Microsoft Corp India and HCL Infosystems Ltd. have come together to introduce what is claimed to be the world’s cheapest Windows enabled laptop.
Microsoft Corp chief operating officer Kevin Turner stated both Microsoft and HCL had been working together for more than two decades towards promoting IT in India. Both the giants have announced a […]

UK consumers have been found to be spending nearly £13bn online within the first three months of this year, which boils down to £213 for every person in the country. If the figures are compared to the first quarter of 2007, the online spend shows a whopping 50 per cent rise. These are the trends […]

A strategy for getting the ‘last third of unconnected Britons’ online is being devised, stated minister for digital inclusion, Paul Murphy. In his first public speech since his appointment, he revealed it (the strategy) could be in place by the summer. About 17 million citizens in the country did not have any access to a […]

The World Wide Web is ‘still in its infancy’, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the web’s inventor. Speaking ahead of the 15th anniversary of the day when the web’s code was put into the public domain, he mentioned the future web will ultimately put ‘all the data in the world’ at every user’s fingertips. Sir […]

BT and NetSuite have joined hands to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco’s 1.6 million business customers. BT has been offering NetSuite’s business management applications and will also soon offer customer relationship management (CRM) software from SugarCRM.

Famous social-networking site Facebook has been reported to be under increased attack by spammers and phishers. Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, Max Kelly of Facebook stated the attacks have become really serious over recent months. He explained that such attacks included non-specific threats, for instance edge-of-network penetration attempts and application flaw exploits. […]

Monday, April 28th 2008, marks the sixth birthday of the iTunes Store. In the past five years, well over 4 billion songs have been sold. Apple boasts almost 70 per cent of the global digital music download market, according to market analysts. According to an estimation by InStat, digital downloads are expected to comprise nearly […]

O2 is all set to launch its mobile broadband service. Initially, the services will be available only to the existing customer base of O2. Users will be given an 18-month contract, along with a free USB modem. They will need to pay £20 per month for a 3G broadband service.

Google is offering all security professionals a peek into its security systems. Scott Petry, the director of Google’s Enterprise and founder of security firm Postini, explained to those attending the RSA conference how the firm handles endless pressure and inspection from attackers. In order to keep all its products safe, the search engine giant has […]

Yahoo! Inc is working towards rewiring the dozens of services across its web site so that users can easily manage all personal information in a single place and also share it with friends across the Web.

After trying out just about every elf, dragon & knight featured in Western cultures, creators of popular online games are now turning to ancient Asian history and war heroes for seeking inspiration.

In an innovative marketing idea, StumbleUpon has taken up a new ‘Thumbs up for Trees’ initiative. Starting this Earth Day, they have started a campaign “to harness the power of our community” that involves the ‘Thumbs-up’ to plant trees. With every thumbs-up, they will plant a tree with help of America’s National Forest Foundation. This […]

In the middle of last month the reports splashed in all leading newspapers worldwide indicated China now has more Internet users than the US. According to a statement released by the industry and information ministry, there were more than 565 million mobile phone users at the end of February 2008. The actual number of people […]

Two consumer groups have requested the Federal Trade Commission to create a ‘do not track list’ that would enable Internet users to prevent advertisers from collecting personal information about them. The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the FTC to block the compilation of health information and other susceptible data by […]

The Seattle based travel search start-up Farecast has been acquired by Microsoft. Rumours than an acquisition has been around the corner have existed for some time now for Farecast. The confirmation for the same has just been made by the latter.

Microsoft has unveiled a new web service termed Live Mesh that is designed to connect a multiplicity of applications and devices online. It is seen by many analysts and experts as a core plank in the firm’s grand vision for the future of the Web.

Cordura Hall at Stanford University is the venue for Mr. B J Fogg’s Psychology of Facebook course. Alongside the students is a matured crowd known as ‘visitors’ - an assortment of angel investors, entrepreneurs and business heads. At the outset, Professor Fogg announces that his goal is to assist everyone in becoming a world class […]

The research firm Forrester has just analysed seven Web 2.0 categories, namely mashups, podcasting, blogs, RSS, widgets, wikis and social networking. Of these, the latter (social networks), according to the research firm’s new report, will draw the biggest investment. Even that will be dwarfed by the huge revenue flows the software industry commands.

A recent study regarding Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) trends has observed that the number of firms outsourcing their SEO needs to specialist agencies has significantly increased as compared to the previous year. Additionally, the research report has also pointed to a considerable increase in the expenditure, even by traditional firms on their Internet business plans.

This is an interesting case in point of a digital media manager that indicates the changing mindset of clients looking to leverage the reach of Internet. Tyler Townsend, who plans web-based advertising for travel clients in Orlando, had nearly £75,000 to spend - on behalf of a Caribbean island based visitors bureau. This client did […]