New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) There are now 250 million telephone subscribers in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here Monday. This number has been achieved ahead of the scheduled target date of end December.
The tele-density in the country has risen to 21.85 percent in September compared with 21.20 percent in August.
HYDERABAD: P. Narjit Singh provided the silver lining in the ring for he was the only Indian to enter the final (54kg) as four of his teammates — H.K. Beliwal, G. Satyaraju, D. Bhagyarajan and Mohinder Thapa — were knocked out in the semifinals of their respective weight categories in the fourth Military World Games boxing championship at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
However, all these losing semifinalists will be bronze medal winners and Narjit a silver medal even if he loses the final to be held on Saturday.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens, (also known simply as) Vanessa Hudgens, (born December 14, 1988 in Salinas, California) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in 2003 and appeared in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before reaching fame in the 2006 hit Disney Channel film, High School Musical. Hudgens also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006. In 2007, Hudgens became the spokesperson for Neutrogena.
The first commercial flight by the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, will fulfil a rich man’s promise to his 91-year-old father and grant a university student’s birthday wish.
Outfitted with the most luxurious cabin ever seen on a jetliner, Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 will fly 6276 kilometres from Singapore to Sydney on Thursday, carrying travellers ranging from businessmen to university students and aviation enthusiasts.
Most of the places on the 471-seat double-decker plane were auctioned for charity on eBay, raising more than $US1.25 million ($A1.41 million).
“When we were young, we went through hardship and my father had to work extra hard to support us and send us to school,” said Singaporean businessman William Leong, who had promised his father, Leong Lou Teck, 91, that he would be on the A380’s first flight.
“He took care of us then, and now it’s our turn to take care of him,” Leong said in an interview before the seven-hour flight that will carry 12 first-class passengers in enclosed suites which the airline calls “A Class Beyond First”.
Promising total privacy, each suite – created by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste – is fitted with a leather upholstered seat, a bed, a table and a 58cm TV screen, plus laptop connections and a range of office software.
The world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport this week, heralding the arrival of a new era in aviation.
The aircraft will begin commercial service with a flight to Sydney later this month.
The aircraft, dubbed the Superjumbo, touched down at about 6.40pm after a 13-hour flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse France, to a grand welcoming ceremony attended by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore Airlines Chairman Stephen Lee and Airbus Chief Executive Officer John Leahy.
The superjumbo, which is capable of carrying more than 800 passengers but is usually configured to carry around 550 passengers in three classes, will make its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October and will return the next day.
XtraLean Software upgrades the website creation tool to support Apple’s newest software.
XtraLean Software has released an update to its WYSIWYG website creation tool, ShutterBug, bringing the current version to 2.3.
The update includes support for iPhoto ‘08 and iMedia Browser compatibility.
The Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB multimedia phones are now available globally. Designed for the best in music and mobile gaming, these multimedia phones come with dedicated music and game keys and are loaded with flash memory so you can store more music files and play more games. The Nokia N81 has a new 3D Multimedia menu which allows users to enjoy a new way of navigation and operation. The new navigation menu makes it easy to discover and enjoy your content and the internet, and share your experiences with other people.
Nokia music phone
The Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB mobile phone also offer the discovery of millions of music songs through the Nokia music store. And, with their integrated Nokia Music Players, creating music play lists and managing music collections on the move is a breeze. For better sound quality, compatible high quality headphones or mobile speakers can be used with the standard headphone connector.
Incumbent GSM giants such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are set to feel the heat of competition from mighty Reliance and Tata group in a scenario that could change the game in an industry seeing heady growth.
Tata Teleservices, a CDMA player, on Monday sought the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) permission to offer GSM-based mobile services across the country, signalling that the Indicom brand might directly challenge Airtel and the former Hutch.
The company is believed to have applied for GSM spectrum for 22 circles under its Unified Access Services Licence. The move followed last week’s move when CDMA player Reliance Communications received spectrum allocation for GSM services, triggering a wave of protest from the lobby that stands for Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular etc.
Mumbai: Cinema operator Inox Leisure Ltd on Monday reported a 19 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter to September on an increase in footfalls and by adding more screens, the company said in a release.
During the quarter, the company opened three new properties. “These figures are reflective of our aggressive national roll out,” Deepak Asher, Director, said.
US mobile phone giant AT&T has said it will give its customers direct access to digital music provider Napster’s catalogue of five million songs.
As part of the deal, AT&T will offer its subscribers Napster tracks for $1.99 each (97 pence) or $7.49 for five songs a month from mid-November.
The firm already offers downloads from independent labels through eMusic.com.
AT&T has not said which phones will work with the service, but they will not include Apple’s iPhone.