TECH

In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a software engineer, sat in his small office at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva and started work on a new system called the World Wide Web.On Wednesday, that project, now simply called the web, will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and Mr. Berners-Lee is looking ahead at the next 25.…

Japanese multinational Canon, which manufactures imaging and optical products, has rolled out a range of compact cameras packed with quality enhancing features to fulfil the changing demands of customers.The Camera and Photo Imaging Show, which concluded in Yokohama, Japan last week, saw the unveiling of a number of new models of the PowerShot…

Nepal Telecom (NT) which has been offering free Wi-Fi Internet service based on Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology in different places will be charging Rs 10 per hour from next month.According to NT, it will be launching the service commercially from next month and for now it is providing the password for free.…

If everything goes as planned, at least one municipality in each of the five development regions will have solar energy system installed in every household by the end of this fiscal year.In an attempt to discourage the use of inverters to cope up with the critical electricity shortages during the dry season, the Alternative Energy Promotion…

As in the previous years, CAN Info-Tech 2014 has been able to pull huge crowds this year too.Visitors thronged the event right from the day one to experience the latest advancements in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector under one roof. With the techno-savvy lot getting larger by the day, the event has become one of the…

Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) is organizing the 20th edition of CAN Info-Tech - the annual information, communication and technology (ICT) show - from January 2 at the Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall.Subisu is the title sponsor of the annual ICT event, CAN informed at a press meet here on Sunday.At the press meet, CAN officials said the…

Nepal Telecom (NT) has finalized tariff for Wi-Fi Internet service based on Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology.The state-owned telecom will charge Rs 10 per hour for the service. Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA) - the telecom regulator - has already approved the tariff plan.Currently, NT is providing Wi-Fi service…

Nepal Telecom (NT) has launched four volume-based data packages under its Sky Pro service. The packages that are coming into effect from Sunday offer data service at Rs 0.23 to Rs 0.40 per MB.The packages — 500 MB, 2 GB, 5 GB, and 10 GB — will have a one-month validity period, according to NT. The 500 Mb package will cost Rs 200 excluding…

The country has witnessed significant growth in internet services in last five years. At the end of the last fiscal year (mid-July), data penetration reached 26.10 percent with total subscriber base touching 6.91 million.Till July 2008, internet service was available only to 515,592 subscribers and a majority of them relied on slow data…

Ncell and Nepal Telecom (NT) dominate the country’s data service (internet) market. According to the latest report of the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), the two telecom giants hold a 50 percent and 48 percent share of the market respectively.NTA statistics show that there are around 7 million internet subscribers in the country. Easy…