New Delhi: The demand for mobile phone handsets in the country is likely to reach 250 million in 2014 with an estimated value of Rs.54,000 crore, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora told parliament on Friday. The demand will reach to 250 million in volume while in value terms, the same will stand at Rs.54,000 crore, the minister told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply, citing...
09:39 PM, May 11, 2012
Mumbai: A nude photo of his wife in his cousin's mobile phone told him enough to gather his friends, orchestrate a plot involving Holi, bhang and consequent inebriation, and bludgeon his cousin to death, before dumping his body in the murky waters of the Malwani creek. On Thursday, three young men were arrested on charges of murdering a 21-year-old man and dumping his body in the creek. The case came...
08:29 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna has come up with a new concept to spread awareness among people about its programme over the year: a Rs 25 coupon's code to be entered in the mobile phone, which will give updates about Hazare's programme. "We have introduced a Rs 25 coupon whose number code has to be put in the mobile phone and then, one can get details of Anna's programme around the...
02:40 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Cellphones do not cause any problem with aircrafts' communication or navigation system, a top executive of Cell Antenna - a company that provides cell phone signal enhancement services, has said. Comments of Howard Melamed, the chief executive officer of Cell Antenna, is in contrast to the long held belief that use of cell phones during take off or touch down of aircraft's as mobiles can disturb aircraft's navigational...
12:51 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New York: Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19. The research, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on Wednesday and partially funded by mobile phone operators, addresses concerns that children may be more vulnerable to health risks from electromagnetic radiation from...
03:00 PM, Jul 28, 2011
New Delhi: A hundred rupee lens attachment and some special software turn your smart phone into an eye doctor. One you can use anytime, anywhere to check if family members are developing the first signs of Cataract. Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab said, "Catra is like a radar for your eye. A radar will scan the sky and depict clouds on a weather map. Similarly, CATRA scans every...
08:59 AM, Jul 07, 2011
A cellphone is raising new questions about Osama's close ties with Pakistani militant group. ...
02:10 PM, Jun 25, 2011
Chandigarh: Talking on mobile phones frequently and for a long duration by a woman is one of the causes of discord between newly married, opines chairperson of the Punjab State Commission for Women Gurdev Kaur Sangha. The Punjab State Commission for Women has circulated an advisory for married women, saying they should stop using cell phones. Gurdev Kaur Sangha believes the habit is ruining marriages because brides talking on the...
10:17 PM, May 05, 2011
Kiev: The crocodile in "Peter Pan" happily went "tick-tock" after swallowing an alarm clock but a crocodile in Ukraine has been a little less fortunate. Gena, a 14-year-old crocodile at the Dnipropetrovsk Oceanarium, has been refusing food and acting listless after eating a cell phone dropped by a woman trying to photograph him last month. The phone kept ringing inside the crocodile for some time. Phone owner Rimma Golovko says...
07:51 PM, Jan 21, 2011
New Delhi: After years of delays, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will finally be available all over India from January 20. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said, "We're very happy that we are going to launch it nationally tomorrow. It's a great step forward for the consumer. It enhances his choice." Dump your phone company. Move to a better one. But keep your present number. 700 million Indians use cell phones. With...
07:03 AM, Jan 20, 2011
Do you check your BlackBerry during work meetings? Do you do it furtively, or with everyone watching? ...
01:55 PM, Apr 19, 2010
The 3G (third generation radio frequency) auction begins Friday and set to create mobile history in India. ...
08:38 AM, Apr 09, 2010
The Centre says the ban can't be revoked due to security reasons. ...
03:13 PM, Jan 08, 2010
Study checks health impact on 16 million people in four countries. ...
11:35 AM, Dec 04, 2009
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