As documentation on social networking and virtual platforms becomes increasingly popular, global search giant Google is looking to leverage the trend by integrating information available on social networking platforms with search results.

Google to integrate social info with search

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iDubba claims to be India's first (and only) television programme-recommendation and social-sharing platform. Adding 444 channels in the last five years, the platform aims to connect TV audiences by recommending relevant programmes.

iDubba: Watch TV, then share socially

The country's most expensive phone, iPhone 4S, would be launched at midnight. The handset had already seen many enquiries from eager customers, both at retail electronics stores, as well as mobile operators. However, none are raising their hopes just yet. This is because after the price of the device was announced, stores recorded negative reactions from most consumers.

iPhone 4S may trip on sky-high price

NetApp, a US- based storage and data management solutions provider, is looking at adding around 250 midsize enterprise (MSE) customers to its existing 600-odd MSE clientele base in India in the next 12 months, said Surajit Sen, director (channels, marketing and alliances), NetApp India.

NetApp to add 250 MSE clients in India

Mobile Internet fastest growing vertical, says Google India MD.

Mobile search queries highest from India at Google

Kalia is a stripper name, but Kaleya is not, her parents-to-be concluded.

What's in a name? Ask Google

AT&amp;T Inc is considering an offer to divest a significantly larger portion of assets than it had initially expected, in order to salvage its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the plan.

AT&T to offer bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal: Report

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Communications Minister Kapil Sibal will meet all stakeholders to diffuse the growing controversy over the issue of three leading incumbent operators, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, offering 3G services without having spectrum in the circles, thus violating licence conditions.

3G spectrum row: Sibal talks tough, but will meet telcos

A website that sells just shoes and customises your footwear; another that sells eye-wear; and another that deals solely in financial products to help you put every penny to use. These are a few niche e-commerce portals that have sprung up and promise an expertise that offline retail cannot.

New click on the block

The iPhone 4S is here within a month of its launch in the US and is priced at Rs 44,500. While that&rsquo;s a steep price to pay for a smartphone, there are fans out there who cannot wait to own it. New Delhi-based financial planner, Rahul Kushwah, who has pre-booked the iPhone 4S with Airtel, says, &ldquo;I know I could have got it cheaper from the US or Singapore, but I needed an Indian warranty on my device as I am prone to dropping handsets. Devices bought internationally do not carry an international warranty and then they need to be repaired in grey markets.

Price doesn't matter

A handful of internet stars turn video views into pay cheques.

How content creators make money on YouTube

India&rsquo;s fledgling online stores are bracing up for the dollar deluge. The FDI floodgates have opened mega opportunities for not only brick-and-mortar retailers, but for their virtual peers as well. With the policy leg up, global players like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba are also expected to start shopping for Indian companies to step up operations.

Global players to shop as floodgates open

The slowdown clouds seem to have steered clear of the Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) this placement season. The premier engineering institutions are off to good final placements with IIT Bombay bagging the highest job offer so far from Microsoft for over Rs 52 lakh ($100,000) for a position at the company's head office in Washington.

IITs beat the slowdown blues

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said rupee depreciation cannot be called a definitive trend. An &ldquo;exchange risk is something we have to bear&rdquo; it said. Also, the Mumbai-headquartered IT solutions company said it had yet to sense a major slowdown, even as it is keenly monitoring the current global situation.

Dip in rupee not a definitive trend: TCS

The department of telecommunications (DoT) will hold a meeting with leading service providers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular to resolve the issue of third generation (3G) roaming agreements.

3G roaming pacts: Govt will talk to telcos

To satisfy our ever-growing need for computing power, many technology companies have moved their work to data centres, with tens of thousands of power-gobbling servers. Concentrated in one place, the servers produce enormous heat. The additional power needed for cooling them &mdash; up to half of the power used to run them &mdash; is the steep environmental price we pay to move data to the so-called cloud.

Turn on the server. It's cold inside

Datawind, which developed 'Aakash', the world's cheapest web access device, has said it would collaborate with students to develop software applications for its tablets. The Canada-based company has invited innovative software applications from students for incorporation in its devices.

Datawind to collaborate with students for software applications

One iPad isn&rsquo;t enough for Patrick Smith&rsquo;s family.

iPad-crazed toddlers to spur holiday sales

The depreciating rupee, coupled with the floods in Thailand, are expected to hit personal computer (PC) sales not only for the fourth quarter (October-December), but also during the next few quarters, according to industry analysts.

Thai floods, depreciating rupee to make PCs dearer

A computer programming language cannot be protected by copyright, the adviser to the EU's top court said today in an opinion that could affect the competitive IT industry.

Programming language can't be copyrighted: EU court

The European Union (EU) is set to change the way Facebook gathers users&rsquo; personal information to create targeted advertising. According to an Associated Press report, the EU wants to create a uniform law for data protection, updating laws put in place long before Facebook and other social networking sites existed.

Privacy comes under EU scanner

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