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DoT panel favors auction system against the current subscriber-based system

The government panel appointed to settle the critical issue of additional spectrum allocation is reportedly interested in revenue-generating auction model rather than the current subscriber-based system. The panel appointed by the Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to settle the additional spectrum allocation issue through auctioning, against the current subscriber-based system.    

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has indicated that the panel has unanimously decided in favour of the auction-based system against the current subscriber-based system. The panel will submit its report in the next 10 days.

Kobian rolls out Mercury ViewCam line of webcams in India

Kobian rolls out Mercury ViewCam line of webcams in India  The maker of Mercury Motherboards, Chassis and PC Components, Kobian has launched its latest Mercury WebCam line called Mercury ViewCam in the Indian Market. The Singapore based Kobian has rolled out its Mercury ViewCam webcams based on CMOS technology.

BSNL – Smart Digivsion launch “Myway BSNL” IPTV service in Chennai

BSNL – Smart Digivsion launch “Myway BSNL” IPTV service in ChennaiThe subsidiary of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) – Chennai Telephones, in collaboration with a new Indian operator of IPTV services – Smart Digivsion Pvt. Ltd., has launched an IPTV service called “Myway BSNL” in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu.

RCom aims for top five slot and 100 million subscribers

RCom aims for top five slot and 100 million subscribersThe flagship company of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group – Reliance Communications is aiming to be one of the top five mobile phone operators of the world, and for that the company is looking to hike up the number of its subscribers by one third to 100 million by the end of the current year – reports the Financial Times.  

Skytone’s Android netbook - Alpha 680 - to hit markets within 3 months

skytoneWith China-based Skytone's Alpha 680 netbook sending ripples of excitement after its online spotting earlier this week by Computerworld blogger Seth Weintraub, Skytone's co-founder Nixon Wu has confirmed that the netbook is going through final testing process, and will hit the markets within three months.

Roughly priced at $250, the Alpha 680 will run on Google's Android operating system, and will make use of the economical and energy-efficient ARM processor - used in mobile phones, including iPhone - rather than the commonly-used Atom processor used in most netbooks.

Scientists develop lip-reading computer capable of identifying languages

Scientists develop lip-reading computer that can identify languages as well You can now have a new computer capable of reading lips and identifying different languages. Yes, the computer scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, England have developed lip-reading computer that can tell the difference between languages.

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