No extension to OTT SIM binding deadline: Govt cites security concerns, says messaging apps must comply with March 1 dateCommunications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has rejected calls for an extension on SIM binding for OTT apps. This mandate, effective March...
25 Feb, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
Chat facility in gaming apps now communication tool for terror groups: officialsTerror groups and Pakistan's ISI are exploiting online war games like PUBG to radicalize and communicate with recruits in Jammu and Kashmir...
25 Jul, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
F1 racer Max Verstappen thinks sim racing is harder than real life racing — Here's whyF1 driver Max Verstappen’s opinion on sim racing puts him in the league of drivers like Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Alex Albon. The...
19 Feb, 2025, 01.12 AM IST
Why eSIMs adoption is slow in India? China is behind iteSIM adoption in India is hindered due to Chinese government restrictions and costs in the affordable segment. Major Indian telecom operato...
12 Aug, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
There's a China connection to why eSIMs haven't taken off in IndiaWhile Apple offers eSIM capability in its entire iPhone range, others such as Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi have started enabling eSIMs in...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Gamitronics skyrockets Lif3Sim into Web3 spaceRajat Ojha, CEO of Gamitronics, introduces Lif3Sim, a Web3 platform enhancing PartyNite with modular building, SDKs, and Brahamand AI for a...
15 Jul, 2024, 06.28 PM IST
View: Bengaluru reads your X-Ray. Chennai may train your doctorSince the pandemic, the Indian government has become painfully aware that the country’s health-care resources need an upgrade, both quantit...
03 Apr, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
MediSim VR partners with Harvard simulation lab director to drive VR-based medical training globallyMediSim VR combines the benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation to deliver immersive learning for skill training. Their built-in AI...
24 Feb, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Terror groups in Pakistan switch to new messaging applicationsThe three new applications came to light after evidence was collected following encounters with terrorists or those who surrendered before ...
24 Jan, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Virtual SIM cards a new headache for security agencies in Jammu and KashmirThe penetration of this new technology was found in 2019 when a request was sent to the United States to seek details from a service provid...
04 Oct, 2020, 03.08 PM IST
Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach US for helpIt was a fairly new modus operandi where terrorists across the border were using a "virtual SIM", generated by a service provider in the Un...
24 Mar, 2019, 03.50 PM IST
DoT asks telcos to offer Aadhaar number, virtual ids for new SIMs from July 1DoT had extended the deadline for re-verifying mobile numbers through Aadhaar in March, until the Supreme Court decides on the validity of ...
12 Jun, 2018, 10.44 PM IST
Novel artificial intelligence system may help robots complete household choresThe team from University of Toronto in Canada and MIT in the US trained the system called VirtualHome using nearly 3,000 programmes of vari...
30 May, 2018, 01.03 PM IST
Aadhaar biometric lock, a lesser-known security featureA lesser-known feature, the biometric lock in existing Aadhaar system is aimed at allowing users to safeguard or lock down their biometrics...
14 Jan, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
Virtual reality startup Merxius gets you closer to realityMerxius has created RealSim Editor, or RED, a general purpose tool for virtual reality.
13 Jan, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
One SIM, 9 Numbers? BlackBerry plans to roll out Virtual SIM Provisioning in India by year endBlackBerry, which has been busy restructuring itself as an enterprise and security company, is all set to bring Virtual SIM Provisioning (V...
07 May, 2015, 05.16 PM IST
Mobiles may be vulnerable to spying due to outdated techMillions of mobile phones may be vulnerable to spying due to the use of an outdated 1970-era cryptography technique, according to a new res...
22 Jul, 2013, 11.58 AM IST