It&rsquo;s a product that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. And of all the manufacturers in the world, it is Epson that has stepped up to launch the world&rsquo;s first wearable Android powered glasses, Epson Moverio BT-100. To be honest, these specs will definitely put you on the weirdo list if worn in public but the experience will also &ldquo;wow&rdquo; many. These glasses beam video right into your eyes in 2D and 3D, giving the impression of a big screen without anyone else seeing what you are watching.

More than what meets the eye

Business Standard

Nearly 70 per cent of urban users access the internet for social networking in India.

Understand your rights in the virtual world

Motorola Mobility has shut down its India-specific product website as part of its global streamlining process.

Motorola Mobility shuts down India website

Press Trust of India

Finnish handset maker Nokia today unveiled two new 'Asha' phones equipped with new features like voice-guided self portrait and 'Slam' to share pictures and videos with other mobile phones.

Nokia launches two new 'Asha' phones

Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has started issuing next version of Internet addresses 'IPv6', which would make it easy for security agencies to identify each Internet user.

New version of Internet addresses available in India

As part of its tie up with the Panchayat Rural Housing and Rural Development Department, Government of Gujarat (GoG), Adobe Systems Incorporated has successfully deployed its Acrobat software across 18,000 villages in the state.

Adobe registers largest Acrobat software deployment in Guj villages

The more people you have as your Facebook friends, the more likely you are to get stressed trying not to cause offence, according to a new report.

More Facebook friends means more stress: report

Computer chip maker Intel today launched a new series of processors, Itanium 9500, which the company claimed is over two-times faster than its previous generation processors.

Intel launches new processor series

Gamification (integration of game mechanics or game dynamics into a website or application to create game-like experience) is currently being driven by novelty and hype. However, information technology research and advisory company Gartner Inc predicts that by 2014, 80% of the current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives primarily because of poor design.

80% gamified apps may fail to meet business objectives by 2014: Gartner

After partnering with US-based Kofax, global IT and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) player, Datamatics Global Services Limited (DGSL), which has its operations in Ahmedabad, has now partnered with TEMIS, a leading provider of Semantic Content Enrichment Solutions.

Datamatics ties up with TEMIS

Hardeep Singh Puri, India&rsquo;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), had earlier announced that Aakash 2 will be showcased as an example of &ldquo;frugal innovation&rdquo; at the UN headquarters on November 28. That pride of place for the world&rsquo;s cheapest tablet now appears doubtful, as questions are being raised on its &lsquo;Made in India&rsquo; tag.

Aakash's Chinese inheritance

Facebook Inc Chief Executive, Officer Mark Zuckerberg, was asked by two privacy groups to withdraw proposed changes to the company&rsquo;s governing documents, saying they raised risks to members&rsquo; data.

Privacy groups want policy changes stopped

Norwegian telecom company, Telenor, is in talks with Tata Teleservices to combine their operations in India, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Telenor in talks with Tata Tele for merger of India unit

The Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure is aimed at helping early-stage startups build big businesses on cloud, Internet and mobile.

MS startup incubation process from March

ITsAP (The IT and ITeS Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh), an apex body with more than 300 members representing the software industry in the state, on Tuesday expressed concern over the serious power situation.

ITsAP seeks government intervention in power crisis

Just a day after telling news agency Bloomberg it was prepared to spend &ldquo;billions this year in India if the government ensures security of our investment&rdquo;, Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema told global analysts it had no intention of making more investments in the Indian telecom space.

Sistema to scale down its India exposure

Has the telecom growth story stopped? The answer depends on how you look at company revenues.

Long-term view on telcos: Not so dismal

The 1.6-million free laptop programme of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has the Indian and global personal computer (PC) makers vying with each other to bag the lucrative contract. And, this is just for the first phase of the free laptop programme, the demand for which is expected to cross about 10 million units when it is finally executed.

PC majors vie for the single largest contract in Indian market  

&ldquo;As companies look to transform their businesses in the year ahead, Verizon is zeroing in on the most meaningful opportunities for our enterprise and government clients worldwide.

Verizon's five business-tech trends in 2013 for enterprises

The word &ldquo;employability&rdquo; is much in the air these days. Trade associations like Ficci and Nasscom hold conferences and commission reports about it; company boards debate it; and human resource managers in companies wring their hands over it. It is used as a code word to signal deep-seated disappointment about the quality of Indian college graduates.

Ajit Balakrishnan: Employability and its avatars

The monitoring of emails by various security agencies saw a 36 per cent jump in September, while tapping of telephones during the month came marginally down.

36% jump in monitoring of emails in September

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