Mobile broadband coverage gap highest in sub-Saharan Africa: GSMA report
Mobile data was also least affordable in the region
Net equality
A campaign to protect Net neutrality has sparked a debate on how to keep the Internet open to all. There are differing views on what neutrality …
Rushing into cyberspace
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Website review: www.arkive.org
"It is the Noah's Ark for the Internet era" -- claims the site. The comparison may not, in some respects, be completely unjustified. ARKive is a …
Website review: www.changemakers.net
Is information invariably bound to perception? Let us try and answer it in the context of the worldwide conference on water currently online at …
Dorm hackers
Book>> The Accidental Billionaires, The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal • By Ben Mezrich, Doubleday &…
Could video streaming be as bad for the climate as driving a car? Calculating Internet’s hidden carbon footprint
Driving a small car to the movie theatre with a friend may have lower carbon emissions than streaming the same movie alone at home
Blacked out & hacked
The fight to protect Internet freedom turns into war of attrition as protests against US measures to curb piracy grow strident
Real threats of virtual world
Spending too much time on the Internet is causing mental health disorders. Is India prepared to tackle the addiction?
Charles Kao Kuen: The man who paved way for development of Internet
Known as the ‘Godfather of Broadband’, Professor Kao is known for discovering fiber-optic communication
Small brother is watching you
Private policing of Internet backed by courts is leading to censorship that affects everyone
Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right
It is time to demand the 'positive right' of affordable access if we want internet freedom for all
Website Review: http://www.wotr.org
The concept of water harvesting is catching like wild fire across the length and breadth of the nation. For those interested in knowing more …
Hate speech fosters hostility, violence against migrants, minorities: UN experts
Exposure to hate speech is directly associated with the number of hate crimes, read the open letter
New powering system developed for IoT applications
The potential of the proposed system is vast and includes applications such as battery-free wireless cameras, wireless monitors, sensors, skin-…
‘Facial recognition technology will hamper people’s right to freedom of expression and privacy’
Anushka Jain of non-profit Internet Freedom Foundation, Delhi, talks about the concerns that surround the use of facial recognition …
Website review: http://www.tarahaat.com
If you are a Net-savvy villager in north India, Tarahaat.com could easily become your favourite haunt on the Web. For starters, the website …
Initial forays
Book>> Unlocking E-government Potential Concepts, Cases and Practical Insights by Subhash Bhatnagar Sage 2009
Reforming the cyber nation
Book>> I know who you are and i saw what you did; social networks and the death of privacy • Free Press • US $26
Deepening green tech divide between Global North, South to worsen economic inequality, warns UN
Without decisive action by governments, developing countries may miss out on economic opportunities from green tech
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Hackers—good and bad
Documentary>> We are a legion • directed by Brian Knappenberger
"Culmination of the IT revolution"
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, is the man behind the wireless local loop technology cor dect and the …
We are pirates all
Film>> Partners in Crime • Directed by Paromita Vohra • Produced by Magic Lantern Foundation
Billions have been sunk into virtual reality. To make it worth it, the industry needs to grow beyond its walled gardens
VR needs to increase its interoperability — the ability for programs and applications to be able to integrate and for software to run …