Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley-based start-up in the green tech sector, has appointed Girish Paranjpe, the former joint-CEO of Wipro&rsquo;s information technology business, as its managing director.

Paranjpe joins green tech start-up as MD

Business Standard

Even as the publishing rivals Cond&eacute; Nast and Hearst Magazines race to one-up each other with plans to translate their old-fashioned fashion magazines for the new generation of tablets &mdash; adding features like a talking editor&rsquo;s letter (Elle) or an iPad-only reality series (Glamour) &mdash; there is still the sense in some quarters that those companies haven&rsquo;t yet fully embraced the digital medium.

Posh, an iPad only magazine

Twitter Inc said it will notify users if the micro-blogging service receives requests to disclose personal data and it protects their right to a legal defense.

Twitter says it protects users' data

MobMe Wireless today announced an online contest called CodeJAM to find the smartest computer hackers from Kerala&rsquo;s college campuses. This contest is a&nbsp;way to reward the best programmers in the state and is open to all students regardless of their degree or educational merit.

MobMe launches hacking contest

Internet users will be soon able to see images of Bangalore streets on Google Maps.

Soon, visit Bangalore on Google

Even as he admitted he saw a lot of opportunity in the Indian market, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said the company would have to remake itself and innovate constantly to stay ahead of competition. He was speaking to students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Will have to keep innovating to stay ahead: Ballmer

Greenlight Capital Inc President David Einhorn called for Microsoft Corp board to replace CEO Steve Ballmer, saying the software maker suffered from &ldquo;Charlie Brown management&rdquo;.

Microsoft should replace Ballmer, says Einhorn

Software giant Microsoft on Thursday said it was looking at working with Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia to develop &ldquo;next-generation&rdquo; mobile devices.

Next-gen mobile with Nokia on anvil

Press Trust of India

GSM mobile network operator Aircel, a 74:26 JV between Maxis Berhad of Malaysia and the Apollo Hospitals Group, launched the much-awaited iPhone 4 from the Apple&rsquo;s stable in Hyderabad today.

Aircel launches iPhone-4 in Hyd

Global chip maker Intel sees big opportunity in RBI's financial inclusion programme and is all set to launch its Universal Handheld Device (UHD) for banking operations by the end of this year, according to a top company executive.

Intel to sell products to boost RBI's fin inclusion

LG, Samsung and Apple have launched flagship models.

Smart pick for your smartphones

In 2008, private equity firm Blackstone partnered with former Microsoft India CEO Rajiv Kaul and together they convinced the promoters of CMS Group, one of the largest IT infrastructure businesses in the country, to give up its majority stake in the company. Blackstone and Kaul carved out CMS Info Systems from CMS Group to build capabilities to tap the huge IT infrastructure and managed services potential in the country.

Q&A: Rajiv Kaul, CMS Info Systems

Tablet personal computers (PCs), such as Apple&rsquo;s iPad might have taken the global consumer PC market by storm, but the effect might not entirely be the same in India. Leading PC vendors and analysts are of the opinion that Indian market is not yet ready for tablet PCs.

Tablets unlikely to take over PCs

Google Inc and Microsoft Corp&rsquo;s attempts to loosen Apple Inc&rsquo;s grip on the booming tablet-computer market will be put to the test this week as PC makers unveil new models at the Computex trade show in Taipei.

Google, Microsoft to test Apple's tablet dominance

Mia Sara, 43, a Manhattan transplant in Los Angeles, misses window shopping in New York, but has found a replacement &mdash; shopping on her iPad. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a reasonable facsimile of doing a little window shopping and maybe you stop in somewhere and get something that piques your fancy,&rdquo; she said, like the blue silk Phillip Lim blouse she recently bought on the Net-a-Porter.com iPad app.

Retailers offer apps with a catalogue feel

State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to cancel its existing tender for 5.5 million GSM lines and invite fresh bids for 15 million GSM lines in June. The new tender is estimated to be around Rs 5,000-6,000 crore.

BSNL to invite fresh bids worth Rs 5,000-6,000 cr for 15 mn lines 

Reliance Communications' fourth quarter net profit fell 86 per cent to Rs 169 crore, compared to Rs 1,219 crore in the corresponding quarter last year due to an increase in costs and drop in margins.

RCom profit slips 86% even as revenues grow

IT consulting and services company, Mahindra Satyam (the brand identity of Satyam Computer Services Limited), has established a centre of excellence (CoE) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mahindra Satyam opens centre for MasterCard

After the successful launch in Shimla and Baddi, Idea Cellular&rsquo;s 3G service on Monday was extended to four other towns of Himachal Pradesh &mdash; Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Mandi and Sunder Nagar.

Idea 3G enters Dharamsala, Mandi

Fearing that the import cost of IT hardware will zoom past the fuel import bill by 2020, the government may seek help from global technology providers and chipmakers for setting up of semiconductor wafer fabrication manufacturing facilities in the country.

IT hardware import bill to surpass fuel import costs by 2020, fears govt

TriZetto Inc, a health insurance solutions provider on Monday said that it has plans of hiring 400 new employees at its business process outsourcing (BPO) center in Pune. The TriZetto BPO, formerly known as Tela Sourcing before the acquisition, is engaged in providing healthcare BPO and IT services that drive administrative efficiency, improve the cost and quality of care and increase payer, provider collaboration and connectivity.

TriZetto to hire 400 at its Pune BPO in next two months

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