IT news
Google shuts Google Play for ad-blockers
05 Feb 2016
Microsoft experiments with under-sea data centres to cut power bills
02 Feb 2016
Microsoft has tested a prototype of a self-contained data centre that can operate hundreds of feet below the surface of oceans, eliminating one of the technology industry’s most expensive problems — the air-conditioning bill
Alphabet pips Apple as world’s most valuable firm
02 Feb 2016
Google’s holding company Alphabet has shown the result of financial tightening under new CFO Ruth Porat by beating Apple in market value during after-hours trading on Monday though its grip on the top spot is tenuous and could change again today
Symantec agrees to charge Carlyle $1 bn less for Veritas
21 Jan 2016
Neither Symantec nor Carlyle gave the exact reasons for lowering the purchase price, but media reports suggested that banks were not able to get a $5.6-billion debt package to fund the deal amid a difficult debt market environment
Hyatt’s Indian hotels hit by global malware attack
18 Jan 2016
As many as 250 Hyatt chain hotels globally, including 20 in India, have been infected with the malware that collects customers’ payment card data at front desks, restaurants, spas, parking and other payment areas in the hotels
Wipro Q3 net profit up 1.8% at Rs2,234 crore
18 Jan 2016
The Bengaluru-based company has declared an interim dividend of Rs5 per equity share of Rs2 face value
Infosys cheers market with Rs3,465-cr Q3 net
15 Jan 2016
Infosys has raised its full-year revenue outlook to 12.8-13.2 per cent in constant currency, from 10 per cent to 12 per cent earlier and to 8.9-9.3 per cent in dollar terms
Cyber-attack on industrial control systems rising
14 Jan 2016
Internet exposure has made many industrial process control systems vulnerable to cyber-attacks, a US government expert says in the wake of an alleged Russian attack that caused a power outage in Ukraine