Shipments have fallen for two consecutive quarters and are now about one per cent of those of iPad.

RIM weighed down by tablet

Business Standard

With Gujarat accounting for over 10 per cent of the three million-odd small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, Hitachi Data Systems is set to launch its cloud services for the segment from the state. SMEs in Gujarat are said to be looking at data backup and email management services, along with data and business analysis by cloud solution providers.

Gujarat SMEs log on to cloud services

Apple continues to draw primary attention from app developers, while Androids maintain a steady foothold in the market, according to a Strategy Analytics report. The Windows phone has gained momentum, even as BlackBerry struggled. The growth recorded by iPads, Androids, and the Windows phone was clearly at the expense of iPhones, BlackBerrys, Java and other platforms, the report said.

iPhone losing dominance, iPad maintains steady growth

Despite no substantial presence in the smartphones and tablet PC sector, Intel is bullish about prospects in emerging markets like India.

Intel seeks to gain foothold in tablet, smartphone markets

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is in talks with cable operators to buy or take on long-term lease their fibre optic capacity. The company plans to use the capacity acquired to roll out broadband wireless access (BWA), 4G and high-speed internet services.

RIL eyes cable operators' network

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion today announced the appointment of Sunil Dutt as its Managing Director for India.

RIM appoints Sunil Dutt as India MD

Press Trust of India

Social networking website Facebook has acquired mobile application firm Gowalla for an undisclosed amount.

Facebook acquires mobile app firm Gowalla

Software services firm Zensar today said it has partnered with Internet search giant Google to provide the latter's enterprise solutions suite 'Google Apps' in Asia Pacific (APAC) region to retail and manufacturing firms.

Zensar partners Google to offer apps to retail, other sectors

Zensar Technologies, a technology and business process company announced that it will provide Google Apps solutions in APAC region, and to large retail and manufacturing customers in India.

Zensar Tech to offer Google Apps to APAC

After its senior leadership was caricatured in social media websites Google and Facebook, information technology and telecommunications Kapil Sibal has made it clear to these internet sites, in no uncertain terms, that such &ldquo;derogatory and defamatory&rdquo; content would not be allowed and directed them to &ldquo;screen user content.

Abusive content unacceptable: Congress 

Users of social media sites Facebook and Twitter could not understand why information and telecom minister Kapil Sibal wanted to screen user-generated content on the sites. Tara Singh, a Twitter user, wrote, &ldquo;We need to filter the government, not the social media.&rdquo; Another user said, &ldquo;They can't hang a terrorist, can't put thieves behind bars, can't save the common man's neck. They want to filter what we say.

Screening, not censorship, says Sibal

Google&rsquo;s transparency report, which reveals content removal requ-ests from the government during a specified period, shows there were 358 item-removal requests and 68 content removal requests from government agencies between January and June, of which 51 per cent removal requests were partially or fully complied with.

Google reveals govt's data removal pleas

Apple suffered a setback in the Chinese market today as a court rejected its lawsuit against a local company for alleged infringement of its 'iPad' trademark, as a result of which it may have to sell the product under a new name in China or cough up $1.6 billion.

Apple must pay $1.6 bn or rename iPad: Chinese court

AG lets off Essar, Loop on one count

Engineering designing and information technology consulting services Onward Technologies Ltd.(OTIL) has executed technical collaboration agreement with SAJ Test Plant Pvt Ltd for the power-train development and testing.

OTIL partners with Saj Test

IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems on Wednesday said that it has bagged a project to implement automation, computerisation and integration solutions at 22 border check posts (BCP) in Maharashtra.

HCL Infosystems bags order for 22 border check posts in state

Mojostreet.com, a city-based startup, officially launched its location-based mobile game today. Christened Mojostreet, the product is a free-to-download real world game, friend finder, city guide, social network and loyalty rewards -- all rolled into one app for smartphones like BlackBerry, Nokia, iPhone and Android devices.

Discover cities via a game, and win rewards too!

Kapil Sibal, information technology and telecommunication minister, told reporters yesterday the government intended to create new rules to disable offensive content from Internet sites.

Can government muzzle websites?

Internet firm Yahoo India's mail service is now available in eight Indian regional languages, including Hindi and Bengali, a move that will enhance the communication capabilities of online users.

Yahoo Mail now in 8 Indian regional languages

Telecom operators added 7.79 million mobile subscribers in October 2011, taking the total number of telephone users in the country to 914.59 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said today.

India adds 7.79 mn mobile users in Oct

Microsoft's global security advisor, Roger Halbheer, here to attend a security event, feels investment in cyber security enables economic growth. In an interview with Piyali Mandal, he talks on web censorship, government regulations and the like.

Q&A: Roger Halbheer, Global Security Advisor, Microsoft

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