Smartphone apps hold relevance for India
Smartphones are poised to get only smarter and new apps are significant for markets like India, such as a software and smartphone accessory developed at MIT that can perform eye tests.
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Media gets a taste of its own medicine
A reverse sting by industrialist Naveen Jindal on a television channel is probably a blessing for the dying concept of free media. Hopefully, it will raise both news quality and ethical standards in the Indian media.
Treat IT security like insurance
For smaller organizations, a change in the way they look at IT security is critical to bringing about more robust systems.
ATMs in India to double to 200,000 by 2016
A report points out that regulatory changes relating to financial inclusion, increasing penetration and white-label ATMs will be the main drivers for future growth for India's ATM industry.
2013 will be crucial year for broadband
Gurgaon-headquartered Radius Infratel recently announced retail broadband users in nine Indian cities would have access to ultra-fast download speeds of 1Gbps by mid-2013.
Gandhism and the social enterprise concept
Technology is playing an important role in encouraging young professionals to ditch their jobs and create social enterprises and give back to society instead.
Indians deserve healthcare portals, too
There is a dearth of online resources helping locals, particularly in the rural areas, to find a good doctor or hospital that suits their needs despite there being many sites facilitating medical tourism for foreigners.
Indian govt shouldn't restrict Internet use
Internet is an indispensible tool for governance in a free democracy, says India's Union Minister for Communications and IT, who calls for industry stakeholders to help build a roadmap for the sector.
3G subscribers form 2 percent of India's mobile users
Cheaper 3G and 4G services and smartphone devices will go a long way in addressing the country's low adoption rate of next-generation wireless technologies.
Understand the medium before regulating it
There is complete lack of understanding of the Internet among governments across the world. Until we make sense of the Internet, isn’t it better to regulate it with the same rules and regulations that govern our everyday lives?