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Microsoft India's retail website hacked

13-feb-12 Press Trust of India

In the latest case of website defacing in the country, software giant Microsoft India's retail website has been hacked, forcing the company to shut it down temporarily.

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IT looks closer to home

10-feb-12 Business Standard

The rate of growth in India’s software and services exports is declining.

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GADGETS & GIZMOS

Apple rolls out digital textbook service iBooks 2

19-jan-12 Reuters

Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalise the US education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad.

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INNOVATION

And now, e-cheques that save paper, but look real
Traditional cheques may soon be a thing of the past.

Smallest nanolaser 'built'
Scientists claim to have for the first time built the smallest room-temperature nanolaser to date and a "no-waste" laser, which require very low power for operation.

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NEWS

Jagdish Mahapatra appointed McAfee India's MD
Security software provider McAfee has appointed Jagdish Mahapatra as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operations.

Cyberworld criminals love Valentine's Day
Its not just retailers and hoteliers that are cashing in on the Valentine's Day's fever, but also cybercriminals, who are looking at new ways to spam netizens and steal personal information like credit card details, warn experts.

S Tel mobile services go silent in Himachal
Customers `convinced` provider has ditched them, clueless about getting portability

GADGETS & GIZMOS

Apple rolls out digital textbook service iBooks 2
Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalise the US education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad.

RIM offers hefty discounts on PlayBook in India
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) is offering hefty discounts in India on its PlayBook tablet in a limited festive season offer until December 31, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

Mind reading, biometric passwords could soon be a reality
Imagine a world where you don't have to pay power bills because you are able to create energy for your requirements, or you can read the mind of the person sitting next to you.

FEATURES

IT looks closer to home
The growing importance of the domestic market

DIY mobile apps win Honeywell to Disney
Dongyan Wang, an executive at data-storage provider NetApp Inc, did what peers at some other businesses deem unthinkable: He let the company's 10,000 employees start making their own mobile applications for work.

Amazon flows into India via Junglee route
Launches service it bought 14 yrs ago

PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY

Now, check status of train berths, timings on Facebook
Expanding its online reach, Railways' Delhi Division has come up with a dedicated page on social networking site Facebook where passengers can check out availability of berths, train timings and other related information.

Microsoft India retail website down after hacking
Microsoft India's retail website was down on Monday after an apparent hack, with a purportedly Chinese group called Evil Shadow Team posting doctored screenshots that seemed to be of partially obscured customers' usernames and passwords.

Retailers pick the tab for customers
Tablets with smart apps help shoppers browse products and make hassle-free payments

PEOPLE

IT will be crucial for inclusive growth: Som Mittal
Interview with President, Nasscom

Competition is always welcome, but it was becoming excessive: Analjit Singh
Interview with Chairman, Vodafone India

BS People: Shailesh Rao
Search expert opts for microblogging

HOW TO's

At the core of a handset
Smartphones have gotten smarter. Get to know the processors on which they function before buying yours

Demystifying TV jargon
Step into any multi-brand or dedicated retail television outlet, and you will be greeted with a host of slim cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs (Yes! CRTs are not dead and they are no longer boxy and bulky), and a growing line of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs and light emitting diode (LED) TVs.

Talk to your smartphone
Voice-control is a feature that not many of us use on our smartphones (available in iPhones & iPads, BlackBerry, Nokia and Android smartphones).

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