IBM software to improve productivity

PUNE: Global IT major IBM has announced that KPIT Cummins - a product engineering and IT consulting partner to automotive and transportation, manufacturing and energy and utilities companies, has selected IBM development software to enhance efficiency,...

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US can spy on your data on Google, Apple servers

LONDON: A piece of legislation that permits US agencies to snoop on foreign nationals by hacking into cloud servers of Google and Apple, has sent alarm bells ringing among privacy campaigners, a British media report says.The renewal of the Foreign Intelligence...

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BB10: Why analysts greeting launch with downgrades

Research In Motion Ltd's glitzy unveiling of the long-delayed line of BlackBerry smartphones on Wednesday and a new corporate name failed to impress Wall Street analysts, with at least three downgrading the company's stock.RIM, which renamed itself BlackBerry,...

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Google Maps makes Grand Canyon virtual trek

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Maps opened a virtual path to the wonders of the Grand Canyon by adding panoramic images gathered by hikers with Android-powered camera systems strapped to their backs."These beautiful, interactive images cover more than 75 miles...

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Portable music players’ sales fall in India

KOLKATA: Sales of portable music players, including Apple's iconic iPod, fell for the first time in India last year, with more consumers opting for mobile phones and tablets as single converged devices for all their entertainment needs.According to sales...

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Google: Internet's navigation tools drive economies

SAN FRANCISCO: Fresh from unveiling detailed online maps of North Korea, Google touted studies showing that internet age navigation tools boost the economic engines of nations.The global "geospatial industry" brings in $270 billion in annual revenue...

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Smartphones, tablets boost Lenovo's profit

BEIJING: Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said its quarterly profit rose 34 per cent to a record high on strong sales of smartphones and tablet computers.The company, vying with Hewlett-Packard to become the world's biggest PC maker, said it earned...

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Spice’s phone with 5MP front camera for Facebookers

NEW DELHI: Spice Mobile has launched its latest smartphone, Stellar Pinnacle - Mi-530, with a 5.3-inch screen. The new dual-sim phone is powered by Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and can be upgraded to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The company is retailing...

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Karbonn launches quad-core smartphone @ Rs 10,990

NEW DELHI: Karbonn Mobiles has announced India's first quad-core budget smartphone, Smart Titanium 1. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and will retail at Rs 10,990 in the country. With this device, Karbonn has beaten Micromax...

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How mobile phone makers are trying to save music

With CDs in danger of going the way of the tape, receding into 'a relic of the past' territory, music labels are relying on an unlikely ally to pull them through — mobile phone handset manufacturers.When Samsung launched its first dual SIM mobile phone...

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IT companies welcome new H-1B visa proposals

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO: The first big political push for an overhaul of US immigration laws in more than five years holds out some promise for employers who have long complained that the current system is broken and inhibits hiring.From farmers who...

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Apple: How T-Mobile’s rebellion may add to troubles

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple's shareholders have been hit by one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of the stock, but wider fallout from such weakness might be more important to the long-term value of their investments. While Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs...

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Samsung announces Galaxy Express smartphone with 4G

NEW DELHI: Samsung has announced a new smartphone, Galaxy Express, with top-of-the-line connectivity features like 4G LTE and NFC. However, most other features of the smartphone appear pale in front of the latest connectivity technologies it boasts of.The...

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HTC launches India's most expensive Android phone, Butterfly

NEW DELHI: Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone, Butterfly, in India. The top-of-the-line device has broken all price barriers for Android smartphones in India and will cost buyers Rs 44,900. This places new HTC phone above...

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Apple working on 128GB version of iPad

WASHINGTON: Tech giant Apple is said to be working on a new iPad model that has more storage capacity, a report has said.According to 9to5 Mac, the new device will feature the same design as the current iPads, but promises to offer users 128GB of storage,...

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Wipro is looking at investing in new geographies, tech: CFO

In an exclusive interview with ET Now, Suresh Senapaty, Chief Financial Officer, Wipro, gives his sense of the company's acquisition and growth plans. Excerpts:ET Now: Please give us a sense on your acquisition plans.Suresh Senapaty: We have been very...

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1 dead, 4 injured in Samsung chip plant gas leak

SEOUL: One person was killed and four others were wounded on Monday after fatal hydrofluoric acid gas leaked at a chip plant of Samsung Electronics near the South Korean capital, Xinhua reported."A small amount of diluted hydrofluoric acid leaked Monday...

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Aircel launches free roaming service

NEW DELHI: Aircel today launched a product that offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming.'One Nation, One Rate' offers one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming on Aircel network, the company...

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Google reveals why Indians avoid online shopping

NEW DELHI: Online shopping in India has hit a tipping point and is expected to see exponential growth in 2013, says Google India. The search giant combined consumer interest observed on Google search and online research conducted by TNS to come out on...

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Inspan, Genius launch SP-i320 portable music player

NEW DELHI: Inspan Infotech launched SP-i320 portable music player with speaker from Genius. The all-new music player is a combination of a portable mp3 player and loud speaker and features plug-and-play functionality. Genius SP-i320 is priced at Rs 1,800...

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Anonymous hacks, defaces US government website

BANGALORE: In a sharp escalation of its stand off with federal authorities, internet activist group Anonymous hacked into a US government website in retaliation for the death of Aaron Schwartz, and has threatened leak sensitive government information.Hacking...

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How Google is preparing Manipur for polls

By using everything from face-recognition software to satellite mapping, Manipur shows the way in using technology to battle electoral fraud.The 21,000-odd people who got themselves enrolled in multiple electoral rolls in Manipur had definitely not taken...

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Samsung's new fridge runs on Google's Android

TORONTO: Refrigerators are getting smart. A new model released earlier this month runs apps to help users browse recipes, create shopping lists and manage the expiration dates of items like yogurt and milk.The T9000 refrigerator by electronics company...

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Top US cities for IT jobs revealed

FLORIDA: Modis, an information technology staffing company, has identified some of the top cities for IT jobs for this year. The company compiled this list of 10 cities based on job availability and trends seen through the Modis branch network across...

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Technology a job killer?

NEW YORK: To workers being pushed out of jobs by today's technology, history has a message: You're not the first.From textile machines to the horseless carriage to email, technology has upended industries and wiped out jobs for centuries. It also has...

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Facebook bars Twitter's Vine from contacting users

LONDON: A day after Twitter unveiled a new app Vine, rival firm Facebook has cut off the video-sharing application's "find people" button, which allowed members to connect to their friends on the social networking giant.Twitter users trying to use the...

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Use 181 code as women helpline number: Sibal to state CMs

NEW DELHI: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has asked state chief ministers to consider starting a emergency helpline service exclusively for women on code '181'."Keeping in view the increased frequency of unfortunate instances of offences and violence against...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg steps into politics

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook confirmed that co-founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg will make a foray into politics next month by hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.The mid-February event at Zuckerberg's home in the California...

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Samsung announces waterproof phone Galaxy Xcover 2

Samsung has made the rumoured Galaxy Xcover 2 official, a mid-range smartphone that is IP67 certified. This means it is waterproof and is impact and dust resistant. The new smartphone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) layered with Motion UI and takes...

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Anonymous hacks, defaces US government website

BANGALORE: In a sharp escalation of its stand off with federal authorities, internet activist group Anonymous hacked into a US government website in retaliation for the death of Aaron Schwartz, and has threatened leak sensitive government information.Hacking...

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Microsoft: New, cheaper Surface tablets coming

NEW DELHI: Software giant Microsoft seems to be betting big on hardware. During Microsoft's earnings call on Friday, the company's chief financial officer Peter Klein revealed that the company is working on new Surface tablets to address a wider price...

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Nokia 808 PureView becomes last Symbian phone

LONDON: Embattled mobile maker Nokia has announced that the firm will stop producing its Symbian smartphone operating system.In its earnings announcement, the Finland-based firm confirmed that the 808 PureView was the last new device.The firm had earlier...

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Nokia 808 PureView becomes last Symbian phone

LONDON: Embattled mobile maker Nokia has announced that the firm will stop producing its Symbian smartphone operating system.In its earnings announcement, the Finland-based firm confirmed that the 808 PureView was the last new device.The firm had earlier...

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UP's laptop scheme to give jobs to 2000 engineers

LUCKNOW: Close to 2000 engineers will get a job under UP government's endeavour to distribute laptops to students in the state.The government, which cleared the rules for procurement of laptops earlier this week, is expected to distribute some 25000...

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Tata Steel launches online portal for youth

NEW DELHI: Tata Steel launched its new and improved version of the online portal, Valueabled.com for the youth at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival ( JLF) 2013.Best known for its tagline, 'values stronger than steel', Valueabled.com is an online...

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SAP sees profitability rise from new web products

FRANKFURT: German business software group SAP said its profit would grow faster than revenues from traditional software and related services, helped by new web software products like cloud-computing and data analysis.SAP, based in Walldorf, southern...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 image ‘leaked’ online

NEW DELHI: Excited about Samsung's upcoming rival to Apple iPad mini? Now you can also get a glance at the rumoured device. An image of the yet-to-be-unveiled tablet has been leaked online.The photo has been tweeted by a user with Twitter handle @ClasificateArg....

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LG Display posts $299 million profit

SEOUL: LG Display reported a $299 million profit for the fourth quarter thanks to mobile product launches by key customers including Apple but warned that earnings will decrease in the current quarter as demand for iPhones wanes.The South Korean panel...

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Nokia Q4: Lumia leads comeback

HELSINKI: Struggling Nokia turned a net profit of (euro) 202 million ($270 million) in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $1 billion a year earlier, but revenue fell 20 per cent as it failed to make gains in the fiercely competitive smartphone...

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Yahoo scientist: Online multimedia content points to human behaviour

BANGALORE: One look at the news feed of Facebook will give you an indication of the huge amount of data that is flowing into the cyberworld. Earlier, it was mostly text, in the form of status messages. Now it's mostly images in the form of photographs...

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