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Nirupama Rao:Indian IT companies employ over 1 lakh in US

Written on 18 Feb, 2012 at 14:41 in Tech | viewed 43 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Indian companies have invested more than $26 billion in the US in the last five years and the IT companies employ more than one lakh people in that country, New Delhi’s top diplomat in Washington has said. “Indian companies are... (Continue reading)

Facebook can un-friend CEO Zuckerberg ‘at will’

Written on 12 Feb, 2012 at 13:58 in Tech | viewed 90 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Facebook can terminate services of its chief Mark Zuckerberg at any time for any reason, or even without a reason, but the social networking giant’s founder and CEO also enjoys similar exit rights. As per Facebook’s employment agreement with Mr.... (Continue reading)

Facebook discloses details on bonuses

Written on 9 Feb, 2012 at 10:57 in Tech | viewed 87 times | 0 Comments

New York: Facebook’s top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 per cent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. Facebook Inc. said in a filing with the... (Continue reading)

IT czar Aneesh Chopra leaving White House

Written on 28 Jan, 2012 at 11:53 in Tech | viewed 96 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama’s first IT czar and the highest-ranking Indian-American in the White House, is stepping down after three years of groundbreaking work aimed at advancing the government’s technology agenda, amid reports that he... (Continue reading)

Twitter to censor tweets in individual countries

Written on 27 Jan, 2012 at 15:06 in Tech | viewed 80 times | 0 Comments

San Fransisco: Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced on Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands... (Continue reading)

IT analysts:High virus risk on Wi-Fi network

Written on 18 Jan, 2012 at 15:36 in Tech | viewed 226 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Indian computer security analysts have detected and alerted Wi-Fi users in the country against a possible virus attack that could lead to crashing and hacking of secure networks. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), country’s national agency to... (Continue reading)

Apple halts sale of iPhone 4S in China

Written on 13 Jan, 2012 at 14:12 in Tech | viewed 234 times | 0 Comments

Beijing: Apple Inc. postponed sales of its iPhone 4S in its mainland China stores on Friday after angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at the company’s flagship Beijing store. The violence erupted after the store failed to open on... (Continue reading)

Brazil discovered Worm-eating carnivorous plant

Written on 10 Jan, 2012 at 18:13 in Tech | viewed 162 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Scientists have discovered a new carnivorous plant which has sticky leaves beneath the ground to help it capture and digest worms. The rare plant Philcoxia minensis is found in Brazil’s tropical savannahs region which is rich in biodiversity and highly... (Continue reading)

Stephen Hawking celebrates his 70th Birthday

Written on 8 Jan, 2012 at 17:59 in Tech | viewed 353 times | 0 Comments

London: Defying the odds of medicine, Stephen Hawking, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists, celebrated his 70th birthday on Sunday. The Lucasian professor of mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge has 12 honorary degrees.... (Continue reading)

Objectionable content should be removed from Social media sites by 6.2.2012

Written on 24 Dec, 2011 at 13:06 in Tech | viewed 411 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Setting a deadline for 22 social networking sites including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to remove all “anti-religious” or “anti-social” content, a Delhi court on Saturday directed the companies to file compliance reports by February 6. Additional Civil Judge... (Continue reading)

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