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Microsoft echoes Apple view on Adobe’s Flash
On Thursday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs had sharply criticized Flash, which is used to produce videos and games for many Internet sites
Amazon integrates Kindle with Facebook, Twitter
Amazon said it has already begun rolling out the new software update to a limited group of Kindle users
Facebook efforts hint at growing ad clout
Facebook, which has more than 400 million registered users, is the No. 1 website in the United States by page views, according to comScore
HP tablet plans draw interest after Palm deal
HP has made it clear that its plans for Palm, an early pioneer in handheld devices, include products beyond just smartphones
Azim Premji is India’s Bill Gates: Forbes
Much like Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Premji also plans to give away most of his money during his lifetime, the US business magazine revealed
3G licence price crosses Rs.9,500 crore mark
At the end of the 18th day of the auction, which began April 9, the provisional winning price for a pan-India licence stood at Rs.9,521.02 crore
Apple launches 3G iPad, looks to maintain momentum
The 3G model, which is also Wi-Fi compatible, starts at $629 and tops out at $829. The Wi-Fi-only iPad starts at $499
U.S. judge dismisses Rosetta Stone suit vs Google
In the suit filed in 2009, Rosetta claimed Google profits by allowing rivals that pirate its technology to buy the top “sponsored link” ad on search results pages
CyberMedia records Rs 28 cr Q4 net revenue
Improvement in sales and reduction in expenditure are the main factors that helped the performance this quarter
Pan-India 3G price now over Rs.9,300 cr
For the fourth consecutive day, Mumbai attracted the highest bid of Rs.1,491.50 crore, though there was no single player in the fray for the three slots available at the 100th round
Microsoft shelves Courier, but may re-emerge
The company indicated that Courier tablet PC will not see the light of day in its current form
McAfee outlook misses as software bug bites
The glitch, included in a regular release of McAfee’s anti-virus software, mistakenly identified part of Microsoft Corp’s popular Windows XP operating system as a virus, triggering personal computer outages
Apple’s Jobs slams Adobe’s Flash technology
In an open letter entitled “Thoughts on Flash,” Steve Jobs laid out a laundry list of complaints about the technology
‘Use communication tech for better health services’
The study focused on the information needs of “ASHA” nurses who number 130,000 in Uttar Pradesh alone
RIM breaks into top 5 in surging phone mkt
The global handset market has been dominated by five major players — Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics, Motorola and Sony Ericsson — for the last five years
Website with ‘largest digitization work’ launched
The website has more than 110,000 pages of historical documents related to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Snapped cable fixed, says Etisalat
The breakdown in link between Alexandria in Egypt and Marseilles in France was first reported on April 14
Kerala IT floats RFPs to build Kochi Infopark-II
The Infopark phase-II would have a built up space of approximately eight million square feet and, when completed, would provide 80,000 new jobs