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Google overload badly needs a fix

I confess I am confused. What exactly is Google supposed to do?

Indian techie shakes up US broadcasters

It is not every day that US broadcasting giant ABC starts a service similar to a dime-size competitor it took to court earlier.

Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobiles

Studies indicate that around 50% users who access the internet on their mobile phones are lax about security. Over the last year, close to 72% corporate and individual users faced cyber attacks on their phones. Vivek Sinha reports. Smartphones vs smarter virus?

Rs 20,000-crore deals in push for rural broadband

The government’s Rs. 20,000-crore project to provide high-speed broadband in 200,000 villages across India has finally taken off. Manoy Gairola reports.

Apple sells 50 billionth app

Nobody knows which was the first app to be downloaded from Apple’s iPhone App Store on 11 July 2008, but the total number of downloads passed 50 billion on Wednesday, signifying the rapid growth of a business created by the explosive spread of smartphones over the past five years.

Nokia has no plans to launch Android-based phones: CEO

Nokia will continue to bank on Windows operating system for its smartphones under the lower-priced Asha and premium-end Lumia series as it seeks to emerge as a credible competitor to smartphones manufactured by Apple and Samsung, chief executive Stephen Elop said on Thursday. Vivek Sinha reports.

Digital format a key vertical for retail biz growth: RIL

Reliance Industries is betting on the digital sector as one of growth verticals of its retail business, which crossed the Rs. 10,000 crore turnover milestone in the 2012-13 fiscal.

Target to test if Facebook deals lure shoppers

Target Corp is rolling out Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, the latest attempt by a US retailer to lure shoppers into its physical stores rather than seeing them buy from online rivals.

Huawei, ZTE under scanner

Equipments made by the firms are being tested after Pentagon report on Chinese cyber espionage. Manoj Gairola reports.

Mobile calls now set to pinch your pocket more

Reliance Communications (RCom), India’s third largest telecom service provider by number of subscribers, on Monday increased tariffs by 20% for prepaid subscribers. The company earlier charged a tariff of one paise per second.

Reliance Comm raises some voice call prices by 20%

Reliance Communications, India's third-biggest mobile phone carrier by customers, said today it had increased voice call prices on some of its plans by about a fifth and cut promotional offers and discounts on some others by up to 65%.

GoM meet on May 10 to discuss ways ahead for BSNL, MTNL

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on BSNL and MTNL is likely to hold its first meeting on May 10 to discuss ways to revive the two loss-making public sector telecom companies.

Indian techies not stealing jobs in US: study

Indian IT firms operating in the US have long maintained that H-1B visas do not lead to outsourcing of jobs or shrink the job market for Americans. But few were willing to listen.

Airtel profit plunges 49% to Rs. 508 cr in Q4

Bharti Airtel on Thursday reported its 13th consecutive quarter of profit decline with a 49% year-on-year slump in earnings to Rs. 509 crore for the quarter ended March 2013 against Rs. 1,006 crore a year ago.

Bharti Infratel in talks with RIL for tower sharing

Bharti Infratel, the tower arm of Bharti Airtel, today said it will talk to the telecom units of Reliance Industries to lease out its towers, a top official of the company said.
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