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Posted: February 29th, 2012, 5:46pm EST

The operating system is Microsoft's riposte to Google's Android platform and Apple, which has dominated the tablet market it ignited with the release of the iPad.
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Posted: February 29th, 2012, 4:00am EST

Windows 8, first MS OS compatible with low-power microprocessors designed by ARM Holdings, will run on tablets as well as desktops & laptops.
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Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:20am EST

Now that half of all travelers carry smartphones, airlines are rolling out apps that allow these devices to take care of most of the tasks agents used to handle.
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Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:18am EST
After a user allows an application on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to have access to location information, the app can copy the user's entire photo library .
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 12:36pm EST

Since the company released its Windows operating system in 1985, most of the sequels have been variations on the same theme.Not that it mattered much.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:55am EST
Mozilla now wants to do the same for mobile users, with a new open source operating system that could drastically slash smartphone prices.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:40am EST
In partial relief to PWC auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Sriniwas Talluri, HC directed SEBI to commence its inquiry against them from May.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:00am EST

TCS and Infosys have been sending out mixed signals about growth ahead, but Nasscom's estimates confirm fears of a slowdown for the industry as a whole.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:14am EST
Country's second largest software exporter Infosys today said it has been selected as the technology partner for 'airtel money', the mobile wallet service of telecom operator Bharti Airtel.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:31am EST
7 Seas Entertainment Limited, a city-based independent game development company, today announced the availability of its 17 mobile games at the Nokia Store.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:07am EST
Peel, an app for iOS and Android, can help viewers decide what to watch on TV based on the television shows that users already like.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:51am EST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would not grant any SEZ status to IT major Infosys.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:12pm EST
There are a slew of applications available for smartphones and tablets, here's a look at six paid apps that are worth their cost.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 8:38pm EST

Technology analyst firm Gartner's top researcher in India sees strong demand for IT services from the country in 2012.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 6:26am EST
Our GPS tells us exactly where we are, down to a few metres, but how do satellites that make up the GPS themselves know where they are?
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 6:22am EST
Technology, art and magic will mix in perspective-bending ways this week as the prestigious TED conference continues transforming from an elite retreat to a global movement for a better world.
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Posted: February 25th, 2012, 4:19am EST
An official spokesperson of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said that the fake Twitter account has been opened in Abdullah's name by some unknown persons.
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Posted: February 24th, 2012, 7:51am EST
The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will add advanced messaging features, increased social integration and better browser, among other things.
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Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:04am EST
ARS Software Engineering, the subsidiary of ARS Traffic and Transport Technology, is all set to make inroads into the Indian market.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:09am EST
TCS had bagged the mission mode e-governance project, Passport Seva Project, from the MEA in October, 2008.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:59pm EST
Former Infosys director T V Mohandas Pai has returned to what he does best-promoting shareholder activism.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:02pm EST

Demand for cloud-based software is rising rapidly because the approach allows companies to start using new programs faster and at lower cost.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:16am EST
Social messaging applications in smartphones cost mobile network operators 13.9 billion dollars in lost SMS revenue last year, according to a report.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 3:54pm EST
The new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 introduces a range of new communications and productivity enhancements as well as expanded app.
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Posted: February 20th, 2012, 2:55pm EST

BarrierBreak runs a website signntalk.com, which helps the hearing impaired communicate with the rest of the world using sign language.
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Posted: February 20th, 2012, 1:48am EST
This system will be of great help in conservation of endangered species of Asiatic lions in Gir and other flora- fauna found in forests of Gujarat.
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Posted: February 19th, 2012, 7:20pm EST

Apple's next version of the OS X operating system is heavily inspired by the iPad and it will have over a hundred new features when it arrives this summer.
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Posted: February 18th, 2012, 4:23am EST

Meshing with the Metro design of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, the new logo is a slightly-angled blue block with a thin white cross in the middle.
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Posted: February 17th, 2012, 8:42pm EST

The popular BlackBerry Messenger is about to face a mortal threat in the next few months with Apple and Microsoft going for major upgrades in their OS.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 11:49pm EST

Apple on Thursday released a preview of the software, called Mountain Lion. It introduces several new features that move it closer to iOS.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 7:58pm EST
Times Internet Limited has launched 'Tweek', India's first magazine on the tablet that can be accessed on the iPad and will soon be available on Android.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 9:42am EST

The preview version will help software developers make products that take advantage of the new features of the operating system.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 7:09am EST
China today said its anti-trust bureau is reviewing Google's $ 12.5 billion purchase of cell-phone maker Motorola Mobility Inc under the anti-monopoly laws.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 7:02am EST

Apple moved to quell a privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone, iPad apps to seek approval in separate user prompts.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 3:10am EST
If you thought smartphones are safe for browsing, communication, e-commerce and banking, you may want to think again.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 3:10am EST
If you thought smartphones are safe for browsing, communication, e-commerce and banking, you may want to think again.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:34pm EST
The answer, Schwartz believes, is his site, whose simple interface enables easy information tracking and sharing.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 11:25am EST
In a major relief to Mahindra Satyam, the Andhra Pradesh High Court today stayed an order issued by the Income Tax department seeking attachment of the company's land and buildings.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 11:41pm EST
Google has turned Android into the most popular operating system for smartphones. And yet the platform may be losing ground to Apple’s iOS.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 2:08am EST
Angry Birds was catapulted to the world of Facebook on Tuesday in a bid by its Finnish maker Rovio to get one billion people.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 6:34pm EST
ET rounds up a few tips for Windows 7 and Mac OSX Lion that can save time and make you more productive.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 11:47am EST
This exclusive development centre located at NeST Towers inside Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram will cater to the increasing demand for complex software found in new generation cars.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 6:11pm EST
IT giant IBM has set up a centre in Bangalore that will offer solutions to automate and accelerate the purchasing, sales and customer service functions.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:30pm EST
Seven-year-old Nivio plans to use the money to expand its engineering centre in Palo Alto, California and hire fresh talent.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:11pm EST
In the first phase, Satyam will pick up 15% stake, which may be increased depending on the achievement of some milestones, said a person involved in the deal.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:14pm EST
Taleo was to be woven into Oracle Internet "cloud" services and pitched as a tool for company's to manage human resources and employee careers.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:11am EST

Microsoft has revealed plans to unveil a test version of its latest Windows computer operating software later this month.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:00pm EST

To say that the world has become a small place doesn't even begin to cover the way IT and telecom advancement has impacted our lives.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 5:09pm EST
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed plans to unveil a test version of its latest Windows computer operating software later this month.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:14pm EST
Exports from India's IT sector are set to grow more slowly for the year ending March 31, 2013, industry body Nasscom has forecasted.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 11:44am EST
Aadhaar is smarter than smart cards as anyone could use it as identity proof to get a telephone connection or open a bank account, besides being a labour-friendly authentication 12-digit number.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:21am EST

India's IT and IT services sector will cross the USD 100 bn-mark this fiscal but the growth rate will slow down in the next fiscal, says Nasscom.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:46am EST
Microsoft's iconic start button, which was introduced in Windows 95, is likely to be removed in the software firm's upcoming Windows 8 version.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:17pm EST
Online authentication is proposed to help banks, telecos and govt departments authenticate an Indian resident, via mobile phones, computers.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:49am EST
The company Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kerala government for this.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:34am EST

Information technology giant Infosys has said it will invest in Oman to further strengthen its presence in the country.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:16am EST
In a court filing on Monday, Oracle said a new trial would be the only way to "vindicate the verdict of the jury."
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:42pm EST

Worldwide shipments of smartphones soared 54.7 percent in the final three months of 2011 from the same period a year earlier.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:00pm EST
The IT firm said it has received a provisional order from the taxman stating the attachment of properties was according to Section 281 B of the Income Tax Act.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:04am EST
Mahindra Satyam today said it has received a provisional attachment order from the Income Tax Department attaching land and buildings of the company.