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Whats next for Google in China (19 March 02:57) |
| Google could well decide to pull the plug on Google.cn, but leave its other China-based operations intact |
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Google to leave China by April (19 March 11:35) |
| Google has cried foul over what it said were cyberattacks aimed at its source code and the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists |
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Nokia to launch music service in India soon (18 March 04:56) |
| The company has tied-up with Indian record labels including, T series, Venus, Tips, Big Music, Eros and Indian Music Industry |
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Google working with Intel Sony on TV project (18 March 04:33) |
| The Google TV project has been underway for several months and is based on its software Android, which is available in some smartphones, ‘The New York Times’ reported |
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Why a made-in-India chip remains chimeric (17 March 11:51) |
| The ministry of IT was originally supposed to chip in with funds, and serve as a nodal agency for the project |
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3D films gaining prominence in India after Avatar success (17 March 07:44) |
| Rajesh Mishra, CEO, Indian operations UFO Moviez India Ltd said that technology providers like his company are in the process of implementing 3D compliant projection systems |
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Number of visitors to Facebook beats Google (17 March 04:25) |
| Facebook’s homepage finished the week ending 13 March as the most visited site in the country, according to industry tracker Hitwise |
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China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out (16 March 02:55) |
| Google has not unveiled any plans, leaving users to guess whether the company may seek to unilaterally do away with the Chinese-mandated filters that censor content on google.cn or announce ... |
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Facebook to set up India office at Hyderabad (15 March 11:13) |
| The office will support users, advertisers and developers in India and around the world |
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Dell sues 5 Asia tech firms alleging LCD cartel (15 March 03:49) |
| Dell has not decided the level of damages it will seek in the lawsuit, the spokesman said |
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Facebook to set up office in Hyderabad (15 March 01:18) |
| Facebook has seen exponential growth in recent months and has more than eight million active users in India, it said in a statement |
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Smartphones will shake up paid content debate (11 March 07:03) |
| Smartphone sales to overtake PC sales by 2012; application stores offer one way out of free vs paid web dilemma; paid content is non-starter in China |
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Samsung unveils worlds first 3D LED TV sets (11 March 04:06) |
| Viewers are to wear electronic glasses that open and close rapidly in time, with images designed for the right and left eye, creating a three-dimensional effect |
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Lenovo aims for market-beating 2010 growth (11 March 03:29) |
| The company, which bought back its cellphone unit last year, was also aiming to become the Chinese market leader in that sector, chief executive Yang Yuanqing said |
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Google Transit makes your metro commute easier (05 March 02:53) |
| Travelling by the Delhi Metro? With Google’s new service you can now get on-the-go information about schedules, routes, prices and commute times |
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Creating a digital replica of Delhi one step at a time (03 March 11:01) |
| The project, a collaboration between the Delhi government and the Survey of India, aims to create a comprehensive 3-dimensional GIS for Delhi |
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Nasa to launch latest high-tech weather satellite (03 March 06:08) |
| A Delta IV rocket will carry the satellite to its orbit around 22,000 miles (35,406 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface |
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Apple sues rival HTC as phone competition rises (03 March 10:33) |
| Apple said HTC has infringed on 20 of its patents covering aspects of the iPhone’s user interface and hardware |
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Nokia starts new phone line with C5 model (02 March 05:34) |
| The C5 handset will be one of the cheapest smartphones from Nokia, selling for 135 euros ($183), excluding taxes and subsidies, and hitting the shelves next quarter |
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Post-2611 unmanned vehicles ignite interest (25 February 12:55) |
| With rapid technology advancements robots are now cost-effective and highly accurate soldiers of war |
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Google scraps China leg of Nexus One event (24 February 04:23) |
| The firm will introduce the sleek touchscreen phone to software developers in Hong Kong and Taiwan next week |
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Govt to hold 3G spectrum auction on 9 April (24 February 03:14) |
| In the past, 3G auctions have been deferred twice. All big telecom majors Bharti, Vodafone, Rcom and Tatas have readied their plans for the auction |
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3 Google executives convicted of privacy violations (24 February 02:40) |
| The trial had been closely watched since it could help define whether the Internet in Italy is an open, self-regulating platform or if content must be better monitored for abusive material |
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Twitter tweets fly into Yahoo! search results (24 February 10:09) |
| A partnership with Twitter will let Yahoo! integrate the popular microblogging service into its online network used by more than 600 million people worldwide |
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China says Google hacking claims groundless (23 February 05:07) |
| China had previously defended its right to censor content on the internet and brushed aside the hacking accusations, saying Google must abide by Chinese law |
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Handset market rebounding in 2010 Gartner (23 February 02:41) |
| The market fell 1% in 2009, the first decline in eight years as consumers cut spending amid recession |
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Amazon Microsoft ink patent deal (23 February 11:56) |
| Microsoft said that Amazon will be paying the software giant as part of the agreement, but declined to specify the amount |
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Geo-engineering the planets savior or untested danger (21 February 12:39) |
| Geo-engineering is based on the principle that making tweaks to the atmosphere, such as seeding the clouds to make them brighter and more reflective, could bring down global temperatures |
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Capgemini cautious on 2010 but stands by 2011 goal (18 February 04:39) |
| The company’s shares fell as much as 4.1% but then reversed course to trade nearly 5% higher after the company reaffirmed its long-term outlook |
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Microsoft develops security system to respond to threats (17 February 02:21) |
| The company is willing to share its resources with security agencies in case of emergencies like violence in its campus, safety of its employees after a natural disaster or respond to overhe... |
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Smartphones a growing problem for networks (17 February 01:06) |
| While handset makers, chipmakers and service providers are all flourishing from the rapid growth of smartphones such as Apple Inc’s iPhone, operators are being left to fund the related imp... |
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Coming soon an advanced speech technology system (16 February 06:16) |
| An international team, led by University of Western Australia, is developing the advanced system that will allow speech recognition in spaces filled with other voices, noise and echoes |
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Operators unite to challenge Apples app store (15 February 04:36) |
| The move is supported by three of the world’s largest device makers, LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony Ericsson |
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Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook Twitter (10 February 10:39) |
| The world’s No. 1 search engine launched Google Buzz, which allows users to quickly share messages, Web links and photos with friends and colleagues directly within Gmail, the company’s ... |
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Google may add social networking features to Gmail report (09 February 02:32) |
| The change adds a module to the Gmail screen that would display a stream of updates from individuals a user chooses to connect with |
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Without Flash Apple users arent well served (08 February 10:25) |
| Shantanu Narayen,president and CEO, Adobe Systems, in an in-depth interview responds to Apple’s Steve Jobs’ comments and talks about why he thinks Adobe will continue to be successful |
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Microsoft India rolls out BizSpark One (06 February 12:15) |
| It has picked up Vembu Technologies for the new global initiative |
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Peek to launch its email device in India soon (04 February 10:13) |
| Analysts raise doubts over the utility of the device in a market flooded with cheap smartphones |
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Monster to acquire Yahoo!s HotJob for $225 mn (04 February 01:36) |
| Internet firm Yahoo! has been cutting cost and closing its under performing businesses like the GeoCities Web-hosting site |
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Google US intel to team up to fight cyberattacks report (04 February 12:37) |
| Under an agreement still in the works, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze those attacks in a bid to better protect the California-based search company and its users from... |
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Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales in 2010 (04 February 10:42) |
| Samsung to treble smartphone sales over 18 mn units; Samsung targets over 260-270 mn cellphone sales in 2010; to boost smartphone line-up based on its own Bada platform |
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Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010 (03 February 12:03) |
| Premier endorsers of Internet for Nobel Peace Prize nomination include 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and famous Italian surgeon, known for his contributions to breast cancer treatments, U... |
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Google plans to launch store for online business software report (02 February 04:04) |
| The people in knowledge of the development said the store would sell business software designed by outside developers to integrate and add capabilities to Google Apps |
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Facebook Twitter users vulnerable to rising cyber crimes (02 February 02:33) |
| Sophos surveyed over 500 firms and found that 72% are concerned that employee behaviour on social networking sites exposes their businesses to danger and puts corporate infrastructure and se... |
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Two Indian e-readers set to hit market (01 February 10:30) |
| Infibeam.com will start shipping the Pi from 22 February and EC Media will launch its e-reader in March-April |
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2 Indian e-readers set to hit market (01 February 10:19) |
| Infibeam.com will start shipping the Pi from 22 February and EC Media will launch its e-reader in March-April |
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Adding another dimension (31 January 10:25) |
| ‘Avatar’ has only catalysed interest in 3D already the hottest trend on the tech circuit |
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Tech it to the next level (31 January 10:24) |
| Technology trends that should go mainstream by 2010 |
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Google launches application to type in 14 languages (28 January 03:58) |
| Users type the word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Transliteration IME will convert the word to its native script |
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Apple pitches $499 iPad takes on Amazon (28 January 11:08) |
| The iPad is Apple’s biggest bet on a new product since the iPhone three years ago, and seeks to tap an unproven market for tablets |
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