Cable TV networks may take internet services to homes in remote areas

At the consumers’ end, the transition to broadband, along with cable TV services, will happen through a simple migration to a new set top box.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2CJOZNX

Smart lighting is Wipro’s bright idea for the future

The market size of commercial indoor and outdoor lighting is pegged at between Rs 7,000-8,000 crore, which is what the company is focusing on.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2VnqDAJ

You won't be able to use WhatsApp on these devices in 2019

Users of Nokia Series 40 device will no longer be able to create new WhatsApp accounts and some features of the app could stop functioning on the device at any time.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EYE6cs

Microsoft Surface Go starts shipping in India

Aimed at taking on Apple iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, the Surface Go is the lightest Surface device yet, weighing just 522g.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2CHsvxe

Social media poised for more scrutiny, greater checks in 2019

The year 2018 will go down in history as the one where social networking platforms made country-specific changes and agreed to store user data belonging to Indians within the country.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2QgX00w

Premium mobiles to eye customer attention in 2019, sans e-commerce deep discounts

Deep discounts could become a thing of the past as new rules for online marketplaces with new rules coming into effect in February.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2VkOhOs

On a big date with big data

The short point is that data protection is not just about Aadhaar.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2SvxTc4

Indian IT roped in to rid Facebook of its fake news woes

To fight fake news, Facebook has increased engagement with firms including Genpact and Accenture, sources say.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2R1Naof

Poorly conceived security, privacy rules could create new vulnerabilities: Symantec

Symantec Managing Director (India and SAARC) Gaurav Agarwal said there are certain aspects that need to be taken care of when these regulations are framed and implemented.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2VhDapr

No blanket powers to 10 agencies to intercept; every action requires prior approval: MHA

There is no new law, no new rules, no new procedure, no new agency, no blanket powers, no blanket authorisation and it is the same law, same rule, same procedure and the same agencies, a home ministry offcial said.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EVOKRy

From Facebook failure to Apple's fight: How tech changed in 2018

While Facebook made headlines for failing to protect our privacy, Apple rolled out parental control features to curb smartphone addiction

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2GTyymu

Facebook moderators acting on wrong interpretation of Indian laws: NYT report

The guidelines that emerge from the meetings are sent out to 7,500-plus moderators around the world," the New York Times report said.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2CCXBFT

Inside Facebook's secret rule book for global political speech

The company, which makes about $5 billion in profit per quarter, has to show it is serious about removing dangerous content. It must also continue to attract more users from more countries and try to keep them on the site longer.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2ERO28B

Internet access in India has crossed 50 crore milestone

As per the latest information from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, by the end of Sept 2018, there were 56 crore narrowband and broadband connections in India.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2GItscv

Netflix leases space for India Headquater in BKC

The video streaming giant leased the office space spread over two floors in commercial tower Godrej BKC from promoters of D'décor Home Fabrics.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2ENJrmS

Samsung gets a leg-up in the Xiaomi battle

Xiaomi, with about 27% share, and second-ranked Samsung, with 23%, have dominated 2018 and may continue the fight for the top slot in 2019.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2rWyrfp

Indian IT services companies expected to grow at 9-12% CAGR during FY18-21: ICRA

The credit profile of Indian IT services companies remains stable, underpinned by the ability to sustain free cash flows despite pressure on revenue growth and margins, ICRA said in a statement.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2AhJrZo

Foxconn may begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019

The work will take place at Foxconn's plant in Sriperumbudur town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2AjA37t

Bucking skills' shortage, attrition, Indian IT industry goes digital

The resilient industry has been harnessing newer technologies and re-skilling to sustain growth and be competitive.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2Lzei84

Privacy concerns amid data breaches rocked the tech boat

Scandals surrounding Facebook started surfacing in such higher frequencies that industry observers began questioning if the social media giant with over two billion users would be able to survive in the long term.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2ER2RYT

Google to shift Messages web app from Android.com: Report

It is not yet clear when the change will come into effect, but Google may temporarily use both the URLs for to make the transition to messages.google.com smoother.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2ERJxLo

Wistron Infocomm eyes capital infusion in its India unit

Wistron operates as an original design manufacturer offering full-spectrum solutions, including design, manufacturing and post-sales support — repair, refurbishment and supply-chain management.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2TaTqqk

Activist Shreya Singhal plans to challenge govt's recent move to intercept data on computers

Singhal is currently prepping up to file a PIL in the Supreme Court against these two measures.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2CBlKwE

Microsoft India’s software sales stay flat in FY18

Excluding revenue from the mobile business of Rs 896 crore a year earlier, Microsoft’s revenue would have remained flat in 2017-18, according to the company’s latest filing with the Registrar of Companies.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2BIod6J

IT & startups expected to hire 5 lakh people in 2019: Mohandas Pai

Former Chief Financial Officer of IT major Infosys Ltd, T V Mohandas Pai said entry-level packages in the industry went up by as much as 20 per cent in 2018, after stagnation in salaries for the past seven years.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2SiDTVq

Huawei's smartphone shipments exceed 200 mn units in 2018

Since its release in March, global shipments for Huawei P20 series have exceeded 16 million units, with female users accounting for nearly half of that number.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2Cy15tw

Indian enterprises face over 2.8 lakh cyber threats daily: Report

Information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITeS) companies faced the most number of threats, with over 40 per cent of the threats targeting the industry, according to the 'Seqrite Quarterly Threat Report Q3 2018'.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2BGLplP

Acer expecting quicker growth in gaming device sales in India

According to a joint report by KPMG and Google, the Indian online gaming market is expected to grow to $1 billion by 2021 from $290 million currently.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2RiGWjb

Reliance Jio plans to launch large-screen smartphones

Jio also works with multiple handset brand partners including top players such as Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo to give offers to bring down the effective cost of a smartphone to make it affordable for first time buyers.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2AeEMYg

Plan to tweak IT rules may widen rift between govt, social media companies

The draft amendments to the rules under Section 79 aimed at curbing rumours and fake news over the internet and social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook were released for public consultation on Monday.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2rW9pgh

CtrlS to invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up world's largest tier-4 datacentre footprint in India

A tier-4 datacentres has assure 99.995 per cent uptime implying maximum of 26 minutes downtime in a year.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EHL1qm

IoT to unlock revenues worth $11.1 billion by 2022: Study

"Fast forward to India 2022, 5 new mobile connections per second are estimated to join the power of internet." said the joint study by Assocham-EY.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2T9Z6km

AI can help businesses stay ahead of the curve

Enterprises are considering realigning their strategies to retain their market position, and gain advantages through cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and IoT.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2BEaUV1

Training machines sans bias will only augment humans: AWS executive

Last year, Facebook Artificial Intelligence Researchers (FAIR) had to shut down one of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems after chatbots started speaking in their own language, defying the codes provided.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2SkKD5p

IT industry to infuse big buck in automation, AI in 2019

Nasscom has projected exports to grow at 7-9 per cent for 2018-19, almost same as the previous fiscal, but domestic revenue may grow faster at 10-12 per cent

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EInQfM

Facebook doubles legal, advertising spend in India

For 2017-18, Facebook India’s advertising and promotional spends went up by as much as 122% to Rs 94 crore, while its legal department saw costs shooting up by around 85% to Rs 78 crore.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2Sr2nM8

Apple provided customers' data on Indian government requests

For device requests, Apple provided data to the Indian government in 63 per cent of cases and 85 per cent in the cases related to financial identifiers.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2QRmPt8

Facebook India’s net profit rises 40% in FY 2017-18

Facebook’s total revenues stood at Rs 521 crore for FY18, compared with Rs 407 crore in the corresponding period a year before.​

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2SewC9i

Govt plans amending IT rules to curb social media misuse

Against the backdrop of mob lynching incidents triggered by rumours through social media sites, the govt has been exploring ways to curb misuse of such platforms.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2SisZPD

India IoT can reach 2 bln connections by 2022: Report

The report, also estimates, that in India “five new mobile connections per second” will plug on to the internet by 2022.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2QNsMah

Police serve notice on Genpact in senior executive suicide case

An FIR lodged by Raj’s wife, accessed by ET, alleged that 35-year-old Raj was not given the opportunity to present his side.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EPe9gm

IT, ITeS cos may get to claim input tax credit for services delivered overseas

Service providers will get relief even if the contract is part delivered by group entity outside India.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2Ac78Ci

Why Indian IT companies are hiring teams overseas

As adverse political sentiment and business needs compel Indian IT firms to boost overseas hiring, talent wars and margin pressures are becoming sharper.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2AdOiuw

I’ll be disappointed if India didn't rival Silicon Valley in a decade: John Chambers

In a recent interview with ET, Chambers discusses the startups scene in India, future of large companies, how new companies will drive job creation and so on.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2Q0mHCo

Genpact, 7 staffers booked over exec’s suicide

The people named in the complaint have been accused of abetting suicide of the executive, Munish Chauhan, a police official said.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2QINjwJ

Experts say citizens may start fearing digital big brother after government snooping order

Experts argue that rules backing the order are too broad, lack judicial oversight and need a fresh review in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark privacy judgement given earlier this year.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2rOhwLQ

Smartphone sales will grow only in India

Smartphone shipments in 2019 are expected to reach 160 million in India, according to Counterpoint Technology Market Research and CyberMedia Research.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2GAeZ2g

HCL Tech sets up Women's Leadership Centre in North Carolina

The company set up its first global delivery centre (GDC) in North Carolina in 2008. HCL Tech now employs 1,500 people in the state.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2EGV8wA

Tech giants focus AI on healthcare as India joins the bandwagon

Most of the year went into the debate on democratising or creating an ethical AI.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2LuFxk9

Airtel, Ericsson claim 500 Mbps download speed on smartphones under new tech

Both companies jointly conducted India's first trial of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology over a live 4G network.

from Tech-Economic Times http://bit.ly/2A9z21G