Saturday, 28 January 2012

Technolgy News

Google Kills Android Menu Button, Replaces It with Action Bar

PC Magazine -
By Mark Hachman Following down the path blazed by the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first Ice Cream Sandwich phone, Google has declared the Menu button dead, leaving just three - the Back, Home, and Recent Apps button - to remain at the bottom of the phone ...



Cannot censor the Web: Google to India

PakistanToday.com.pk -
DAVOS - Ahead of a court hearing, technology giant Google facing controversy in India allegedly for hosting obscene and objectionable content on Thursday made it clear that it is not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website.


Steve Jobs told Google: Stop poaching our workers

Times of India -
Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer. Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, ...


Maruti Suzuki launches 2012 refreshed A-Star

TruthDive -
New Delhi, Jan 28 (TruthDive): Car market leader Maruti Suzuki has unveiled its youngest brand A-Star in a revamped “Spiced - Up” form.


Google: Users Are 'Delighted' With Our Search Changes (GOOG)

San Francisco Chronicle -
The blogosphere's reaction to this change, which Google called Search Plus Your World, was swift, loud, and mostly negative. But in all the noise, what do users think?


nivio begins beta registration of cloud service for iOS, Android

Moneycontrol.com -
nivio, an Indian start-up, has announced beta registration for its completely functional Windows desktop from the cloud for users in the US nivio brings in access to an app store, wherein users can rent applications like a complete Microsoft ...


NVIDIA launches India's first GPU computing social networking group

Moneycontrol.com -
NVIDIA has announced the launch of an online platform dedicated to GPU computing and High Performance Computing (HPC) users in India.


Protesting SOPA, Anonymous hacks Mexican websites

Moneycontrol.com -
After attacking the US government's anti-scam website, OnGuardOnline.gov as a mark of protest against the SOPA and PIPA bills, hacktivist group, Anonymous has now wreaked havoc on some Mexican websites.


Coming Soon: An 'IBM Edition' of Apache OpenOffice

PCWorld -
By Katherine Noyes, PCWorld IBM's Lotus Symphony office suite has offered users a free Microsoft Office alternative since 2007, but last week saw the release of what's very likely the last version of the software.


FBI developing app to monitor Facebook, Twitter and more

Moneycontrol.com -
The FBI is working on an app that will create an early warning system from material scraped from social networks. According to the BBC, the application would locate possible global and local threats superimposed onto maps using mash-up technology.


Rubinstein Leaves HP

PCWorld -
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since the company's acquisition of Palm.


This Land Rover Packs Heat: Meet The Defender Blaser Edition

MotorTrend Magazine -
Knowing that many of its customers enjoy hunting in the great outdoors, Land Rover's German wing has teamed up with German gun manufacturer Blaser to build a special-edition of the Defender SUV.


Why Apple created so few American jobs & what is wrong with US political ideology

Economic Times -
Mitch Daniels, the former Bush budget director who is now Indiana's governor, made the Republicans' reply to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.


Why are we losing the fight against terror?

Tehelka -
A botched-up operation led to the escape of three top suspects in the 13/7 Mumbai blasts case. Ashish Khetan on how this happened and why it is likely to happen again Photo: AP SOMETIME LAST year, an over fiveyear- long intelligence operation of the ...


Sony Xperia S expected with a quick charging battery

Hindustan Times -
The upcoming Sony Xperia S will feature a couple of features that has not been trumpeted widely so far - a kind of anti-stain shell, in addition to fast charge capability.


Nokia reports $1.4B loss despite strong Windows Phone sales

CNET -
by Marguerite Reardon January 26, 2012 4:40 AM PST Follow @maggie_reardon Change is never easy. Just ask Nokia, which today posted its third consecutive quarter of hefty losses, despite strong sales of its new Windows Phone portfolio.


DoT for a one-time fee for spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz

Economic Times -
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Commission, the highest decision making body of DoT, has decided to charge a one-time fee for extra spectrum beyond the contracted limit of 6.2 MHz, a move that may put huge financial burden on old GSM operators.


Neha battles nerves to beat Vidya

The Hindu -
Olympian Neha Agarwal survived a familiar battle with her varying levels of self-confidence to keep Tamil Nadu's N. Vidya at bay for a place in the women singles second round of the National table tennis championship here on Friday.


Apple is the largest smartphone manufacturer

Hindustan Times -
Apple Inc took back the sales crown from Samsung Electronics Co in smartphone sales in the fourth quarter, a market research firm said on Friday.

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