Problem of Account Access by Gmail Users

SEATTLE: "Many users of GMail are having problems in accessing their online e-mail accounts due to a temporary outage in a contacts systems used by Google" said the official. The problem started at about 2100 GMT and a company spokesman said Google is starting to implement a fix for the problem right now.

"We are starting to roll out a fix now and hope to have the problem resolved as quickly as possible," said a Google spokesman. Google said an outage in the contacts system used by Gmail is preventing the e-mail system from loading properly.

The company also said that the new incoming messages are safe even if a user can not access their account. Users across the United States, Canada and India reported problems with Gmail and a Google employee also reported that the company's own corporate e-mail account was down.

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Good Signs for Indian Infrastruture

NEW DELHI: According to government sources, Infrastructure sector output grew 3.4 per cent in June 3.5 per cent. Output rose an annual 5.2 per cent in June 2007, and in the 2007/08 fiscal year it rose 5.6 per cent from a year earlier. The infrastructure sector accounts for 26.68 per cent of India's industrial output.

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I Phone To Hit Indian Market on August 21

Most awiated electronics Gazette, Apple's iPhone, the touch screen handset will be available to Indian mobile users through Bharti Airtel at the stroke of midnight on August 21, giving competitors like Nokia, Samsung and others a run for their money.

According to statement released by Airtel, Millions of Airtel subscribers will be able to purchase the iPhone at Airtel's Relationship Centres from August 22.

Sanjay Kapoor, President, Bharti Airtel mobile services, said"iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector,"

iPhone is endowed with all 3G features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, that facilitates as a navigation and positioning tool.

US-based Apple has tied up with Airtel and Vodafone to bring iPhone in the country.

Asked at what price it will be available, Bharti Airtel officials declined to give details.

"Introducing iPhone in India further underscores Bharti's commitment to enrich the communication experience of Airtel users," Kapoor said.

Leading cell phone makers like Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have stepped up their R&D efforts to bring feature rich phones in India to compete iPhones.

Vodafone is also slated to bring Apples's iPhone this year.
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