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HCL Technologies to hire 3,000 people in Q1Software exporter HCL Technologies (HCLT) today said it will hire about 3,000 people in the July-September quarter."We have already hired 3,000 people in the June quarter. In this quarter, we will hire an additional 3,000 freshers," HCLT Chief Executive Vineet Nayar told reporters here. The Indian IT industry is ramping up its headcount as it gears up to meet renewed deman..

Fujitsu Toshiba announces world‘s first Mango phone Microsoft Japan and a Toshiba-Fujitsu have reportedly unveiled Microsoft's first Windows Phone Mango handset.One of the first official "Mango" phones IS12T has a a 13.2MP camera with autofoc.. Internet privacy controls challenge Google, Microsoft, Apple The technology industry has yet to agree on a simple, meaningful solution to protect consumer privacy on the Net.The US government has putGoogle, Microsoft,Apple and other technology companies on noti.. Samsung Galaxy S II sales hit five million ahead of U.S. debut Samsung Electronics has sold more than five million Galaxy S II smartphones — and it hasn’t even brought the device to the United States yet. The S II, Samsung’s latest marquee smar.. HCL Technologies: Lower rates, higher salaries to hurt growth While its management expects to win few large-scale deals in Q2, it has also cited caution over latest macroeconomic uncertainties in US and Europe.The company also expects to take a hit in profitabil.. Adobe to develop India-centric mobile apps; partners RedBus, Perfios & Standard Chartered Bank Adobe Systems Incorporated has said that the company will be working closely with the creative and developer ecosystem in India to help them build rich digital experiences for multiple devi.. Android Market‘s major makeover is out now The new version of the Android Market promised by Google earlier this month has begun rolling out to Android 2.2+ devices in the wild. The first sightings of the updated mobile application were made b.. Qualcomm launches iOS Augmented Reality SDK Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has released an SDK for iOS devices which will allow developers to create a host of new Augmented Reality applications for the platform.Following on from the successful laun.. iPhone 5 to launch second week of September, iPad 3 later this fall According to a report (via MR) from The China Times, the iPhone 5 will launch the second week of September (6-15), and the iPad 3 launch will be delayed until Thanksgiving due to c.. Nokia Ovi Store now serving 7 million daily downloads Nokia recently announced that its Ovi Store has served a record 7.62 million downloads in a single day. The figure is a large jump from the 3 million daily downloads Nokia said the Ovi Store was servi.. Mobile VAS market to touch Rs 67,100 cr: Study Mobile value added services (VAS) such as music, news and internet will be a Rs 67,100-crore market by 2015 contributing 31 per cent to overall wireless revenues, says a study. &.. Ex-NASA CTO builds cloud dream team, launches Nebula The cloud computing world has been anxious to hear former NASA CTO Chris Kemp’s plans since he left his post in the spring to pursue a startup venture, and on Wednesday morning, he introduced hi.. PC, not dog, is man‘s best friend: Study Many may simply dismiss it, but a new study has found that the personal computer has replaced the dog as the man's best friend. Researchers found that just six per cent of p.. Google+ Traffic Falls As Users Spend Less Time on Site After a running start, Google+‘s growth may be slowing down a bit. A report from Experian Hitwise found both traffic and users’ average time on the social network fell last week in the U.S.. SBI launches TVC for promoting its mobile banking solutions State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a TV campaign to promote their mobile banking solutions. Conceptualised by R K Swamy BBDO, the campaign showcases dwarf-like characters as part of..