A company in India has created a smartphone for the blind. The smartphone, up to 3 years in making, will be equipped to read text and e-mails, and it converts the text to Braille. It will use shape memory alloy technology, which makes use of a metal’s ability to “remember” its original shape. The phone’s screen is not a screen so much as a grid of pins that move up and down...
Indian’s government has ordered the disconnection of over 51,000 telephone numbers of subscribers who had not registered as telemarketers but were carrying out telemarketing activities, cellular-news reported. Notices have been served on nearly 88,300 subscribers who have carried out similar violations. Government is aware that calls and SMSs are being sent by...
The Indian Navy is now investigating a suspected cyber attack on its PCs. It is suspected that the Eastern Naval Command’s computers were infected with malware. This follows a recent report in The Indian Express claiming that a virus had stolen data from computers that are not connected to the internet and sent it to various IP addresses in China. Sophos security...
The world snapped to attention two months ago when India announced the successful test of its long-range missile, Agni V. The BBC declared India had joined the “elite nuclear club.” It was a major historic moment that was telling of India’s technological prowess. But for those aware of advancements made by Indian science, Agni V was not totally out of the blue....
BANGALORE: Lennar Corporation reported a rise in new orders for the fifth straight quarter and was able to demand higher prices in a housing market that it said was recovering slowly and steadily, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Lennar, the third-largest US homebuilder behind D.R. Horton Incorporated and PulteGroup Incorporated, also reported second-quarter earnings...
VNL, a subsidiary of an India-based Shyam Group, is set to introduce Nigeria’s first solar-powered telecommunications network targeted at the rural communities. Known as ‘WorldGSM’, the company said in a statement on Friday that the solar-powered broadband network in Nigeria had been designed to serve rural populations in developing economies. According to the Chairman, Shyam Group, Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra, the WorldGSM technology intends to help bring the reach of the current mobile infrastructure to billion more people. He noted that...
Web users in India are once again able to access video and file-sharing sites, including The Pirate Bay. The country’s Madras High Court has changed its earlier censorship order which centred on the issue of internet copyright. British Broadcasting Corporation reported that the original ruling made Indian Internet service providers block access to entire sites to...
THE energy sector reforms of the Federal Government have got a boost as the Indian government has unveiled plans to offer a $100 million (about N16 billion) credit line to investors in Nigeria. There are indications that no fewer than 12 energy firms from the Asian country are now indicating interest to invest in Nigeria. The High Commissioner of India, Mahesh Sachdev,...
Residents of Sub Saharan Africa and their Asia counterparts will get to view quality Olympic videos through a YouTube channel according to announcement made by Google. “Today, we’re excited to announce that millions of Olympic fans from across 64 territories in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa will have a chance to watch the games live from London on the International...
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