IT news
Amazon results disappoint investors
01 Feb 2012
Jailed UK criminals harass victims via Facebook
31 Jan 2012
British children depressed without internet
31 Jan 2012
The survey uncovered radical differences between the ways children and adults relate to the internet, with pre-18s primarily valuing it for social and entertainment purposes and older teens being particularly keen on mobile internet
Datawind to push for ‘made in India’ clause for procurement of tablets
23 Jan 2012
Datawind, the maker of the lowest-priced tablet 'Aakash', today said it would make a request to the HRD ministry to specify made in India devices in the proposed tender for procurement of the devices
German court rejects one of Samsung's patent claims against Apple
21 Jan 2012
Samsung, which became the world's top maker of smartphones helped by its Galaxy line of products, lost its lawsuit that claimed a patent covering 3G and UMTS telecommunications technology
Govt sanctions prosecution of Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Yahoo and 17 others
14 Jan 2012
As per the law, the offending websites are liable to be summoned on charges of insulting religion or religious belief once thge government approved their prosecution
Delhi High Court warns Facebook, Google over objectionable content
13 Jan 2012
Asking counsel for Facebook and Google India to develop a mechanism to keep tabs on web content, the Delhi high court has warned that India could block ofending websites
US PC market down for first time in decade
12 Jan 2012
The US personal-computer market fell for the first time in a decade last year, on sluggish consumer spending, supply shortages, and the popularity of smartphones and tablets
Twitter slams Google search changes
12 Jan 2012
Google is facing criticism from Twitter and accusations of fixing its search results and breaking antitrust rules by boosting posts from its Google+ social network in its standard search results
Steve Ballmer talks Kinect at Microsoft’s last CES show
11 Jan 2012
Microsoft Kinect allows viewers to control what was happening on the screen with the motion of their arms and legs
IT, ITeS firms in Bangalore, Hyderabad shifting base to Philippines: survey
10 Jan 2012
Hit by falling rupee, rising costs and non-availabilty of the right kind of skills, medium sized ITeS / BPO firms are shifting or expanding bases in the Philippines