Image by Getty Images via @daylife We are pleased to inform you that HDFC has launched Dual Rate Home Loans – a new limited period 8.25% fixed interest rate product. This offer is applicable for all fresh loan applications received between 1st July and 31st August 2010, subject to completion of documentation and payment of requisite processing fees by 31st August 2010
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HDFC has launched Dual Rate Home Loans
Today we were honored to have wireless visionary, serial entrepreneur and CEO of both Xircom and Xirrus, Dirk Gates in the TMC Newsroom in our Norwalk, CT headquarters. Xirrus Arrays provide super high-capacity 802.11 access points by utilizing cell phone tower technology used by wireless carriers and are capable of sending signals in three directions, Having done a long-term review of one of the company’s products, I can tell you the AP we have works and works well
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Xirrus Doubles Sales Again
LAS VEGAS — In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a “jackpotted” ATM that got the most attention Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, when researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated two suave hacks against automated teller machines that made them spew out dozens of crisp bills. The audience greeted the demonstration with hoots and applause
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High-end French furniture manufacturer/distributor Ligne Roset celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2010. The family business is currently under the leadership of the fourth generation of Rosets, brothers Pierre and Michel, recently joined by their sons Antoine and Olivier. Today Ligne Roset does business in 71 countries
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Vodafone has launched Mobile Clicks 2010 , a competition to identify and reward innovative mobile Internet startups. Now in its third year, the competition will be open to any fledgling mobile Web startup – provided your market is The Netherlands, Portugal or the UK. Vodafone has set aside a prize fund of €150,000 (2/3 of which will go to the overall winner, the remaining €50,000 to the runner-up), based on these five criteria : originality, creativity and innovation; technical and operational feasibility; economic and financial viability; value to end-users; and the quality of the management team
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Vodafone has €150,000 to spare for a pair of innovative mobile Internet startups
Recently we released Truphone for iPhone 4.0 & iPod 4.0, which performed in background mode, allowing you to receive calls regardless of what other task you were performing at the time. We believe it’s a great feature that really expands the way you can use Truphone and make calls for free or next to nothing – but a few weeks into it, we are not happy with the way the app has been performing in background mode.
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Background calling on iPhone & iPod 4.0
With Apple dishing out free covers and the fallout from the iPhone 4 issues still bouncing around the web, there’s another competitor ready to take advantage. Last week Samsung poked a bit of fun at Apple with this ad and now Motorola are running this “No Jacket Required” advertisement
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Motorola target iPhone 4 issues
Back in April, we announced that Los Angeles-based DIY mobile apps creation platform, Mobile Roadie , announced it was setting-up shop in Europe. But the company hasn’t just been focused on developing its European business and presence
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Mobile Roadie Pro makes fancy mobile app creation a cinch
eDreams , the Spanish online travel giant, has changed private equity hands once again. In a deal reportedly worth €250-300 million, the UK’s Permira has acquired a majority share in the site from its previous owner US private equity firm TA Associates .
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Private equity firm Permira acquires online travel agency eDreams from TA
GoodData is rapidly becoming a key example of the technology innovation emerging from Central Europe – and laying a bet on Europe seems to be paying off for Fidelity Growth Partners Europe , the venture and growth equity investor, which backs European entrepreneurs exclusively. It’s invested $2 million in the startup, the second investment for the £100 million fund, leading an overall $6.5 million investment round. GoodData provides an on-demand business intelligence services
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GoodData secures another $6.5 million
European VC funding has bounced back. That’s according to Q2 figures produced by Dow Jones VentureSource which reports that investment is up by 50 percent compared to the record low of this time last year. €1.1 billion into 289 deals against 252 deals, which raised just €735 million
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Report: European VC funding bounces back, IT is the “star performer”
When we first profiled Map My Tracks , a web service which provides real-time GPS tracking for cyclists, runners and other sporting types, we liked the concept and user experience but were critical of the subscription model employed. That was back in February 2008 and since then the service, developed by UK-based digital agency Tinderhouse , has ditched premium for a combination of free for unlimited live tracking and a one-off fee for its iPhone app.
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Map My Tracks partners with Team Sky to deliver iPhone app for cyclists and fans
IRCTC seems to hitting rough weather with Indian Railways – First their Menu went off the table, and now it is the e-ticketing business which seems to be at stake.
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First the catering and Now E-ticketing – Indian Railways flushing IRCTC out of job…
Greater Toronto is expected to run out of phone numbers and may need a new area code by July 2015, according to the Canadian Numbering Administration. Numerous regions throughout North America have been running out of area codes in recent years, due to rapid population growth as well as a surging wireless market
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Toronto May Need New Area Code in 2015
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is seeking public input on the definition of “basic telephone service,” and what it should encompass in a digital age. The definition of “basic” services is significant because it affects the obligations of carriers, as well the tax treatment of telecommunications services. See full article from http://www.teleclick.ca
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CRTC Request Public Input on Definition of “Basic” Phone Service
Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities isn’t just available in English. It’s also published in the following languages: German — courtesy of Addison-Wesley Polish — courtesy of Helion Chinese Simplified — courtesy of Posts and Telecommunications Press Translations scheduled for 2011: Chinese Traditional, Czech, Korean, and Portuguese.
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Available book translations
We went shopping for clothes today. This is not something we do very often, but my wife had a gift card for Dillards so we went to see if we could find anything. My wife finally found some shirts she wanted to try on, but the store was short-staffed so the first couple of fitting rooms we tried were locked up
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Thinking in Hashtags
A lot of noise-reducing devices have passed through our offices, and I’ve had many in-flight opportunities to test things and see how they work, but even with that, I have to say I am astonished at how extraordinarily well the Nokia BH-905 bluetooth headphones work when the automatic noise reduction is enabled. Nokia BH-905 bluetooth stereo headphones Which isn’t to say that these are perfect, because they’re not. In fact, there’s a design flaw that I found incredibly frustrating and which caused me to more than once pull them out of my bag just to find them dead..
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Review: Nokia BH-905 stereo bluetooth headphones
Posted by Will DeVries, Policy Counsel Updated video added below How do you come up with solutions for online privacy when technology is constantly evolving? It’s a challenge that engineers face every day when figuring out how to make it intuitive, simple, and useful for Internet users to take control of their privacy and security. It’s also the topic that Dr.
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Empowering users to control their privacy
Buy now, pay later. We’re all too familiar with the way “cheap” or sometimes 0% finance is offered by bricks ‘n’ mortar stores at the point of purchase, and some of us are no doubt paying for the privilege right now
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Post-credit crunch, Pay4later lets UK online retailers offer customers finance
Rumors are beginning to surface regarding a new RIM device code named Triton which will theoretically scream on a 4G network which will help when uploading photos from its 5 megapixel camera. Expect the phone around the holidays or a few months after the upcoming 4G Wireless Evolution conference TMC is hosting with Crossfire Media in Los Angeles this October. Hopefully we will learn more about the device at the show.
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4G Blackberry by December?
Listiki (a portmanteau of the words “list” and “wiki”) lets you crowdsource lists of, well, anything. This could be something as trivial as a list of the ‘top ten horror movies’ or something more self-serving like, I don’t know, ’5 must-read tech bloggers’
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Listiki offers a smart way of gathering public opinion through crowdsourced lists
Hi all, we have received lots of great feedback about our upcoming editorial open house at TMC on August 12, 2010. Here are the details if you are interested in reserving a spot. Tags: communications , open house , technology , tmc Follow me: Facebook Profile Google Reader Profile Twitter Profile Related Entries ITEXPO West 2010 Starts in 68 Days – Jul 27, 2010 TMC Editorial Open House August 12th – Jul 19, 2010 TMC editors in San Jose Next Week – Jul 08, 2010 TMC Moves to New Headquarters Next Month – Jan 08, 2010 TMC Launches Blog Aid for Communications and Technology Markets: Those Out of Work Get a Voice – Nov 14, 2008 Communications and Technology Stories August 14, 2008 – Aug 14, 2008 TMCnet Hits 100 Sponsored Community Milestone – Apr 06, 2008 MyTMCnet – Mar 21, 2007 Communications in the Cloud Webinar – Jun 21, 2010 TMCnet Videos now More iPhone/iPod/iPad Friendly – Apr 21, 2010 TrackBacks | Comments | Tag with del.icio.us | Communications and Technology Blog – Tehrani.com Home | Permalink: Reminder: TMC Open House August 12, 2010 Copyright Communications and Technology Blog – Tehrani.com
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Reminder: TMC Open House August 12, 2010
“What happens if Google chooses to come into your space with your own content?” I grew up at a time when companies were afraid of Microsoft because whenever they came up with a good idea, Redmond would copy it and potentially put them out of business. They weren’t always successful but having the world’s largest software company in your market was generally a recipe for reducing investor interest. And I would have to say that after a lack of marketing skill, no other force has slain more tech entrepreneurs than Microsoft.
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Google Far More Feared than Microsoft
Language is obviously crucial to describing and understanding the world around us but did you know the particular language you speak can influence how you see the world as compared to speakers of other languages? This weekend I had a chance to read a fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal on the topic authored by Lera Boroditsky who is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and editor in chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology.
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Altering Language to Achieve Government Objectives
Posted by Kripa Krishnan, Technical Program Manager, Google Apps for Government (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog ) Today we’re excited to announce a new edition of Google Apps. Designed with guidance from customers like the federal government, the City of Los Angeles and the City of Orlando , Google Apps for Government includes the same great Google applications that people know and love, with specific measures to address the policy and security needs of the public sector. We’re also pleased to announce that Google Apps is the first suite of cloud computing applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification and accreditation from the U.S
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Introducing Google Apps for Government
Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist Bending, walking, breathing, hearing, seeing and sleeping are simple things that are often taken for granted, as are thinking, learning, and communicating. Twenty years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.
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Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
DataViz makes an excellent Office program in Documents To Go and today they released their Maemo 5 product with support for the Nokia N900. N900 users can now create and edit Word and Excel documents on the go.
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DataViz brings Office support to the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device
It’s a trend that is highly unlikely to happen in the US due to its ubiquitous privatization of, well, everything. However in good old Europe, where control of the media is often under the hood of governmental institutions such as the BBC in the UK, or ARD in Germany, on the one hand, and in the hands of private media companies on the other, problems can arise. More recently this has happened to a highly respected and, in German speaking countries, well known property called “ Futurezone “, which is operated by the Austrian Broadcasting cooperation (ORF) – an institution comparable to the BBC.
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How publishers are trying to kill off publicly-owned tech media outlets
AudioBox.fm , the cloud-based music service that lets users upload their music collection and access it anywhere, has added the iPhone/iPod touch to its list of supported devices through a native application . Previously, iPhone users could only access AudioBox via Mobile Safari, a bit of a kludge since the QuickTime Player plugin effectively takes over the phone’s browser.
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AudioBox.fm hits iPhone, lets you stream your music collection from the cloud