Nokia appoints Rajeev Suri as new CEO: All you need to know about India-born Nokia veteran

Nokia today announced 46-year-old India-born Rajeev Suri will be its new CEO. Suri had been the leading candidate for the position, ever since it was known that there will be a re-organisation within Nokia post the Microsoft takeover. “I am honored to have been asked to take this role, and excited about the possibilities that lie in our future. Nokia, with its deep experience in connecting people and its three strong businesses, is well-positioned to tap new opportunities during this time of technological change. I look forward to working with the entire Nokia team as we embark on this exciting journey,” Suri in a statement released by the company.

Now, manage emails better with 'Sanebox'

There are various services that let you send emails to others which get deleted once they read them.

WASHINGTON: A new mail management system is launched that analyzes user's emails, and sorts them according to one's past behavior.

According to The Good Techie, Sanebox separates important and unimportant emails according to user's behavior and automatically filters out unimportant email into a folder and summarizes it in a daily digest.

The result of which is that one's inbox is left with important and high priority emails.

Why the future of internet is wireless

As part of its Project Loon, Google last year launched a balloon 20km (12.4 miles) into the skies above New Zealand, providing wireless speeds of up to 3G quality.

The internet may feel like it's everywhere, but large pockets of sky, swathes of land and most of the oceans are still beyond a signal's reach. 

Three decades after the first cellphone went on sale — the $4,000 Motorola DynaTAC 8000X "Brick" — half the world remains unconnected. For some it costs too much, but up to a fifth of the population, or some 1.4 billion people, live where "the basic network infrastructure has yet to be built," according to a Facebook white paper last month. 

Apple to recycle all products for free

The iPhone and iPad maker is detailing its efforts to cultivate a greener Apple in an environmental section on the company's website.

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services.

The iPhone and iPad maker is detailing its efforts to cultivate a greener Apple in an environmental section on the company's website that debuted Monday. The site highlights the ways that the Cupertino, California, company is increasing its reliance on alternative power sources and sending less electronic junk to landfills.

TCS joins top 10 global IT services companies club

Twelve years ago, when TCS’ revenues were about $1 billion, then CEO S Ramadorai had laid out a vision to be among the top 10 by 2010. 

BANGALORE: This is a landmark for Indian IT. The country's largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has broken into the league of top 10 global IT services companies, moving from the 13th position in 2012 to the 10th spot in 2013.

Twelve years ago, when TCS' revenues were about $1 billion, then CEO S Ramadorai had laid out a vision to be among the top 10 by 2010. It's taken a little longer, partly because of the global financial slump of 2008-09, but the company has now got there, and considering the pace at which it is growing compared to its global counterparts, the ranking could get better fairly quickly in the years to come.

HTC One (M8) Finally Gets Launched In India, Will Retail For Rs 49,900

The HTC One (M8) has finally been launched in India for a price tag of Rs 49,900. The gorgeously crafted all metal flagship handset by HTC will soon be available starting early May.

The HTC One (M8) was one of the first high-end devices to go on sale worldwide this year. But the sale was most limited to Europe and the Americas until now. The phone has two new features that HTC hopes will help it take the lead from Samsung’s GALAXY S5 which has been a hit here in India since its launch a few weeks ago. Samsung surely had a head start, but HTC plans to catch up with an all-metal (plastic free) construction and the enhanced UltraPixel sensor with Duo Camera.

Top Windows Phone 8.1 Features You Need To Know About

Four years ago, Microsoft was struggling to battle iOS and Android with its ageing Windows platform. The situation hasn’t changed much today, the software giant is still lagging behind Apple and Google in the mobile space. However, at least now, Microsoft has got a modern OS at its disposal, and it's getting better with time. Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president & manager for Windows Phone, unveiled the latest iteration of Microsoft’s mobile platform at BUILD conference. Dubbed Windows Phone 8.1, the update brings a lot of new features to the table.

Offending content: Case against Google India dropped

In a relief to Google India, its name was yesterday dropped from the suit for trial of various social networking websites for allegedly hosting offending content.

Reuters

The move came after it was pointed out to a Delhi court that Google was only a software developing firm.Google India had pleaded that it was only a subsidiary of Internet giant and should be removed from the suit, to which the judge agreed.

YouTube hopes to double ad revenue in India

YouTube has said it aims to spruce up its social networking skills through better integration across platforms, and hopes to more than double annual ad revenue in emerging markets like India, a top executive said.

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Apple denies e-book collusion allegations: WSJ

Apple has rejected the US Justice Department’s allegations that it colluded with publishers over electronic book pricing, calling the charges “simply not true”, the Wall Street Journalreported.

“The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon’s monopolistic grip on the publishing industry,” Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris told the Journal.

Airtel launches 4G services in Kolkata, first in India

Data plans start from Rs 1000; Bengaluru is up next.

Bharti airtel has debuted its 4G LTE service in Kolkata. Since we don't have 4G handsets in Indian market as yet, those wanting to experience 4G speeds will have to buy the Huawei USB modems from airtel. 



The new technology was launched by none another thanour beloved minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal. With the 4G service, the operator claims to offer fast access to HD video streaming, along with faster data uploads and downloads.

 The 4G plans are available both in both prepaid and postpaid billing options. If you live in Kolkata, here's a list of plans offered by airtel:

Pinterest third most popular network, beats Google+, Tumblr

If you tweet, friend and blog, chances are you also pin.

Pinterest – the newest kid on the social media block – is now the third most popular social network after Facebook and Twitter.

A report released by digital marketing firm Experian Marketing Services, based on visits by American users for the month of March, shows that Pinterest had 104 million unique visits in March alone, putting it ahead of sites such as Tumblr, LinkedIn and Google plus.

"Microsoft Purchases AOL Patents For $1 Billion"

Microsoft has just splashed out over a $1 billion to purchase patents from AOL. The deal worth $1.056 billion will be sealed by the end of 2012 and AOL will exchange 300 patentsto Microsoft who will be able to use them under a non-exclusive license.

The patents and patent applications relate to advertising, content generation, content management, multimedia and security. Tim Armstrong, AOL’s Chairman and CEO explains:

New Apple iPad 3 Problems: Screen, wi-fi, battery & overheating issues

Get the all the latest updates and analysis on the most common new  Apple iPad 3 problems, including  the wi-fi, screen, battery and overheating

Micromax unveils tablet at Rs 6,499

A digital education and entertainment device, "Funbook on Ice Cream Sandwhich", combining learning and fun was launched by eucational publisher Pearson, Micromax Informatics and education company Everonn. Micromax Funbook is available in 2 variants; suave silver and brilliant black.

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Apple: World’s first trillion dollar company?

Apple will become the world’s first trillion-dollar company when its shares top $1,000 each, Wall Street analysts have predicted.

The technology giant’s shares were worth $633.38 last week as its stock price rose above Google’s for the first time, the Daily Mail reported Friday.

Brian White, of Topeka Capital Markets, then claimed Apple’s sky-high share price will hit four figures within 12 months – making the company worth $1 trillion.

Google Gazes Into the Looking Glass

Google has confirmed that it's developing smart eyeglasses. The Google Glass project will display information about the world around you via a Web-connect pair of spectacles. The concept may sound intriguing, but the glasses Google's shown would tend to make a loud fashion statement, to put it nicely. Meanwhile, RIM scratches, Yahoo claws and Girls Around Me makes everyone very uncomfortable.

A while back we started hearing rumors about some kind of secret project Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) was working on involving eyeglasses -- smart eyeglasses.

Worse than SOPA: New bill CISPA could even shut Wikileaks

Barely after the collective Internet breathed a sigh of relief over the shelving of SOPA and PIPA, the US Congress is back with CISPA – a bill that could have even more far reaching consequences on online privacy and the freedom of the Internet. o

Hackers finally break down Mac Firewall; over 6 lakh Apple's Mac computers affected

SAN FRANCISCO: More than 600,000 Apple Inc (AAPL) Mac computers were affected by a hacking attack, a sign that the once rarely targeted company is becoming a bigger focus for people intent on spreadingmalware, a security-research firm said. 

The attack affects computers running Apple's Mac OS X software, according to Russian antivirus software maker Doctor Web. 

Most of the infected computers are in the United States (X) and Canada, the firm said in a blog posting. Apple fixed a security hole this week that let the malicious software spread. Users who haven't downloaded the necessary updates are vulnerable, Doctor Web said.