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SearchBoireann: Granite Belt star, exquisite quality08:32 AM, Sep 03, 2010rbera 2009; 90, USD 25.50, 14%; has great colour, liberal oak and more cedary than the Piedmontese, blackberry pip fruit flavours, nice violets and typical acid cut to soften the final flavours. La Cima Nebbiolo 2008; 92, USD 27, 13.5%; in true nebbiolo style the colour is washed, some orange with the pinks, nose still rosey and fragrant, shows some sweet complexity, this wine aged an extra year over the other releases to gain nose power and tam... Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown07:20 AM, Sep 03, 2010s security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype. "People who operate communication services in India should (install a) server in India as well as make available access to law enforcement age... Smartphones and increasing device sophistication in Asia02:30 PM, Aug 31, 2010of smartphones has seen 'luxury features' become almost standard on all phones in Asia. So while a BlackBerry or iPhone may be out of a price-range, there are cheaper devices offering camera or mobile internet usage, for example. Android, as a customisable mobile operating system, is also tipped to revolutionise the market and enable genuinely budget smartphones. Take for example rumours of the MediaTek $100 Android-based smartphone in China, w... India BlackBerry ban averted for 60 more days08:28 AM, Aug 31, 2010India said it withdrew a threat Monday to ban BlackBerry services for at least two more months after the device's maker, Research In Motion Ltd., agreed to give security officials "lawful access" to encrypted data. The Ministry of Home Affairs, which wants real time access to encrypted corporate e-mails and instant messaging, said in a statement it would review RIM's security proposals over the next 60 days after the Department of Teleco... Google, Skype and VPN - you are up next. But Google? Really?03:10 AM, Aug 31, 2010Buoyed with its success with BlackBerry, the Indian government is taking it up a notch. It will be issuing notices to Google, Skype and VPN to comply with its guidelines. These companies have to give access to their servers to law enforcement agencies. Or else they would face a ban. (source)This is bad news for the the Internet telephone world, which is buzzing right now with competing products and acquisition rumors. Google has launched it... BlackBerry lives another day... thanks to Nokia01:33 AM, Aug 31, 2010ian government, not happy with its track record, is trying to set the record straight. It has found Blackberry. India set a deadline for an answer from BlackBerry and it got the answer quite promptly, one day ahead of schedule. We are the government. We can do anything. Of the 41 million Blackberry users, 1 million are in India. Quite a sizeable customer base to be ignored. Also India is not the first government to raise concerns. Kuwait,... Weekly round-up: Digital & tech Asia, August 2911:30 AM, Aug 30, 2010online FT Beyondbrics Bids are in for 3G auction Bangkok Post App World 2.0 brings paid BlackBerry apps to Thailand CNet Asia Seedcamp comes to Asia e27 Google Scholarship program kicks off in China The Official Google Blog Google Sites Has Largest Audience in Asia Pacific Region While Tencent Captures Highest Share of Online Minutes comScore Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usa... China sets up new battle over computer security08:06 AM, Aug 26, 2010tes and Europe while adding to strains over high-tech secrecy as some nations threaten to curtail BlackBerry service. Beijing's restrictions cite security concerns but are also consistent with its efforts to build up Chinese technology industries by shielding them from competition and pressing global rivals to hand over know-how. The United States and the European Union have raised questions in the World Trade Organization about the rul... BlackBerry ban: India’s new man-made mountains05:58 PM, Aug 21, 2010e Indian Government has given an ultimatum to Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of the ubiquitous Blackberry phones, that, unless RIM complies by the rules, it risks being banned in India.And the ban is imminent. At the outset, the concerns of the Indian Government seem reasonable enough. India does not want a technology that could give an advantage to the militants.There have also been reports that RIM does not want to give a special trea... India's BlackBerry brouhaha08:13 PM, Aug 20, 2010ia Sentinel's Neeta Lal The impasse between Research in Motion (RIM), manufacturers of the popular BlackBerry smartphones, and the Indian government continues although RIM said this week it would yield some ground in allowing "lawful and limited access" to its messenger services. And, while the Canadian company cobbles together what it calls a "technical solution," the face-off has brought into sharp focus the growing friction between communica... Thailand joins the anti-BlackBerry ban(d)wagon UPDATE: Or does it?12:41 AM, Aug 20, 2010sion (NTC) has revealed that today's meeting (Aug 18) has raised the issue whether the usage of the BlackBerry telephone devices (BB) comply with Computer Crime Act of 2007, which states that data files have to be stored for 90 days in order to allow authorities to scrutinize. But BB devices are storing their data abroad, which makes Thailand not able to look into it. This has led into an inquiry to Juti Krai-rirk, Minister of Information an... BlackBerry maker must change to survive07:06 PM, Aug 17, 2010In the raging battle between BlackBerry’s maker, Research in Motion, and the Indian government, many may have backed the Canadian company too soon, and after insufficient consideration. It might have even appeared a no-brainer. Who would you rather back? The cutting-edge technology company, maker of the world’s first smartphone? Or its warring partner – a bumbling gerontocratic government run by some leaders who may never have d... The good, the bad and the ugly05:10 AM, Aug 16, 2010th a ruby port, the Fonseca’s Bin 27. It was delicious! The flavor of the chocolate makes the blackberry, cassis and licorice flavors of the port stand out even more. And because port is a fortified wine, and sweet, it can match the sweetness and the body of the chocolate. Next time Valentine’s Day comes around, get a box of chocolates and a bottle of ruby port for your sweetheart and save the champagne for a night with oysters. Crea... India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdown04:49 PM, Aug 14, 2010oogle and Skype for greater access to encrypted information once it resolves security concerns with BlackBerrys, which are now under threat of a ban, according to a government document and two people familiar with the discussions. The 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which were coordinated with satellite and cell phones, helped prompt a sweeping security review of telecommunications ahead of the Commonwealth Games — a major sporting event ... India sets Aug. 31 deadline for BlackBerry info09:03 AM, Aug 13, 2010India's Home Ministry threatened Thursday to block BlackBerry corporate e-mail and messaging services unless the device's manufacturer makes them accessible to its security agencies by Aug. 31. The ministry said that if no technical solution is provided by then, it will take steps to block the services from the country's mobile phone network. The phones are made by Canada's Research in Motion Ltd. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate... |
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