Computing in your own language is now a breeze

Ten years back, India's first language portal Webdunia launched an email solution called "epatra". The service allowed recipients to read emails without downloading or installing any fonts.......

Why Google dumping China is good for India

Google may or may not exit from China. However, if it does so, observers and analysts say that the senior management of the $22-billion search giant will increase the company's focus on other......

Mid-sized firms to drive IT spend, says Gartner

While big Indian enterprises are still cautious about their information technology spends, mid-sized companies appear to be more upbeat. Close to 80 per cent of mid-sized firms surveyed by Gartner,......

Low-cost computing finds its feet, finally

Chennai-based E P Gopinathan is a retired employee of BSNL. Six months ago, he sold his HP desktop and bought a Nova netPC. The reason for this shift, he says, was the netPC's promise of low......