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May 6, 2016 smart towns: What’s in it for the aam aadmi?
What are clever towns? A paper from the RICS’ Cobra conference, termed a smart city as one that could have a sturdy and interactive ICT (statistics and conversation generation) infrastructure. This ICT infrastructure might bespread across the metropolis. a host of every day services, inclusive of water, electricity distribution andstable waste management, could be managed […]
NEWS April 7, 2016 How JNU and HCU were ranked as the best universities in the country (and why it may not matter much)
Image credit: PTI They might have been called dens of anti-nationalists and good for nothing. But on Monday, the government added another label to Jawaharlal Nehru University and Hyderabad Central University: The best educational institutions in the country. In its first-ever nationwide ranking of educational institutions and other universities, JNU and HCU came in at the […]
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March 30, 2016 Japan’s NTT Data Agrees to Buy Dell’s IT Services Unit for $3 Billion
Japan’s NTT Data Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy Dell Inc’s information technology consulting division for over $3 billion to expand in North America and bolster its services business. The move will allow US computer maker Dell to trim some of the $43 billion in debt it is taking on to fund […]
COMPUTERS 
March 30, 2016 Dell Nears Sale of IT Services Unit to Japan’s NTT Data: Report
Dell Inc is set to announce an agreement on Monday to sell its non-core information technology consulting division to Japan’s NTT Data Corp for $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The move will allow US computer maker Dell to trim some of the $43 billion in debt it is taking on […]
ELECTRONICS March 23, 2016 Phishing emails: IT dept sends over 100 fraud links to cyber
Taking note of the spate of phishing and cheat refund emails landing in inboxes of taxpayers, the Income Taxdepartment has referred over 100 such instances to the country’s premier cyber security agency to block thesehackers lurking in the e-world. The department is particularly worried after taxpayersrecently brought to its notice certain emails which have very […]
COMPUTERS March 22, 2016 Windows 10 Now a Mandatory Update – Here’s How You Can Stop It From Installing
If you’re running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. You never requested it, so why are you getting it? The automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has […]
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March 21, 2016 Global IT giants handhold MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh
Global IT majors including Facebook, Amazon andMicrosoft are lending a helping hand to the beleaguered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Uttar Pradesh to sharpen their competitive edge. These marquee brands are offering their domain expertise to prepare the MSMEs compete at the national and international level through IT-based interventions and business processes. […]
COMPUTERS March 19, 2016 TeslaCrypt Ransomware Flaws Patched, Making It Impossible to Crack: Researchers
Fraudsters behind ransomware TeslaCrypt have patched the flaws that allowed victims to recover their files without paying them first. In fact, according to researchers, TeslaCrypt 3.0.1, the new version, doesn’t have any known flaws at all, making it “impossible” for anyone to crack it. Security researchers at Cisco Talos report that TeslaCrypt 3.0.1 comes with […]
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March 14, 2016 Microsoft to End PC Gaming as We Know It: Gears of War Developer
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is a programming application for Windows 10 developers that lets them create a single version of software to run across all Windows devices including PCs, smartphones, tablets, and the Xbox One. The company is slated to unveil more UWP details at its Build event this month. However UWP has also gained […]
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March 9, 2016 Customer support in the time of instant outrage: How start-ups do it
At e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal (run by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd), social media is handled with a set of processes and a large team of 16 constantly monitoring the social chatter. Photo: Bloomberg Bengaluru: No online retailer escaped the backlash sparked by a recent clutch of instances in which customers ordered mobile phones online and were […]
COMPUTERS March 3, 2016 Apple Bricks Ethernet Port on Some Macs With OS X Update, Here’s How to Fix It
If your Mac isn’t connecting to the Internet, you can blame Apple for that. The Cupertino-based company has admitted that a recent update to the operating system rendered the Ethernet port on the machine useless for at least some people. The company has explained on the support website about how one can fix the glitch. […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 How Printo’s Manish Sharma lost his start-up and got it back
A file photo of a Printo store in Bengaluru. Retail was booming at the time Sharma set up Printo. Photo: Hemant Mishra/ Mint Mumbai: Manish Sharma, 43, likes his coffee black and his conversation clear and upfront. Entrepreneurs aren’t really a fraternity, he says. “Mostly we have our head in the sand, trying to figure […]
