads in serial blast; teams sent to UP, Rajasthan
Claiming "vital" leads in the serial blasts that left 24 dead, Delhi Police has detained six suspects amid clear indications of a similarit...
14 Sep, 2008, 05.25 PM IST