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Pirated Microsoft Windows 7 DVDs generate $100,000 in India

LUCKNOW: About 50,000 pirated DVDs of Microsoft Windows 7 are estimated to have been sold here since the official launch on Oct 22, generating unaccounted business of around Rs 50 lakh (nearly $100,000).

The world's most attractive employers in Google

Internet search giant Google has emerged as the most sought after company for business and engineering graduates, according to two surveys, which term the company as the worlds most attractive employer.

Windows 7 or Ubuntu 9.10 – battle of the operating systems

Operating systems have become like buses: you wait ages for an OS update, and then three turn up at once. Apple let Snow Leopard out of its cage in August, and then last Thursday, Microsoft released Windows 7 a major update of Vista. At the same time

Skype working on open source VoIP UI

Skype announced that it is working on an open source UI layer for its Linux VoIP client. Although apparently not fully open source, the upcoming version of the Skype client for Linux could enable more open development of client front ends.

Microsoft Windows Product Online for $10 per month

NEW DELHI: Finally small and medium enterprises in India can subscribe to Microsoft’s e-mail and collaboration solutions online, for $10 per user per month.

Sony Vaio X Series is The Perfect Travelling Mate

In this world everyone looks for a perfect travelling mate. Here comes Sony Vaio who can be your perfect travelling mate because of its light weight and sleek and sophisticated looks.

Acer Introduced Three new Smartphones in India

Computing device player, Acer announced the launch of three new smartphones, beTouch E 101 in the Indian market, beTouch E200 and neoTouchS200. The E101 model is competitively priced at Rs 11,900 and is targeted for the youth segment.

Market Review Microsoft windows getting lucky with windows 7

The software giant saw relatively strong early adoption of Windows 7 in the 10 days since its official launch. According to Net Applications, more than 3 percent of PCs accessing the Web in the past two days have been doing so using.

The Release of Nokia N900 Is Postponed to November

It will have the following characteristics: have a 3.5-inch touchscreen with 800×480 resolution. It will have full Flash 9.4 support. The device will be equipped with 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and a graphics chipset

Gigabyte fixes Windows 7 iPhone bug for some users

Gigabyte has released a new beta BIOS for its GA-P55-UD4P motherboard, addressing problems with iPhone sync on certain Windows 7 systems. Issues are said to remain with ASUS and MSI motherboards.

Google Launches Commerce Search Engine For Shopping portals

One of the reasons many portals avoid integrating Google site search is the lack of customization which Google offers to them despite it earning top notch dollar for search keywords. This will be a thing of the past if Google expands its line.

Microsoft Online Services Now Available In India At $2 Per User Per Month

With the cloud threatening to take over the computing world Saas based models are gaining momentum. Just a few months back Microsoft had launched online tools for Small and Medium Sized Businesses on a free trial basis.

Intel lines up Kilmer Peak for WiMAX on 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz

Chip-maker Intel which is banking on WiMAX to push sales for its chipsets to be used in mobile computing devices is now lining up WiMAX chipsets to operate on 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz.

internet Use Increases Social Connectivity

Contrary to what many people believe, Internet use does not foster social isolation, but actually enhances the size and diversity of people's social networks, a U.S. study found.

Google Brazil ordered to compensate for pilot Barrichello

BRASILIA, Nov. 10 Brazilian Justice has ordered on Monday the company Google to pay compensation of 850,000 reais to Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello because of a fake profile on relationship site Orkut reported on Tuesday the local press.

Google's free airport wifi a gift to holiday travelers

Google announced today that they'd be offering holiday travelers free Wifi Access at 47 airports from November 17th. Add to that Google has begun offering Internet on Virgin Atlantic flights for the holiday season today.

Infosys Technologies partners with Nvidia Graphics, to set up technology centre

BANGALORE: Software major Infosys Technologies and Nvidia, world leader in visual technologies and inventor of Graphics Processing Unit,(GPU) on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop

Is Microsoft Overhyping Security In Windows 7?

Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) has been aggressively marketing the security improvements in Windows 7, but some security experts believe this strategy could leave the software giant open to some unpleasant repercussions.

Dual SIM Samsung B5722, C6112 Phones

Amongst plethora of mobile phones, Samsung's two new dual-SIM handsets - B5722 and C6112 would be released in Europe next month. German site Teltarif.de got a few details about these phones.

ANALYSIS-Google phone strategy

Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile operating software.