TCS completes acquisition of Alti SA for Rs 530cr

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it has completed the acquisition of French enterprise solutionsprovider Alti SA, a move that will help the Tata Group company to expand its reach in Europe.In April this year, the Mumbai-headquartered company had announced it will acquire Alti SAfor 75 million...

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Samsung starts making 3GB RAM; Note III a contender?

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has begun mass production of3GB RAM for mobile devices. The South Korean manufacturer expects most high-end smartphones to come with 3GB RAM from next year.Samsung said that six of the smallest 20nm class 4GB LPDDR3 chips are arranged in symmetrical structure while manufacturing this...

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India sales finally impress Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple reported its third quarter earnings, with CEO Tim Cook acknowledging the role of emerging markets, particularly India's, in the growth of iPhones.In the earnings call, Cook said iPhone sales in India were up 400% year-on-year. He also said that iPad sales in the country were growing in double digits. However,...

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Now, apply for passport through your smartphones

Applicants will soon be able to apply for passports through their smart phones, a senior official said. "Applicants can fill details on passportapplications through mPassport Seva App. We are working on this and are hopeful it will be launched in next few months," Joint Secretary (Passport Seva Project) and Chief Passport...

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Your face is the new credit card

No more swiping cards! A new technology that allows customers to use their facial features instead of swiping a credit card to purchase goods has been developed by a Finnish company. The technology provided by Uniqul, works by recognizing the customer's face and then linking it to the individual's bank account . So instead...

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Google: Code is mightier than the pen

A little over a year ago, a creative veteran abused a critic calling him a 'code writer' while arguing on the Facebook page of Longhand, a long copywriting competition. However, Google's recent foray into the creative side of advertising proves that whether old school creatives like it or not, code is here to stay. And it...

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Startup Village to help entrepreneurs grow

The 'Startup Village' in Kochi can provide cash-strapped entrepreneurs an ecosystem to flourish if they have the intelligence and courage to pursue their goals, said its chairman. The Startup Village - the first public-private partnership incubator in the telecom sector of the country - is on course to achieve its five-year...

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Smartphones taking gamers away from Playstation, Xbox

The duel for survival, scoring goals in an international soccer match, chasing goons or racing cars may still pump adrenaline for kids and young adults, but are played more onsmartphones and tablets than gaming consoles. As a result, sales of gaming consoles such as PlayStation, Xbox and Wii has come down...

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Motorola unveils 3 phones under Droid range

Verizon Wireless, the biggest US mobile service provider, on Tuesday announced three new phones under its Droid smartphone brand from Google's Motorola and said that Motorola would be its exclusive Droid phone vendor going forward. The phones, the Droid Mini, Droid Ultra andDroid Maxx will go on sale...

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Yahoo’s share buyback is legal, but timing is suspect

Is Yahoo damaged goods now that it has been abandoned by one of its biggest investors, Daniel Loeb and his hedge fund, Third Point? It certainly seems so from investor reaction to the news that Yahoo has agreed to buy 40 million shares back from Third Point at $1.16 billion. Yahoo's stock declined 4.3 per...

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Cybersecurity: US needs to build partnership with India

The US needs to build up partnership with India on cybersecurity issues, eminent American experts have said, noting that New Delhi faces threat in the cybersphere from Pakistan, China and non-state actors. "The Indians' primary concern in cybersecurity is with Pakistan and Pakistani non-state actors or state-sponsored actors...

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Intex launches LED TVs at Rs 7,499

Intex Technologies today launched a range of LED TVs in the Indian market. The new televisions - with screen size varying between 16-inch and 23-inch - have been positioned in the price bracket of Rs 7,499 and Rs 12,499. The new range of Intex LED TVs includes three models, namely LE23HDR06-VT13 (23-inch), LE20HDR05-VT13...

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