Shauvik Ghosh, shauvik.g@livemint.com
As part of the 12th Five-Year Plan starting in April, the government is likely to set aside around `500 crore towards connecting government offices across the country via optical fibre cable to ensure that key administrative units and other essential departments are not cut off in the case of a natural disaster or other emergencies, two officials in the department of telecommunications said. More...
The weekend earlier Christmas
The weekend earlier Christmas, mom phoned, excited, to tell me about her new 46-inch TV. She lives on a tight budget, nevertheless received an unexpected $350 windfall from Social Security. More...
CES 2013 will be Google's show
Not that many years ago, near every computing product on the CES exhibit floor ran Windows. This year, that was not the case. Sure, the new "ultrabooks" are Windows-powered, butAndroid is everywhere else: intablets, in phones, and in TVs. More...
BlackBerry Playbook Receiving Nice Update with OS 2.0
The interface is so nice and usable that most of us at Chip Chick in fact prefer it to Android Tablets. Playbook is very intuitive. If you’ve never played with it, navigation is optimized with gestures. More...
Battlefield 3 suffering prolonged server issues while enraged fans go "ignored"
Seeing our previously coverage concerning Battlefield 3′s launch issues, GamesBeat reader Clint N. emailed me with the following information. More...
Tweaks to improve your phone's performance
For the average person, a smartphone is but another piece of fancy innovation that has a purpose - whether it's making phone calls, browsing the internet on the go, sending emails, or a bit of everything. More...
Smart TVs get ready for prime time
The roll-out of cloud services allied to faster internet speeds now offers televisions the chance to usurp the PC's place, and offers users furthermore freedom from the confines of broadcasters' schedules. More...
Dell introduces new Fluid Data architecture
Measuring just 1. 3cm thick and weighing 1. 4kg, the S3 is a svelte offering. Apple's 13. 3-inch MacBook Air in comparison measures 1. 7cm thick and weighs 1. More...
Kontexto Secures Series A Growth Investment
Kontexto provides media companies with a complete set of real time data collection and analysis services that help to extract business value from massive amounts of online audience, competitor and social sharing data. More...
Computer Troubleshooters Leadership Transition
During his tenure, Computer Troubleshooters’ network blossomed to 450 franchises in 28 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Philippines. More...