ACCESS TO VIDEO CONFERENCING
AAP to cite Subrata Roy precedent to give Arvind Kejriwal access to facilities to run govt
AAP seeks to have Tihar Jail area declared as a 'prison' to provide office facilities for Arvind Kejriwal, inspired by similar cases in the past. The request includes access to video conferencing, a unique situation with a CM running the government from jail.
Tech advancement for ensuring hybrid mode of hearing is work in progress: SC
The top court, which has been issuing slew of directions from time to time to ensure that no lawyer and litigant are denied access to video conferencing facility or hearing through hybrid mode, has deferred the hearing on a plea to February 12.
CES 2024: Samsung Galaxy phone users to soon get this iPhone, Pixel smartphones feature
Samsung has announced a partnership with Microsoft that will allow users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to use their phones as webcams for video conferencing. The Galaxy Book 4 series will enable users to turn their phone cameras into PC webcams, providing access to the powerful cameras of Galaxy smartphones for video calls on apps like Microsoft Teams.
Optimising tech in judiciary a strategic move towards democratising access to justice: CJI DY Chandrachud
Highlighting the importance of district courts, Justice Chandrachud said they hold "a crucial position" for the realisation of the right to justice and are "a cornerstone of the ideals of our Constitution in envisioning a society where every citizen is assured that right to justice".
WhatsApp's new update allows users to share screen during video calls; here's how it works
WhatsApp has introduced new features - screen sharing update and landscape mode for video calls. With the screen sharing feature, users can share images, documents, etc. during a video call, enabling WhatsApp to compete with giants like Zoom, Google Meet, and Apple's FaceTime.
WhatsApp introduces screen-sharing on video calls
The latest feature will allow users to share documents, photos, and even their shopping cart with contacts on video calls.
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CERT-In reports vulnerabilities in Zoom
The cyber security agency said that vulnerabilities can be exploited by a remote attacker to join meetings they are authorised to join without appearing to other participants. This could enable them to obtain video and audio feed of meetings they were not authorised to join, and even disrupt targeted meetings.
Google to bring picture-in-picture mode for Meet app
With the new functionality, Google Meet users can see up to four video tiles in a meeting as it appears in a floating window, reports Android Central.
LG One: Quick aims to make communication easier for WFH employees
LG One:Quick has been created to meet the requirements of the new ways of how people work.
I-T dept eases norms for personal hearing via video conference under faceless appeal scheme
"Such a hearing shall be conducted through video conferencing or video telephony, including use of any telecommunication application software which supports video conferencing or video telephony, to the extent technologically feasible...," said the 'Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2021'.
Zoom joins tech industry's counterterrorism group in the US
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, or GIFCT, is an independent group through which member companies share information to combat terrorism and violent extremism on their sites.
Google ends unlimited group video calling for free accounts
However, Google Workspace individual subscribers can host one-on-one calls and group calls with three or more participants for up to 24 hours.
Google Meet hit by an outage
Many people took to Twitter to report the inability to access the service, with #googlemeet also trending on the social media platform.
Haryana to launch anti-Covid 'Sanjeevani Pariyojana' for quick medicare access at home
"The initiative will comprise an Integrated Command and Control Centre for managing critical resources like hospital beds availability, oxygen supply, ambulance tracking and door-to-door awareness campaign to enable a bird's eye view of the entire healthcare system for the district administration," the spokesperson said.
Access to justice now depends on access to technology: CJI Bobde
In his farewell address at the virtual function organised by Supreme Court Bar Association, the 47th CJI said the performance of India's top court was "among the best" in the world during the COVID-19 pandemic as it was not closed even for a day due to the deadly virus.
Cost top most hurdle in improving access to justice for all, says President Ram Nath Kovind
"I am pleased that the higher judiciary has started making available its judgments in more and more regional languages. This is surely the best way to keep more and more citizens in the loop, and thus bringing the institution of judiciary closer to the citizenry at large," Kovind said.
Google Meet will give unlimited calls in free plan till March 2021
Google in April announced that anyone with a Google account was allowed to create free meetings with up to 100 people with no time limit till September 30 in the pandemic times. Google is now extending that policy and free Meet users can host longer calls through March 2021.
Consumers increasingly move to SmartTVs as new manufacturers undercut regular pricing
Xiaomi is looking well poised to similarly grab marketshare in India’s Rs 79,000 crore television market. When Mi TVs (Xiaomi’s consumer brand in India) were launched in India in February 2018, smart TVs accounted for 12–15% of the total market. It is now 50%, according to industry estimates.
Government launches contest to promote startups in small towns
As per the “Chunauti”- Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest around 300 startups working in select areas will be identified and provided with a seed fund of upto Rs 25,00,000 along with other support. The government has earmarked a budget of Rs 95 crore over a period of three years for this programme.
Trai chairman says states making telcos pay for laying infrastructure is "perverse"
Sharma also stressed upon the need to accelerate the deployment of Wifi hotspots under the Wifi Access Network Interface (WANI) framework designed by Trai.
No daily access to lawyers for jailed Unitech directors, says HC
"Since, such facilities are available to the prisoners twice a week, this court finds no reason to not allow the request of the petitioners (Chandras) for being permitted video conferencing facilities with their lawyers in order for them to defend the cases instituted against them.
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for ban on Zoom app until appropriate legislation is put in place
The matter came up for hearing through video-conferencing before the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, which asked the Centre to file its reply within four weeks on the plea which has arrayed US-based Zoom Video Communications as one of the respondents in the case.
Google Inc makes Meet app free for all users
Earlier, the premium video conferencing app was available only for paid enterprise users of the GSuite. This is the first time that a product designed for enterprise use is being extended to individual users, Smita Hashim, Director, Product Management, Google Cloud told ET
No more 'Zoombombing', data hacking: Zoom rolls out new measures to address security concerns
The number of people taking part in Zoom meetings daily eclipsed 200 million in March.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with farmers via video conferencing on June 20
Continuing his drive to directly connect with the beneficiaries of his government's pet schemes, PM will on June 20 speak to farmers on issues concerning them.
Video conferencing can't be mandated in transfer petition: SC
Justice D Y Chandrachud, however, dissented and said the Family Courts Act, 1984 was enacted at a point when modern technology was not fully developed.
Cisco unveils desktops for video conferencing
The touch-enabled desktops, DX80 and DX70, have large screens and combine in a single device Cisco's expertise in HD video and high-end audio.
Tata Communications launches video conferencing application
Tata Communications today launched video conferecing application that can be accessed by up to 46 users for a common session across multiple devices.
Reliance Globalcom launches video-conferencing for enterprises
Reliance Globalcom, today said it has launched end-to-end 'managed video conferencing services' for enterprises across the globe.
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