Apple Inc profit almost doubled last quarter, reflecting robust demand for the iPhone in China and purchases of a new version of the iPad, allaying the growth concerns that sliced shares 12 per cent in two weeks.

Apple profit up 94% on growing iPhone demand globally

Business Standard

The scramble to raise funds from the local bond market is set to intensify after Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s changed its outlook on India&rsquo;s sovereign rating.

Cloudy outlook for 15 financial institutions, top 3 IT companies

Finance Secretary R S Gujral had said in an interview with this newspaper on Monday that even before the transaction between Vodafone and Hutchison was completed, the companies were advised that the deal was liable to tax.

Vodafone must pay withholding tax, govt told Hutchison Essar

After years of speculation, internet search giant Google has announced the launch of Google Drive. The cloud storage service will be rolled out globally in the next few weeks.

Made-in-India Google Drive set to roam worldwide web

Wipro's fourth quarter (January-March) results disappointed the Street, which was expecting performance better than its peers. Also, its muted guidance (outlook) for the first quarter of 2012-13 regarding its flagship information technology (IT) business sent the stock down seven per cent.

Wipro meets target but damps expectations

After the management rejig in January 2011, Wipro&rsquo;s information technology business has completed four financial quarters under the leadership of T K Kurien. He talks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &amp; Pradeesh Chandran, on the company&rsquo;s performance in the March quarter and the way forward.

We are giving a wage rise  with effect  from June 1: TK Kurien 

Building an effective communication strategy through the use of appropriate technology is a key to any successful enterprise, especially in today&rsquo;s times. Communication technology has undergone a sea-change from just voice-based communication through telephone to the use of collaborative tools in communication, such as email, voicemail, instant messaging, video conferencing, smartphones and the like.

SIP based Solution - The linchpin of Next-Gen Communications

UK-based Datawind which had bagged a contract for supplying low-cost tablet 'Aakash' to the government, on Thursday launched two such computing devices in Rs 3,000-4,000 price range, considered to be among the cheapest in the market.

Datawind launches Rs 3,000 tablet PC

Press Trust of India

Microsoft India has been adjudged the most attractive employer in India by HR Services provider Randstad. Oracle India and TCS were declared the first and second runner-up respectively. The Randstad survey on most attractive employer further revealed long-term job security and financial health of the company as the topmost factors for people while choosing an employer.

'Microsoft India most attractive employer'

Personal computer (both notebook and desktop) sales are expected to grow by eight per cent for the year 2012, said CyberMedia Research.

Indian PC market expected to grow 8% in 2012: Study

eBay Inc is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com.

eBay shifts gears in India

Reuters 

Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia as the world&rsquo;s biggest vendor of mobile phones for the first time, ending the Finnish company&rsquo;s 14-year run as the global leader, according to an industry study.

Samsung ends Nokia's 14-year run as largest phone handset maker

Much as I resolutely hold the Supreme Court order of February 2, 2012 to be a less than ideal culmination to an otherwise thorough exercise, it beats me why it is being claimed that it will take a minimum of 400 days to implement the Supreme Court directive.

Why is the auction of the 122 cancelled licences taking so long?

Google's Android is installed on more devices than any other mobile software system in the world. But beyond sheer quantity, it doesn't seem to have much going for it among American businesses. Its prominence is eroding in the smartphone market here.

Android lagging behind iPhone and iPad 

Google may soon be fighting antitrust battles on two fronts.

US antitrust move has Google fighting on two fronts

While most attention in the gadget world is on the breakneck pace of innovation in mobile phones, tablets and computers, another device has resolutely refused to die: the camera.

Still in the frame, camera defies smartphone onslaught

Apple may be headquartered in Cupertino, California, 200 miles away. But setting up a small office with a handful of employees here, the world&rsquo;s most profitable technology company has done something central to its corporate strategy: it has avoided millions of dollars in taxes.

How Apple sidesteps billions in taxes

With the automobile market getting more competitive, manufacturers are working on developing applications to woo consumers with add-on experiences.

Models for masses go hi-tech

Rucha Pradhan, a 7-year-old from St Joseph&rsquo;s High School in Pune, is now being called the &lsquo;Mocomi girl&rsquo; by all her friends, after she was featured on the kids&rsquo; edutainment site Mocomi.com. Her cousins in the US are thrilled by this. This site, which formally opened to children just a few days ago, has a section to bring to limelight talented children under 12 years across schools in India.

Virtual world fires kids' imagination

Google&rsquo;s new file syncing service, Google Drive, was launched last week, and it immediately stirred up discussions around existing cloud storage services. In simple words, cloud storage refers to the ability to upload and access your files or data on any device connected to the internet.

Cloud opens up for your data

Apple Inc is hosting a media event next Wednesday, where it is expected to unveil a faster, better-equipped version of its popular iPad tablet to thwart increasing competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon.com Inc.

New, faster Apple iPad expected next week

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