0 Govt. orders blocking of 690 'offensive' webpages this year

The Indian government has ordered intermediaries to block 690 webpages/URLs for having anti-national, objectionable and hate content this year. The directions were issued under Section 69 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

The revelation was made by Union minister Kapil Sibal in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

"Based on the request of law enforcement agencies and directions of the Courts during the last three years, the competent authority..issued directions to intermediaries for blocking of 690 webpages/URLs carrying such anti-social, anti-national and hateful content," said the minister.

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0 Aakash 2 tablet to cost $35 with Indian manufacturing Says Kapil Sibal

Union minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that the price of the Aakash 2 tablet will be brought down to $35, about Rs. 1,900, when using more local manufacturing resources. The Aakash costs $49, Rs. 2,660 approximately, at the moment.

The minister also said that the next version of the Aakash is also being planned, and will come with Skype, as well as other improved features.




"Aakash is a tablet which at the moment costs $49. It will come down to $35 very soon. It has all the amenities of any modern tablet. It performs the same function as a $150 tablet,” Sibal said at Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM).

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0 HTC announces mid-range One SV smartphone with 4G LTE

HTC has announced that its mid-range Android smartphone, the One SV, will be available in the UK in the coming weeks. No pricing of the smartphone was announced however.


"The HTC One SV heralds the next generation of smartphone performance and lightning fast mobile Internet," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.

"We’re delighted to help fuel the spread of 4G LTE networks worldwide with models that enable our customers to enjoy web browsing, movie streaming and Internet radio more quickly and more smoothly than ever before."

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0 Samsung Galaxy Music Duos available for pre-order online

Samsung’s music centric Android powered smartphone, the Galaxy Music Duos, is now available online for Rs. 9,199. The focus of the smartphone is music and entertainment and also provides users with a smartphone experience.


The Galaxy Music Duos is a dual-SIM phone. 850MHz processor powers it along with 512MB of RAM. The device has a 3-inch TFT LCD display with 240 x 320 pixel resolution, apart from 4GB built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card.

The OS on the phone is Android 4.0 ICS and Samsung is planning to upgrade it to Android Jelly Bean too. The user interface is skinned with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI.

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