Priyanka Joshi In Mumbai

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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.

Gaming 2.0 picks up steam

Gaming 2.0 picks up steam

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2009

Data from web analytic firm Comscore shows that last year, social networking traffic saw a surge of a whopping 51 per cent in India. Social games are simple games such as word puzzles, antakshari or quizzes. Also referred to as Gaming 2.0, this form of gaming does not require high-end PCs or 3D graphics. ComScore reports that networking sites like Orkut, Facebook, MySpace, iBibo and Hi5 draw maximum number of social gamers.

Worm infecting MS Windows may fool on April 1

Worm infecting MS Windows may fool on April 1

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2009

As April Fool's Day draws closer, Windows XP and Windows 2000 users are being advised by security experts to brace themselves against the third variant of the deadly Conficker worm which may begin a new cycle of spreading spam, stealing data or carrying out online scams.

New channels defy downturn fears

New channels defy downturn fears

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2009

If you thought television channels in India have been hurt by a slowdown in companies' spend on advertisements, consider this: In three months, Indian viewers have seen the addition of four new channels and two-three channels are expected to debut later this year.

Now, SMS-friendly phones from LG

Now, SMS-friendly phones from LG

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2009

Touch screens, slide-out QWERTY keypads, dual SIM phones and even a transparent phone will soon make their way into your hands from the LG stable in 2009.

Crisis? Diversify and prosper

Crisis? Diversify and prosper

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2009

Ronnie Screwvala, the chairman and CEO of UTV Software Communications, opens the door of his plush Breach Candy apartment himself. Once seated in the comfortable surroundings, Screwvala makes no attempt to brush off the fact that the media and entertainment industry in which he operates has been hit by the slowdown.