BBM and Google Hangouts can't fix the sorry state of mobile messaging

17 May, 2013, 4:30 pm IST Jamshed Avari Mobile services

Despite all the talk we hear about revolutionary new devices and services that improve the quality of our lives, we’ve got the basics wrong. More

It's official: IM app messages surpass SMSes

30 Apr, 2013, 9:10 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

If you happen to have cross platform instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat, Nimbuzz or Kik installed on your phone, you will realise that your More

Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web

13 Mar, 2013, 6:10 pm IST General

Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety - but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access. More

WhatsApp processed a record 18 billion messages on December 31

03 Jan, 2013, 7:09 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

WhatsApp has just confirmed its newest record—on December 31, the service saw a record 18 billion messages being processed. The total number of messages... More

No Facebook Account needed to use Messenger for Android now

05 Dec, 2012, 10:42 am IST Nishtha Kanal General 3 Comments

Although they represent a small minority anywhere in the world, users who have no Facebook account can now use its messenger service. More

200 SMS per day cap stays for now: Supreme Court

04 Dec, 2012, 4:07 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 8 Comments

The SMS cap limiting the maximum number of SMSes allowed per day/ per SIM to 200 is back! More

Aircel, RCom subscribers barred from texting Airtel subscribers

12 Nov, 2012, 5:50 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Services 14 Comments

Diwali may not be very happy for you this year if you are an Aircel or RCom subscriber, and have Airtel subscribers on your 'I-must-send-an-SMS-to' list. More

Cable TV blackout in Karnataka as operators join Cauvery dispute

06 Oct, 2012, 4:32 pm IST Anuradha Shetty, Rohini Lakshane Services

Local cable TV operators in the state have pulled the plug on all channels except those airing news, since 6 a.m. today. The blackout will continue till 6 p.m. More

Netizens free to express, but should be accountable: Sibal

05 Oct, 2012, 4:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff Web services 3 Comments

Sibal opines that the user should be free to express her opinion, while being accountable for what is being said. More

Regional news channels taken off air in Hyderabad over Telangana March

01 Oct, 2012, 3:57 pm IST Anuradha Shetty, Rohini Lakshane Web services

Yesterday evening, Telugu news channels were taken off air for about 10 minutes in and around Hyderabad as the Telanagana March clashed violently with the police. More

Govt against Internet control but seeks consensus: Sibal

24 Sep, 2012, 6:23 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web services

At the India Internet Conference today, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal affirmed that while the government was against controlling or governing... More

No response from Google, Twitter and Facebook over hate content

17 Sep, 2012, 5:58 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Facebook, Google and Twitter are yet to identify those behind the blocked inflammatory posts, in light of ... More

Telcos express inability to implement state-wise Twitter block

10 Sep, 2012, 11:33 am IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Telecom operators have refused to abide by the new order issued by the Home Ministry that sought to block Twitter traffic from 8 states... More

Government had planned to bar Twitter in 8 states

10 Sep, 2012, 10:44 am IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

The government had planned to block Twitter in 8 states and later backed off. More

Govt issues legal notices to 4 Twitter account holders

07 Sep, 2012, 12:43 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

The government has sent legal notices to four Twitter account holders, directing them represent their case ... More

Ban on bulk SMS, MMS lifted

30 Aug, 2012, 5:05 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 14 Comments

Latest reports confirm that the Indian government has lifted the ban on sending bulk SMS and MMS throughout the country with immediate effect... More

Not all PCI members keen on "one omnibus body" for all media

30 Aug, 2012, 10:54 am IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Recent reports had claimed that the council had resolved to bring the electronic media - both broadcast and social - under its purview. More

PCI denies resolving to bring broadcast media under its purview

29 Aug, 2012, 7:27 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

A report that surfaced recently indicated that the Press Council of India (PCI) has decided to include the electronic and social media under its ambit. More

India to widen scope of cyber-security coordinator

29 Aug, 2012, 9:32 am IST Social Networking

India is to widen the scope of its cyber-security coordinator in the wake of incendiary internet data that swept the country earlier this month and forced ... More

Sibal affirms government not targetting individual accounts

25 Aug, 2012, 6:37 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Minister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal has in a statement affirmed that the government is not after individual accounts and websites... More