Apple to launch iPhone 5S on September 6: Report

The latest to do the rounds of rumours surrounding Apple's newest flagship product iPhone 5S is its launch date, which is speculated to be September 6. According to Huffington Post, the iPhone 5S may be just over a month away as estimated by a German blog iFun and if true it would mean that the latest iPhone...

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Indian IT companies may sponsor more green cards

 Indian software companies could step up sponsorship of coveted US green cardsfor employees as part of tactics to mitigate the effects of a planned American law to make work visas harder and costlier to obtain. By doing so, they can expand the pool of employees with access to work in the US, analysts said, giving Indian...

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Kerala targets 3,000 new IT companies by 2020

 Kerala aims to have at least 3,000 IT companies by 2020 under the state's new Seed Support System for early-stage investment to assist new entrepreneurs under the new IT policy of nurturing "one product startup a day", Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Sunday. Speaking via video link at the Weekend@Startup Village...

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Why mobile wallet is still a distant dream

During a sweltering heat wave earlier this month, it seemed too hot to wear much, carry much or do much of anything at all. Every time I left the house, I tried to figure out where to stuff my bulky wallet. I always had room for my iPhone, even if it meant carrying it in my hand. But the wallet was one thing too many. A truly mobile...

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IBM launches integrated security solution

IBM has launched an integrated security intelligence solution that helps organizations identify key vulnerabilities in real-time, while reducing total cost of security operations. IBM QRadar Vulnerability Manager gives security officers an overview across their entire network, helping them to quickly strengthen and fortify their...

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Ministry of External Affairs to launch mobile app

The ministry of external affairs will launch a smartphone application on Monday evening to inform users about its services and keep them updated on happenings on the diplomacy front. "MEA to launch its mobile app: will be launched on July 29 (Monday). The app is available for Android and iOS platforms," public diplomacy division...

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Facebook hashtags fail to take off: Study

This ain't Twitter, hashtags don't work here! Using hashtags in Facebook posts may be a fun strategy for companies trying to grab the attention of consumers, however, it doesn't appear to be paying off, a new study has claimed. The study by a social media analytics firm showed that although 20 per cent...

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Social media help track property lost in Holocaust

When Cati Holland checked her email a few weeks ago, she was surprised to find a message saying she was eligible for compensation for her grandmother's Berlin store that was seized by the Nazis more than 70 years ago.It wasn't spam or a phishing attempt or even a legitimate note from a German official working to track...

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Facebook cheating as painful as real-life infidelity: Study

Couples who discover online acts of infidelity are as traumatized by it as they would be if the cheating was committed in-person, according to a new study. Texas Tech University found that although the stages of coping with online infidelity are unique, the infidelity itself creates similar emotional experiences...

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TCS, Infosys, Wipro see hiring fall in Q1

Hiring by TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which account for a major chunk of job opportunities in the sector, slowed down by a hefty 60% in the April-June quarter as the big three hired only around 3,400 persons.In the April-June 2012, these three companies had hired over 8,700 persons on a net basis.The country's largest IT company TCS added 1,390...

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Techies sought after by automakers, not just IT companies

US automakers have embarked on an ambitious drive to hire software "codaholics," an effort that is increasingly pitting Detroit against its technology partners in Silicon Valley.Just ask Raj Nair, who leads global product development for Ford Motors. Nair said he lobbied his niece to join the second-largest US automaker as an engineer....

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Amazon enables faster content delivery for Indian customers

Indian users of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which there are 8,000 today, can now deliver content to their customers significantly faster than before.AWS, one of the world's biggest cloud service providers, has launched edge locations - physical servers with software and services -- in Chennai and Mumbai, which reduces the number...

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New nanotech may help make lighter laptops, slimmer TVs

Researchers have developed new materials that function on a nanoscale, which could result in the development of lighter laptops, slimmer televisions and crisper smartphone visual displays. Known as "giant surfactants" - or surface films and liquid solutions - the researchers, led by Stephen ZD Cheng, dean of University of Akron's College...

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