Amazon aims to revolutionize fast delivery with new 30-minute systemAmazon is revealing a new service offering deliveries in 30 minutes or less for an additional charge. This ultrafast delivery, called Amazo...
12 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary IslandsPassengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are flying home from Tenerife. They are being evacuated by military and governmen...
11 May, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Ebay's 30-year journey: From a bidding marketplace to takeover targetGamestop has proposed a massive fifty-six billion dollar deal to acquire EBay. The videogame retailer, known for its meme-stock fame, is pr...
04 May, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Another wave of public outcry tests Putin's rule in wartime RussiaRussian influencers are publicly criticising President Putin's government and policies. This dissent stems from economic hardship and stric...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
US retail sales rises 1.7% MoM in March driven by gas price spike due to the Iran warA spike in gas prices due to the Iran war, now in its eighth week, resulted in a hefty 1.7% gain in retail sales in March after a revised 0...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
How the math works on a $1.75 trillion SpaceX valuationSpaceX would immediately become the sixth most-valuable publicly listed US firm, worth more than the likes of Meta Platforms, which has bee...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
How the math works on a $1.75 trillion SpaceX valuationSpaceX is targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation for its upcoming IPO, aiming to raise over $75 billion. This valuation is driven by its prof...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Shutdowns of cellphone internet links sweep Russia, further limiting already-stifled net freedomA blogger's song highlights internet issues in Rostov-on-Don. Russia faces widespread cellphone internet shutdowns. Officials cite Ukrainia...
18 Jul, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
Landline users remain proudly 'old-fashioned' in the digital ageAbout 73% of American adults lived in a household with no landline but at least one cellphone in 2022, according to the most recent data co...
17 Mar, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
Naidu-KCR dispute: Supreme Court gives telcos more time in tapping rowSC came to the rescue of beleaguered cellphone service providers caught in the unseemly phone-tapping row between Andhra and Telangana.
24 Jul, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Net-enabled cellphones to be distributed under MGNREGAThe ambitious scheme to be launched ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 is aimed at enhancing tele-density in rural areas.
29 Sep, 2013, 09.29 AM IST
Have your mobile location tracked and also pay for itCellphone users must get ready to have their location and movements tracked by service operators for national security purposes and also pa...
24 Aug, 2012, 08.16 AM IST
- 2G scam: ED charges C Sivasankaran with indirectly funding S Tel
The Enforcement Directorate also alleged that the companies used by Sivasankaran to fund S Tel had provided a 50-crore loan to Kalaignar TV.
11 Apr, 2011, 07.05 AM IST
- Nokia to launch own mobile phone service in Japan: report
Nokia plans to launch its own mobile phone service in Japan next year to break into a market dominated by three domestic companies.
22 Nov, 2008, 01.30 PM IST
- Cell towers under pollution watch
The city's cellphone services could get a jolt if the Delhi Pollution Control Committee's latest move to curb noise and air pollution is ta...
18 Jun, 2008, 01.53 AM IST
- Advertising key to putting Internet in every cellphone
The emergence of "smartphones" has put the Internet, music and videos in the palm of the consumer's hand, but the technology will need a fl...
16 Nov, 2007, 08.45 AM IST
- Japanese TV phones click well, but don't rake it in yet
The 53-year-old managing director at an investment firm bought it so he could watch business news, follow his baseball team and tune in to ...
10 Jul, 2006, 12.11 AM IST