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ICT could become key influencer across agri value chain: Nasscom
13 Aug 2013
The adoption of mobile internet is set to accelerate in rural areas due to a combination of affordable handsets, optic fibre backbone and local language content
New PayPal app gives new meaning to ‘face value’
08 Aug 2013
Western Europe PC market down 20%
08 Aug 2013
Cognizant net profit up 19 per cent in Q2
06 Aug 2013
Dell agrees to $24.8 billion buyout by Michael Dell
02 Aug 2013
Besides the $350 million addition to the purchase price, the revised offer provides for a 13-cent per share special dividend and guaranteed dividend of 8 cent in the third quarter
Google India shuts down its music search service
01 Aug 2013
Researchers demonstrate carjack over net
27 Jul 2013
Michael Dell raises offer by a dime to tweak voting rules
25 Jul 2013
Michael Dell wants the company special committee to drop a rule that treats shares not cast either 'for' or 'against' the deal, as votes against the deal.
Google unveils Nexus 7 and net-to-TV dongle
25 Jul 2013
Google yesterday unveiled a sleeker but more powerful tablet PC in its Nexus range along with a thumb-sized device to enable users of popular mobile gadgets to send online content to television sets wirelessly
Cisco to buy cyber security solutions provider Sourcefire for $2.7 bn
23 Jul 2013
Cisco Systems Inc, the world’s biggest maker of networking gear, today agreed to buy cyber security solutions provider Sourcefire Inc, for around $2.7 billio
TCS first quarter net profit rises 16.8% to Rs3,831 crore
18 Jul 2013
With its investments in Europe gaining strong traction with customers, TCS hopes to continue to deliver industry-leading growth.
Icahn raises bid in last-ditch effort to thwart Michael Dell
13 Jul 2013
Activist investor Carl Icahn yesterday raised his bid for personal computer maker Dell Inc in a last-ditch attempt to scuttle founder Michael Dell's offer to take the company private
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