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ISRO builds 220 teraflops computer, SAGA-220
03 May 2011
iPad2 to open for sale tomorrow
28 Apr 2011
Global OS revenue up 7.8 % in 2010: Gartner
27 Apr 2011
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Sony to enter tablet market with 2 Android PCs
26 Apr 2011
Both models use the Google Android 3.0 operating system, known as Honeycomb, which is optimised for devices with larger screen sizes.
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Google loses Linux patent suit; other open source users may be hit
23 Apr 2011
Analysts say the jury verdict against Google could deter innovation by raising costs and risks without making a technological contribution
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Amazon cloud troubles bring down Foursquare, Quora, Reddit sites
21 Apr 2011
A partial failure at Amazon Web Services' cloud-computing infrastructure today paralysed popular web sites such as Foursquare, Quora and Reddit.
Infosys Pune campus gets CISF cover
21 Apr 2011
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Seagate acquires Samsung's hard disks business in $1.38 billion deal
19 Apr 2011
Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will receive an approximately 9.6-per cent stake in Seagate and another $687.5 million in cash, plus a seat on the Seagate board
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India among world's top three Stuxnet-infected countries
19 Apr 2011
Stuxnet, which employs groundbreaking technology, targeted sensitive information by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in order to infect machines through removable drives
OpenOffice to become community-based project
16 Apr 2011
IBM closes on acquisition of Tririga, Inc.
15 Apr 2011
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Known news sites emerge early winners of Google’s Panda update
14 Apr 2011
Early data reveals winners are largely made up of well known news sources such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, Yahoo.com, Times Online and The BBC, along with YouTube and a couple of other sites, reveals Adam Bunn, director of SEO at Greenlight
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US disables global botnet that infected 2 mn PCs
14 Apr 2011
The Department of Justice and the FBI have jointly executed criminal seizure warrants as part of comprehensive enforcement action to disable aglobal fraud scheme
Goldman sued by Marvell cofounders
13 Apr 2011
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