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BSNL to provide services near LoC after Army clearance

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's dream of connecting all people of his state through mobile phones may soon be realised as BSNL has agreed to provide the facility in areas close to the LoC subject to army clearance.

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for communication and information and technology Milind Deora said that state-run telecom company BSNL will provide mobile phone services in Machil, Tulail, Keran and Karnah in North Kashmir after considering techno-commercial and obtaining army permissions.

Apple: Samsung abused its monopoly power

Samsung abused its "monopoly power" and demanded an unreasonable royalty from Apple for the use of wireless patents in the iPhone, hurting the device's commercial prospects, Apple experts testified.

Richard Donaldson, a former lead patents attorney for Texas Instruments, told the court on Friday a 2.4 per cent royalty Samsung wanted on the price of the iPhone was discriminatory because the patents in question enabled just a fraction of the smartphone' s features.

Later, New York University professor Janusz Ordover likened that rate - equivalent to $14 per $600 iPhone - to a "holdup."

Tata Docomo launches new offers with HTC Desire VC

Tata Docomo has partnered with HTC to announce new offers to its CDMA customers buying HTC Desive VC.

New Tata Docomo prepaid users buying HTC Desire VC can avail Double Talk Time offer and 1GB data per month for 6 months. Likewise, existing customers will get 1GB data per month for 6 months. Postpaid customers can enjoy the benefits of this offer under the Diet 199 plan and will get double talk time for 3 bill-cycles and free 2GB data per month for 1 year.

BSNL to provide services near LoC after Army clearance

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's dream of connecting all people of his state through mobile phones may soon be realised as BSNL has agreed to provide the facility in areas close to the LoC subject to army clearance.

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for communication and information and technology Milind Deora said that state-run telecom company BSNL will provide mobile phone services in Machil, Tulail, Keran and Karnah in North Kashmir after considering techno-commercial and obtaining army permissions.

Rs 30k cr for startups in IT hardware, electronics

India has set aside Rs 30,000 crore worth of incentives and subsidies for firms who will be interested in setting up electronic manufacturing units in the country. Start-ups interested in creation of apps for mobile phones, tablets and other electronic hardware will also benefit, as a package of Rs 10,000 crore is in the offing for them.

iPhone 3GS now offered at Rs 9,999 by Aircel

Apple iPhone 3GS is now available at Rs 9,999 with Aircel. This is huge cut-back in the price of the device, which is currently available at Rs 20,908 with Airtel.
However, this offer on iPhone 3GS is available on postpaid connections only.
Aircel is offering the third generation iPhone with an advance rental of Rs 3,000. For this advance rental, buyers would access unlimited 3G data for a year. In 3G circles, users would be eligible for 2GB of data at 3G speeds and unlimited data access at 3G rates thereafter.