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ER&D may grow to $30-40 bn by 2020, says Nasscom
Growth rate likely to be higher than that of IT industry; the sector had posted $20 bn revenues last year
 "ER&D may grow to $30-40 bn by 2020, says Nasscom")
The employee's role in Cyber Security
Business Standard brings you the key findings of a survey on cyber security which emphasises on the employee's role
By 2020, 90% of world population over 6 years will have smartphones: Study
About 85% of subscriptions will be for mobile broadband, reveals Ericsson report
 "By 2020, 90% of world population over 6 years will have smartphones: Study")
TrueCaller launches app to identify service for SMS
It has decided to launch Truemessenger exclusively in India first
 "TrueCaller launches app to identify service for SMS")
Industry pledges $75 bn on Digital India launch: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Says Indian expression 'Jugaad technology' should be filtered into sophisticated technology to make India a powerful country
 "Industry pledges $75 bn on Digital India launch: Ravi Shankar Prasad")
Vivo unveils 4G-enabled V1
The 5-inch smartphone boasts a 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera
 "Vivo unveils 4G-enabled V1")
Six free eBook apps every bibliophile must try
Business Standard brings you the most popular six eBook apps and what makes them tick
 "Six free eBook apps every bibliophile must try")
Videocon Telecom offers free mobile internet to users
Offering 750 MB of free data for all non-internet user customers valid for 2 months
 "Videocon Telecom offers free mobile internet to users")
Telephone connections in India cross 1 billion: Prasad
He has also set target to achieve 500 million internet connections in the next two years
 "Telephone connections in India cross 1 billion: Prasad")
Mobile commerce sales may touch $638-bn mark by 2018: Assocham
Says e-tailers like Flipkart, Amazon and Jabong get 50% of their revenues from consumers shopping on their mobile phones
 "Mobile commerce sales may touch $638-bn mark by 2018: Assocham")
Micromax Canvas Knight 2: The Knight's lacklustre armour
The Canvas Knight 2 impresses in terms of design
 "Micromax Canvas Knight 2: The Knight's lacklustre armour")
Canon EOS 750D: Entry-level DSLR with advanced features
Buy this camera if you can afford; but you need to buy better lenses to realise its full potential
 "Canon EOS 750D: Entry-level DSLR with advanced features")
Focus on bringing Indic content, SMEs online in India: Google
Company has been working with 30 partners to make the web more useful to Indic language speakers
 "Focus on bringing Indic content, SMEs online in India: Google")
Soon, a MasterCard phone app to verify online payments via selfies
Users will have to download the app and at checkout they will be asked to hold up their phone to stare and blink at it
 "Soon, a MasterCard phone app to verify online payments via selfies")
Sterlite to invest Rs 400cr; up optic fibre capacity to 30m km
BharatNet seeks to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats with high speed broadband by December 2017
 "Sterlite to invest Rs 400cr; up optic fibre capacity to 30m km")
Connected travellers likely to make bookings via handsets: TripAdvisor
Says mobile is proving to be the ultimate game changer in the travel business
 "Connected travellers likely to make bookings via handsets: TripAdvisor")
DoT panel against Facebook's Internet.Org, ok with Airtel Zero
Net neutrality implies equal treatment be accorded to all Internet traffic and no priority be given to an entity or company based on payment to content
 "DoT panel against Facebook's Internet.Org, ok with Airtel Zero")
Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups over tea
Gandhi met executives of Snapdeal, Ola, Nswipe, Practo, Micromax, Billdesk and Zipdial among others
 "Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups over tea")
