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India to be tough market for Android One phones: IDC
Google's Android One devices will help redefine the affordable smartphone segment, but the Indian market will be a tough call, IDC beli...
India-Pakistan diplomacy: Border barriers broken on Skype
While border tension dominates drawing room conversations, the Indian and Pakistani virtual dinner guests spent more time talking about...
Why Reddit can host nude images without people's consent
There's a US law that may protect Reddit and 4chan from getting sued over some of the leaked images.
After gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gender pay gap, male culture
Microsoft's 15-strong senior leadership team, which runs the company day to day, has three women: chief financial officer Amy Hood; Lis...
Amazon plays safe, restricts discounts during Diwali sale
Call it the Flipkart effect: Amazon India was careful not to make too big a splash as it kicked off the October 10-16 Diwali Dhamaka Sa...
Japan court orders Google to remove search results
A Japanese judge has ordered Google to remove search results of a man's unflattering past in an order the plaintiff's lawyer compared t...
Promoter to shareholder, a long journey for NR Narayana Murthy
Narayana Murthy declined to take up the ceremonial title of chairman emeritus at the company he founded citing Infosys' high corporate ...
GT seeks to terminate 'oppressive and burdensome' agreements with Apple
GT Advanced Technologies Inc said it will cut 890 jobs, close an Arizona plant expected to make scratch-resistant screens for Apple Inc...
When Facebook 'janamdata' played teacher at Alwar's 'cyber village'
It was a class with a difference. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg played the teacher while 20 children from the Chandoli village in Alwar ...
Bose and Beats settle headphone patent dispute
A high-profile patent spat over noise cancelling headphones between Bose and Beats Electronics has ended with the two sides settling th...
PM Narendra Modi seeks Facebook's help in Swachh Bharat mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and requested him to help in clean India mission.
Mobile phone retailers body wants regulator for e-tailers
A grouping of small and medium-sized mobile phone retailers has decided to seek the formation of an independent regulatory authority.
Semiconductor stocks fall sharply after Microchip's sales warning
Shares of US chipmakers are expected to remain volatile in coming weeks, as Microchip Technology has spooked the market by warning of a...
Telenor open to M&As, but finds Indian laws tough
Looking for growth CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas, who is here to review Uninor's progress, urges govt to release more spectrum.
Snapchat blames third-party apps for leaked photos
Snapchat has blamed third-party software apps for possible security lapses that may have led to its users' private photos being at risk...
Kmart stores hit by data breach: Sears
Sears said it was the victim of a cyberattack that likely resulted in the theft of some customer payment cards at its Kmart stores
Amazon in talks to acquire Jabong: Sources
Jabong is one of the fashion portals that Amazon is interested in acquiring and Jabong has other suitors, sources said, cautioning that...
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Vishal Sikka: We will get into 18% growth in long term
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Infosys's attrition rate crosses 20%
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Startups are using multi-level assessments, psychometric tests and roping in external partners.
Govt eases hiring norms for IT companies’ units in SEZs
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Hon Hai to hire 5,000 engineers in 2 years
"We plan to increase the number of engineers by 5,000 in two years and by 10,000 in five years," Hon Hai founder Terry Gou said.
Apple announces new perks for employees
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