IT news
Dell sits atop the PC pile in India
19 Aug 2010
Information technology corporation Dell has overhauled arch-rival Hewlett-Packard as the top seller of personal computers in India for the first time.
Religare Technova acquires major stake in Chase Cooper
18 Aug 2010
The news comes on the back of reports that group financial services arm Religare Enterprises Ltd may be among companies seeking new banking licences proposed to be issued by the RBI.
Former Satyam chairman Ramalinga Raju granted bail
18 Aug 2010
The Andhra Pradesh high court also granted bail to former Satyam CFO Vadlamani Srinivas and three other former employees - G Ramakrishna, Venkatapathi Raju and CH Srisailam.
Vijay Mallya’s website hacked by Pakistani outfit
16 Aug 2010
The website was hacked and the Pakistani flag was placed on the site with a dire message from an organisation claiming to be the ‘Pakistan Cyber Army’
38 per cent Indians agree American jobs being taken away by India in recent poll
13 Aug 2010
38 per cent respondents across Bangalore, Hyderabd, Mumbai and Delhi agreed that American anger was justifiably directed at India for taking away their jobs
IBM buys data capturing company Datacap Inc
11 Aug 2010
US visa fee hike move riles Indian IT industry
07 Aug 2010
Cathie Lesjak is HP's interim CEO as Hurd bows out
07 Aug 2010
Computer maker HP's board has appointed 24-year company insider Cathie Lesjak, chief financial officer, as interim CEO following the abrupt resignation of Mark Hurd yesterday
Apple gears up for first Chinese acquisition; eyes game developer Handseeing
06 Aug 2010
Apple is reported to be in takeover talks with Chinese game developer Handseeing Information Technology
Google acquires social games developer Slide
05 Aug 2010
Slide, which claims a monthly user count of 27 million unique custmers in over 200 countries, also develops virtual community applications like SuperPoke Pets, Top Fish, SPP Range and SuperPocus Academy of Magic.
Wipro bags e-governance contract to develop software for crime tracking
03 Aug 2010
Under the contract the company will develop the software to link 14,000 police stations and 6,000 police offices across the country to allow for tracking crime records on real-time basis in digital format
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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