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Malware can be spread from e-cigarettes to PCs: report
24 Nov 2014
E-cigarettes from an untrustworthy supplier could be used to gain physical access to a computing device through its USB port during charging
Google reaches agreement with Apple and Microsoft-owned Rockstar over patent litigation
24 Nov 2014
Last year Rockstar took Google, along with several handset manufacturers whose phones operated on Google's Android operating system, to court over patent infringement
European parliament wants Google split
22 Nov 2014
European concern about Google is linked to the fact that the US company has a massive market share of about 90 per cent in Europe against around 68 per cent in the US
Infosys may sack more at BPO unit for 'overcharging Apple'
20 Nov 2014
Internal investigations have revealed that they had produced inflated invoices and purportedly overbilled Apple for many months, although the he amount involved was "financially insignificant"
Microsoft Azure cloud-computing service suffers serious outages
19 Nov 2014
Many customers relying on Azure to host websites were hit, including Microsoft itself, whose MSN.com site was inaccessible yesterday
US state department email system hacked: reports
18 Nov 2014
SAP and Oracle smoke $359-mn peace pipe over 2007 lawsuit
14 Nov 2014
Enterprise software giants SAP and Oracle Corp have agreed to settle their long-running legal TomorrowNow copyright lawsuit, with SAP agreeing to pay Oracle over $359 million
SAP and Oracle smoke $359-mn peace pipe over 2007 lawsuit
14 Nov 2014
Enterprise software giants SAP and Oracle Corp have agreed to settle their long-running legal TomorrowNow copyright lawsuit, with SAP agreeing to pay Oracle over $359 million
Microsoft starts work on data centres in India
14 Nov 2014
8-yr-old prodigy to lecture Indian ministers, cops on cyber security
13 Nov 2014
In his address at the summit on 14 November, the US-based Reuben Paul will highlight and demonstrate the need for developing cyber security skills in the current generation
Apple launches aggressive expansion
11 Nov 2014
Google, Facebook, Microsoft vie for a slice of `Digital India’
10 Nov 2014
More enticing for the tech giants is the ‘Digital India’ programme, which besides the $1.2 billion smart cities plan, has components such as virtual classrooms and technology start-ups, besides a plan to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats through fibre optic cables
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