"We feel that these computing devices could do phenomenally well in rural emerging markets. We hope that after trials it could be commercially available in late 2010," Singh added. Kayak is named after the boats used by American Indians which are known for their simplicity and speed. The product gives high-speed broadband connectivity on third generation (3G) spectrum. In other words, one could use it to make a simple call as well as getting content off a high speed internet connection. The product would be piloted for use in 40 schools of India in collaboration with NGO Azim Premji Foundation. Although designed to cater to the connectivity divide in developing nations, Singh said that even in the US there was growing interest. "Education content is the key driver of people in rural areas to adopt computing devices," Singh said. He was speaking on the sidelines of a function here to inaugurate an initiative of NGO Room to Read and Qualcomm's Wireless Reach project and local communities, who have set up computer labs in five government schools in Nepal and five labs in Vietnam with broadband access. India is expected to auction 3G spectrum later this year, which will allow cellular operators to offer high-speed Internet access to content such as video on mobile phones. Qualcomm is in talks with operators like Tata, Reliance, BSNL, MTS as well as Bharati and Vodafone for a tie-up for Kayak they will licence the technology to hardware vendors and may earn royalty on chips sold once the product is commercialised.
Yahoo! shuts down GeoCities
By siliconindia news
bureau
San Francisco: Yahoo! has shut
down GeoCities, a free Web hosting service that it
purchased for over $3 billion at the height of the
dot-com boom. Yahoo! said GeoCities would not be
available after October 26 and recommended that
GeoCities refugees set up new online homes at its paid
Web hosting service, with an introductory offer of
just $5 for the first 12 months.
The closure of GeoCities comes
a week after Yahoo! reported that aggressive
cost-cuttinghelped it more than triple its net profit
despite a 12 percent decline in revenue in its third
quarter. "We have enjoyed hosting websites created by
Yahoo! users all over the world, and we're proud of the
community you've built," the California-based Internet
pioneer said in a message at the GeoCities website.
"However, we have decided to focus on helping our customers
explore and build relationships online in other
ways."
Yahoo! said that the net profit soared more than 244 percent in the quarter to $186 million or 13 cents per share, from $54 million or four cents per share, a year ago, surpassing analysts' forecasts. The better-than-expected performance was due in large part to cost-cutting measures implemented by Carol Bartz since being named in January to replace Yahoo! Co-founder Jerry Yang as Chief Executive.
Bangalore techie convicted in hacking case
By siliconindia news
bureau
Chennai: After Infosys
techie was arrested for raising bomb scare on Sunday,
techie community got another shocking news yesterday.
An engineer from Bangalore was arrested in a hacking
case by the additional metropolitan magistrate,
Egmore, Chennai, reports The Times Of India.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources said, "After the verdict was pronounced, NG Arunkumar applied for and was granted bail." 
In 1996, the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Chennai, had lodged a complaint with the CBI after it found some misunderstanding cropping up amongst its staff due to an e-mail communication. During the investigation, CBI sleuths found that Arunkumar had logged into the PIB accounts after hacking passwords. He had then made alterations in the computer database pertaining to the users. Open source software testing tools and scripts By siliconindia news bureau
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