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Govt secure email service to cover 5 million officials by Mar 2015

Posted on September 29, 2014 by sherly

5 million officials will be going to use government’s secure email services for their official communication to safeguard critical and sensitive government data. Indian Government has approved the proposal moved by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) to establish

Yahoo will ring in the new year by killing its Website Directory

Posted on September 29, 2014 by sherly

Yahoo, which got its start as a digital phone book of websites, is closing that book. Yahoo will shut down its Directory service on Dec. 31, the company said Friday in a blog post. As for why, the firm did

How to change notification sounds on your Android phone

Posted on September 27, 2014 by sherly

To start, navigate to your phone’s Settings app and tap its icon to open it. Next, Tap Sound under the Device heading: Here you can change your phone’s ringtone and default notification sound, and toggle various other sound effects on

How to create custom maps with Google’s MyMaps

Posted on September 27, 2014 by sherly

Google recently rebranded Maps Engine to the friendlier-sounding MyMaps. It’s a fun tool, but takes some time to learn its nuances. For the uninitiated it may be best to start on the desktop site before moving to the Android app.

How is Google paying tax but Facebook not : Delhi High Court

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Sibi Antony

The Delhi High Court has questioned why Facebook is not paying any service tax when Google is doing so and directed the Centre to file a ‘better affidavit’ on the issue. “How is Google paying (service tax), but not Facebook?

shell shock allow hackers to take control of hundreds of millions of devices

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Sibi Antony

A computer bug which could allow hackers to take control of hundreds of millions of devices all over the world has been discovered, forcing governments to take immediate steps to protect their critical infrastructure. The security flaw, dubbed “Shellshock”, was

Valve’s Steam Music Player Half-Life and Portal video game soundtracks Free

Posted on September 26, 2014 by sherly

Valve Software launched the beta version of its Steam Music Player. All customers needed to do was point the software to MP3s stored on the customer’s computer. To start and control playback, users merely pulled up the Steam Overlay and

Microsoft phones with Opera Mini may arrive in early 2015

Posted on September 26, 2014 by sherly

Microsoft is likely to launch smartphones with Opera Mini as default browser from early next year, an official of the browser firm said. According to August 2014 statistics, more smartphone owners than basic Java phone owners now use Opera Mini

GroupM, Google to launch online shopping festival

Posted on September 26, 2014 by sherly

GroupM, Google to launch online shopping festival Top media buying house GroupM has joined hands with internet giant Google to launch a virtual Diwali shopping and entertainment festival called the Grand Diwali Mela through a dedicated website. They are now

Amazon’s head of digital music, video to quit

Posted on September 25, 2014 by sherly

Amazon.com‘s head of digital music and video is departing the e-commerce company by the end of the year, a company spokeswoman said. Sally Fouts, a spokeswoman at Seattle-based Amazon, declined to provide further details. Carr began his career with the