Infosys to reduce senior staff onsite: Murthy

Infosys executive chairman NR Narayana Murthy said the software major will focus on reducing costs by trimming the number of senior employees and subcontractors it employs at on-site locations as he reassured investors the company is well positioned to regain its lost market share.Murthy, ...

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Face recognition: The next big tech leap

You open your laptop lid and instantaneously the operating system recognizes you and logs you in. Or, just as you enter your office, the camera over the door takes a look at you and opens the door after seeing you are an employee.These may not be popular, but the face-recognition technology, on...

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Microsoft India to provide career guidance and support

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Intel wants $500m for Internet TV service: Report

Intel Corp is trying to sell its yet-to-launch Internet television service for $500 million and wants to complete a deal by year-end, Bloomberg has reported. Verizon Communications , one of the suitors, has spoken with content providers about a streaming television service, Bloomberg...

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Dating website Match.com sued for $1.5 billion

A Florida woman has filed a $1.5 billion class-action lawsuit against online dating site Match.com, alleging the website allowed photos of her and thousands of others to be used illegally to create phony profiles intended to dupe romantic hopefuls out of money.The website "conspired with criminals...

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Sony India launches RX10 and Alpha 7, 7R cameras

Japanese manufacturer Sony has launched RX10, Alpha 7R and Alpha 7 digital cameras in India. Sony's Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R are full-frame interchangeable lens cameras while Sony has tried to combine the features of RX100, which was launched in August this year, into RX10.RX10The RX10 is a bridge-type...

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Sony India launches RX10 and Alpha 7, 7R cameras

Japanese manufacturer Sony has launched RX10, Alpha 7R and Alpha 7 digital cameras in India. Sony's Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R are full-frame interchangeable lens cameras while Sony has tried to combine the features of RX100, which was launched in August this year, into RX10.RX10The RX10 is a bridge-type...

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How to move content between iPads

Apple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes. To use the iCloud method, you need to be running at least iOS 5, have an iCloud account and be connected to a wireless network with the iPad plugged into its charger. You can turn on iCloud...

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Online retailer Yebhi.com to raise $40 million: Sources

Big Shoe Bazaar, which owns and operates online retail venture Yebhi.com, is in the final stages of negotiations to raise its fifth round of risk-capital funding, estimated at up to $40 million (Rs 250.7 crore), which will see the entry of a fresh set of investors.According to sources,...

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Apple is world's most valuable brand: Forbes

Global technology major Apple is the world's most valuable brand followed by Microsoft, Coca-Cola, IBM and Google, according to Forbes. Apple has topped the 'World's Most Valuable List' compiled by 'Forbes' magazine with a brand value of $104.3 billion, nearly double than the other technology...

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Painting apps work better with stylus

When he introduced the iPhone and iPad, Steven P Jobs asserted the touchscreen devices didn't need a stylus because humans come with 10 great touchscreen controllers sticking out of our palms: fingers. He was proved right, and most new smartphones and tablets don't require a stylus...

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TCS bags banking deal from Hungary's Keler

Country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it has bagged a deal from Keler Ltd, Hungary's Central Securities Depository.Under the deal, TCS will deploy the market infrastructure solution of TCS BaNCS for modernising its technology and set...

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Wipro's ex-joint CEO Paranjpe joins Advent

Girish Paranjpe, the former Wipro joint CEO, has joined as an operating partner in Boston-based private equity firm Advent International.Soon after leaving Wipro in 2011, Paranjpe had joined Silicon Valley-based fuel cell startup Bloom Energy as head of its international operations . He quit...

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Perfios Launches its Android App for managing financial portfolio

With around 400000 Indians already taking advantage of managing their financial portfolio at one place, Perfios (short for Personal Finance One Stop) has launched its much demanded Android App at the Google Play Store.  The app automatically connects with all the bank and credit card accounts...

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BJP national secretary‘s website hacked

Unidentified persons hacked the website of BJP national secretary Tamilisai Sounderrajan today.In her complaint lodged with the cyber cell of the Crime Branch CID, Sounderrajan said that the "website had most of my political activities and speeches of national leaders including (party's Prime Ministerial candidate)...

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Digital technology can push $20 billion sales opportunity: Nielson report

Enhancement of technologies is creating opportunities of incremental revenue for companies and by leveraging digital technology like Internet, mobile, tablets and apps can get sales opportunities worth $20 billion, a report has said."Disrupting established brand behaviours by leveraging digital...

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All about the Google machines

If you're out shopping for a computer, depending on your needs, you can pick a desktop PC, a notebook, a netbook, or even a tablet. Now, as if to complicate things further, you will also find something known as a Chromebook - a lightweight, portable device that's been launched by Google and its...

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Smartphone Sales Accounted for 55 per cent of Overall Mobile Phone Sales in Third Quarter of 2013: Gartner

More and more end users are opting for smartphones when they go out to buy a mobile phone. The sales of smartphones accounted for 55 per cent of overall mobile phone sales in the third quarter on 2013, according to Gartner.Worldwide smartphone sales to end users reached 250.2 million units, up 45.8...

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Pros and Cons of using Linux

Just like any operating system, Linux has its pros and cons. You've heard the pros before: It's free, it's super customizable, and it helps you learn a lot more about how your computer works. There are also a ton of distros, which means you can find the perfect one for you. While some have...

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Do you need a smartphone with 1080p display?

If 1080p in a phone sounds like a lot, that's because it is. When the first iPhone with a "retina display" came out, it packed a 3.5" screen with a resolution of 960x640, giving it 326 pixelsper inch (or ppi). Notably, when Apple increased the physical size of the iPhone to 4", it also increased...

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5 hot Google Chrome apps

Even without a Chromebook , you can still try out some fantastic web apps if you have Google Chrome installed on your machine. Whoever said a browser is only good for surfing the web, didn't hear of the Chrome Web Store... Head to google.com/chrome to download and...

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iPhone 5S, 5C now free in India on two-year contract

Reliance Communications (RCom) has said consumers can own the 16GB models of iPhone 5S and 5C by paying Rs 2,999 and Rs 2,599 per month, respectively, for 2 years.The firm said that no down payment is required to purchase Apple's new phones."The company has announced two game-changing offers,...

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4 ways to better use your smartphone camera

How often do you use your smartphone camera? With every new model that comes out, it seemscamera quality is often a huge selling point. But do you take advantage of those advancements? There are a lot of neat uses for that camera you carry around everywhere regardless of whether it's the latest and...

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How to get free OS X Mavericks

Apple really outdid itself this time. The words "software sells hardware" never rung more true, and now that OS X Mavericks is free to all, isn't it about time you got on-board? Absolutely. There's a lot to love about OS X Mavericks, and much of the improvements aren't visible until you've ...

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How Amazon is trying to lure Indians online

Free shipping on a Rs 100 book. Delivery times guaranteed to the minute.These are some of the incentives the world's biggest online retailer Amazon.com is using to entice Indians to shop on the web, a sectorgrowth has been stifled by payment problems, low internet usage and a challenging...

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Google+ adds location widget for tracking of contacts

Google+ has recently added a location widget to its new 4.2 version that makes tracing friends and relatives quick and convenient.This widget is a lot faster than navigating through the Google+ app, which involved a fussy, long process before you could find the person whose...

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Updated: Android 5.0 release date, news and rumors

Android 5.0 news and rumors Google's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed by the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release that arrived powering the super Nexus 7 in July of 2012. Two more flavors of Jelly Bean were...

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