TAG: Internet

Partners for Mozilla's Boot to Gecko mobile OS to be revealed at MWC

17 Feb, 2012, 5:08 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Software 1 Comments

We first heard about Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko mobile OS, back in July 2011. The idea is that instead of booting ... More

Suspicion grows China was behind hack of US commission

19 Jan, 2012, 9:47 am IST General

Suspicion is growing that operatives in China, rather than India, were behind the hacking of emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors relations ... More

Internet addiction similar to drugs, alcohol addiction: Report

12 Jan, 2012, 4:33 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

The headline is not an exaggeration. A certain experiment on 17, so-called Internet addicts has thrown up baffling results. More

India accused of hacking into U.S commission's emails

10 Jan, 2012, 11:38 am IST Anuradha Shetty General

In a startling volley of allegations, India has been accused of being guilty of hacking a U.S commission's e-mail ... More

Samsung televisions may come with Google TV, next year

22 Nov, 2011, 12:58 pm IST Anuradha Shetty HDTVs

Samsung Electronics will in all probability roll out the Google TV software on their televisions, confirms a report ... More

Facebook denies hack in India, assures safety

18 Nov, 2011, 11:37 am IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 4 Comments

News about 2 lakh Facebook accounts in Bangalore being hacked and misused proved to be too much of a wake-up call ... More

'Wannabe' profiles are the latest threat on Facebook

03 Nov, 2011, 4:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 1 Comments

Popular on Facebook? Are you among those who receive friend requests in dozens each day, most from those you've never met/known, ... More

First e-mail was sent 40 years ago

10 Oct, 2011, 10:49 am IST Rossi Fernandes Social Networking

E-Mail might be slowly becoming obsolete, as communication mediums continue to evolve over the decades. More

Intel collaborates with Asus and RCom for affordable computing

28 Sep, 2011, 6:55 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Netbooks 1 Comments

While broadband Internet has spread wide and far in our country, there’s a sizable population that’s still computer illiterate and in order to More

Conficker worm to bring down the Internet?

28 Sep, 2011, 4:55 pm IST Karan Shah Netbooks

The Conficker worm has all the potential to bring down the internet according to Black Hawk Down writer Mark Bowden. As reported by Tech Eye, at present, more More

Activists meet to defend Internet from state control

27 Sep, 2011, 10:16 am IST Reuters Netbooks

Internet activists will this week make an 11th-hour attempt to stop governments seizing more control of the Web that has fuelled Arab revolutions, enabled mass leaks of U.S. diplomatic cables and allowed online piracy to thrive. More

Security breach hits Linux Foundation sites, down for maintenance

12 Sep, 2011, 11:04 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web services

The latest victims of a hack attack are sites belonging to the Linux Foundation. More

Opera TV Store heading to a Smart TV near you

07 Sep, 2011, 5:36 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Web apps

At the ongoing IBC tradeshow in Amsterdam, Opera has pulled the wraps off their new project called Opera TV Store, which aims at bringing a unified app store for all Smart TVs. More

Libya goes online after a prolonged cut-off

23 Aug, 2011, 5:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web apps

Web access is slowly returning to Libya. More

Firefox 6 available for download today, a day early

16 Aug, 2011, 10:40 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps

Mozilla might be taking the same path as Google did with their Chrome web browser. More

Average Internet Speeds in India Among the Lowest, Globally

03 Aug, 2011, 11:02 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps 4 Comments

Akamai, one of the largest content hosting companies around the world has listed a number of statistics on internet connections across countries More

India Ranks 17th in List of Unique IP Addresses Globally

02 Aug, 2011, 7:08 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps

IP addresses are unique numbers given to network devices attached to the internet or any other network for that matter. More

Mozilla Working on Their Mobile OS - Boot to Gecko

26 Jul, 2011, 10:06 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps

Google is getting reasonable mileage with their attempt at creating an operating system built around the web. More

Alcatel Ice 3 Launches Feature Packed OT 520D Entry Level Mobile

12 Jul, 2011, 1:52 pm IST Aaron Almeida Mobile phones

Alcatel Ice 3 has recently announced a feature packed entry level phone, the OT 520D which is a first of its kind in India. More

Anonymous' Attack Causes Leak of 90,000 Emails

12 Jul, 2011, 1:52 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Mobile phones

An attack by "hacktivist" group, Anonymous, on government intelligence agencies like the CIA and Mi6 has caused the leakage of 90,000 military emails. More