VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

If reports are to be believed, Apple’s legendary and historical operating system, Lisa will soon be released by The Computer History Museum situated in California. The OS will be for free as an open source this year. The source code of the Apple's Lisa computer which predates the Mac has been recovered and it's being reviewed by Apple itself, according to the Computer History Museum. Apple Lisa is a desktop developed by Apple released on January 19, 1983 and was one of the first personal computers to offer a graphical user interface in a machine aimed at individual business users. It also happened to be the first personal computer by Apple to feature support for a mouse. Al Kossow, a software curator at the museum reiterated, "Just wanted to let everyone know the sources to the OS and applications were recovered, I converted them to Unix end of line conventions and spaces for Pascal tabs after recovering the files using Disk Image Chef, and they...

In today's digital age, consumers and business are now embedded in newer technologies. More technology means more jobs. To win in the new Digital Age, there is a race among companies to get the required tech talent they need to help them transform. Sustained technology investment has led to millions of skilled employment opportunities across the country. Technology is a great leveler. Digital India is the programme to improve digital connectivity and uses IT services to deliver various services and information to people in India. We are in the sweet spot on the demographic curve, with the majority of our population young and productive. The programme recognizes at the onset that the young Indian talent still remains untapped. The potential of Information Technology needs to be channelized and innovations like recharge sachets of Rs 5 and Rs 10 can fan a revolution that will transform India into the world’s second-largest telecom market in terms of mobile phone users and...

SCADA system helps Ahmedabad water department to save Rs 6 cr. on electricity bill. At a time when other metropolitan cities are not getting enough water supply due to breakdown in the pipeline network, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has been giving presentations to other urban local bodies on how its water department saved Rs 6 crore last year on the electricity bill. AMC’s water department gives credit to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) not only for the saving but also for utilizing 23 million liter per day (MLD) water that was going to waste. The project includes monitoring of water quantity, quality and energy parameters of 148 water distribution centers, four french wells and four water treatment plants. We will add 51 water distribution centers in the system,” says Jagdish Patel, City Engineer. He added, “After one-year monitoring on the system, we found that we have saved Rs 6 crore as electricity bill and also utilized 23 MLD wate...

Apple developers work to explore the possibilities to deliver amazing user experiences by using latest advances in Apple platforms directly, this seems to be a huge business opportunity and who make apps for the iPhone and iPad earned 30 percent more in 2017 than a year earlier, though it was still a slowdown from growth in 2016. The App Store is home to the most innovative apps in the world and in the past 12 months alone, downloads have grown over 70 percent. Developers who make apps for iOS earned $26.5 billion in 2017, Apple said in a statement Thursday, as users snapped up breakout hits including games like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Monument Valley 2. In 2016, developers earned $20 billion, a 40 percent increase from the year earlier. Apple said its App Store had a record-breaking holiday season, culminating with $300 million in purchases made on New Year’s Day 2018, up from $240 million in the prior year. Developers typically get 70 percent of that revenue...

World’s largest tech show Consumer Technology Association (CES 2018 ) will kick off in Las Vegas from January 9 to 12. About 4,000 companies - many of them start-ups - are expected to arrive in the city. The event is most popular globally for the consumer gadgets. With newer disruptions getting innovated, the show will also showcase artificial intelligence, automobiles, medicine, marketing and even agriculture. Artificial intelligence is the culmination of software, algorithms and sensors working together to make your everyday appliances smarter and more automated. It is AI that is telling the door to unlock when the camera recognizes you, or sending an alert to your phone when sensors detect a person. Tech companies are looking to push internet connectivity beyond products in your home and they will demonstrate prototypes of devices embedded with some of these sensors with the hope that cities will soon begin adopting these technologies within their infrastructure.... ...

Is Aadhaar really safe? Should I link my bank details and my personal number to Aadhaar? These are some the questions that people keep asking despite UIDAI asserting last November that “Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach at UIDAI.” But you will be surprised to learn that there are several rackets going on that can help in getting unrestricted access to details for any of the more than 1 billion Aadhaar numbers created in India thus far. And it just takes Rs 500 paid through Paytm and 10 minutes to do that. On further investigation by a 3rd party agency it has been revealed that an “agent” of the group running the racket created a “gateway” and gives gave a login ID and password. One can enter any Aadhaar number in the portal, and instantly get all particulars that an individual may have submitted to the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), including name, address, postal code (PIN), photo, phone number and email. ...

As per news report, the newly discovered Android malware "Android.banker.A9480" is targeting 232 banking apps which includes some Indian banks also. Some of the banking apps being targeted are Axis Mobile, HDFC Bank MobileBanking, SBI Anywhere Personal, HDFC Bank MobileBanking Lite, iMobile by ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank GO Mobile+, Abhay by IDBI Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank GO Mobile, Baroda mPassbook, Union Bank Mobile Banking, and Union Bank Commercial Clients. New malware was discovered by Quick Heal Security Labs. It is designed for stealing login credentials, hijacking SMSs, uploading contact lists and SMSs on a malicious server. A blog post, Quick Heal explained how the malware disguises as a Flash Player and after being installed asks the user to activate administrative rights. If a user denies the request or kills the process, the app will keep throwing continuous pop-ups until the user activates the admin privilege. Once this is done, the malicious app hides its ic...

Globetek Infoway, an IT solution company from Kolkata is said to be buying 24online, the enterprise line of products of Sterlite Technologies, for an undisclosed amount. Since it is still in the early stages of development, no further information has been received so far about the deal. Sterlite Technologies' Telecom Software Division – Elitecore is a global IT product and service provider. Elitecore’s enterprise line of business offers 24online Service Management System (SMS) and 24online Hospitality Internet Access (HIA) catering to ISP and Hospitality segments. It has recently announced successful deployment of its 24online Hospitality Internet Access (HIA) solution at 22 properties of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts across India.... Read More