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Pope Francis named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2013

Pope Francis named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2013

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Pope Francis has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2013.

Acer to export PCs to Bangladesh

Acer to export PCs to Bangladesh

Rediff.com23 Aug 2005

Banglaore-based personal computer manufacturer Acer India (Pvt) Ltd will soon export PCs to Bangladesh and is exploring other neighbouring markets for shipping IT products.

Microsoft unveils next operating system 'Windows 10'

Microsoft unveils next operating system 'Windows 10'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Microsoft Corp announced its 'Windows 10' operating system on Tuesday to replace the largely unpopular Windows 8, skipping a number to mark a leap toward unifying the way people work on tablets, phones and traditional computers.

Multimedia phone: The world in your palm

Multimedia phone: The world in your palm

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

The multimedia phone, an accessory that today's youth cannot do without, was an obvious MTV Youth Icon nominee.

India's urban unemployment rate falls to 6.8% in Q4

India's urban unemployment rate falls to 6.8% in Q4

Rediff.com30 May 2023

India's urban unemployment rate declined in Q4FY23 to 6.8 per cent - the lowest in over four years -- after it stagnated at 7.2 per cent in the previous October-December quarter, reflecting improvement in the labour market, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday. The unemployment rate in current weekly status (CWS) terms for all ages in the March quarter was the lowest recorded in more than four years, from the time the NSO released India's first quarterly urban jobless rate for the December quarter in 2018. The jobless rate in urban areas had been on a continuous decline since the peak of 20.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of FY21.

Nokia has big plans for Chennai

Nokia has big plans for Chennai

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

Nokia, the Finnish mobile handset major, is planning to locate its Network Operations Centre, for Asia operations, in Chennai, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, said on Monday.\n\n

Global PC boom; India a hot destination

Global PC boom; India a hot destination

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Come 2015, two out of every seven people in the world will have a personal computer, with India, China, Russia and Brazil emerging among the fastest growing markets.

Modi leaves for Egypt after concluding US State Visit

Modi leaves for Egypt after concluding US State Visit

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The two-day State Visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is also the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister since 1997.

Indian PC market up by 20% in 2007

Indian PC market up by 20% in 2007

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Indian PC market has grown by 20% in 2007. The consumer PC category is transitioning from a desktop-centric to a notebook-centric phase of growth.

Microsoft rolls out Windows XP in Hindi

Microsoft rolls out Windows XP in Hindi

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

Aimed at tapping first time PC users in the Hindi belt, Microsoft Corporation India on Thursday rolled out its operating system Windows XP Starter Edition in Hindi.

PC sales in Oct-Dec soar by 28% to 1.39 mn

PC sales in Oct-Dec soar by 28% to 1.39 mn

Rediff.com1 May 2007

Buoyed by increased demand, the total personal computer sales in the country registered a growth of 28 per cent during the October-December, 2006, quarter to 1.39 million units.

India's latest craze: Laptops

India's latest craze: Laptops

Rediff.com3 Jun 2006

Modi gifts green diamond to Jill Biden

Modi gifts green diamond to Jill Biden

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the United States for a three-day state visit, has gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir's exquisite Papier mache box, to First Lady Jill Biden.

BrahMos engineer's arrest: UP ATS gets 3-day transit remand of accused

BrahMos engineer's arrest: UP ATS gets 3-day transit remand of accused

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

Agrawal was arrested on Monday in a joint operation by the ATS units of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra police at BrahMos' Wardha Road facility for allegedly leaking "technical information" to Pakistan.

Indian PC mart grows by 25% in Q3

Indian PC mart grows by 25% in Q3

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

During the third quarter of 2007, the overall Indian personal computer (notebooks and desktop combined) market grew 25.1 per cent year-on-year, in terms of unit shipments, to 1.8 million. For the same period last year, desktop PC shipments showed growth of 10.9 per cent.

PC shipments grew 20% in Q3: Gartner

PC shipments grew 20% in Q3: Gartner

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

With home markets expanding to 26.4 per cent of the total personal computer (PC) sales, PC shipments in India reached over 2.2 million units in the third quarter of 2007. An increase of 19.7 per cent over the same period in 2006, according to Gartner.

Is GPT-4 Intelligent?

Is GPT-4 Intelligent?

Rediff.com3 May 2023

Overestimation of AI can lead to an excessive level of trust and the spread of disinformation. ChatGPT's replies are riddled with factual errors, hidden in eloquent, grammatically correct sentences. This leads to a hallucination of truth, explains Kumar Abishek.

Shobhaa De: Our Mother's Diwali

Shobhaa De: Our Mother's Diwali

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

Shobhaa De recalls the splendid glowing Diwalis of her childhood.

Be cybersafe when banking online

Be cybersafe when banking online

Rediff.com16 Feb 2006

PC sales may cross 30 lakh units in FY04

PC sales may cross 30 lakh units in FY04

Rediff.com4 Dec 2003

Revising its earlier projection of 27 lakh units, Manufacturers Association of Information Technology on Thursday said personal computer sales during the current fiscal would cross 30 lakh units.

Offensive SMS = 2 years in jail!

Offensive SMS = 2 years in jail!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2007

The punishment will also be attracted if the content is false and has been transmitted for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger or insult.

LG to invest Rs 400 cr in India

LG to invest Rs 400 cr in India

Rediff.com13 Jan 2006

Leading white goods manufacturer, LG Electronics would invest nearly Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) this year in India towards expansion of its existing manufacturing facilities.

All hi-tech at BJP silver jubilee celebrations

All hi-tech at BJP silver jubilee celebrations

Rediff.com26 Dec 2005

All hi-tech at BJP silver jubilee celebrations

Nothing suspicious found in flight simulator of MH370 pilot

Nothing suspicious found in flight simulator of MH370 pilot

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

Investigators have found nothing suspicious in the initial search of a home-made flight simulator, personal computers and e-mails of the pilots of the missing Malaysian plane, amid continued speculation over the fate of the aircraft carrying 239 people.

India is magic in software: Steve Ballmer

India is magic in software: Steve Ballmer

Rediff.com17 Nov 2004

India is 'relatively under-computerised' with only 4 million personal computers, as against China where the penetration of PCs stood at around 18 million, Microsoft Corporation Chief Executive Officer Steven A Ballmer said.

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

The PC assembling segment has held firm despite stiff competition from branded players.

24-yr-old Indian national held in US over scam targeting senior citizens

24-yr-old Indian national held in US over scam targeting senior citizens

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Anirudha Kalkote, 24, was produced before a US magistrate in Houston on Friday to face the charges.

Acer India forays into Bangladesh

Acer India forays into Bangladesh

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

The firm has started shipping PCs to the neighbouring country and volumes would increase from next month, general manager (sales and marketing, consumer products group), S Rajendran, said.

H-P plans PCs at under Rs 20,000

H-P plans PCs at under Rs 20,000

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

"We will launch sub-Rs 20,000 PCs in the next three months," HP General Manager (Consumer Sales) V Krishnan told reporters in Kolkata on Thursday.

Worldwide PC sales surge by 15%

Worldwide PC sales surge by 15%

Rediff.com16 Jul 2004

Strong demand from Europe, Canada and Latin America pushed the sale of personal computers by 15 per cent to 39.7 million in the second quarter of 2004, according to a study.

Dell eyes sales through retail stores

Dell eyes sales through retail stores

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

With the first Dell personal computers going on sale in Wal-Mart Stores in the US and Puerto Rico, the $56 billion company is reportedly planning to sell its PCs through retail stores in Asia (including India) and Australia.

HP, HCL feel the heat of Lenovo

HP, HCL feel the heat of Lenovo

Rediff.com26 Jul 2006

One in every 50 Indians owns a PC: IDC

One in every 50 Indians owns a PC: IDC

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

Desktops, on the other hand, grew by 11 per cent year-on-year and, surprisingly, registered a 3.6 per cent increase in their average selling value.

PC sales up 20% in FY05

PC sales up 20% in FY05

Rediff.com5 Jul 2005

Personal computer sales crossed 36.3 lakh units during 2004-05, registering a growth of 20 per cent over 2003-04 on the back of strong household sales.

Every Covid patient infecting 2 others as Delhi's R-value up to 2.1: IIT

Every Covid patient infecting 2 others as Delhi's R-value up to 2.1: IIT

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Delhi's R-value, which indicates the spread of COVID-19, was recorded at 2.1 this week, implying that every infected person is infecting two others in the national capital, according to an analysis by IIT-Madras.

Dell to introduce low cost PCs

Dell to introduce low cost PCs

Rediff.com10 May 2007

Dell is in the process of launching low cost personal computer at about 238 dollar (Rs 10,000) across the world, including India.