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Microsoft echoes Apple view on Adobe’s Flash

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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’

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

The global handset market has been dominated by five major players — Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics, Motorola and Sony Ericsson — for the last five years

IPv6 comes calling, Is anyone there?

By : Deepa

IPv4 will deplete by early 2011, however till date, only about .01 percent of the global IPv6 addresses have been allocated.

Website with ‘largest digitization work’ launched

By : CIOL Bureau

The website has more than 110,000 pages of historical documents related to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Snapped cable fixed, says Etisalat

By : CIOL Bureau

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

By : CIOL Bureau

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

‘IPv6 roll out must go before 3G’s’

By : Deepa

Vish Iyer, VP, Service Provider, Cisco India & SAARC says that it’s high time for India to migrate to IPv6