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Virus Geinimi strom Android phones in China: researchers

By : CIOL Bureau

Phones become contaminated with Geinimi when users download software applications that have been repackaged to include the virus

Eight tips for green learning

By : CIOL Bureau

How technology-enabled training can help companies in the path of ‘green learning’

China upgrades its Tibet-related website

By : CIOL Bureau

With additional contents, the website can better meet people’s increasing demand for information about Tibet

Reasoning Global bullish on e-retailing

By : CIOL Bureau

The company is eyeing 40 per cent of India’s online retail transactions in next two years through its flagship e-commerce platform MartJack

Craig McCaw to quit as Clearwire chairman

By : CIOL Bureau

Clearwire was the first U.S. operator to offer services using the latest in high speed wireless technology that lets consumers surf the web and watch videos on mobile devices

Will China ban VoIP?

By : CIOL Bureau

Says it’s working to fight “illegal Internet phone services” but doesn’t specify any actions

Patni, iGate deal to be finalized on Monday?

By : CIOL Bureau

According to a report, iGate will make an open offer to Patni shareholders according to the norms of SEBI and the board of Patni will meet on Monday to approve the transaction

Barnes & Noble: e-books take lead in online sales

By : CIOL Bureau

Barnes & Noble said customers bought or downloaded 1 million e-books via the Nook on Christmas Day

Powerful virus targeting smart phones in China

By : CIOL Bureau

Number of phones that have been infected by the virus ranges from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, says Lookout

Groupon raises $500 mn, to buy back shares

By : CIOL Bureau

It said in the filing that it was still looking for more cash, hoping to raise a total of $950 million as it expands in markets as far away as Europe and Latin America

Virus attacks Android phones in China

By : CIOL Bureau

Researchers said that the virus has yet to wreak havoc, though, and that they were unsure what its authors were seeking to accomplish

RIM dismisses claims of PlayBook battery weakness

By : CIOL Bureau

RIM said development of the the battery was on schedule and its performance would be comparable to competitors

WikiLeaks backers bring down Zimbabwe websites

By : CIOL Bureau

The cyber activists brought the sites down after President Robert Mugabe’s wife sued a newspaper for publishing a WikiLeaks cable linking her with illicit diamond trading

Telcos warned on unauthorised phone tapping

By : CIOL Bureau

Govt says such type of acts violate the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933

Facebook beats Google as most visited site in US

By : CIOL Bureau

The study found that Facebook accounted for 8.93 cent of all US website visits in the year, ahead of Google.com’s 7.19 per cent

US cables were dumped as obscure

By : CIOL Bureau

Much before the startling disclosure by the whistle-blower website, the 250,000 classified diplomatic messages resided in the database called Net-Centric Diplomacy, which was set up for rapid sharing of information among the security agencies and bureaucrats to uncover threats against the US

How to be safe from cyber attacks in 2011?

By : CIOL Bureau

The security environment is expected to be complex in 2011 also. Here are a few security tips that can help you avoid cyber attacks during the year

The great Indian journey to unique identity

By : CIOL Bureau

Aadhar has the potential to change the life of every Indian

India can’t access encrypted data: BlackBerry

By : CIOL Bureau

India has been seeking access to all encrypted communications as the terrorists involved the 2008 Mumbai attack communicated with their handlers by using sophisticated technology

Laptop becomes ‘mobiler rechner’ in Germany

By : CIOL Bureau

Staff members also were advised to always call a data projector a ‘datenprojektor’ and to stop describing it with the faux English term ‘beamer’