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September 25th, 2009 AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high connection fees.

April 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new software application meant for mobile phones can alert Muslim users to namaz timings through an image combined with audible alerts. The screen of the mobile phone shows an image of the sun lining up with a green circle when it is time to pray.

September 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Would-be lovers could soon be thanking popular social networking site Twitter as it will allow users to call their followers for free. The website is set to offer two-minute calls about the duration of a tweet without any cost, where members can talk for the first time without making their phone numbers public.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hackers, purported to be from Pakistan, once again targeted an Indian portal, attacking the websites of the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), the premier wire agency and media house headquartered in the national capital. The hackers also sought to identify themselves, saying they were called the 'PakBuGs.OrG Heross' and posted stories with abusive and anti-India content early Wednesday.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday referred back the Internet telephony issue to the telecom regulator even while providing flexibility to calling card customers, official sources said. Internet telephony, if approved, will allow consumers to make calls from their personal computers or laptops to fixed lines or mobile phones in India or abroad.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Thursday launched its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in limited areas of Delhi on an initial investment of about Rs.4 billion (Rs.400 crore). 'We have spent Rs.300-400 crore (Rs 3-4 billion) on the 3G services roll-out so far,' MTNL chairman and managing director R.S.P.

September 2nd, 2009 Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIPSAN FRANCISCO — Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations that go over computers instead of a regular phone line.

September 17th, 2009 EBay calls on EU to change luxury brand rulesBRUSSELS — EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.

January 11th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The members of the new board of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services have started getting pesky calls - from mediapersons, forcing them to request scribes not to call too often and allow the team to do its work. 'I must have got about 20 calls on my cell phone when the (board) meeting was on.

October 5th, 2009 Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerryNEW YORK — Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers. The free programs let users place calls that are routed over Vonage's network, at least for the international leg.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday simultaneously launched its much-awaited third generation (3G) mobile services in 12 cities. The services have been rolled out on a commercial basis in Agra, Ambala, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Dehradoon, Shimla, Lucknow, Ranchi, Durgapur, Haldia and Patna and in Jammu as a soft-launch, a company statement said.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is set to launch third generation (3G) mobile services in Gangtok by Aug 15, the government has said. Announcing this in Gangtok Monday, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said the 3G services would be extended to three more districts in the state within 100 days of its launch, a government statement said here.

April 21st, 2009 MSilicon Valley based ZEDO Inc, the largest independent ad server in the world, today announced that Google has authorized ZEDO as a certified Third Party Ad Server (3PAS) to serve ads into the Google Content Network.This certification lets direct advertisers and agencies run their ZEDO tags in the Google Content Network. Summer Koide, VP of Product and Services at ZEDO said, "Today's publishers are sensitive to the experience of their users, and need assurance that third party ad calls won't cause any performance or quality problems on their site.

April 10th, 2009 Despite the All-India Muslim Women Personal Law Board’s (AIMWPLB) diktat barring men from declaring talaq (divorce) by SMS, email or over the phone, the medium seems to have become the most popular way by which Muslim men are divorcing women in India. A study on “Marriage and divorce amongst Muslim women in India”, undertaken by Ms Sahiba Hussain, reader, Centre for Dalit and Minorities, Jamia Milia Islamia, highlights that more and more men are giving talaq via SMS and email.

April 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - InnoPath Software, the leader in over-the-air customer care for mobile operators, is pleased to announce the continuation of the company's global expansion with the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai. The rapid growth and development of the region and in particular India are drivers behind this move, an addition that will place sales and support staff in the country.Customer care delivered via Mobile Device Management (MDM) provides operators with a way to reduce operational expenses, increase customer satisfaction, and deploy new services with confidence.