By Editor on Nov 1, 2007 in International, Mobile | 3 Comments
Reliance Money, the financial services and products distribution arm of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is the first broking house in India to launch a real time online Reuters messaging chat facility.
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By Editor on Oct 31, 2007 in International, Industry Moves, News | 0 Comments
MySpace has announced a music merchandise deal with Zazzle, the on-demand retail platform to offer products shipped within 24 hours.
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By Editor on Oct 31, 2007 in International, Technology, Mobile | 0 Comments
Web search leader Google Inc is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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By Editor on Oct 27, 2007 in International, News | 0 Comments
Two years after former president APJ Abdul Kalam warned of the security risks posed by Google Earth, reports emerged on Friday of Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip using the controversial internet site to launch rocket attacks on Israel.
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By Editor on Oct 25, 2007 in International, Venture Capital | 1 Comment
Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc has sold a 1.6 per cent stake to Microsoft Corp for USD 240 million (euro168.6 million), spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc.
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By Editor on Oct 15, 2007 in International, Technology, Industry Moves | 0 Comments
The free online storage for Gmail will increase gradually in the next few days. The announcement was made by Rob Siemborski, an engineer with Google’s webmail service, on the company’s official Gmail blog.
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By Editor on Oct 15, 2007 in International, News | 0 Comments
Al-Qaida linked extremists under military siege in the Philippines have obtained fresh funding through the popular video-sharing website YouTube, police said.
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By Editor on Oct 10, 2007 in International, Industry Moves, Venture Capital | 0 Comments
The wholly owned subsidiary of Patni Computer Systems has entered into an agreement with Carphone Warehouse, UK to acquire the worldwide rights to Carphone Warehouse’s proprietary intellectual property that enables communication service providers to offer customer management, retail point of sale and billing services for a variety of products and services.
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By Sahil Mehta on Sep 4, 2007 in International, Technology, News | 0 Comments
In six years, Wikipedia has emerged as one of the internet’s biggest phenomena, altering the way people get information and students and schoolchildren do their homework. Whether Wikipedia is a good thing depends on whom you talk to.
This December, we would see Wikia Search, a search engine to compete with giants such as Google and Yahoo. […]
By Sahil Mehta on Sep 1, 2007 in International, Opinion, News | 2 Comments
You Tube, a popular Video Sharing website, owned by Google was banned in Thailand for video clips deemed insulting to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The video clip in question showed grainy pictures of Thailand’s most revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, with a pair of shoes with soles pointed towards the king’s face.
The clip […]