Friday, December 17, 2010

Fastrack Guess Million Contest

 



BackPacking To Paradise Contest

 

Here is a chance to win various gifts like HP Min Laptop, IPod and other goodies at Inkfruit.com. Inkfruit & AIR FRANCE presents Backpacking to Paradise Design Contest where you can vote for submissions and even submit your own designs based on travel, inspired by sights and scene and get a chance to win exciting gifts.
1st Prize: One HP mini laptop + Rs. 10000 in cash & a winning design Tee!
2nd Prize: One iPod Nano 8GB + Rs. 5000 in cash & a winning design Tee!
3rd Prize: Free Shopping vouchers of Rs. 5000 + Rs. 5000 in cash & a winning design Tee!
Last Date for Submissions: 20thDecember 10
Last Date for Voting: 25th December 10
Winners Announced: 8th January 11
To enter in contest you just have to enter your e-mail id and vote for a design.
To participate please Click here.

Security concerns hamper 3G services in India

When it comes to National Security, Indian Government has been quite stern on putting down rules and regulations. Things like Mobile phones with no IMEI numbers are now thing of past due to this.
Even a company like RIM [Blackberry Makers] had to bow down to demands of Indian Government on opening up their messenger services. Indian security agencies wanted to gain access and intercept any message / conversation of any subscriber whenever required !!
Now, with Telecom Operators launching 3G services, government wants to ensure that it has absolute control over the services offered to ensure that anti-social elements do not take advantage of it.
Infact, Security Agencies have gone ahead and asked Telecom Operators to shut down 3G services as they are unable to track the data flowing through their Network. Tata Docomo and Reliance Communication have already started offering 3G services in some parts of the country .
This is a serious blow to Telecom Operators who have spent thousands of crore rupees to gain 3G spectrum and invested in setting up infrastructure to offer these services.
Although, the notice has already been issued to this effect by DoT, 3G providers have not yet gone ahead and shut down the services. The 2 operators however have agreed only partially by keeping out video calling services as law enforcement agencies cannot intercept video calls in real time, which can become a grave security threat.
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Stopping Video calling services will have far more impact on Bharti Airtel who have have been advertising this feature feverishly over past couple of weeks
[Remember, the TV commercial where Boy meets girl again and again..]