VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Facebook has planned to hire a public policy expert in India. With nearly 25 million active users in India, Facebook lags behind Google. As the Internet giants seek to expand their base in India's lucrative Internet market, they face challenges of regulatory hurdles, misinterpreted features and lack of awareness among government departments. Facebook claimed, "The new head of public policy to be based in Delhi, will actively promote of the uses of Facebook with policymakers and influencers in both electoral and governing bodies. The need for internet companies to engage with the government and even lobby comes in wake of the amendment of the Indian IT act of 2008 - a tool with which the government regulates content on the internet." Officials at the public relations agency handling Facebook's communications in India said, "Companies in possession of third party data have come under the scanner as the government has dra

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vodafone Essar has launched its mobile newspaper - Newswrap - for its customers in Hyderabad. Users subscribing to this service can read the news as an MMS and be updated with the latest happenings around the world. In addition to regular morning and evening alerts, all breaking news will be available at the subscribers' fingertips. Newswrap provides the reader with a brief synopsis of the news bulletin along with pictures and makes the reading experience more informative. It covers national, international, business, sports and entertainment-related stories. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NTT DoCoMo is to launch 15 to 20 new smartphone and tablet models this year, its CEO unveiled. The new products will come on top of nine smartphones launched since April, and compare with a total of 13 models launched last financial year, ended 31 March. NTT DoCoMo seeks to sell 6 million smartphones in the year to March 2012, compared with 2.52 million last year. Second-placed mobile operator KDDI expects to sell 4 million smartphones this year. Ryuji Yamada said, "NTT DoCoMo could offer the iPhone in future. Three years ago the iPhone was just about the only smartphone. Models such as Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arco were proving popular in advance reservations because they offer features popular in the Japanese market, such as "Wallet Mobile", which enables users to use their phone to make payments or as a ticket or identity card. Even if we offer the iPhone at this stage, it would be just one model in our lineup. It would li

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google Inc is readying business-focused features for the Google+ social-networking site, potentially opening up new competition with Facebook Inc's company pages and sites such as LinkedIn Corp. The business tools are expected to be available later this year. "Right now we are very much focused on optimising for the consumer experience, but we have a great team of engineers building a similarly optimised business experience for Google+. Google has set up a test version for businesses. It will link up with existing Google services, such as its AdWords advertising system for Internet searches. It'll include things like rich analytics and the ability to connect that identity to other parts of Google that businesses might use on a daily basis like AdWords," said Christian Oestlien, Product Manager, Mountain View, California-based Google. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Technologies denied the allegations that the emails belonging to its client News International were destroyed at its Chennai office. News Corp is at the centre of controversy following the phone-hacking scandals, which resulted in the company deciding to shut down its tabloid, 'News of the World'. According to the Labour backbencher, News Corp made the attempt to destroy the data in an attempt to cover-up the phone hacking scandal. "I believe that the police should ask James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks whether they know of the attempted destruction of data at the HCL storage facility in Chennai, India," Labour Party member Tom Watson said. Refusing the allegation, HCL said, "The Company does not store any of its customers' data locally and said that such reports are misleading. In light of some regrettable comments made over the last few days, we categorically confirm that the company does not and has not stored