IT news
Facebook denied Indian patent for crawler app
25 Mar 2015
SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act as ‘unconstitutional’
24 Mar 2015
A bench of the Supreme Court termed the law an infringement of the Constitutional right to freedom of expression, and rejected the centre’s assurance that it would not be misused
Yahoo to close office in China
19 Mar 2015
Windows 10 coming; free upgrade even for pirated versions
19 Mar 2015
In an unprecedented move, Microsoft will offer free upgrades to Windows 10 – due for release this summer – even to those using pirated copies of earlier versions
Microsoft to pull the plug on IE
18 Mar 2015
Microsoft says it will not use the IE name for its new browser that it plans to ship with the next version of its Windows operating system later this year
Yahoo releases source code for encryption plugin
16 Mar 2015
PC sales to decline 4.9 per cent in 2015: IDC
13 Mar 2015
Outage hits Apple’s iTunes and App Store
12 Mar 2015
Google developing virtual reality version of Android OS: reports
07 Mar 2015
Google is said to be developing a virtual reality version of Android operating system to take on Oculus, Microsoft and Sony
Hewlett-Packard acquires Aruba Networks for $2.7 bn plus debt
03 Mar 2015
This is HP's first major acquisition since its disastrous 2011 acquisition of UK software company, Autonomy
TalkTalk admits to breach of customer data
02 Mar 2015
Google acquires .app web domain for $25 mn
02 Mar 2015
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