There are several firsts attached to the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Ra.One, when it comes to technology.

Cross-platform play for Shah Rukh's superhero flick

Business Standard

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) have undertaken a project to develop a 'slight early' earthquake warning system.

IIT, California Inst to develop early quake warning system

Press Trust of India

Mobile handset maker Samsung is betting big on smartphones and expects the segment to contribute about 20% of its total revenue from mobile devices by the year-end.

Samsung bets big on smartphones

They are filling the space left vacant by banks and helping small and medium units procure funds.

Online portals line up to assist SMEs 

Chakkilam Infotech Limited, an independent software testing services company from Hyderabad, has acquired US-based Cigniti Inc in a $2.4-million (approximately Rs 12 crore) stock-swap deal. Texas-based Cigniti, which primarily offers consulting and testing services to clients in the US, had declared revenues of $18 million (Rs 88 crore) last year.

Chakkilam Infotech buys US firm for $2.4 mn

Commuters driving into this city would discover major downtown thoroughfares closed. More than 129,000 square feet of tents would have sprouted around the city&rsquo;s convention centre, where 4.25 miles of power cables, 300 miles of phone and internet wires and enough beer trucks to sate 45,000 people are in place.

Oracle convention party engulfs San Francisco 

The July-September quarter of the 2011-12 financial year is expected to see Indian information technology (IT) services firms meet their guidance.

IT companies' Q2 numbers on track

Nokia India MD D Shivakumar has been promoted to head the business in 90 countries across West Asia, the African region and India, which contributes 35-40 per cent of the company&rsquo;s total sales. Dubai will be the hub for the region.

Nokia's Shivakumar to head biz in 90 countries

Persistent Systems, a player in outsourced software product development services, announced the launch of eMee, an employee engagement platform, specifically developed for SME (small and medium enterprise) and large enterprises with a distributed workforce.

Persistent systems launches eMee for SMEs

Santosh Pradhan, a young business executive, is an iPhone fan.

Buzz of new iPhone hits sales of earlier models

Apple Inc, the world&rsquo;s largest smartphone maker, is having trouble selling iPhones in India, a market with 602 million active subscribers.

Apple loses to RIM in Indian smartphone mkt

Google Inc Chairman, Eric Schmidt, said the $12.5-billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc may spur competition among phone makers using its Android software, and the company won&rsquo;t play favourites with its partners.

'Motorola buy won't impact Android ecosystem'

Google Inc is on a quest to make Internet advertising look more like the Sunday paper.

Google takes page from your Sunday newspaper

Monster India today launched BeKnown, a professional networking application designed to allow Facebook users to establish a professional network on the social platform in the Indian market.

Monster India launches professional networking app for Facebook

Betting big on the rising popularity of tablet PCs globally, IT firm Adobe Systems has announced the launch of six new applications for iPad and Android tablets, including apps for creative tasks such as photo editing and web page design.

Adobe launches new apps for tablets

India will be among the top 10 e-commerce hubs by 2015, eBay India Head (Partnerships and Pop Culture) Deepa Thomas said on Tuesday. &ldquo;India definitely will be among the top 10 e-commerce hubs by 2015 as it is the fourth largest internet users in the world,&rdquo; Deepa Thomas said here.

India to be among world's top 10 e-commerce hubs by 2015: Study

QX Limited, a UK based high-end knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) firm, has announced its plans to double operational capacity in the next one year. Towards this end, the company has set up a new processing center in Vadodara and will add second office in UK in coming months.The company has its center of excellence in Ahmedabad.

QX Ltd to double operational capacity 

Intuit, the accounting software provider for small businesses foresees a huge potential in the growing SMB segment in India. The massive adoption of mobile technology and internet during the last couple of years have also changed the way small businesses work and provide an opportunity for the California-based company in India.

BS People: Nikhil Arora

Business process outsourcing company ExlService Holdings, or EXL, on Tuesday said it had acquired Trumbull Services, a specialised service provider to the insurance industry, for an undisclosed amount. The Nasdaq-listed company bought Trumbull from its client The Hartford Financial Services Group.

EXL acquires Trumbull Services

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and IIT-JEE coaching institutes have not taken kindly to Infosys Technologies founder, N R Narayana Murthy's comment that questioned the quality of students at these institutions.

Murthy sparks debate on IIT student quality

Apple Inc took the wraps off a new iPhone on Tuesday, but may have left some fans wishing for more than an updated version of last year's smartphone.

Apple unveils iPhone 4S, no iPhone 5 for now

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