Saturday 09 November 2024

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Infrastructure | InfoTech

Goa's IT bus will overtake all Southern states: Parsekar

Reiterating that Goa has not missed the ‘IT-bus’, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said that the state would surpass its south-Indian contemporaries in the next seven years. READ

Project Goa will bring Virtual Reality to any Smartphone

While gamers and technophiles are abuzz about virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR, these devices fall into two categories: either casual, low-quality experiences on smartphones, or high-end gaming that ... READ

WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption is legal in India, but it may not remain

WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption for all its services today. READ

Airtel launches 4G services in Goa

Bharti AirtelBSE -0.20 % Wednesday said that it has launched 4G services in Goa. Airtel subscribers in Goa can now upgrade to 4G services through immediate SIM swap and home delivery. READ

India Zooms Towards Desi GPS With ISRO's Latest Satellite Launch

An Indian rocket on Thursday blasted off successfully with the country's sixth navigation satellite called IRNSS-1F, marking another big step closer to a home-grown GPS or Global Positioning System. READ

President to declare Kerala as first digital state today

President Pranab Mukherjee will declare Kerala as the first digital state of the country on Saturday, pinning another feather on the cap of the southern state that boasts of many firsts in the human development ... READ

Uganda blocks Facebook, Twitter on election day

Voters in Uganda went to the polls this morning (Feb. 18) to vote for the country’s next president in what is considered to be the most competitive election since the advent of multiparty democracy a ... READ

Parrikar to launch India's cheapest mobile @Rs 500

Ringing Bells, a relatively new local handset manufacturer, has announced a phone called the Freedom 251 that they will be pricing at an unbelievable Rs 500. READ

Idea to launch 4G in Goa, Maharashtra, North East

Idea Cellular will launch its 4G service in Maharashtra, Goa and North East by next month, a top official said here on Monday. READ

Take IT to villages; get Goan youngsters back to Goa

Goa government plans to build IT centres in the cities, but the young Goan IT professionals want to take IT to the villages. READ