Technology News

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.

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed proceedings against Avinash Bajaj, managing director of Baazee.com, for allowing an auction of a pornographic video clip involving two students on his website.

Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) India's leading IT firm Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has signed a five-year contract worth $100 million with Dutch chip maker NXP Semiconductors B.V., founded by Philips.

Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group formally said Monday it is in consolidation talks with the South African telecom services giant MTN, just two days after the Bharti group ended its negotiations.

London, May 25 (IANS) Reliance Communications has emerged as the favourite in global merger talks with the African mobile phone operator MTN, the Sunday Times reported.

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The government is expected to issue guidelines for third generation (3G) and wireless broadband (WiMax) networks by June, Minister for Communications and Information Technology A. Raja said here Friday.

Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Free software and open source tools are helping a range of Indian entrepreneurs to build software solutions that enhance the potential of computing for millions.

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Can the computer replace your chartered accountant? Yes, says a software firm, which is aiming its only product at the small-time taxpayer who can't afford the hassles of finding a person to help file tax returns.

San Francisco, May 17 (DPA) The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will install Windows XP on its low-cost laptops for students in developing countries, according to a joint announcement Friday.