India has decided to approach the Interpol to gain access to websites that engage in child pornography. The move comes after the Supreme Court expressed serious concerns over the issue. It also follows an unsuccessful attempt by the government last year to ban 857 pornographic websites. It has been initiated after a meeting called by…
The Indian government has allocated spectrum to eight organisations for testing TV whitespace technology, opening up opportunities for use of unlicensed spectrum in the country without the need for auctions. H Nwana, executive director of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), told Mobile World Live he welcomed the decision for carrying out experiments using TV whitespace-like rules, following…
Social networking giant Facebook is using its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and resources to map the entire Earth and launch the world’s most detailed population maps that will help it beam cheap Internet to remote areas. To begin with, the Facebook AI team crunched 14.6 billion images of maps from across 20 countries, including India,…
The problem with flying high as a young technology billionaire is that eventually deceit and treachery always triumph over youth and good intentions. Vast and rapidly attained wealth creates its own morally corrupting weather system that follows you around your entire life. The dystopian world that Silicon Valley social media billionaires want to inflict on…
The world’s most valuable company is showing signs of slowing down, and that means positive news for India. Apple has reported the slowest ever sales of the iPhone—the primary driver of the company’s growth since its launch in 2007—for the quarter ended 26 December and forecast its first revenue drop in 13 years. But the…
Facebook is growing at an exceptional pace as it enters adolescence, propelling it into a better position to challenge Google as the Internet’s most powerful company. Facebook’s fourth-quarter report Wednesday provided the latest gauge of the company’s impressive strides. It marked the first time that Facebook’s quarterly revenue has surpassed $5 billion – more than…
India has emerged as the second largest internet user base after China accounting 413 million internet users and a considerable amount of new internet users turning up every month. With such mammoth opportunities, the technological honchos like Facebook, Google and Microsoft are striving in every possible way to get maximum profit and at the same time aiding Indians with better services, products and…
We may be more connected virtually, but such connections seem to be coming at the cost of our physical relationships. According to a study, college students who are addicted to the internet are reporting positive as well as negative effects on their family relationships. The study offers the first step toward designing effective interventions to…
For more than a month, Facebook has been trying to convince Indian regulators to lift a ban on its Free Basics program but recent developments indicate the social media giant isn’t having much success. Launched alongside telecom operator Reliance Communications, Free Basics was designed to bring more Indians online by offering Reliance customers complimentary access…
After facing heat over its Free Basic campaign in India, Facebook has now collaborated with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) by purchasing bandwidth for Rs 10 crore in 125 rural areas for three years to break connectivity barriers with an aim to bridge the digital divide in India. At present, Facebook is testing the Express…