Thursday, February 7, 2013

Tech:2/8/2013 9:20:16 PM



Wipro recruits 30 interns in South Africa

Wipro Technologies has recruited 30 interns to work on live projects post the completion of the first batch of internship programme in South Africa.






Dell unveils Inspiron 15z Ultrabook @ Rs 41,990

Dell today launched its Inspiron 15z laptops with optional touchscreen, with the aim of attracting buyers seeking entry-level ultrabooks.






Review: Spice Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495

Spice has launched its Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495, a dual-sim budget phone powered by Android OS. Checkout the hands-on review.






Microchip will help you find your lost pet

Every dog owner in Britain will have to put microchips on their pets starting 2016 under plans intended to cut a rise in stray animals, BBC reported.






Microsoft: Google reads all your emails

In its latest campaign titled 'Don't get scroogled by Gmail', Microsoft says that Google reads every email a user sends and receives in order to dish out related advertisements.






Sony to unveil PS4 on Feb 20: Report

Sony will this month announce the late 2013 launch of its latest PlayStation console, Japanese media said on Thursday.






Cognizant's Q4 profit up 16%

Cognizant Technology Solutions reported a modestly better-than-expected quarterly profit as clients in Europe ramped up outsourcing.




Google: Jagjit Singh most searched ghazal singer

Late ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, whose 72nd birth anniversary, has topped a list of popular singers of the genre.






Genpact acquires service provider Jawood

BPO firm Genpact said it has acquired Jawood, a business services provider to healthcare payer industry, for an undisclosed amount.






BlackBerry Z10 to cost Rs 39,000 in India: Report

A recent report says that BlackBerry is launching Z10 in India on February 24 for a whopping Rs 39,000.






Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen quits

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is leaving the loss-making French-US telecommunications gear maker after a failed four-year bid to turn the business around.






Michael Dell shells out $750 million in cash to buy Dell

Michael Dell and his investment firm are ponying up $750 million in cash to purchase of Dell to help bankroll the largest private equity-backed buyout since the financial crisis.






Dell investor files lawsuit to block buyout

Michael Dell's offer to take Dell private for $24.4 billion should be blocked because the leveraged buyout is unfair to the company's stockholders, says a new lawsuit.






IT companies eye Arts students to fill workforce shortage

Technology companies are eyeing a pool of about 5.5 lakh students in close to 1,000 colleges of the state






Google invites you to make India Maps better

Google India has announced Mapathon 2013, the country's first mapping competition.






Videocon fined Rs 17,000 for selling defective mobile

The handset was within warranty period and the company was obligated to replace or repair it free of cost.






How Apple was no. 1 computer-maker of 2012

One-third of computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 was a tablet, according to a survey released.






Teenager signs no-Facebook agreement, to get $200

A man in Massachusetts, US, is paying his teenaged daughter $200 to keep her off social networking website Facebook.






Will BlackBerry's new survival strategy work?

The BlackBerry phones had an overloaded software platform, and it would one day simply stop functioning if it kept accepting additional responsibilities.






Hillary Clinton launches new website

Hillary Clinton launched a new website even before she officially stepped down as secretary of state.






Twitter's Vine app gets adult rating on Apple's App Store

The propensity for people to post porn evidently prompted Twitter to stamp an adult rating on an updated version of its Vine video-snippet sharing software.




Apple gives adult rating to Twitter's Vine app

Twitter's new video sharing app Vine has been given adult rating on Apple's store.






RCom gets stay order against one-time licence fee

RCom has won a stay order till Feb 28, with the Calcutta High Court directing the telecom department on Wednesday not to take any coercive measures against the company.






Google plans to sue US I-T department

Google, which consumer groups have accused of trying to avoid payment of US taxes, plans to sue the IRS over a tax audit, according to a federal securities filing.






Google, Yahoo announce online advertising deal

Yahoo! has announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering internet firm in the world of online search.




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