New Delhi: Google is in the process of killing a number of its initiatives, which have failed to make the impact as the company had hoped. Google is calling it an out-of-season spring cleaning session. The services which the company has planned to shut down include Buzz, Wave, Knol, Friend Connect and others. As per  [ Read More ]

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh:  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) delayed the launch of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C18 (PSLV-C18) ferrying four satellites, including the Indo-French collaborative weather satellite Megha-Tropiques by 60 seconds to prevent it from colliding with space debris. A lot can happen in a matter of one minute, officials said on Wednesday about  [ Read More ]

Without a viable ecosystem which encourages new ideas, is genuinely open to competition and one which rewards intellectual innovation adequately, we would never be able to boast about our own Apples or our own Steves. executives like him, then ensure that that particular wannabe entrepreneur can manage to make the transition to actual entrepreneur. They  [ Read More ]

New Delhi:The Indian wonder tablet was suppose to be launched on June 2011, to initial testing by shipping it to IIT students. Then, it disappeared, along with Kapil Sibal, HRD Minister, possibly succumbing to Team Anna’s protest. Now, both of them have reappeared. At a function in Delhi, Sibal said: “The computer will be launched  [ Read More ]

New Delhi:  To stop receiving telemarketing calls or SMS-es, you can dial 1909 or send an SMS to 1909. For details, log onto www.nccptrai.gov.in and click on “How to register‟ under the tab that says “Information for customers.” If you receive telemarketing calls or SMS-es a week after you’ve registered, you can complain to your  [ Read More ]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Smartphone vendor Sony Ericsson said it saw Google’s acquisition of rival Motorola Mobility as a move to protect Google’s Android software from legal attacks by rivals. All the latest Sony Ericsson smartphone models use Google’s Android software and it is one of the top vendors on the platform globally. Google and handset  [ Read More ]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Smartphone vendor Sony Ericsson said it saw Google’s acquisition of rival Motorola Mobility as a move to protect Google’s Android software from legal attacks by rivals. All the latest Sony Ericsson smartphone models use Google’s Android software and it is one of the top vendors on the platform globally. Google and handset  [ Read More ]

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Google’s move to buy Motorola Mobility will not put an end to patent lawsuits against the Android platform as the web search giant is hoping, a Nokia executive said in a report on Friday. Smartphone vendors using the Android platform such as Sony Ericsson and HTC say they see the $12.5 billion  [ Read More ]

Indo Asian News Service: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that the fourth generation (4G) technology for mobile communications could be launched in India alongside other countries. “Launch of 4G services in India will be almost aligned with the rest of the world,” said Sanjay Kapoor, chief executive officer, India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel,  [ Read More ]

The display businesses of three major Japanese electronics makers are joining forces to become more competitive in small and medium-sized panels – a sector that’s expected to grow because of the popularity of smartphones and tablets. The display-business subsidiaries of Sony Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. agreed to sign a deal later this year  [ Read More ]