Technology News

Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Computer giant IBM has launched yet another academic programme, this time to help university faculty instil modern-day skills among students.

Washington, June 20 (IANS) Laptops and personal computers of the future will be cooled by tiny fridges sitting snugly inside them, according to an Indian American computer scientist.

Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday became the first head of the nation to go online to chat with citizens through a major news portal of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

San Francisco, June 20 (DPA) The new version of the Firefox browser was downloaded over eight million times in its first 24 hours of release in what organisers claimed was a world record.

Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (DPA) At a glance, the web page can easily be mistaken as a government information website with its uninspiring layout, long-winded welcome note and cheesy mugshot. However, further exploration will reveal that the site actually belongs to a most unlikely blogger - an ageing politician with Malaysia's embattled ruling party.

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Tarang Software Technologies, a leading provider of point of sale (PoS) and mobile payment solutions, Thursday announced that it has acquired Saudi Arabia-based software major Intersoft.

Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) All orders and files of the Andhra Pradesh government can now be accessed by citizens at the click of a mouse, making it the first state in the country to throw itself open to online scrutiny by the people.

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Mobile network operators support the government's decision to introduce sub-operators, they said at an open house discussion organised by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) here Monday.

Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) The feud in the Ambani family over elder brother Mukesh's right to acquire majority equity in Reliance Communications, which is in amalgamation talks with South African telecom giant MTN, dragged the company's shares down by 1.52 percent in Indian bourses Monday.

Washington, June 15 (DPA) Computers hate heat. So this summer, be sure to think about keeping your computer cool. Computer components themselves run hot, and yet they're not designed to operate above a certain temperature.

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Only a few months have passed since India overtook the US to become the number-two wireless network in the world.

Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is set to launch a new web portal next month that would serve as a single gateway for all information about government departments and orders.

Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Junior college admissions have gone online for the first time in Maharashtra, spelling relief to nearly half a million anxious students and their parents.

Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) Spice Telecom Tuesday launched a combo offer of a slim 75-gram handset with a Spice connection at just Rs.599 in Punjab, targeting the rural market.

New Delhi/San Francisco, June 10 (IANS) It's official. Apple is bringing its much-hyped second-generation iPhone, equipped with 3G broadband, to India.

Helsinki (Finland), June 10 (IANS) The 1.15 million-euro Millennium Technology Prize aims at 'recognising and inspiring' innovations that promote 'quality of life' and is not a parallel to the Nobel Prize, says the Technology Academy in Finland that has instituted the award.

New York, June 4 (IANS) Infosys Technologies, the global IT services and consulting company based in Bangalore, has decided to fund a research centre at the University of Southern California (USC)'s engineering school.

Frankfurt, June 3 (DPA) You can find them in cell phones, digital cameras and navigation systems. They are digital storage cards, and they can be enormous - at least in a digital sense - holding hundreds of photos or a plethora of large documents.

Kuala Lumpur, May 31 (IANS) Blogging is the new buzzword in Malaysia with more and more politicians and others in public life taking to it.

Sydney, May 30 (IANS) It has been called the holy grail of the modern era - cheap solar energy. And scientists say it may be within our grasp soon.