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Technology News
Today's Technology News:
Kindle helps tiny e-book market
Projectors to magnify cell-phone cinema
MySpace, record cos. launch new service
iTunes overtakes Wal-Mart in music sales
Losses rise in online scams
Navajo Nation to lose Internet signal
Motorola cuts another 2,600 jobs
AT&T: We wanted unrestricted spectrum
Linux Contributor List Grows Longer; Many Paid
Microsoft Extends XP Through 2010 for Ultra-Low-Cost Laptops
IBM expert: IT risk is opaque
Video game firm THQ sees buying opportunities
--> Kindle helps tiny e-book market
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:34 pm PDT
AP - More than four months after Amazon.com released the Kindle, no one is sure
whetherthe latest e-book reader is really hot â€" or not. But publishers believe thatthe Kindle
has helped, if not revolutionized, the tiny electronic market. Full Story Top
Projectors to magnify cell-phone cinema
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:38 am PDT
AP - Recognizing that it's not much fun to watch movies on a tiny cell phone, a
numberof companies are racing to develop gadgets that project what's playing on the smallscreen
onto walls, table cloths and other handy surfaces. Full Story Top
MySpace, record cos. launch new service
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:46 pm PDT
AP - MySpace, which has lured millions of big acts and garage bands alike to build profileson
the popular social networking hub to attract fans, said Thursday it will turnthose pages into
portals for selling music, merchandise and more. Full Story Top
iTunes overtakes Wal-Mart in music sales
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:54 pm PDT
AP - Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Februaryto
become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm saidThursday. Full Story
Top
Losses rise in online scams
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:47 pm PDT
AP - Money lost in Internet-related crimes hit a new high last year, topping about
${dlvDollarSign}240million, according to a government report showing increases in scams involving
pets,check-cashing schemes and online dating. Full Story Top
Navajo Nation to lose Internet signal
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:43 pm PDT
AP - The thousands of Navajo Nation residents who rely on the Internet to work, studyand
communicate across their 27,000-square-mile reservation will be out of luck Monday,if their
service provider is shuttered as planned. Full Story Top
Motorola cuts another 2,600 jobs
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:55 pm PDT
AP - Beleaguered cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it is laying off
another2,600 workers, bringing the company's total employee cuts to more than 10,000 sincelast
year. Full Story Top
AT&T: We wanted unrestricted spectrum
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:44 pm PDT
AP - AT&T Inc. sought unrestricted portions of wireless spectrum in the recent auctionby the
Federal Communications Commission because they better complimented the company'sexisting holdings,
executives said Thursday. Full Story Top
Linux Contributor List Grows Longer; Many Paid
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:26 pm PDT
TechWeb - Red Hat is at the top of the list thanks to two contributors who are its
employees,Al Viro, with 1,571 changes in the most recent kernel, and David Miller with 1,520. Full
Story Top
Microsoft Extends XP Through 2010 for Ultra-Low-Cost Laptops
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:00 pm PDT
PC World - Microsoft will extend the sales of Windows XP Home to OEMs beyond the current
deadlineof June 30, 2008. Full Story Top
IBM expert: IT risk is opaque
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:25 pm PDT
InfoWorld - Just as many financial services firms failed to predict the meltdown of the
sub-primelending sector and its ripple effect on the overall U.S. economy, IT and data
securityteams won't be able to sufficiently secure their assets and information unlessthey become
far more progressive in assessing risk, according to IBM's top expertin the field. Full Story
Top
Video game firm THQ sees buying opportunities
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:18 pm PDT
Reuters - THQ Inc (THQI.O) is looking at buying other video game developers, but the
publisherof games like "Cars" and "Saints Row" can grow without makingacquisitions, Chief
Executive Brian Farrell said on Thursday
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India's inflation rate zooms to three-year high/Cabinet panel nod for IT zones/BSE to launch Sensex Futures in the U.S./Mutual funds' asset base falls 6.6 percent in March
India's inflation rate zooms to three-year high
India's annual rate of inflation shot up to a
three-year high of seven percent for the week ended March 22, from 6.68 percent for the week
before, due to higher prices of essential items such as vegetables.
Cabinet panel nod for IT zones
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
has approved the proposal to create Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs).
BSE to launch Sensex
Futures in the U.S.
Mutual funds' asset base falls 6.6 percent in March
>>
TECHNOLOGY
Intel unveils
new classmate PC for education market
World's largest chip-maker Intel on Thursday
unveiled a new version of its classmate PC for global education market.
New smartphones with killer
applications could replace PCs
Think that cellphone in your pocket is pretty
neat?
Google announces first mass lay-offs
CII inks pact for IT training in Africa
>>
BUSINESS
'Domestic airlines to lose $1 Bn in
2007-08'
Domestic airlines are likely to suffer a combined
loss of close to $1 billion (about Rs 4,000 crore) in 2007-08, according to Jet Airways chairman
Naresh Goyal.
Bombardier posts $317 Mn profit
Bombardier, the Canadian giant that manufactures
aircraft and trains, has posted a profit of US$317 million, up $49 million from the last year.
Tamil Nadu
firm to disburse $300 Mn loans
Dubai-based Indian realtor to expand portfolio to $1.4 Bn
>> VENTURE NEWS
Future Ventures wants to do a Berkshire here
Kishore Biyani's latest initiative Future Ventures
(FVIL) is looking to create an economic environment conducive to entrepreneurial activities in the
country.
VC activity set for stable growth in 2008
Coming is the era of venture capitalists (VC) in
the country. The VC growth in India is getting stable after making rapid strides over the past
couple of years.
Sadbhav Engg JV gets order worth $41.7 Mn
M&M, ICICI Venture consortium to acquire Italian firm
>> OTHER
NEWS
81 percent Americans say U.S. on wrong
track: Survey
The U.S. public is in the dumps about the
direction of the country and its economy, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on
Friday.
Jha is new chairman of excise and customs board
P.C. Jha, a 1971-batch officer of the Indian
Revenue Service, has taken over as the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
G-77 urges
rich nations to honour MDG commitments
India-Bangladesh train service to resume April 14
>> BLOGS
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
48 Indian companies in Forbes 2,000 list/India attractive destination for health tourism: Study/Plan panel urges tax holiday extension for IT firms/Real estate investment trusts emerging in India
48 Indian companies in Forbes 2,000 list
India's 48 firms have made it to this year's list
of 2,000 biggest global companies, compiled by Forbes magazine.
India attractive destination for health
tourism: Study
Indian corporate hospitals are well equipped,
proficient and could measure up to or even outshine any hospital in the West, making the nation an
attractive destination for health tourism.
Plan panel urges tax holiday extension for IT firms
Real estate investment trusts emerging in India
>>
TECHNOLOGY
Reliance to
invest $7.5 Bn for two microchip units
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, a giant
in areas ranging from oil exploration to petrochemicals, proposes to invest $7.5 billion over the
next 10 years to set up two microchip manufacturing units in India.
MindTree Consulting is now MindTree
Limited
MindTree Consulting, a global IT and R&D Services
Company, today announced that it has changed its name to MindTree Limited with immediate effect.
Yahoo
launches voice-search via mobile
Gigabyte unveils latest Monster Graphics Accelerator for
gaming
>>
BUSINESS
Real Estate TV invests $25 Mn for
pan-India presence
Real Estate Television, India's first 24x7 channel
dedicated to real estate and infrastructure will be available on all the major direct-to-home
(DTH) platforms of the country.
Railways target 1,100 MT freight traffic for 11th Plan
Indian Railways have set a target of carrying 850
million tonnes (MT) of freight in 2008-09, going up to 1,100 MT by the last year of the Eleventh
Five Year Plan, 2011-2012.
Dr. Reddy's acquires Italian firm
BEML records 16 percent growth in turnover
>> VENTURE NEWS
M&M, ICICI Venture consortium to acquire Italian firm
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra in collaboration
with ICICI Venture Funds Management Ltd has decided to acquire 100 percent stake in leading
Italian gear manufacturer Metalcastello Spa.
VC activity set for stable growth in 2008
Coming is the era of venture capitalists (VC) in
the country. The VC growth in India is getting stable after making rapid strides over the past
couple of years.
Sadbhav Engg JV gets order worth $41.7 Mn
ICICI buys back $50 Mn bonds
>> OTHER NEWS
Citibank launches services for expatriate Indians
Global financing major Citibank on Wednesday
launched services for the expatriate communities in India.
Maunu von Lueders is new Jet Lite CEO
Jet Airways India has appointed Maunu von Lueders,
a Finnish national, as CEO of its low-cost carrier Jet Lite (India).
Ahluwalia justifies fee hike of IIMs
Chennai port to get new container terminal
>> BLOGS
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Daily News Digest: World News
Today's World News:
Castro reforms: DVDs, farms for Cubans
Colombian drug lord sentenced in Brazil
Zimbabwe opposition leader: I won
SKorea: NKorea should halt provocation
US wants 3,600 new troops in Darfur soon
British researchers create human-animal hybrid embryo amid political row
US military deaths in Iraq at 4,011
Cuba lends private farmers unused land
Zimbabwe suspense grows as results expected
US treasury chief in China to talk Tibet, trade
Stolen Aboriginal paintings found
AP - Cubans snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first
timeTuesday as Raul Castro's new government loosened controls on consumer goods and invitedprivate
farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land. Full Story Top
Colombian drug lord sentenced in Brazil
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:24 pm PDT
AP - A judge has sentenced reputed Colombian drug lord Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia to morethan
30 years in prison for crimes he committed in Brazil. Full Story Top
Zimbabwe opposition leader: I won
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:48 pm PDT
AP - The main opposition leader insisted Tuesday he has won Zimbabwe's presidential
electionoutright and denied persistent reports he was negotiating to ease out President
RobertMugabe, who has led the country from liberation to ruin. Full Story Top
SKorea: NKorea should halt provocation
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:28 pm PDT
AP - South Korea's Defense Ministry called Wednesday on North Korea to halt its recentmoves
that have raised tensions on the divided peninsula. Full Story Top
US wants 3,600 new troops in Darfur soon
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:08 pm PDT
AP - The United States has urged the United Nations to get 3,600 new peacekeepers on theground
in conflict-wracked Darfur by June, according to a letter obtained Tuesdayby The Associated Press.
Full Story Top
British researchers create human-animal hybrid embryo amid political row
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:37 pm PDT
AFP - For the first time in Britain, researchers at Newcastle University said Tuesday
theyhad created human-animal hybrid embryos, amid a political row over a disputed embryoresearch
bill in parliament. Full Story Top
US military deaths in Iraq at 4,011
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:39 pm PDT
AP - As of Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at least 4,011 members of the U.S. military have diedsince
the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Presscount. The figure
includes eight military civilians. At least 3,270 died as a resultof hostile action, according to
the military's numbers. Full Story Top
Cuba lends private farmers unused land
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:00 pm PDT
AP - Communist Cuba is opening up unused land to private farmers and cooperatives as partof a
sweeping effort to step up agricultural production. Full Story Top
Zimbabwe suspense grows as results expected
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:13 pm PDT
AFP - The final results of Zimbabwe's parliamentary election were set to be
announcedWednesday amid growing clamour for the outcome of a simultaneous contest which couldsee
Robert Mugabe ousted as president. Full Story Top
US treasury chief in China to talk Tibet, trade
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:43 pm PDT
AFP - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson began a two-day trip to Beijing Wednesday
thatwas set to see him raise concerns over the Tibet crisis as well as trade issues duringtalks
with China's leaders. Full Story Top
Stolen Aboriginal paintings found
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:43 am PDT
AP - Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian
museumthen recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumpedthem in a
park, police said. Full Story Top
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