Information might be free. Developing breakthrough compression algorithms and planting transoceanic fibre optic lines is not.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is making this possible by allowing objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across an existing network infrastructure. Connected devices can be accessed using a smartphone or a PC app.

The mobile data traffic in India will grow 15 times by 2021 at a time when Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected device by 2018 globally, a new report said on Wednesday.

Intel Corp said on Tuesday it would cut up to 12,000 jobs globally, or 11 percent of its workforce, as it refocuses its business towards making microchips that power data centres and Internet connected devices.

Data analytics is impacting virtually all industries the world over and the automobile industry is no exception. Inexorably, all business activity is becoming data driven and this is where analytics comes in.

The rise of machines is real and it could disrupt Indian IT sooner than you think. Technology advisory firm Gartner, for instance, believes that by 2018, more than three million workers worldwide will be supervised by robots.

If 2015 was the year of innovations in the hardware space, with fancy gadgets hitting the stores every other day, 2016 promises to showcase what these innovations are capable of.

The customer experience for many legacy companies is often second hand or third hand. Legacy companies go through distributors and, therefore, have only a second-hand insight about consumers.

The 'things' that make up the IoT range from smart phones, RFID chips, sensors built into vehicles, medical devices, buildings (basically anything that needs to be monitored) - all with a unique identity on the network and with the ability to 'machine talk'.

Preventing cyber attacks is impossible. However, companies can minimise the damage.

The company plans to roll out the network across the country, with full coverage starting in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.

Cube26 is backed by Tiger Global and Flipkart and works with handset vendors like Micromax, Panasonic, Intex and Karbonn to customise solutions.

The IT company has collaborated with General Electric which help industrial enterprises improve efficiency and build intelligent linkages between design, production and testing.

In the PC era, Intel ruled, but there's a perception it has been left behind in the era of mobile devices. Kumud Srinivasan, President, Intel India, admits the need to work with greater velocity in this conversation with Business Today. Excerpts:

The public internet access program intends to provide customized content through affordable internet access in local languages across the country.

Welcome to the world of big data, which is helping governments, global corporations and municipal bodies address resource challenges and drive the use of clean technologies.

According to recent research, wearable technologies boost employee productivity by 8.5 per cent. The research also revealed that wearable technologies increase employee job satisfaction by 3.5 per cent.

Altera designs processors for phone networks, server systems, cars and other devices. Intel Corp is buying the company for $16.7 billion.

Microsoft will also rename its Windows Phone as Windows 10 Mobile and it will include new touch-optimized versions of Office and support for the new Continuum for Phone feature.

The company said it has already won a contract in Britain to issue certificates for the smart meter initiative there with more than 104 million smart meters and home energy management devices.