Priyanka Joshi And Katya Naidu

Stories by Priyanka Joshi And Katya Naidu

New 'windows' open up to computer users

New 'windows' open up to computer users

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2009

If you have been holding off buying a new computer, then Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft, will give you a good excuse to buy one. Windows 7, or Win 7, is largely believed to be better than Microsoft's previous OS Windows Vista and way more advanced than the last generation Windows XP.

Rs 664-cr pocket money for Indian children

Rs 664-cr pocket money for Indian children

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2009

Children in India received Rs 664-cr pocket money this year. The economic slowdown hasn't dented this market, courtesy indulgent parents. Indian children received Rs 664 crore pocket and gift money so far in 2009, up 39 per cent compared to the whole of 2008.

Free your wired ears: Here's how

Free your wired ears: Here's how

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2009

Bluetooth speakers are elbowing their way in and we are saying this because of the recent launches that will spoil you with choices.

Smartphones set to make a huge splash

Smartphones set to make a huge splash

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2009

Hi-end smartphones are all set to make a huge splash this year. Relatively new players like Acer are throwing down the gauntlet to established smartphone makers such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. And, all this is only going to make your decision-making tougher.

Are you a Nintendo Wii fan? You must buy add-ons

Are you a Nintendo Wii fan? You must buy add-ons

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2009

With the Wii console, players can use the motion sensor, the game controller remote, as a tennis racket or even a baseball bat during a gameplay.

Now, fund-raising for charity goes mobile

Now, fund-raising for charity goes mobile

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2009

Realising that raising money for charity will only get tougher in the present economic environment, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has decided to harness the ever-increasing mobile users in India.

A peek into Creative Vado camcorder

A peek into Creative Vado camcorder

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2009

Creative is no newcomer in the consumer electronics market -- they have been making audio and video products for ages -- but it still doesn't take an expert eye to conclude that Creative's Vado, a pocket-size camcorder, is strikingly similar to the popular Flip camcorder from Pure Digital. After Sony, Pure Digital and Creative launched their pocket camcorders, Kodak too carted out the Zi6, a diminutive camcorder, in the market.

Your mobile just got better!

Your mobile just got better!

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2009

Nokia has launched the Ovi Store with the singular objective of becoming that one-stop shop where Nokia itself as well as third-party developers can sell (or give away free) latest apps and utilities.

A first: RCom to deliver books via SMS

A first: RCom to deliver books via SMS

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2009

Reliance also plans to convert the book into an adult audio mobile book.

Now, parents encourage kids to take up gaming

Now, parents encourage kids to take up gaming

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2009

A host of parents are now warming up to gaming because of the significant improvement they have seen in their children's problem-solving skills ever since they started playing video games. Alok Kejriwal, CEO and co-founder of Games2Win, believes parents are realising the need to rethink their attitude towards their kids' interest in online games that are educational and complementary to schooling.

Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore

Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2009

The upcoming centre will be spread over 37 acres and is expected to be operational by the first quarter of next year, said David Andrews, CEO of Xchanging. Xchanging is also in talks with at least three top Indian corporate houses to enter the domestic outsourcing market.

Bad times are good for m-banking

Bad times are good for m-banking

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2009

A recent KPMG survey highlights the huge potential for banks to grow their market with the rise in mobile phone subscribers in India. The most profound impact of mobile banking and payment services is that they provide the non-banking population with access to modern financial services, giving them tools to improve their living standards. Innovative m-banking services are fast arriving in the market.

Satyam employees resent 'selective' pay hikes

Satyam employees resent 'selective' pay hikes

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2009

Some employees have alleged that close to 20 employees of the troubled Satyam Computer Services have been promoted to the I-1 and I-2 bands (representing assistant vice-president and vice-president levels) and also received a salary hike of 20-40 per cent. The timing has caused much resentment with some employees taking up the matter with the human resources department.

Getting caught in the 'web' of love

Getting caught in the 'web' of love

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2009

"Nearly 83 per cent Indians have an online friend. Netizens are fast opening up to newer technologies such as instant messaging, social networking and texting that are being used to strengthen relationships to keep kids, parents and grandparents connected," said David Freer, vice- president (consumer business -- APAC & Japan), Symantec.

The making of a freewheeling success story

The making of a freewheeling success story

Rediff.com   18 May 2009

Driven by their dream to start their own venture, they almost scandalised their families when they launched a company Tachyon in 2000, right after college with a paltry investment of Rs 400,000.

Check out these magical mice

Check out these magical mice

Rediff.com   4 May 2009

If you have been using the same old mouse on your computer for a long time, then you might be surprised to learn the new features that a new mouse sports. Optical and laser technologies are fast replacing the rolling ball that used to adorn the underbelly of the old mouse.

Only 14% wi-fi networks secure

Only 14% wi-fi networks secure

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2009

According to a survey conducted by the Deloitte and Data Security Council of India, 37 per cent of wireless networks had no encryption at all, followed by 49 per cent using a lower-level protection like Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption and just 14 per cent using security layers like Wi-Fi Protected Areas (WPA and WPA2) to secure their networks.

Disney launches comic books in India

Disney launches comic books in India

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2009

Disney Publishing Worldwide (India), a division of Walt Disney Company (India), has announced a licensing agreement with local publisher Junior Diamond to publish Disney comic books, both in English and Hindi.

Now, customised election news on your TV

Now, customised election news on your TV

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2009

Now, watch customised election news on your TV. Big TV, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group venture, is launching election-based interactive services that will be provided by its content partner CNN-IBN.

Helping bloggers make money

Helping bloggers make money

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2009

Blogertize does not require bloggers to spend time to promote their blogs. That's the job Bhatia's site would do. It creates a link (in the form of an image) to a blog that would be placed on Blogertize for a minimum of three years at prices starting as low as Rs 750. "Without spending even a single minute on our website, bloggers stand to make thousands of dollars per year just by placing the link to our shopping portal on their blog," says founder Dushyant Bhatia.