The recruitment plan comes after the government renewed Google's license earlier this month.
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Google's China woes
Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview.
Twitter wants to help you build your network. The micro-blogging service began rolling out a new feature Friday called "Suggestions for You" which directs users to other Twitter accounts they may find interesting.
Experts released the tool that uses Google's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug.
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Apple's third stage of global release
Google has agreed to delete all personal WiFi data gathered by its "Street View" mapping service in Hong Kong, in what the city's privacy commissioner said was a first.
Mahindra Satyam and a consortium led by Morpho, a high-technology firm belonging to Safran Group, have been selected as one of the key partners to implement the Aadhaar program by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Internet giant Google "did not grab" personal details but it happened "accidentally" when it was collecting data from wi-fi networks, Britain's top information office has said.
Google Inc. triggered a false alarm on Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.
A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting US Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information.
A Web page maintained by Google on accessibility in mainland China listed Web search, Google Ads & Google Mobile as 'fully blocked'.
Google's China woes
The programme is designed to confirm identity of 1.2 bn Indian residents, making it the largest identity mgmt programme in the world.
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The 21st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, which is trying the multi-crore Satyam scam case, posted further hearing in the case to August 3.
Online travel services company Make-MyTrip plans to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offer on US stock exchange Nasdaq, it informed the capital markets regulator Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
Facebook launched a trial version on Wednesday of a much-anticipated new service which allows members to pose questions to other users of the 500-million-strong social network.
Facebook Inc won a legal fight on Wednesday over claims its hugely popular social networking website infringed a patent owned by little-known Leader Technologies.
As a major computer security conference kicked off here Wednesday, Microsoft announced that teamwork between technology rivals is paying off in the perpetual arms race with hackers.
IT firm TechMahindra, which has posted lower-than-expected quarterly net profit, has given its Managing Director Vineet Nayyar, an annual remuneration of Rs 3.6 crore effective June 2009.
IT major Accenture has bagged a contract from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide multimodal biometric identification solutions to the latter's Aadhaar program.
Google is in talks with makers of popular online games as it seeks to develop a broader social networking service, says a media report.
Google's China woes
Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter are gradually emerging as important shopping tools as the majority of users now rely upon them to help make their purchasing decisions, a new survey has found.
Adobe Systems Inc has agreed to buy Switzerland-based Day Software Holding AG for about $240 million, to strengthen its enterprise software segment and add web content management software to its portfolio.
Satyam chairman B Ramalinga Raju said on Tuesday that his letter of January 2009 was a mere resignation letter from the post of the company's chairman and claimed that he was being falsely implicated by the CBI.
Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Yahoo Inc's plans for its Asian assets are in the investor spotlight, following the surprise news that Yahoo Japan has turned to Google Inc for its Internet search technology.
The government?s unique identification project aims to embrace nearly 1.4 billion people, but the task of covering children, up to 15 years, who form a good part of the population is tinged with uncertainty.
Google has cut commercial ties with two of its Chinese advertising agents, raising concerns that the internet giant's recent standoff with the government may scare away more domestic advertisers.
Japan's top Internet portal Yahoo! Japan on Tuesday announced a search alliance with Google, in a deal that would see both giants dominate the Japanese market in a possible blow to Microsoft.
Two telecom operator-backed mobile software groups unveiled a merger plan on Tuesday to counter increasing competition from new rivals Google and Apple for applications.
Analyst view Microsoft as a company that primarily sells to the enterprise. By contrast, Apple and Google primarily sell to consumers.
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Frank X Shaw, Microsoft?s vice-president for corporate communications, recently tried a new tack to win respect. In his blog post titled 'Microsoft by the Numbers', he compared Microsoft?s record with competitors.
The Zynga Game Network, as the company is officially called, is the hottest startup to emerge from Silicon Valley since Twitter and, before that, Facebook.
Aiming to strengthen its foothold in the domestic television market, consumer durables major Samsung today said that it will double its market share this year by selling 1.2 million units of flat panels.
As Facebook gears up for a major push in Asia, the social networking giant may learn that good friends are hard to find as it faces privacy concerns in Japan and Korea and heavy-handed censors in China.
French electrical products maker Legrand said on Friday it will acquire the switchgear business of Delhi-based Indo Asian Fusegear for Rs 600 crore, securing a strong footing in a booming market.
Google's market share fell from 71.1 to 69.7% while China's Baidu almost caught up with Yahoo and Microsoft in global online search market.
Google's China woes
IT blue-chip Wipro, whose promoters own 80 percent in the company, on Friday said it expects the finance ministry to bring in changes to the proposed 25 percent public float norm for listed companies.
A local court today adjourned the case of examination of former Chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju through a questionnaire and nine other accused in the multi-crore accounting fraud in the IT firm to July 26.
Wipro projected an higher average revenue guidance of $1.3 bn from its global IT services business for Q2.
IBM, Wipro & TechM in race for $1 bn-plus IT contract
The French electric equipment maker Legrand had made an offer to buy the switchgear business of Indo Asian Fusegear Ltd for a consideration of Rs 600 crore.
The official reviewer of the British Government's anti-terrorism laws, Lord Carlile, has warned Prime Minister David Cameron to his attention instead to websites that openly advocate violence.
As the country's economy is on the rise, experts today said biometrics is the only way to store data in a safe manner in a vast country like India and the unique identity numbers will provide that security.
The number of high-speed Internet users is likely to touch 275 million from nine million by 2015, as telecom firms roll out Broadband Wireless Acess (BWA) air waves that were auctioned in June, a study said.
Online marketplace eBay has reported a 26 per cent growth in net income at $412 million for the April-June quarter this year boosted by strong performance from its PayPal online unit.
The authority set up to collect data for the issue of tamper-proof biometric identity cards to each of India's 1.17 billion citizens has been granted Rs.3,023 crore for the second phase of its implementation.
What strikes you first when you see LG?s latest plasma, the PK950, is its size. Having a 60? screen in your living room can invite a lot of attention. Its nice borderless design is another feature which stands out.
Connecticut's attorney general, who is leading a 37-state probe of Google Inc's collection of data from private unlocked Wi-Fi networks, asked the giant Internet search company on Wednesday if it had tested the software before using it.
Google's share of the Chinese search engine market fell in the second quarter while the US Internet giant was embroiled in a public battle with Beijing over censorship, a research firm said on Wednesday.
Cybercriminals are cashing in on vulnerabilities of softwares and social media to attack users in India, according to security software maker Trend Micro.
IT major Mahindra Satyam on Wednesday launched a new service delivery model that offers its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) customers a rapid execution tool to ensure smooth, efficient and timely delivery.
With the domain name bandwidth for web addresses expected to get exhausted by March 2012, the government has drawn up a roadmap for the transition into a newer version of Internet protocol that will enable unlimited options for users.
Security software firm Symantec said on Wednesday that Indian companies, especially utility and manufacturing firms, might be vulnerable to a new virus spreading through pen drives.
Akai, the Japanese consumer electronics brand that introduced inexpensive television sets in the Indian market in the late 1990s, is making a comeback with a wide range of products from TV sets to microwave owens.
Consumer electronics major Sony India today said it was targetting Rs 100 crore turnover during the 'Onam' festival in August in Kerala and consolidating its position as the top brand in the state.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is ceding space to search giant
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Samsung's Bada OS
Internet search engine giant Google will shut down its two China-based online services and stop providing technical support to a Chinese-language website.
A local court is likely to send a questionnaire to former Satyam Computers chairman B Ramalinga Raju, the main accused in a multi-crore accounting scam, on Wednesday.
AP High Court granted bail to former Satyam MD Rama Raju, former CFO Vadlamani Srinivas & three others accused in multi-crore scam.
'US SEC may spare Satyam'
China is satisfied that Google is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Google is trying to achieve the delicate balance of ending self-censorship of searches, while holding onto its foothold in China.
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Playboy Enterprises Inc. launched a website on Tuesday that it swears will be safe to browse while at work, eliminating the need for men to throw themselves over their computer screen when the boss walks by.
Amazon.com, one of the nation?s largest booksellers, announced that for the last three months, sales of books for its e-reader, the Kindle, outnumbered sales of hardcover books.
China is satisfied that US Internet giant Google Inc is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official said on Tuesday.
China renewed Google's license to operate in the country after the company agreed to respect Chinese censorship laws, an official said Tuesday in the government's first public comment on the issue.
Facebook Inc on Monday began its defense against claims that the most basic functions of its hugely popular website infringe a patent held by a little-known company.
The government on Monday said it is looking into security threats posed by the services offered by Blackberry, Skype and Google in India and will initiate dialogue with them if required.
The social networking giant may learn that good friends are hard to find as it faces privacy concerns in Japan and Korea and censors in China.
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