Telcos split over method for charging interconnect charges

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 19:33

Telecom operators spoke in different voices Friday as the regulator Trai called them for an open house to discuss network connection charges that impacts mobile rates.

NSA using mobile apps like Angry Birds, Flickr, Google Maps to pull out user data

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 11:58

The NSA and its UK counterpart, the GCHQ, allegedly used apps like Angry Birds, Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook etc, to pull out user data.

Pinterest to launch personalized page based on users` interests

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:54

Pinterest is planning to launch a new category called "Personalized for You" based entirely on user`s interests.

Facebook`s oldest registered user turns 106

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:02

106-year-old, Edythe Kirchmaier, is reportedly Facebook`s oldest registered user and has no intention of switching to any other social network as of now.

Twitter to now target ads based on email addresses and user IDs

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:48

Twitter has introduced new capabilities to its recently launched Tailored Audiences programme for ad retargeting with email addresses and user IDs.

Telecom user base grows marginally to 90.45 cr in October

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 19:20

The total number of wireless subscribers increased from 87 crore in September to 87.54 crore in October, registering a monthly growth of 0.56 percent.

Twitter backtracks on block feature after users revolt

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 11:20

Under the short-lived change on Thursday, a blocked Twitter user could view or tweet at the person who blocked him or her, but that activity would have been rendered invisible to the victim as if the offending account did not exist.

ZTEsoft to invest up to Rs 245 cr in India next year

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 16:22

Chinese telecom giant ZTE's IT arm ZTEsoft will invest up to USD 40 million (about Rs 245 crore) in India next year to set up an innovation centre and hire 300 people in a bid to ramp-up operations and increase presence in the world's second largest mobile user country.

Which type of Instagram user are you?

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 16:24

One of the most common is the Foodie type of Instagram users.

India made an average 15 user data requests a day to Google

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 15:35

In signs of growing Internet snooping by the enforcement authorities, India made an average about 15 requests per day to Google to access personal web details of users during January-June this year.

Oz Internet users create 5-50 online passwords to secure privacy

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 19:49

Australian Internet users have between five and fifty online passwords, and create false identities to maintain their privacy in the virtual world.

Mobile user base falls to 870.6 mn, RCom extends clean up

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 18:48

By comparison, China, the world`s biggest mobile phone market, reported a 0.9 percent monthly rise in mobile subscribers to 1.21 billion as of end-September.