TECHNICAL NEWS

Maharashtra govt to create 46,000 IT jobsAt a time when the Information Technology (IT) sector is saturating across the country, the state government has emerged as one of the biggest promoters of the industry. According to the figures released by the state Industries Department, the government approved 18 IT projects, including offices and parks, in the past one year alone and has created 48,500 jobs across the sector. "We understan..

Microsoft CEO says Windows era is everlasting Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer proclaimed an everlasting "Windows Era" as the software giant's board easily won re-election at an annual meeting of shareholders. Ballmer along with Micro.. Apple appoints new chairman; elects Disney's Chief to board Apple on Tuesday named a new board chairman, in another signal that the technology giant would not be run the same way as it was under its co-founder, Steve Jobs. Apple also elected to its .. Orange Releases 3 Budget Facebook Phones for Emerging Markets Facebook is about to get a brand new bag with the release of three budget phones aimed at new smartphone users and developing communities. The phones were developed by Alcatel and will be released and.. Tech Mahindra Q2 net up 60% Tech Mahindra, India's fifth largest software services company, said net profit for the quarter to end-September rose 60 per cent from a year ago to Rs 240 crore($47.7 million). Tech Mahind.. BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 announced Canadian smartphone maker RIM has announced two more additions to its BlackBerry OS 7 family. The company has launched Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. Bold 9790 updates the classic Bold QWERTY fo.. Facebook dominates more than 50% social websites in Southeast Asia Facebook dominates social websites in Southeast Asia as more than 50 percent of netizens have an active profile on it, a report said Tuesday. The report released by Nielsen, a global inform.. Web app security startup Unsubscribe.com sells to TrustedID Unsubscribe.com, the Los Angeles–based startup that makes security and privacy tools for email and social networking applications, has been acquired by TrustedID, a Palo Alto, Calif.–based.. LinkedIn opens R&D centre in India Months after its hugely successful public listing, LinkedIn is ready to expand its operations in India, home to the professional networking company's second-largest user base after the United States.<.. Google near deal with Universal Music Google Inc is near an agreement to secure songs from Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group for its new music service, said a person with knowledge of the situation. An accord with Universal, t.. Facebook, Google oppose US online piracy bills Internet heavyweights Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo! joined ranks Tuesday to oppose legislation in the US Congress designed to crack down on online piracy. In a joint letter, the firm.. Cray to do project IBM dumped on cost, technical concerns The University of Illinois says Seattle-based Cray Inc will take over construction of the stalled $300 million Blue Waters supercomputer project, three months after IBM pulled out citing cost and tech.. Huawei launches MediaPad tablet, cloud phones Telecom equipment maker Huawei launched its much-awaited tablet PC 'MediaPad' and two handsets 'Sonic' and 'Ideos X3' offering cloud services to strengthen its product portfolio in India