Indian telecom authority cracking down on carriers for flouting number portability rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is taking to task several leading telecom operators in the country for disregarding mobile number portability regulations and making it difficult for consumers to take advantage of the recently introduced service. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was introduced country-wide in India in January this year and promised to make it painless for customers to migrate from one carrier to another without having to change their mobile number....

2 min · 404 words · Joseph George

Indian users can post to Google+ using SMS

It seems that often when a new service from Internet giants such asGoogleorFacebookis launched, all the cool features are primarily US-centric with the rest of the world left high and dry. Hence, it is quite surprising to see Google offering an exclusive feature to Indian Google+ users through which they can update their stream using text messages. Enabling the service To update Google+ through text messages, you will have to initially add your phone number inGoogle+ settings, following which Google will text you a verification code which has to be added in the Google+ settings....

3 min · 548 words · John Little

Indian web designer earns $10,000 in a month through DesignCrowd

DesignCrowdtoday reported thatArun Bhattachary, a Kolkata designer, has made $10,000 over the course of four weeks using the service. In India, the average person earns only $1,000 a year. Even in Western countries, $10,000 in a month is a lot of dough for a web designer. Why is this significant? The prevailing wisdom says that it’s impossible to make decent money through design crowdsourcing sites such asDesignCrowdand99designs, both world-renowned businesses based in Australia....

2 min · 402 words · William Schultz

Indian Website Offers Virtual Wives

A lot of guys wish they lived the stable, married life but in reality, it’s a long process with a lot of considerations to keep in mind. Why not give it a try withBharat Matrimony, an Indian website where bachelors can get a “taste” of the type of wife they would prefer as a life partner. “Biwi Ho Toh Aisi,” which roughly translates as, “A Wife Worth Having,” lets you pick a virtual wife among the four distinct stereotypes of women: A traditional, caring and devoted homemaker, a bossy control freak, an ambitious, tech-savvy professional, or a lively, talkative gossip girl....

2 min · 390 words · Steven Riley

Indiana is testing magnetizable concrete for wireless EV charging

Wireless charging might well be the next big revelation in EV infrastructure, and the state of Indiana is the latest to try it out. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Purdue Universityhave announcedtheir plan to integrate wireless charging into the state’s highways thanks to a special magnetizable concrete, called “magment.” Developed by the homonymous German firmMagment, this concrete productconsists of cement and recycled magnetic particles. As per the company, the concrete medium has “record-breaking wireless transmission efficiency… up to 95%,” and “standard road-building installation costs, while “enabling universal charging,” among other uses....

2 min · 398 words · Jason Miller
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