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Infosys cuts US staff, forms service alliance with Microsoft
02 Feb 2009
Infosys is reported to have slashed its US workforce amidst a slackening of business and falling margins in the fourth quarter
India to unveil laptop costing Rs500
31 Jan 2009
A group of students and scientists have developed an ultra low-cost laptop with 2GB memory, WiFi, Ethernet, expendable memory
Nokia signs 76-country outsourcing deal with HCL Tech
29 Jan 2009
Nokia has signed a multi-year, multi-regional global helpdesk and desktop management outsourced services agreement with HCL Technologies
Vandalism forces Wikipedia to re-think editing policy
28 Jan 2009
After several entries falsely reporting the death of well-known persons left it red-faced, online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is planning radical changes in the way it allows anyone to edit content
Indian IT still bagging major international orders
28 Jan 2009
Tata Consultancy Services today signed a $100-million IT services contract with 4UGroup of UK, showing that the Indian software industry is forging ahead despite all odds.
Microsoft introduces ‘new, improved’ IE8
28 Jan 2009
Microsoft has updated its Web browser, promising an assortment of new features designed to help make browsing safer, easier, and more compatible with Internet standards
Conde Nast announces digital unit
27 Jan 2009
Satyam struggling to retain business
27 Jan 2009
Microsoft closes Flight Simulator unit
24 Jan 2009
Microsoft Corp has shut down ACES Studios, its wholly-owned subsidiary that produced Flight Simulator, Microsoft’s longest-running and perhaps most popular game
Samsung reports first-ever quarterly loss
23 Jan 2009
Windows 7 has 21 new hotkeys
23 Jan 2009
New York uses Google applications to guide tourists in the city
22 Jan 2009
Google Maps and Google Earth are the centerpiece of a new information and reference project launched by the New York City government to provide resources to both visitors and locals
Obama's inauguration sets online video-streaming record
22 Jan 2009
Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th US president set a record of the highest number simultaneous streaming-video viewers in the web's history
Satyam approached by potential buyers: Tarun Das
20 Jan 2009
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