There are more than 15 tablet PC models in the market and if you haven't lost your heart to a Samsung or Apple model then you have a tough decision to make. Whether on a budget or not, no one wants to buy a gadget that would not suit their computing needs.

New tablets on the block

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Within days of its debut on the Twitter, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is exploring ways to best utilise the social networking site by addressing grievances of common people apart from looking at the possibility of having a Facebook account.

After Twitter, PMO looking at Facebook account

Press Trust of India

Cannot resist your urge to tweet or check emails? Don't get surprised, as a new study has found that checking email and social media is more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol.

Social media more addictive than cigarettes, alcohol: study

Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown &quot;like China&quot; if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.

Facebook, Google act on court directive

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Idea Cellular on Monday clarified that the company was one of the original mobile operators and has merged with Spice communications in a court approved order.

'Licences issued to Spice have not been cancelled'

Digital media and search engine major, Yahoo!, recently announced its entry into the licensed video content space for the Indian internet audience. Vishal Maheshwari, senior director and head of sales, Yahoo! India, spoke to Pravda Godbole about the new venture and the company&rsquo;s plans.

Yahoo! Video offers licensed content: Vishal Maheshwari

Subodh Bhargava, chairman of Viom Networks, has decided to quit, citing his &ldquo;discomfort about the speed at which the business was growing&rdquo;.

Viom chief quits as graft controversy snowballs

Norway-based telecom company Telenor &mdash; the majority partner in Unitech Wireless, which operates under the brand name Uninor &mdash; said on Monday it would participate in the likely 2G spectrum auction. However, it did not rule out the possibility of exiting India.

'Not going to roll down and die'

Some of the telecom operators, whose Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) to provide 2G services were cancelled by the Supreme Court last week plan to approach the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to demand financial compensation from the government. They also have in mind a review petition in the SC. The compensation demand would include paying back the licence fee, with interest, as well as for the investment they&rsquo;ve made on their networks.

Telcos to move TDSAT for compensation

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon give its recommendations on an exit policy&mdash; a move that will pave the way for operators to surrender licences &mdash; along with its report on fresh auction of 2G spectrum within two months.

Trai to present exit policy with report on 2G auction

Breaking its silence after the Supreme Court cancelled three of the company&rsquo;s CDMA licences, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTL) on Monday said it would go for a review petition against the judicial verdict. The service provider, however, distanced itself from the other Indian real estate players who got in foreign investors, like Telenor and Etisalat, within a few months of getting their licence before the court eventually nullified their licence.

Tatas to file review petition, takes different argument

The government is planning to give the made-in-India tag to the next version of the low cost tablet PC Aakash rather than diversifying its production base. This is expected to create significant opportunities for R&amp;D organisations, developers and manufacturing companies, Union Minister for IT, Communications and HRD Kapil Sibal said here on Monday.

Govt plans to give Aakash 2 tablet made-in-India tag

After a long silence, Infosys on Monday said it would set up an information technology-specific special economic zone in Indore. The company ruled out setting up a BPO unit at the location as pronounced by state government earlier, but it said it would open a software unit with an investment of nearly Rs 600 crore in phased manner.

Infosys to set up IT SEZ in MP

Sistema Shyam Teleser-vices boss Vsevolod Rozanov predicts rates in the mobile space will double because of the higher price of spectrum to be paid through an auction process by operators.

Rates will double due to higher price of spectrum, Rozanov

Dongyan Wang, an executive at data-storage provider NetApp Inc, did what peers at some other businesses deem unthinkable: He let the company's 10,000 employees start making their own mobile applications for work.

DIY mobile apps win Honeywell to Disney

Microsoft, the global information technology major, has taken a stake in 24/7 Customer, a provider of back-office support and services.

MS takes stake in 24/7

Social media firms like Facebook and Google have been on the receiving end, be it from the IT minister Kapil Sibal or Delhi High Court.

Internet insecurity grips India due to lax policing in cyber land

In a global first, professional networking website LinkedIn on Tuesday announced the launch of localised products for the Indian market.

LinkedIn brings localised hiring solutions

Leading e-retailer Flipkart is indeed stepping up visibility across the country through hoardings and television advertisements. Still, ask the online chain about the threat from its latest competition, the Amazon-Junglee combine, and it is dismissive of the prospect of the Seattle-based giant hurting its business, at least in its present form.

Amazon arrival will not hurt us, says Flipkart CEO Bansal

When Vidha Shukla, a resident of Delhi and a postpaid customer of Vodafone, found a sudden 45 per cent jump in her bill, she was quite shocked. A quick word with the call centre executive revealed that the company had hiked tariffs by 20 per cent in January.

Talk more, spend less       

Scientists in the US claim to have developed the world's first &quot;biological computer&quot; that is made from biomolecules and can decipher images encrypted on DNA chips.

World's first biological computer developed

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