Two years ago, Google took the unusual move of going public with information that its network had been hacked and that the intruders were interested in getting into the Gmail accounts of political activists. Now the company has taken the unprecedented move of providing online security warnings for users who might be the target of […]
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Arguing in favour of increasing H-1B visas that are highly popular among Indian professionals, a leading American daily has said the US should not let foreign talent wither away to other countries. The Boston Globe in an editorial asked theCongress to increase the H-1B visas, contending that the US has every economic incentive to keep […]
Google on Tuesday said it had acquired the software firm Quickoffice, which allows users to create and edit documents on mobile devices. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, helps Google compete against Microsoft and others in the mobile space with the software allowing users to view, edit and create documents compatible with Microsoft […]
South Korea’s Samsung Electronicsunveiled notebook and tablet computers running on Windows 8, the latest firm to showcase products that use Microsoft’s eagerly-awaited new operating system. On the opening day of Asia’s leading IT fair inTaipei, Samsung showcased the products, including the Series 5 Hybrid which has features of both a laptop and a tablet, in […]
Anonymous India‘s protest against Web censorship Cyber-vigilantes to some, terrorists to others, andrecently described as some of the most influential people in the world. The decentralized Anonymous group has been called many things since it rose to prominence in 2008. Four years later it has its eye on India, and later this week, Anonymous India, […]
Cisco : Networked devices may grow two-fold to 2 bln by 2016 With increasing popularity of high-speed internet services and proliferation of tablets and smart phones, the number of networked devices would double to around 2 billion in the country by 2016, networking company Cisco has said. “In India, there will be two billion networked […]
News : Internet address system upgrade likely to be smooth The Internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week. But if all goes well, users won’t even know it’s happening. The switch occurs at 0001 GMT Wednesday, when the Internet system shifts to a new standard that allows for trillions of “IP” […]
Google to build new web addresses Google has said it plans to run an array of new top-level domains, including “.google”, “.youtube” and “.docs”, as part of a major expansion of the web’s addressing system. The search giant would also run “.lol”, a top-level domain that would refer to the common online abbreviation for “laugh […]
Google : virtual tours of world famous sites A virtual stroll among the ruins of Pompeii or into the temples of Kyoto is available to anyone with an Internet-connected device through Google’s new World Wonders project. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is offering virtual tours of 132 famous sites in 18 countries as part of […]