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Browser Wars: How does Chrome rank against the competition?
08 September 2008
Google gets world's highest-resolution imagery from GeoEye-1
08 September 2008
LHC, world’s largest science experiment set to commence on Wednesday
08 September 2008
Microsoft India amongst finalists for US Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence
06 September 2008
Dell looking to sell off factories to cut costs
06 September 2008
Sony recalls over 470,000 Vaio laptops over faulty wiring
05 September 2008
IBM to deploy RFID tracking for Hindustan Petroleum's gas cylinders
05 September 2008
Flash memory maker SanDisk on Samsung’s takeover radar
05 September 2008
Oracle CEO in lawsuit spotlight over failure to turn over evidence
05 September 2008
Dell releases netbook laptop, Mini 9
05 September 2008
Linux vendor Red Hat buys Israeli virtualisation company for $107 million
05 September 2008
Acer launches the new Aspire8920G
04 September 2008
Google launches own internet browser 'Google Chrome'
02 September 2008
Microsoft gabs patent on 'Page Up', 'Page Down' function on your keyboard !
30 August 2008
Chief minister Vasundhara Raje inaugurates Mahindra World City IT SEZ at Jaipur
30 August 2008
IBM flash memory outperforms world's fastest disk storage solution by over 250-per cent
29 August 2008
Microsoft to acquire price comparison site Ciao's parent, Greenfield Online
29 August 2008
Dell launches the new Vostro series of desktops and laptops in india
29 August 2008
TCS develops scalable repository for pension records for NSDL
29 August 2008
World Phone introduces cable broadband internet at Rs95 per month
29 August 2008
Dell reports earnings drop in spite of increased sales; blames self-inflicted price cuts
29 August 2008
Intel initiates “connected Indians” campaign; launches Atom-based Netbooks for Rs5,000
29 August 2008
Zenith shakes notebook market with Microsoft Windows XP-based laptop for Rs14,999
28 August 2008
Cisco to aquire PostPath
28 August 2008
Raja projects computers at Rs5,000 under 'connected Indian' movement
28 August 2008
Computer virus Gammima hitches a ride to outer space
28 August 2008
Apple’s iTunes back in China, but pro-Tibet album inaccessible
28 August 2008
Counterbid rumours boost Axon shares by 21 per cent, Infosys pares gains
27 August 2008
Google introduces Map Maker in India
27 August 2008
HP completes $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS
27 August 2008
Firefox 3.1 poised to be twice as fast as Firefox 3.0
27 August 2008
IT companies look to new centres like Chandigarh, Coimbatore: Gartner
26 August 2008
TCS to handle Singapore Airlines' cargo revenue back office processing
26 August 2008
HCL Technologies to acquire Control Point Solutions, Inc
25 August 2008
Infosys to acquire UK's Axon for $753 million
25 August 2008
IBM, HP maintain lead in worldwide Q2 server sales; Dell nudges past Sun to third spot
23 August 2008
Sun Microsystems a takeover target: report
23 August 2008
Intel gives a glimpse of tomorrow with futuristic technologies
23 August 2008
Intel and Yahoo announce marriage of internet and television
23 August 2008
Verizon close to mobile search deal with Google: report
22 August 2008
China blocks access to Apple’s iTunes, pro-Tibet album cited as probable cause
22 August 2008
Western Railway goes tech savvy; partners with VAS provider MyToday Dailies for SMS updates to commuters
22 August 2008
Microsoft launches SideWinder gaming keyboard and mouse
21 August 2008
IBM to spend $300 million on 13 “cloud computing” backup centres in 10 countries
21 August 2008
Chinese news portal plans Hindi website
20 August 2008
ITC Infotech acquires Pyxis Solutions
20 August 2008
35 per cent Microsoft Vista users downgrade to XP
20 August 2008
Google sued for patent infringement by California-based software developer
19 August 2008
Symantec acquires PC for undisclosed amount
19 August 2008
HP launches three ultra-portable notebook computers
19 August 2008
Intel plans sub-$400 Wimax laptops for Indian market
18 August 2008
ISO rejects India’s appeal against Microsoft’s OOXML
18 August 2008
Cadence drops $1.6-billion hostile bid for Mentor Graphics
16 August 2008
Is Vista out? Successor Windows 7 coming soon
16 August 2008
Google India in legal tangles
16 August 2008
Canada's most powerful IBM supercomputer to analyse climate-change data at University of Toronto
16 August 2008
Dell launches Latitude range of business laptops with 19-hour battery life
13 August 2008
Netbook market in India heats up: Acer launches newest offering after Lenovo and Asus
13 August 2008
TCS, Infosys, Wipro set to emergeIT service megavendors by 2011: Gartner
13 August 2008
Google apologises for problems with its Gmail service
13 August 2008
Infosys to hire 10,000 less this fiscal
12 August 2008
Software revenue to grow to $12 billion by 2015: NASSCOM
12 August 2008
AMD launches its fastest graphics card Radeon HD 4870 X2
12 August 2008
Retail software maker JDA acquires i2 Technologies for $346 million
11 August 2008
Google offers its Translate service on Apple’s iPhone
09 August 2008
Google, Yahoo allow users to opt out of targeted advertisements
09 August 2008
Broadcom wins patent infringement case against SiRF
09 August 2008
IT firms in UK double-counting carbon footprint: Fujitsu
08 August 2008
IBM to provide IT infrastructure to Hungarian firm
08 August 2008
India’s number one position in IT R&D offshoring in danger
07 August 2008
Google sells Performics search-marketing unit to advertising giant Publicis
07 August 2008
Siemens plans to pull out of joint venture with Fujitsu
06 August 2008
Delta set to offer the “most extensive Wi-Fi network in the sky” on domestic routes
06 August 2008
Air India - SATS Airport Services outsource management of IT infrastructure to Kale Consultants
06 August 2008
IBS Software's cargo management product goes live at Nippon Cargo Airlines
06 August 2008
US Congress investigates Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, over internet data collection
05 August 2008
Major Yahoo shareholder demands vote recount
05 August 2008
Google launches news and transliteration in Tamil
05 August 2008
Lenovo challenges ASUS’s core segment in India with entry into sub-notebook segment
04 August 2008
Web analytics company WebTrends adds clients in India, fortifies position in Asian market
02 August 2008
Yahoo board wins vote of confidence
02 August 2008
IBM invests nearly $400 million on cloud computing centres in the US and Japan
01 August 2008
Cyber cafes under police scanner after serial bomb blasts
01 August 2008
Online patent filing in India touches 1,000 in one year
01 August 2008
Tata Teleservices to launch NovaPC
01 August 2008
Amazon challenges PayPal with one-click Checkout
31 July 2008
ITC Infotech to acquire US IT company
31 July 2008
Italian PM's TV firm sues YouTube, Google for copyright infringement
31 July 2008
Dell launches Studio Hybrid consumer PC
31 July 2008
Lenovo debuts IdeaPad Y710 17-inch notebook
31 July 2008
Google gears up for a “Cuil” challenge
30 July 2008
China set to burst on global scene as digital giant
30 July 2008
IBM acquires French software firm ILOG for $340 million
29 July 2008
IBM accelerates investments in China, Mexico, India
29 July 2008
Rolta acquires Chicago based WhittmanHart Consulting
29 July 2008
BenQ unveils the slimmest 24" widescreen LCD monitor in India
29 July 2008
Patni inaugurates Green IT- BPO center in Noida
28 July 2008
China surpasses the US with highest internet users in the world
26 July 2008
Google Web index hits one trillion mark
26 July 2008
HP Announces European Commission Approval of EDS Acquisition; Agrees to Settle Litigation Relating to Acquisition
26 July 2008
Intel launches new system-on-a-chip for mobile internet devices
25 July 2008
Social networking to go webwide with `Facebook Connect'
24 July 2008
Juniper Networks announces ex-Microsoft executive Kevin Johnson as CEO'
24 July 2008
Online banking unsafe, finds University of Michigan study
24 July 2008
US authorities sentence “Spam King” Robert Soloway to four years in prison
23 July 2008
Cisco announces $120-million acquisition to strengthen home consumer section
23 July 2008
Fujitsu Microelectronics introduces Autosar 2.1-compatible driver for automotive onboard microcontrollers
23 July 2008
IBM opens service management centre of excellence in Pune
22 July 2008
Icahn to join Yahoo! board; calls-off proxy slate
21 July 2008
Microsoft improves Web market share, announces strong results
19 July 2008
Intel looks at how computers will transform the globe over the next 40 years with World Mural Project
19 July 2008
Major shareholder supports Yahoo CEO against Carl Icahn
19 July 2008
Amazon unveils new online TV and movie store, Video on Demand
18 July 2008
IBM launches new energy-efficient data centres in India
18 July 2008
Maytas launches Rs2500 crore 'walk-to-work' IT SEZ
18 July 2008
EU commission levels unfair competition charge on Intel
18 July 2008
New data centre developments from Cisco, APW President
18 July 2008
Only eight per cent Americans are ‘Very Confident’ of keeping their personal information with retailers, banks and governments
17 July 2008
Sprint, Cisco and Ciena to implement 40-Gbps circuits on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network
17 July 2008
Convergys acquires communication software company Intervoice for $335 million
17 July 2008
Cisco launches new virtualisation services
17 July 2008
EC likely to file fresh anti-trust charges against Intel
16 July 2008
Toshiba enhances its Tecra A10, M10 and Satellite series
16 July 2008
Time Warner in talks with Microsoft, Yahoo for AOL sale
16 July 2008
Continental sets up R&D, manufacturing base in India
15 July 2008
IBM introduces industry's fastest one terabyte storage tape drive
15 July 2008
HP, Sony join hands to develop next generation digital audio tape drives
15 July 2008
Infotech Ent. and Dassault Aviation sign up for the IAF's MMRCA programme
15 July 2008
Intel launches the new Centrino 2 processor technology for laptops
15 July 2008
Apple, AT&T sell 1 million new iPhones in 3 days; users download 10 million applications
15 July 2008
Dell offers the first Multi-Touch Convertible Tablet and a larger solid state drive
15 July 2008
Asus introduces R2E Ultra Mobile PC
14 July 2008
BenQ launches a designer laptop
14 July 2008
Yahoo rejects Microsoft - Icahn plan; moots full acquisition
14 July 2008
A new site for your green car search
14 July 2008
Google CEO Eric Schmidt bats for “independent” Yahoo, slams Microsoft’s bid
12 July 2008
NREGA adopts web-enabled software for monitoring operations
12 July 2008
Seagate launches world’s first 1.5 terabyte hard disk drive
11 July 2008
Hitachi revolutionizes “Tera Era” with new 1-terabyte hard disk drive
11 July 2008
Allied Digital acquires US-based EnPointe Global Services Llc for $30 million
10 July 2008
Breaking the internet's glass ceiling
10 July 2008
Pakistan gets it first campus placement portal
10 July 2008
Microsoft patches up internet deficiencies, joined by Cisco and Sun Microsystem
10 July 2008
Google turns the Internet “Lively” with its latest offering
10 July 2008
IT software and services exports to touch $50 billion this fiscal
09 July 2008
KPIT Cummins acquires mechanical design services business of Harita TVS Technologies
09 July 2008
Microsoft unleashes Web initiative with four net-based software products
09 July 2008
Icahn spearheads new move to enable acquisition of Yahoo! by Microsoft
08 July 2008
Microsoft to acquire entire stake in its Israel-specific portal
07 July 2008
Founder Jim Bidzos takes over Verisign's executive chairman, president and CEO
05 July 2008
HCL Tech chosen as Tier-I services supplier to EADS
04 July 2008
Google ordered to release YouTube user data to Viacom in $1-billion lawsuit
04 July 2008
Nasscom - A T Kearney assess 50 leading cities for IT- BPO growth during HR summit
03 July 2008
Yahoo, Microsoft look for other media partners; regulator investigates Yahoo-Google ad deal
03 July 2008
Google, Yahoo to make Flash sites searchable thanks to Adobe
03 July 2008
Old browsers leave 637 million net users vulnerable to hackers
03 July 2008
IBM and ETH scientists advance supercomputing simulations to improve diagnosis of osteoporosis
02 July 2008
Eleven technology giants come together to launch patent trust
02 July 2008
Microsoft buys internet start-up Powerset for around $100 million
02 July 2008
TCS announces over $1-billion capex plans
02 July 2008
Microsoft tries to force Windows Vista’s acceptability, stops selling XP
01 July 2008
Dynamic Vertical Solutions to invest over $2 million for new office in Dubai
01 July 2008
Website to help recover stolen works of art launched
01 July 2008
Intel refuses to upgrade to Vista; Microsoft feels cheated
01 July 2008
US judge rules settlement between Facebook and ConnectU founders valid
30 June 2008
Oracle may seek more than $1 billion damages from SAP in IPR lawsuit
30 June 2008
Unitech to sell 26 per cent in telecom arm; raise Rs11,000 crore from market
28 June 2008
ICANN agrees on new domains, attacked by hackers the next day
28 June 2008
IBM supercomputer to aid cancer research in Canada
28 June 2008
NEC to Acquire NetCracker, a Leader in Operations Support Systems
28 June 2008
Google set to bridge PC-TV divide with new application media server
28 June 2008
Yahoo shakes up management structure ahead of shareholders’ meet
27 June 2008
Cisco, IBM, Intel, Juniper, Microsoft form net security consortium
27 June 2008
Telecom Fiji in multi-million dollar deal with Tech Mahindra to provide Global ICT services
27 June 2008
TCS to create integrated tax system for Uganda
27 June 2008
Dell launches new ‘Studio’ range of laptops
27 June 2008
Microsoft to acquire MobiComp
27 June 2008
Bill Gates bids adieu to Microsoft to focus on philanthropy
26 June 2008
Sourcefire turns down Barracuda's $206 million higher takeover offer
26 June 2008
Progress Software acquires Dublin-baseed IONA Technologies
26 June 2008
Cybercities 2008 report by AEA ranks high-tech US metros
26 June 2008
Yahoo stock rises on news of renewed Microsoft talks
25 June 2008
Gartner ranks IBM global leader in portal software
24 June 2008
Ericsson in new contract with IBM for outsourcing internal IT operations
24 June 2008
Oracle to acquire insurance software company Skywire Software
24 June 2008
Hewlett-Packard seeks EU approval for $13.2 billion EDS acquisition
21 June 2008
Leaner, meaner computers around the corner: CNRS patents new technique to optimise computer speed
21 June 2008
Modern computers now have a 60-year old grandfather
21 June 2008
Microsoft loses review plea in Alcatel-Lucent patent case
21 June 2008
Tattoo-ID: Helping police match tattoos to suspects
20 June 2008
Internet Explorer rival Firefox 3.0 creates download record, but reveals flaws
20 June 2008
Lenovo introduces IdeaPad U110 in India
20 June 2008
eBay pushes PayPal on its website, offers perks to buyers and sellers
20 June 2008
Yahoo! announces global availability of its new ymail and rocketmail
19 June 2008
China's “.cn” overhauls global “.net”
19 June 2008
Intel processors power 75 per cent of world's Top500 supercomputers
19 June 2008
VCs bet strongly on business networking site LinkedIn, value it $1 billion
19 June 2008
Cyberslacking: Shattering myths on personal Net use at work
19 June 2008
Private equity firm Accel-KKR sponsors software acquisitions arm
18 June 2008
SAP to acquire Visiprise
18 June 2008
Top 6 Indian IT service providers outpace IT market growth in 2007
18 June 2008
Dell India introduces new green PC Vostro 410 for small businesses
18 June 2008
Internet Explorer rival Mozilla Firefox aims for record number of downloads
18 June 2008
Software firm Cadence Design makes $1.6 billion hostile bid for Mentor Graphics
18 June 2008
Open-source software maker Sourcefire chooses Citrix executive as new CEO
18 June 2008
Yahoo announces telecom collaborations in Asia-Pacific; selects Idea and MTNL as new Indian carriers
18 June 2008
Microsoft announces plans to open search technology centre in Europe
17 June 2008
Tech Mahindra to provide IPTV integration services for Microsoft
17 June 2008
United Airlines announces “iPod-compatible” airplanes on international routes
17 June 2008
Icahn coming around to Google-Yahoo deal?
16 June 2008
Microsoft opposes Yahoo-Google deal, reveals another rejected stake plus search offer
14 June 2008
Yahoo strikes $800-million ad deal with Google, ends talks with Microsoft
13 June 2008
ISO puts off standardisation of Microsoft's Open Office XML format
13 June 2008
Cisco to acquire Danish video technology company DiviTech for undisclosed sum
11 June 2008
IT exports in 2008-09 may fall 3.4 per cent on US slowdown: Nasscom
10 June 2008
Apple introduces MobileMe internet service
10 June 2008
TCS moots increased public spending on transparency in governance
10 June 2008
Roadrunner runs away with top supercomputer spot, breaks petaflop barrier
09 June 2008
Cognizant acquires Strategic Vision Consulting, strengthens consulting capabilities in media, entertainment
09 June 2008
General Dynamics Information Technology to acquire ViPS, Inc
09 June 2008
Acer, HP settle patent litigation
09 June 2008
Icahn asks Yahoo to sell to Microsoft for $49.5 billion
07 June 2008
'Customer value' is lip service in most IT departments in the US: research data
06 June 2008
Tech Mahindra in multi-million dollar Botswana deal
05 June 2008
Intel fined $25 million by South Korean antitrust body for violations
05 June 2008
Hyderabad mobile payment firm Tanla acquires Finland's Openbit
05 June 2008
Renault uses Microsoft's Silverlight to develop its Laguna Coupé microsite
05 June 2008
Yahoo! chairman fires back at Icahn
05 June 2008
Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock fires back at Icahn
05 June 2008
McAfee identifies the world's most dangerous domains to surf and search on the web
04 June 2008
IBM aims for Microsoft’s jugular: unveils opponent to Office software suite
04 June 2008
Infosys awarded two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
03 June 2008
Adobe unveils Acrobat 9 software
03 June 2008
Yahoo had spurned Microsoft's $40 bid: unsealed court papers
03 June 2008
LG Electronics announces prike hike on computer LCD monitors, optical stirage devices
03 June 2008
Facebook faces investigation for privacy violations
02 June 2008
Brazil, India, South Africa challenge Microsoft Open Office standard
31 May 2008
Google showcases mobile operating system Android
31 May 2008
RIM and Indian officials meet to find their way out of Blackberry imbroglio
30 May 2008
Facebook-Google web applications war hots up as AOL joins the search leader
30 May 2008
Learning Tree up for sale
29 May 2008
Yahoo is willing to partner Microsoft, says Yang
29 May 2008
Cisco enters mobility network business with Cisco Motion interface
29 May 2008
comScore aquires M:Metrics
29 May 2008
Xenitis Group launches India's cheapest mobile handset and laptop
29 May 2008
Microsoft unveils glimpses of its next touch screen-based OS Windows 7
28 May 2008
Belgian newspapers seek $77 million damages from Google for copyright violation
28 May 2008
Dell found guilty of fraud and customer harassment
28 May 2008
Microsoft expects Windows Mobile to grow at 50 per cent growth over next two years
28 May 2008
Centrica awards £2.1-million outsourcing contract to Fujitsu
26 May 2008
NXP Semiconductors awards five-year $100 million contract to TCS
26 May 2008
Govt to invest $2 billion in 112,000 broadband service centres for rural India
24 May 2008
Atos Origin meeting reset for 12 June after adjournment over vote dispute
24 May 2008
Microsoft expands list of document formats in Microsoft Office
23 May 2008
Digital entertainment firm Electronic Arts acquires Korea's Hands-On Mobile
23 May 2008
Yahoo postpones meeting
23 May 2008
Microsoft to buy internet search with Cashback to 'get Google'
22 May 2008
Busineses being forced to stay 'hyperconnected' to avoid failing
22 May 2008
Tata Communications designs defence against cyber attacks
22 May 2008
Asklaila launches local mobile search services in India
21 May 2008
Siemens IT Solutions offers Excelsis's biometric speaker recognition solution
20 May 2008
Cisco-Ovum study projects $66-billion market for four IP-based managed services by 2012
20 May 2008
Eight ex-AOL officials sued for inflating results by US regulator
20 May 2008
Google launches online medical records service in US
20 May 2008
Microsoft proposes to buy Yahoo's search business
20 May 2008
Use of illegal PC software declines to 69 per cent in India
20 May 2008
IIT-Bombay, Applied Materials and SRC to work jointly on NAND flash memory
20 May 2008
E-Gazette for the maintenance of records
20 May 2008
Media giant AOL grabs networking site Bebo for $850 million
19 May 2008
Microsoft returns with alternative offer for Yahoo!
19 May 2008
Yahoo in ad marketing deal with WPP as investors file new legal claims
17 May 2008
Google adds Hindi to list of languages supported by its Translate feature
17 May 2008
TietoEnator's key shareholders oppose Nordic Capital's takeover bid
16 May 2008
IBM Research announces breakthrough in reducing solar farm technology costs
16 May 2008
EC clears TomTom's $4.5 billion Tele Atlas buyout; may have a different yardstick for Nokia’s proposed $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq
16 May 2008
Google makes faces in its Street View photos unrecognisable
16 May 2008
Chinese online communities volunteer to adopt earthquake orphans
16 May 2008
Icahn seeks FTC clearance to acquire $2.5 billion worth Yahoo! stock; threatens proxy fight
16 May 2008
Media giant CBS acquires Internet content firm CNET for $1.8 billion
15 May 2008
Yahoo! India launches new sponsored search system
15 May 2008
Satyam loses appeal in Upaid case; may face $1 billion plus penalties
15 May 2008
Verizon teams up with LiMo foundation for Linux-based handsets
15 May 2008
MySpace wins record $230 million award against “spam king” Sanford Wallace
14 May 2008
Carl Icahn may lead Microsoft's fight for Yahoo
14 May 2008
Domestic IT services revenue grew 18 per cent in 2007: Gartner
14 May 2008
MapmyIndia launches iNav navigational software for GPS phones
14 May 2008
HP set to acquire EDS for over $12 billion
13 May 2008
Tata Communications and Sonus Networks collaborate for global VOIP network
12 May 2008
The new updated iMac has faster processor and high-performance graphics
12 May 2008
Yahoo! India first to launch new search concept Glue Pages beta
10 May 2008
Defr