Technology News

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.

Chennai, May 10 (IANS) A case of cheating has been registered Saturday against Shiv Kumar, the promoter of software company Vispro, for allegedly cheating software professionals to the tune of Rs.800 million ($20 million), the police said.

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said software exports from the state touched Rs.12 billion for the last fiscal.

Johannesburg, May 6 (IANS) After nearly two weeks of speculation and denials, the South African mobile network company MTN has said it is in 'exploratory' discussions with the New Delhi-based Bharti group for a possible takeover or a strategic alliance.

Sydney, May 6 (IANS) The thought of your call being diverted to a call centre thousands of miles away often arouses feelings ranging from uncertainty and insecurity to sheer disdain, but for one Australian it restored his faith in call centres.

Bonn, May 4 (DPA) Users of Adobe Flash Player are advised to update the latest version of the software after security gaps were discovered in early releases of the media viewer.

Mainz (Germany), May 4 (DPA) Most daily e-mails are not sent between friends or even business partners. Instead, 92 percent of e-mails sent between January and March 2008 were spam.

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) In what Indian security officials find alarming, Pakistani mobile phone service providers are believed to have erected nine mobile towers in their territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bowing to the demands of the IT industry, the government Tuesday announced the extension of the tax benefit scheme given to the country's software firms.

Beijing, April 25 (Xinhua) The number of mobile phone subscribers in China has risen to 574 million by March as more fixed-line users switched to mobile services on lower rates, according to the ministry of industry and information.

London, April 23 (IANS) A computer that can interact with humans and react to their non-verbal gestures is being developed by a European team.

Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Despite fears of a global meltdown in the IT sector, India's leading software service provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported a 19.3 percent growth in net profit at Rs.50.26 billion ($1.25 billion) in 2007-08 fiscal.

San Francisco, April 12 (DPA) IBM announced a new kind of computer memory Friday that could increase storage capacity 100-fold.

Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Mumbai based Micro technologies have launched India's first laptop tracking system to locate stolen laptops.

San Francisco, April 8 (DPA) Hewlett Packard (HP), the world's largest seller of computers, unveiled a mini-laptop Tuesday that sells for $500 and is aimed at the education market.

Las Vegas, April 4 (DPA) Think that cellphone in your pocket is pretty neat? Think again. Spurred by the phenomenal launch of the iPhone, the prospect of a Google phone and open networks, inventors and entrepreneurs around the world are feverishly developing plans to expand what mobile phones can do.

Sydney, April 3 (IANS) As a gadget, it has been around only a decade or so, but mobile phones have become seamlessly integrated with family life, confirms a new survey.

San Francisco/Las Vegas, April 3 (DPA) Yahoo Wednesday unveiled a powerful new version of its OneSearch technology for mobile phones that allows users to initiate searches faster using voice or text.

Bangalore, March 10 (IANS) It's an event that links techies, development campaigners, agricultural scientists and others to help 'integrate the rural community into the digital world'. Welcome to the Baramati Initiative.

Pune, March 6 (IANS) The traditional Indian version of the cookie jar race is baby Krishna atop a human pyramid, reaching out to a pot of butter. It is enacted every year. This year, robots are going to do it, and they will be in a race.