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Despite problems, Google on hiring spree in China
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 9:39am EDT
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The recruitment plan comes after the government renewed Google's license earlier this month. Why is China so important to Google? | Google's China woes -
Google not sure if China behind service disruption
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 10:16pm EDT
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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 offers help in finding accounts to follow
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 7:09pm EDT
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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.
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Software released for attacking Android phones
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:30pm EDT
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Experts released the tool that uses Google's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug. iPhone4 | Apple's third stage of global release
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Google agrees to delete WiFi data collected in Hong Kong
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:05pm EDT
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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.
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Mahindra Satyam, Morpho selected as key partners for UIDAI
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:14pm EDT
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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).
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Eveready plans to expand product portfolio
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:56pm EDT
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Eveready Industries India Ltd is planning to expand its products portfolio to reduce dependency on batteries, a company official said here Friday.
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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:03am EDT
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The FBI has continued its reliance on letters to gather information from telephone cos, banks, credit bureaus and other businesses. -
Microsoft to confront Japan watchdog on Yahoo-Google deal
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:59am EDT
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Microsoft plans to argue before Japan's Fair Trade Commission that a tie-up between Yahoo! Japan and Google is anti-competitive.
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Not surprised Satyam's Raju has retracted confession: Khurshid
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:06am EDT
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Khurshid's statement comes amid news that Raju has submitted in his bail application to the Andhra Pradesh High Court that he was falsely implicated.
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Now a facebook page for a lost teddy bear
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 4:37am EDT
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A page has been set up in the social network site facebook to reunite a thread bare teddy bear with its owner in Britain. -
Google cleared of grabbing personal data
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:13am EDT
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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. -
False alarm: Google search still working in China
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 10:38pm EDT
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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. -
Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:11pm EDT
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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. -
Google services blocked in China except for Gmail
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 6:35pm EDT
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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 -
Leaked: 100 million personal profiles on Facebook out in public
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 5:46pm EDT
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The company denies security breach, says data was already available in public. -
YouTube ups video limit to 15 minutes
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 4:42pm EDT
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YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes.
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Accenture, Satyam, L1 win UID deal
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 3:51pm EDT
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The programme is designed to confirm identity of 1.2 bn Indian residents, making it the largest identity mgmt programme in the world. What's UID? | Top 5 IT & ITeS cos
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Satyam case hearing posted to August 3
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:37am EDT
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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. -
Profiles of 100 mn Facebook users leaked online
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:02am EDT
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The list has already been downloaded by over 1,000 people on Pirate Bay, the world's biggest file-sharing website.
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MakeMyTrip to raise $100mn in US
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:02am EDT
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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).
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MS probes to vanquish counterfeiters
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 7:11pm EDT
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Microsoft employs 75 investigators, lawyers, and analysts ? many with experience in narcotics and Mafia cases ? in nine labs around the world.
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Facebook launches 'Questions,' get answers from other users
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 6:46pm EDT
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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. -
A site giving a leg-up to amateur photographers
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 5:47pm EDT
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Here?s a secret. Those who have been clicking photos with their smart phones are discovering newer ways to let their prints pass off as DSLR shots. -
Networking sites get top billing from companies
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 2:37pm EDT
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Clearly, brands and personalities have turned to Facebook to market their products, enhance their image, and communicate with their customers. -
Facebook beats back patent infringement claim
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:26pm EDT
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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.
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Software rivals turning to allies to battle cyber crime
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:08pm EDT
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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. -
TechMahindra shareholders approve MD pay hike at Rs 3.6 cr
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 11:57am EDT
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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. -
Accenture to provide biometric solution to UIDAI's Aadhaar
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 11:33am EDT
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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.
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Google in talks with online game cos to develop Facebook rival
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 8:35am EDT
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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 networks influence purchases: study
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 7:22am EDT
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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.
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Adobe to buy Day Software in $240 mn deal
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 3:17am EDT
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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. -
Ramalinga Raju set to retract his confession
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 10:54pm EDT
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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.
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Google in talks to build Facebook competitor: WSJ
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:54pm EDT
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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's Asia assets in focus as Yahoo Japan goes Google
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:52pm EDT
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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.
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Absence of stable biometric feature in children leave UID in a spot
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 5:39pm EDT
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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.
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Google unveils government version of software
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:12pm EDT
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The new version of Google Apps comes as the company continues to work with Los Angeles officials to address security concerns. Google's China woes -
Web marketing guru, Bruce Clay to hold first SEO training seminar in India
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:01am EDT
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Bruce Clay has been delivering SEO training for over eight years with courses now held in USA, Italy, Japan, South Africa & Australia. -
Google cuts ties with Chinese advertisers
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:20am EDT
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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. -
Petition for permanent banning of Facebook in Pakistan
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:05am EDT
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A petition filed in a court has sought a permanent bar on access to the social networking website due to the launch of an "anti-Islam competition". -
Yahoo! Japan adopts Google search engine
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:00am EDT
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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.
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Telecom software groups merge in app store battle
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 5:31am EDT
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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. -
SAP's 2nd-quarter profit up 15 per cent
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 2:22am EDT
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Business software maker SAP AG is reporting a 15 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit thanks to growth in the United States and emerging markets. -
Despite its huge profits, Microsoft has a popularity problem
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 8:55am EDT
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Analyst view Microsoft as a company that primarily sells to the enterprise. By contrast, Apple and Google primarily sell to consumers. Windows: The door to the future? -
Bank of Baroda inks pact with UIDAI for data collection
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 7:31am EDT
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State-owned Bank of Baroda today signed an agreement with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to act as a registrar for the project. -
Hearing of accused in Satyam scam adjourned to July 29
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 5:42am EDT
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The special court dealing with the multi-crore Satyam scam case today adjourned examination and hearing of charges against the accused to July 29. -
Hearing of accused in Satyam scam case adjourned to July 29
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:34am EDT
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The special court dealing with multi-crore Satyam scam case on Monday adjourned the examination and hearing of charges of Satyam accused to July 29.
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Hackers with enigmatic motives vex companies
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:51am EDT
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These gray hat hackers surreptitiously break into corporate computers to find security weaknesses.
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No love lost between Microsoft, investors despite superior show
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 8:27pm EDT
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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.
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Will Zynga become the Google of games?
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 3:09pm EDT
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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. -
India to get high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' by August
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 8:30am EDT
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India will be connected to high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' through an international networking.
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Samsung aims to consolidate share in flat panel TV market
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 5:42am EDT
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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.
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Facebook could be social pariah in Asia
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 5:21am EDT
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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. -
Queen's photos go online at Flickr
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 3:40am EDT
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Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that it has launched an account with online photo management site Flickr.
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Legrand to buy Indo Asian unit for Rs 600 crore
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 4:36pm EDT
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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.
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Google-China spat: Baidu emerges top gainer on global scale
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 3:45pm EDT
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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
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Premji mum on 25 public float in Wipro
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 11:53am EDT
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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.
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Teen creates free Internet application for iPhone
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 6:35am EDT
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A 15-year-old boy managed to dupe Apple Inc. by creating an iPhone application that connects to the Internet for free but it is no longer available.
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Satyam case: Examination of Raju, others adjourned to July 26
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:51am EDT
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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.
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One in 10 computers vulnerable to cyber attack
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:09am EDT
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A new report says that cyber criminals attack millions of computers every month and infect approximately 10 percent of them.
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Wipro ups guidance for IT revenue in second quarter
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:07am EDT
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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
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Legrand to buy Indo Asian Fusegear switgear biz for Rs 600 cr
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 4:58am EDT
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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.
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Watchdog says websites pose biggest terror threat to UK
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 2:40am EDT
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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. -
Unveiling serious face of Facebook
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 8:16pm EDT
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The world of social networking seems to have created an eternal excitement among both consumers and marketers.
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Microsoft profit up 48 per cent on Windows
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 4:45pm EDT
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Microsoft Corp reported a 48 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, as strong sales of Windows 7 helped it beat Wall Street projections.
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Facebook crosses 12-million user mark in India
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 12:30pm EDT
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Social networking site Facebook said on Thursday that it has crossed the 12-million userbase mark in India.
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Biometrics best way to store data safely in India, experts
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:36am EDT
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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.
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Amazon inks pact with Wylie Agency for e-books
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:11am EDT
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Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will exclusively publish digital editions of 20 classic books owned by the Wylie Agency. -
High-speed net subscribers to touch 275 mn in India by 2015: Study
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 8:05am EDT
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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. -
eBay Q2 net up 26 pc at $412 mn
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 7:56am EDT
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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.
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Funds approved for phase two of UID project
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 4:09am EDT
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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.
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Now, Google worth one billion page views a day
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:40am EDT
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Now, Goolge is worth one billion page views a day as the new image searches can show upto 1,000 images per page. -
Facebook reaches 500 mn users
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 11:42pm EDT
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Social networking site Facebook officially has 500 million users, the company announced Wednesday.
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ET Review: LG's plasma PK950
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 8:40pm EDT
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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.
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Connecticut asks Google for info in privacy flap
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 1:35pm EDT
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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 loses out in Chinese search engine market
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 1:01pm EDT
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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. -
Cyber thiefs cash in on loopholes in social media sites
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 12:54pm EDT
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Cybercriminals are cashing in on vulnerabilities of softwares and social media to attack users in India, according to security software maker Trend Micro.
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Mahindra Satyam launches new service delivery model
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 12:33pm EDT
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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.
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India draws roadmap for new domain name protocol
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 11:17am EDT
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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. -
'Utility, manufacturing cos vulnerable to virus attacks'
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 11:01am EDT
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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.
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Japan's Akai relaunches range of consumer electronics in India
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 9:50am EDT
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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. -
Sony India targetting Rs 100 crore from Kerala during 'Onam'
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 6:11am EDT
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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.
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Browser war: It's Chrome vs. Internet Explorer in India
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 5:15am EDT
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer is ceding space to search giant Google's Chrome in Indian internet space. Why you should change your browser | Samsung's Bada OS -
Google shuts two online services in China
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 1:34am EDT
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Internet search engine giant Google will shut down its two China-based online services and stop providing technical support to a Chinese-language website. -
E-books write a new chapter
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 11:38pm EDT
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The pace of change is quickening, too, Amazon said. In the past four weeks sales rose to 180 digital books for every 100 hardcover copies.
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Satyam's Raju likely to get questionnaire on Wednesday
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 10:59pm EDT
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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.
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Google to use wind energy to power data centres
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 9:37pm EDT
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Google Inc's energy unit has entered into a deal to buy wind power from NextEra Energy Inc for the next 20 years to power data centres.
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AP high court grants bail to Former Satyam MD Rama Raju
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 4:16pm EDT
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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'
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Google tamed, China feels satisfied
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 4:01pm EDT
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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.
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Microsoft to sell Kinect controller for $150
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 1:00pm EDT
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Microsoft says its Kinect motion-sensing game controller will cost $150 when it goes on sale on November 4.
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China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 10:23am EDT
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Google is trying to achieve the delicate balance of ending self-censorship of searches, while holding onto its foothold in China. Why is China so important to Google? -
Playboy launches new work-safe website
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 8:09am EDT
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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. -
Kindle sales top hardcovers at Amazon
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 4:17am EDT
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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 satisfied with Google search engine tweaks
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 2:00am EDT
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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. -
Links to fake drug sites land Baidu in soup
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 1:38am EDT
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China's largest search engine, Baidu and other search providers have allegedly profited by promoting websites selling fake drugs, says a CCTV expose. -
China says Google renewal reflects compliance with laws
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 1:30am EDT
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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, small firm square off over patent claims
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 12:41am EDT
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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. -
Govt to probe online security threats
Posted: July 19th, 2010, 4:49pm EDT
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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.
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iPhone apps to die for
Posted: July 19th, 2010, 4:03pm EDT
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It took a year before Apple opened iPhone app store, making it possible for masses to download and install new apps.
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Facebook could be social pariah in Asia
Posted: July 19th, 2010, 11:45am EDT
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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. All about Twitter