NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on separate petitions of telecom operators- Vodafone, Airtel and Loop Mobile-against the Department of Telecommunication’s decision not to extend their 2G licenses beyond November 2014 on existing terms.
DoT was asked to file responses before 29 August when the case will come up for hearing, Justice Rajiv Shakdhar said.
Vodafone India had moved the court challenging the telecom department's refusal last month to r...
MUMBAI: After a successful trial run held in India, Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) will conduct a full DRM+ trial in Trondheim, Norway during the months of May and June 2013. The trial will be held by a media company 21st Venture AS, which has also secured government funding for the project.
The trial will coincide with the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Local Radio Association being held from 24-26 May. Participants at the conference will receive information on the DRM standard and ...
MUMBAI: Banging your head to a university degree is now possible. In a first of its kind, a new two-year course on heavy metal music will start this September and award degrees to students who pass the course.
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MUMBAI: The European Commission has approved Access Industries Inc., the parent company of Warner Music Group to acquire Parlophone Label Group (PLG).
The commission cleared this acquisition after the investigation confirmed that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns, in particular as WMG will continue to face competition from the two remaining major music companies, namely Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony, as well as from independent music labels.
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MUMBAI: Indian cinema and movies have always complemented each other and helped build a heritage. With the growth of bollywood, music in films has undergone an immense change. However with the adoption of new music, lyrics have been compromised as songs today are devoid of the heritage portrayed in them earlier.
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MUMBAI: All India Radio (AIR) Vijayawada comes under scrutiny for harassment as a casual news reader Rajni filed a case against Durga Rao, permanent news reader on 13 May.
Rajni confirmed to Radioandmusic.com that Rao has been harassing married women for a while now. Besides her, two more news readers have faced the same misbehavior but were reluctant to report. Out of the two, one of them had filed an FIR but due to Rao's torture she withdrew the compliant. Rajni also revealed that Ra...
MUMBAI: Strengthening its Canvas range of handsets further in the market, Micromax has unveiled the smartphone Canvas Music A88 in the Indian market.
The device is equipped with 4.5 inch full touch display, 1GHz dual core processor, android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 5MP camera with flash, 0.3MP front camera, expandable storage capacity of up to 32GB and 1800mAh battery.
The handset also marks Micromax’s association with the leading headphones brand JBL by offering users a free JBL Tempo...
MUMBAI: HP today announced the HP SlateBook x2 and the HP Split x2, two detachable PCs that offer the full functionality of a notebook with a removable screen that also is a sleek tablet.
Powered by the Android and Microsoft® Windows® 8 operating systems (OS), respectively, these versatile two-in-one devices combine power and portability, giving customers the flexibility to create, consume and share content in more places.
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MUMBAI: Logitech launches a new line-up of audio products called the ‘Ultimate Ears’ for music fans who want pure, undiluted music anywhere, anytime.
The Ultimate Ears collection comprises of portable Bluetooth speakers like UE Mobile Boombox and UE Boombox, over the ears headphones UE6000 and UE 9000 and professional Quad armature wired earphone UE900. They are designed to enable people to enjoy their music seamlessly through wireless audio, facilitating discove...
MUMBAI: Top Notch Infotronix, India’s leading supplier of products and accessories for Computers, Consumer Electronics and Communication under the brand ‘Zebronics' has entered into the fast-growing tablets segment with the introduction of its Zebpad series of tablets.
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