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Siemens to shut down loss-making solar business
18 Jun 2013
After losing over $1billion since 2011, global engineering and electronics giant Siemens AG will shut down its solar power unit after failing to find a buyer for it
Apple to launch iPhones for $99
17 Jun 2013
The company is reportedly looking at iPhones with bigger screens and would launch the low-cost phone in a range of colours as soon as this year
Google introduces product listing ads in India
17 Jun 2013
Narayana Murthy seeks 3 years to reshape Infosys
15 Jun 2013
Murthy was clear in his assessment that Infosys was not yet ready for intellectual property-led growth and that it needed young talent to prop up the technology bellwether
M&M, Spain's CIE Automotive in global alliance for auto components
15 Jun 2013
Under the deal, the Mahindra Group will pick up 13.5 per cent stake in CIE Automotive for Rs740 crore and in turn sell stakes in its three group firms for Rs673.68 crore to CIE Automotive SA and its group firm
M&M, Spain's CIE Automotive in global alliance for auto components
15 Jun 2013
Under the deal, the Mahindra Group will pick up 13.5 per cent stake in CIE Automotive for Rs740 crore and in turn sell stakes in its three group firms for Rs673.68 crore to CIE Automotive SA and its group firm
Google reveals plan to beam internet from balloons in stratosphere
15 Jun 2013
Google hopes to hook the entire plant onto the internet by launching internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons.
Microsoft launches Office Mobile for iOS
15 Jun 2013
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