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How e-commerce sites track and trick you

How e-commerce sites track and trick you

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Beware of spot offers and discounts aimed to lure you into binge buying.

'India's IT system is safe and secure'

'India's IT system is safe and secure'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

'Information highways are getting stronger and being strengthened.' 'Occasionally, accidents could occur. But do you stop constructing highways because two motor cars collide?'

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.

Google Now comes to iPhone, challenging Siri

Google Now comes to iPhone, challenging Siri

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Apple's software is a growing threat to the No. 1 search engine.

The Billionaire Club: How to blow up a crore on gadgets

The Billionaire Club: How to blow up a crore on gadgets

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Now that you've ticked off that island, private jet and French cottage, how about splurging on technology? Abhik Sen lists some of the finest gadgets money can buy for your home and office

'Billions' of records at risk from mobile app data flaw

'Billions' of records at risk from mobile app data flaw

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Passwords, addresses, photos, medical data all at risk

Court approves Kodak's bid to sell patents

Court approves Kodak's bid to sell patents

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

Eastman Kodak has said the US bankruptcy court has approved its bid to sell more than 1,100 patents related to digital imaging, a move aimed at restructuring the company that once led the photography market.

5 million Google usernames, passwords leaked online

5 million Google usernames, passwords leaked online

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online.

Why Honda Gold Wing could be your dream bike

Why Honda Gold Wing could be your dream bike

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

The Honda Gold Wing has outstanding presence, a punchy engine and all the necessary features a person could dream of. The ride is exceptionally comfortable and also fun.

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from startups for income tax exemption had been approved as of February 2019, according to an answer to a Parliament question. As India's startup space bubbles with activity - new, young players are tapping into opportunities opening up - there are local anti-portfolio stories circulating about investors missing opportunities in 'unicorns', or companies that have reached valuation of $ 1 billion, says Vandana Gombar.

TikTok's future to be decided on Wed

TikTok's future to be decided on Wed

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

The app, which has close to 1 million users per day, its lawyer, is losing close to Rs 4.5 crore in revenues every day.

Yahoo! Mobile launched in India

Yahoo! Mobile launched in India

Rediff.com2 Apr 2009

US-based Web portal Yahoo! Said its personalised Web service for mobile devices called "Yahoo! Mobile", present only in eight countries globally, has been made available to users in India.

Nadella, Pichai in Trump's economic revival team

Nadella, Pichai in Trump's economic revival team

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200 corporate honchos who will advise the President and offer recommendations on how to revive the American economy.

Microsoft to 'streamline' smartphone business, axes 1,850 jobs

Microsoft to 'streamline' smartphone business, axes 1,850 jobs

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Microsoft had acquired Nokia's phone business for $7.2 billion two years ago under its then CEO, Steve Ballmer.

'Never dreamed of it': Indian who became American at Trump event

'Never dreamed of it': Indian who became American at Trump event

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Narayanan said she did not have an opinion about Trump's immigration policies and added that she found out that the ceremony aired during the Republican Convention "only when an excited friend called her later that night and told her she was on television," the report said.

How a police raid in February led to Raj Kundra

How a police raid in February led to Raj Kundra

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Five people in the know narrate the sordid story that is fast exploding into a pornography scandal, allegedly involving businessman Raj Kundra.

What Biden's Quad summit means for India

What Biden's Quad summit means for India

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

The US has been, historically, a sleeping partner in India-China relations. Today, any attempt by the Modi government to make a bilateral move to improve relations with Beijing could upset Biden's apple cart, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

At the heart of the issue is the way e-commerce is defined in the current draft policy.

Reverse spectrum norms, says DoT

Reverse spectrum norms, says DoT

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has prepared an internal note that suggests reversing spectrum allocation norms by giving new applicants for telecom licences preference in spectrum due to be released by the defence forces early next year.

Civilian shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Sopore

Civilian shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Sopore

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Militants shot at and killed a shopkeeper in north Kashmir apple rich Sopore town late Friday evening.

Why Cloud computing is not big in India, yet

Why Cloud computing is not big in India, yet

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

Globally, the music industry will now have to deal with content's privacy on cloud services such as iCloud. But Indian companies are putting up a brave face.

Beware of new mobile malware attacks on Android devices!

Beware of new mobile malware attacks on Android devices!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

536 new malware families and a further 616 new variants affecting the Android platform were detected.

Stock advice: Where should I invest?

Stock advice: Where should I invest?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

'Investors should plan and make investments strictly on the basis of their risk profile.' 'They should not bite more than they can chew.'

'I have never seen police beat people'

'I have never seen police beat people'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

'I have many times bought meals for the accused, and the police pay for it.'

10 most profitable companies in the world

10 most profitable companies in the world

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Most of the companies are Chinese and surprisingly all are diversified banks.

BlackBerry to exit Pak over govt's restrictions row

BlackBerry to exit Pak over govt's restrictions row

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Pakistan has said that it needs access to users' data to maintain its security.

Aarogya Setu tops charts with 75 million downloads

Aarogya Setu tops charts with 75 million downloads

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The exponential number of downloads can be attributed to a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking people to have the app on their mobiles, combined with the government's push for downloading of the app through other channels, reports Neha Alawadhi.

Intelligence Bureau wants to block 'We Phone' app

Intelligence Bureau wants to block 'We Phone' app

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The software facilitates spoofing of caller id and is difficult to identify to locate or identify actual caller.

Love your music? Read this about Spotify

Love your music? Read this about Spotify

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand.

Why Ford Figo Aspire is the best compact sedan in the market

Why Ford Figo Aspire is the best compact sedan in the market

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

The Aspire offers the best of performance and efficiency, something which is unheard of in this segment. It is neither outdated nor unreliable and no other car in its segment can come close to the Aspire's VFM proposition.

iPhone 4 to be launched in India on May 27

iPhone 4 to be launched in India on May 27

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Telecom operators Bharti airtel and Aircel today said they will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in India from May 27.

Time for Modi to use India's market size as a weapon

Time for Modi to use India's market size as a weapon

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Opening up India's market to neighbouring countries can be as strategic as access denial to others. The game should be played both ways, even if it upsets domestic business lobbies, observes T N Ninan.

Microsoft-Nokia deal receives CCI's green signal

Microsoft-Nokia deal receives CCI's green signal

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Fair trade watchdog CCI has approved Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's mobile devices business, citing that the deal would not have adverse impact on competition in the Indian market.

BlackBerry unveils 4G smartphone Leap

BlackBerry unveils 4G smartphone Leap

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

The device features a five-inch all-touch screen with BlackBerry 10.3.1 OS.

These 18 companies are most dangerous competitors in tech

These 18 companies are most dangerous competitors in tech

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

If you have an IT firm, you should avoid encroaching on their turf.

Overall Tata Nexon is fun and easy to drive

Overall Tata Nexon is fun and easy to drive

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

The Nexon has received a stellar 5-star safety rating from Global NCAP, making it the first car from an Indian manufacturer to score so good on the safety front.

How did the Twitter hack happen?

How did the Twitter hack happen?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

The hack may have been done by a rogue Twitter employee, or it may have been a smart hack into the Twitter system, or a social hack where someone conned Twitter's employees into giving them access,' suspects Devangshu Datta.

Atmanirbhar and PLI: Why Modi's ambitious manufacturing targets are unachievable

Atmanirbhar and PLI: Why Modi's ambitious manufacturing targets are unachievable

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met over 40 CEOs across broad swathes of industry, ranging from makers of mobile devices, auto components, food products to telecom networking equipment and pharmaceuticals. The agenda: To discuss how to make India an integral part of the global supply chain. The focus of the discussion would be the much touted yet not so well understood production-linked incentive scheme (PLI), the centrepiece of the government's drive to massively boost the manufacturing sector. To do so, the government has created a war chest of over Rs 197,000 crore to be paid out as incentives to over 14 industries in five years. There are three objectives to the scheme, two explicitly stated, one implied.

Indian podcasts have something for everyone

Indian podcasts have something for everyone

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

For podcasters -- those who create podcasts -- the medium's appeal also owes to the fact that its content remains unregulated. Uncomfortable conversations, taboo subjects, stigmatised issues, are all encouraged.

BlackBerry sells US headquarters to Brookfield Property Group

BlackBerry sells US headquarters to Brookfield Property Group

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

Faced with mounting losses and unsold inventory, struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has sold its US office in Texas to Brookfield Property Group as it seeks to rationalise costs.