Leslie D' Monte &Amp; Priyanka Joshi In New Delhi

Stories by Leslie D' Monte &Amp; Priyanka Joshi In New Delhi

Trouble in Second Life

Trouble in Second Life

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

Anuj, a resident of Second Life since November 2006, is angry. He recently bought a poker table for around 25,000 Linden dollars

Virtual lines of control

Virtual lines of control

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2007

The Indo-Pak rivalry is set to move onto the cyber-world with the World Cyber Games in Mumbai.

Click and buy, the cheap way

Click and buy, the cheap way

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

Don't be a Net-phobe. Online shopping throws up many exciting deals and discounts.

India's IT firms venture into new areas

India's IT firms venture into new areas

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Flush with cash and stung by the rising value of the rupee against the US currency, Indian information technology companies are venturing into diverse geographies -- from Brazil to Ecuador.

The communicator is a niche proposition

The communicator is a niche proposition

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

The Nokia E90 is a larger than the more 'standard' mobile phones at 132 mm x 51 mm x 21 mm, and at 210 gram, the large size seems worth it, given the extra capacity.

India morphs into global R&D hub

India morphs into global R&D hub

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2007

Technology research in the country is the next big thing.

Mickey Mouse on your mobiles soon

Mickey Mouse on your mobiles soon

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

Walt Disney finds another platform for its cartoons -- your mobile.

PDF spams give security tools the slip

PDF spams give security tools the slip

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

An escalation in similar stock market spams in the garb of PDF mails highlights vulnerabilities of security tools in weaning out illegitimate PDF files.

HP close to gesture-based keyboard deal

HP close to gesture-based keyboard deal

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

The gesture-based keyboard, priced at Rs 2,500, is an electronic pen-based device that can be used to create texts in languages that use phonetic scripts, rather than the Roman alphabet that's common in Western languages.

Samsung's new line a threat to Razr

Samsung's new line a threat to Razr

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The SGH E840 is by far the slimmest slider, with a flat keypad

'Free software is about freedom, not cost'

'Free software is about freedom, not cost'

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

"Software patents are a killer for the economy in the end". It's natural to be surprised at this statement when most major global and Indian information technology firms -- right from IBM, Microsoft, Sun to Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipr

CDMA handsets to dominate entry-level market

CDMA handsets to dominate entry-level market

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

Figures show that subscribers are lapping up cheap CDMA phones -- as on March 2007, CDMA subscribers crossed the 44.5 million mark, doubling last year's numbers.

Honey, I shrunk the programmes!

Honey, I shrunk the programmes!

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2007

For starters, mobile TV (or streaming of live television on to mobile phones) will grow out of its infancy and overcome its numerous technical and legal hurdles.

Beware! Someone is reading your mail

Beware! Someone is reading your mail

Rediff.com   30 May 2007

Almost every IT, ITES, banking and financial company pays someone to read employees' outbound e-mails and attachments.

An ultra modern PC for fast movers

An ultra modern PC for fast movers

Rediff.com   26 May 2007

The ultra-mobile personal computer strikes a fine balance between PDAs and PCs.

Smart phones, smarter viruses

Smart phones, smarter viruses

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

With 10-12 million users, India is a good market for smartphone security software companies.

Tablet PC: HP Pavilion or LG C1?

Tablet PC: HP Pavilion or LG C1?

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

One look at the HP Pavilion tx1016 and it's easy to brand it as a futuristic-chic entertainment Tablet PC while the LG C1 comes across as a more professional machine.

How 3G spectrum will transform your lives

How 3G spectrum will transform your lives

Rediff.com   19 May 2007

In times to come, people will refer to 2007 as the cusp year, that point of transition when India's mobile market changed gear from voice to entertainment, from being a handy tool to a complete office.

Smartphones: Want Atom Life or Jaq3?

Smartphones: Want Atom Life or Jaq3?

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

The O2 Xda Atom Life's size does not hamper the use of this feature-packed smart phone.

BPOs find smaller towns attractive

BPOs find smaller towns attractive

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

WNS, for instance, has 1,200 people in Nashik, a tier II city. It is looking at expanding its presence in tier II cities.