Intel plans to lead future of computing

Intel Corporation has announced a new effort with Google that aims to accelerate Intels business in smartphones. The company also revealed that Intels engineers are working on a new class of platform power management for Ultrabooks that will aid in the delivery of always-on-always-connected computing. Intels President and CEO, Paul Otellini, made the announcements during the opening keynote of... By

WD delivers the personal cloud

Western Digital, external storage solutions provider, has introduced its WD 2go and WD 2go pro mobile apps for its My Book Live personal cloud storage solution. WDs My Book Live drive connects to the home network creating shared storage that users can access within and outside the home. Secure remote access to the My Book Live is available on any computer through www.WD2go.com, while the WD 2go... By

CloudSense partners with Persistent Systems

CloudSense, the leading cloud integrator has announced a new partnership agreement with Persistant Systems, a global company specialising in software product development services for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Enterprises. Through this partnership, CloudSense will be leveraging Persistent Systems deep Force.com expertise for enhancing their Order Management solution on the Force.com... By

Google and Intel enter into Android partnership

Intel Corp and Google have announced that they will work together to optimise future versions of Google's Android mobile software for Intel's "Atom" processors. Both companies are hopeful that this partnership will lead to the development of future Intel-powered smartphones.This move could give a big fillip to Intel's efforts to expand into the market for mobile phones and touchscreen tablet... By

Iconic author Ayn Rand gets her own iPad app

The international publishing giant, Penguin Group, has launched a new iPad app of Ayn Rands 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged. This app gives users access to unabridged text and rarely seen photos from Ayn Rands archives.Starting today, the app will become available on iTunes store. It will include videos and audio lectures given by Rand, original manuscript notes, an illustrated timeline of Rands life... By

Mobile Internet usage to surpass wireline by 2015

It is too early to proclaim the death of the traditional PC, but it is clear that its days of dominance are over. In its new Worldwide New Media Market Model (NMMM) forecast, the research firm IDC predicts that by 2015 more users will access the Internet wirelessly via a mobile device than through a wired Ethernet connection. IDC states that it expects the number of mobile Internet users to grow... By

TCS launches Global Centre of Excellence

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and consulting firm, announced the launch of the TCS Global Center of Excellence (CoE) in support of SAP HANA appliance software at the SAP TechEd 2011 Las Vegas conference. The TCS Global CoE has one of its largest SAP CoE Labs at TCS Seven Hills Park Delivery Center in Milford, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.SAP HANA is... By

Anupam Khanna joins NASSCOM executive team

Information Technology industry body, the National Association of Software and Services Companies, NASSCOM has announced the appointment of Anupam Khanna, as Chief Economist and DirectorGeneral, Policy Outreach. Khanna will lead overall design and implementation of policy development and engagement strategies for NASSCOM and our industry at large.Happy over the appointment of Khanna at NASSCOM,... By

HP introduces extended care pack services

As part of its efforts aimed at building the most comprehensive and compelling customer support program in the PC market in India, HP has introduced the Consumer Notebook Care Pack Service. This will provide unlimited parts and labour support for all HP notebooks across India and will also extend the standard one-year warranty to three years across all class of retail notebooks. Specifically,... By

Fake antivirus accounts for 58% of malware

Fortinet, a leading network security provider and the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions today released its latest Threat Landscape report, which reveals the fake antivirus loader W32/FraudLoad.OR accounted for 58 percent of the new malware activity tracked in August . Traditionally, FraudLoad installs fake antivirus utilities on an unsuspecting users system, but in... By

DoCoMo partners Samsung to make smartphone chips

According to a new report in the Nikkei business daily, NTT DoCoMo Inc and other Japanese firms will partner South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co to develop key chips for next-generation smartphones. The main motivation behind the new collaboration is to reduce the reliance on Qualcomm Inc. Fujitsu Ltd, NEC Corp and Panasonic Corp unit Panasonic Mobile Communications Co, are said to be in talks... By

Tablet boom will lead to fall in PC sales: Gartner

In its new report, research firm Gartner has slashed its growth forecast for the global PC market this year to 3.8 percent from 9.3 percent, citing slower economies in Western Europe and the United States, and a boom in media tablets. Primarily it is the iPad phenomenon that is responsible for denting the demand in personal computers. This is because in USA and Western Europe a Tablet means the... By