Mahindra Satyam seeks JV in China

Business Standard

The government is tightening the noose around telcos, internet service providers (ISPs), network service providers and search engines in a bid to monitor internet traffic. The exercise is ostensibly for security reasons and to prevent &ldquo;misuse&rdquo; of the freedom of speech in cyberspace.

IT Act may police 3G services

Google&rsquo;s slogan may be &lsquo;don&rsquo;t be evil&rsquo;, but a growing chorus of antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe want to know if the company has lived up to that.

Don't be evil: Scrutinising Google's reign over the years

For cloud-based digital music services like Spotify and Rhapsody, which stream millions of songs but have struggled to sign up large numbers of paying users, being befriended by Facebook could prove to be a mixed blessing.

Facebook's media platform may be a mixed bag

Even as the demand for netbooks is showing signs of fatigue globally, chipmaker Intel is exploring avenues to drive the demand for its Atom processor. In India, the company has identified multiple avenues for the Atom, including the financial inclusion space and strengthening the postal system.

Intel 'atom' to steer rural banking 

Internet search titan Google has launched 'Google Wallet', an application that enables users to make payments through their phone.

Google launches mobile payment platform

Press Trust of India

UK-based mobile operator Vodafone today formed a partnership with Conexus Mobile Alliance which will expand market presence of both the companies across the world.

Vodafone, Conexus sign pact to boost global presence

Till date, aircraft have been put together in huge assembly cells. However, these facilities are expensive and time-consuming.

Robots to help assist in aircraft assembly line

Online gamers have decoded the structure of a retrovirus enzyme, which has a configuration that had stymied scientists, according to a National Science Foundation press statement. After scientists repeatedly failed to piece together the structure of a protein-cutting enzyme from an AIDS-like virus, Foldit gamers were asked to help. Foldit, a computer game, allows players to collaborate and compete in predicting the structure of protein molecules.

Online gamers decode enzyme

Hewlett-Packard Co Vice-president Scott McClellan gave away more than his job status when he mentioned the computer maker&rsquo;s new web-storage initiative in his profile on LinkedIn Corp, a professional-networking site.

HP shows hazard of sharing LinkedIn profiles

Last year, Ghari detergent doubled its market share in India. It is now the second-largest home and personal care brand, tailing Hindustan Unilever&rsquo;s 'Wheel'. As the second-generation of the Gyanchandani family tries to take Rohit Surfactants&mdash;the Kanpur-based detergent maker whose flagship brand is Ghari&mdash;to the next level, it is embracing technology to compete effectively with multinationals like HUL and Proctor &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G).

Using mobiles to book sales, track distributors

Srini Koppolu, the former corporate vice-president and managing director of Microsoft India Development Centre (MSIDC), has picked up a minority stake in Setu Software Systems, an information access technology-focused startup incubated in the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Hyderabad. He has also been named the chairman of the three-year-old company.

Srini Koppolu invests in Setu Software

DoT likely to seek law ministry opinion on single licence, says issue being examined.

Clarify ISP status: Qualcomm to Dot

The software exports from the Chandigarh capital region (comprising Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali) touched Rs 1565.33 crore in 2010-11, registering a growth of about 31 per cent over the previous financial year. The total exports from region in 2009-10 was to the tune of Rs 1196.58 crore.

Software export from chandigarh sees 31% growth

Coolpad Communications India, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based mobile phone manufacturer China Wireless Technologies Limited, is planning to introduce 15 more CDMA and GSM handset models in the domestic market in the next 12 months, according to its managing director Sami Al-Lawati.

Coolpad to launch 15 more models

Subex, provider of telecom software products, has signed an agreement to sell its activation business to NetCracker, a US-based telecom operation support system provider which is part of the $40 billion NEC Group, for an undisclosed amount.

Subex sells arm to US company

As rival Google+ opened its membership to the world, the popular social network giant Facebook is busy enhancing its &quot;News Feed&quot; section by adopting a &quot;newspaper&quot; approach to make it more interesting.

Facebook enhances new features

Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, today launched BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone priced at Rs 28,490, featuring the new BlackBerry 7 operating system.

RIM launches BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone

The Indian cloud computing market opportunity is expected to reach $16 billion by 2020, a study said here today.

Domestic cloud computing mkt to touch $16 bn

Google+, which has around three million Indian users, is now bracing to attract the 35 million Facebook users, in addition to bringing users from its Gmail and YouTube services on to its networking site. This, though social media players here share a mixed opinion about its future.

Google+ braces to bring more users under its fold in India

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions has made a record 1,820 job offers to the 2012 batch students of Vellore-based VIT University.

Cognizant offers a record 1,820 jobs at VIT placements

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