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Reliance Jio GigaFiber: Reasons why you should switch

Reliance Jio will start accepting registrations for its much-awaited GigaFiber starting August 15 and here's everything you need to know about upcoming service and why it will be a huge hit.

5 days ago

Jio GigaFiber 1Gbps release date set in June

Reliance Jio GigaFiber plans, registration, cities: Tariffs to start at Rs 500

Reliance Jio will commence the roll-out of GigaFiber across 1,100 cities in India starting August 15 and here's a look at how much it will cost to avail the service.

17 days ago

Twitter Launches Periscope, Free to Download Video Broadcasting App in Google Play Store

After sanitising platform, Twitter turns to Periscope offenders

Twitter has introduced a new policy that will suspend the accounts of repeat offenders who send abusive comments on its live streaming service Periscope.

20 days ago

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After Netflix and Amazon, YouTube to produce its own shows for India

Alphabet Inc's YouTube is creating scripted series and other original programing for international markets including France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and India to try to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, a senior executive said on Friday.

21 days ago

Google, Microsoft's ambitious project will help users easily move data

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter are all partnering up to create a new standard called the 'Data Transfer Project' that will allow users to easily port their data from one service to another. Source code now available on GitHub.

28 days ago

Hyundai to lead the way as cars turn to e-commerce

Through the platform, Hyundai will offer a virtual showroom that will offer users a wide variety of features such as booking test drives, check dealer inventories and compare pricing and reviews.

29 days ago

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Railways planning to mine your data, here's what they can do with it

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu hinted at a possible disinvestment of the service to mine the over 100 terabytes of data to improve its services. The government is also considering opening up the data to third-parties.

Jul 18, 2018

Goodbye, Yahoo Messenger! Thank you for making long-distance relationships a little less painful

Internet messaging service Yahoo Messenger is set to be shut down on Tuesday, July 17, after being operational for about 20 years. If you ever used the platform and would love to revisit those memories, you have six months to download your chat history.

Jul 17, 2018

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Net Neutrality: India steps up and bans data discrimination

The DoT has approved a new framework after recommendations from TRAI, will ban data throttling and blocking by carriers but will allow exceptions for IoT services and remote surgery.

Jul 12, 2018

Jio GigaFiber effect: BSNL is giving 50GB free data on existing plans

Reliance Jio is about to launch the GigaFiber broadband in India, but it seems like incumbents are gearing up for an intense competition and BSNL is already making a move.

Jul 11, 2018

Netflix Premium service gets bumped down with new and pricier 'Ultra' tier

Netflix has begun testing the new 'Ultra' plan globally that offers the same features as Premium. With the new tier priced higher than Premium, the latter will be limited to just 2 screens.

Jul 6, 2018

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How to get Jio GigaFiber? 1Gbps FTTH broadband rollout begins on August 15

After several months of wait, Reliance Jio will finally begin rolling out its high-speed FTTH broadband service, Jio GigaFiber, in India and here are all the details on how to register.

Jul 5, 2018

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Digital India: Tata bags Bharat Net project worth Rs 3,057 cr for connectivity in rural Chhattisgarh

Tata Projects Limited will link 85 blocks and 5,987 village panchayats with hi-speed internet in rural Chhattisgarh under the Modi government's Digital India initiative.

Jul 5, 2018

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Digital India: Public Wi-Fi to contribute $20bn to India's GDP, connect 40mn new users by 2019

Public Wi-Fi will help decongest cellular networks in India and contribute significantly towards Digital India vision. Here's how Google is doing its part in the project.

Jul 4, 2018