News for 'laptop'

'Our aim is to encourage global companies to shift to India from China'

'Our aim is to encourage global companies to shift to India from China'

Rediff.com29 May 2023

'I was in the US, where I met top executives of HP and Dell, and they are very keen to come to India.' 'Acer and ASUS have also evinced interest.'

Rama Raju seeks permission to use laptops in jail

Rama Raju seeks permission to use laptops in jail

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

Former Satyam executives Rama Raju and Vadlamani Srinivas, who are in judicial custody in connection with multi-crore rupee accounting fraud, have filed a petition in a local court seeking permission to use laptops inside jail.

Sony recalls four lakh VAIO laptops

Sony recalls four lakh VAIO laptops

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

The recalled notebook models are the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series. The computer screen size is about 11.1 measured diagonally. Not all units are affected and consumers should contact Sony to determine if their unit is included in the recall.

'Our $100 laptops will run on human power'

'Our $100 laptops will run on human power'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

It will come with at least two means of charging: with your arms and your feet

The Lamborghini theory of India's consumption patterns

The Lamborghini theory of India's consumption patterns

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Lamborghini has sold 10,112 cars worldwide -- so India's 100 is certainly a big deal for them. But how big a deal is it for us to peg our consumption theories around, asks Rama Bijapurkar.

Samsung Tab S4: Will it make you dump your phone, tablet and laptop?

Samsung Tab S4: Will it make you dump your phone, tablet and laptop?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

The AMOLED screen at a resolution of 2560x1600 is vivid and offers deep blacks, says Veer Arjun Singh

Mumbai police seize cash, laptop from Sreesanth's room

Mumbai police seize cash, laptop from Sreesanth's room

Rediff.com18 May 2013

Mumbai crime branch sleuths have seized a laptop and some other articles from a room in a luxury hotel in Mumbai which was occupied by India speedster S Sreesanth before his arrest on the charge of spot-fixing IPL matches, police said on Saturday.

Wipro goes green with PCs, laptops

Wipro goes green with PCs, laptops

Rediff.com14 Jun 2007

As a part of its Tox Tech campaign, Greenpeace in 2005 issued a list of demands on Wipro, including introduction of a take-back policy, recycling and a policy for phaseout of hazardous materials.

For Modi's Teachers' Day speech, UP distributes 14.36 lakh laptops

For Modi's Teachers' Day speech, UP distributes 14.36 lakh laptops

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Political opposition notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech reaches lakhs of students in the state this Teachers' Day.

Accused can't be forced to disclose gadget passwords: Delhi HC

Accused can't be forced to disclose gadget passwords: Delhi HC

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

The court's observation came while granting bail to a person accused of running call centres in the country and defrauding United States citizens to the tune of about $20 million.

Delhi Police gave us no FIR, neither reveal offences: NewsClick

Delhi Police gave us no FIR, neither reveal offences: NewsClick

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

"What we have been able to gather is that Newsclick stands accused of offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), for purportedly carrying Chinese propaganda on its website. All devices, laptops, gadgets, phones, etc have been seized in the past. All emails and communications have been analysed under the microscope," the statement by NewsClick read.

The face of the $100 laptop

The face of the $100 laptop

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

One Laptop Per Child's breakthrough software replaces the standard PC look with a design for the networked age.

MSI introduces F-Series laptops in India

MSI introduces F-Series laptops in India

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

The new line-up -- FX400, FX600 and FR600 -- are equipped with the high performance intel core i5 processor with intel turbo boost and intel hyper-threading technologies, which adjusts processor efficiency on the go, greatly enhancing overall system performance.

Bangalore: Paedophile instructor had child rape videos on laptop

Bangalore: Paedophile instructor had child rape videos on laptop

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

The Bangalore police on Sunday arrested a school's skating instructor in connection with the rape of a six year old. The police said that a laptop seized from the accused also contained child pornography and videos of school children being raped.

Imported laptops? Will burn a hole in your pocket

Imported laptops? Will burn a hole in your pocket

Rediff.com13 Nov 2007

The judge gave the ruling while dismissing a petition filed by the Commissioner of Customs. The court upheld the Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal's earlier judgement, stating that the interpretation by the tribunal was in consonance with the Computers (Additional Duty) Rules, 2004.

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable.

Lost by air travellers: Laptops, blackberry phones

Lost by air travellers: Laptops, blackberry phones

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

The goods, including jewellery, blackberry phones, foreign and Indian currency, expensive watches, laptops and I-pods, shoes and jackets, were found at the domestic and international terminals.

India's ambitious chip dream all set to be real

India's ambitious chip dream all set to be real

Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a $8 billion proposal submitted by Israel-based Tower Semiconductors and the other from Tata Group. "I am happy to share this with you and you are probably the first one I'm sharing this with.

Now charge mobile, laptop while you walk

Now charge mobile, laptop while you walk

Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

By cramming 20,000 nanowires into three square centimetres, the scientists have created the world's first device powered solely by piezoelectric materials.

BJP's 'youth manifesto' promises smart phones, laptops in MP

BJP's 'youth manifesto' promises smart phones, laptops in MP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's unit in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday announced a slew of measures for the poor and the youth as it unveiled its manifesto for the November 25 assembly elections.

Libretto W100: World's 1st dual-touch-screen laptop

Libretto W100: World's 1st dual-touch-screen laptop

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

It can mimic both 'traditional media', opening like a book, or 'high-tech' media, like lifting the lid of a laptop.

$100 laptop still too costly for poor nations: UN

$100 laptop still too costly for poor nations: UN

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

The 'One Laptop Per Child' project, which is the brainchild of Nicholas Negroponte, founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, was launched in 2005. Citing that some developing nations had not followed their verbal agreements with concrete orders, Negroponte has launched a "give one, get one" scheme allowing individuals to buy two laptops at a pre-determined price and have one of the laptops sent a child in the developing world.

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week.

'My true love is my laptop'

'My true love is my laptop'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2006

Huawei MateBook X Pro brings borderless display to laptops

Huawei MateBook X Pro brings borderless display to laptops

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

The ultrabook is a successor to the MateBook X.

Panasonic laptops at Rs 170,000

Panasonic laptops at Rs 170,000

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

Panasonic on Wednesday entered the notebook computer market in India with the launch of six models targeted at the verticals where wear and tear is high.

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

As many as 40 companies, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, have applied for the IT hardware PLI scheme with a commitment to make personal computers, laptops, tablets, servers and other equipment worth Rs 4.65 lakh crore during the scheme period, an official statement said on Thursday. If all companies get selected under the scheme then the government will need to increase the incentive amount to Rs 22,890 crore against the budgetary allocation of Rs 17,000 crore, according to the note. "Total 40 applications have been submitted till the closure of the window on August 30.

Akhilesh dumps pet free laptop, unemployment allowance scheme

Akhilesh dumps pet free laptop, unemployment allowance scheme

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav may not have been able to fix the responsibility for the Samajwadi Party's dismal performance at the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Sony slips in rankings of top laptop makers

Sony slips in rankings of top laptop makers

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

After wresting the top slot among consumer laptop makers in the quarter ended December 31, beating the likes of Dell and HP, Japanese giant Sony has slipped to the third position in the quarter ended March 31.

Future laptops to benefit from new capacitor

Future laptops to benefit from new capacitor

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

The novel capacitor has been developed by a team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Hamas tunnel found at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, claims Israel

Hamas tunnel found at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, claims Israel

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

The DF shared pictures of weapons and ammunition found in what they said was the Al-Quds Hospital.

Smartphones can keep you off the laptops? Well. . .

Smartphones can keep you off the laptops? Well. . .

Rediff.com30 May 2011

LG, Samsung and Apple have launched flagship models.

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested, office sealed

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested, office sealed

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

The Delhi police on Tuesday arrested two persons including NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in connection with a probe in the portal's foreign funding, officials said.

Laptop, pen drive stolen from high-security MEA

Laptop, pen drive stolen from high-security MEA

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Thieves have struck at the ministry of external affairs adjoining the Prime Minister's Office in the high-security South Block in Delhi, decamping with the laptop and pen drive of a senior official, besides attempting to break into two rooms. The incident comes two months after the theft of a hard disk was reported from the home ministry in North Block. In November last year, a computer was stolen from the same room in the home ministry.

The most expensive iPads, phones and laptops

The most expensive iPads, phones and laptops

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

UK designer Stuart Hughes is known for crafting masterpieces with the latest tech gadgets.

You can use laptops in trains soon

You can use laptops in trains soon

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

A trial run is already underway in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express and our aim is to provide the Internet facility in certain premium trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi, said a senior Railways ministry official. Besides Internet, a plan is also afoot to introduce onboard audio and video entertainment system for passengers during the train journey.

Families with cars, laptops, PCs not poor: Expert panel

Families with cars, laptops, PCs not poor: Expert panel

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

Urban households having car, air conditioners or computer/laptop with internet should be automatically excluded from the list of poor, suggested a Planning Commission-appointed expert group.

Musk releases 'Twitter Files' detailing censorship, suppression of information

Musk releases 'Twitter Files' detailing censorship, suppression of information

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Twitter "took extraordinary steps to suppress" The New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story, removing links and posting warnings that it may be "unsafe."

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.' 'The last time the party called for 'stability at the Centre' was in 1998 and 1999,' recalls N Sathiya Moorthy.

Zenith plans big with low-cost laptops

Zenith plans big with low-cost laptops

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Zenith has 900 authorised dealers and 450 exclusive retail showrooms called 'Zenith PC World' across India.