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.

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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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Google reports $2.89 billion profit, plans stock split

San Francisco: Google Inc announced a stock split designed to preserve the control of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin over the No 1 Web search engine, as it posted revenue in line with estimates.

Investors welcomed the first quarter revenue, which excludes fees paid to partner websites, of $8.15 billion, after the company’s rare miss in the previous quarter.

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.

US educators’ new approach to math — play with numbers and win prizes

Pity poor math.

In the American drive to boost science and math education, it’s science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and roller coasters, foaming chemical reactions, marshmallow air cannons.

Math has… well, numbers.

“America has a cultural problem with math. It’s the subject, more than any other, that we as a country love to hate,” said Glen Whitney, a passionate mathematician who worked for years developing algorithms for hedge funds. “We don’t see it as dynamic. It’s rote and boring and done by dead Greek guys a thousand years ago.”

Google+ Gets An FB-Style Makeover

Users can now access apps and customise their page layout with ease.

After Facebook decided to go the Timeline way, and met with reasonable amount of success with the new look,Google+ has decided to take a similar route as well. Despitegarnering several followers it hasn't really helped Googlethreaten any of the major players in the social networking arena. With a bid to change its fortunes, the service has gone through a much-needed makeover, albeit it's too glaringly similar to that of FB. Nevertheless, here's what is new, if you still use Google+ or plan to head back to it.

Hands On: Nokia 808 PureView

Our first impressions of the 41 MP camera phone.

Nokia took the MWC 2012 by storm with its 41 megapixel camera phone, the 808 PureView. After about a month, it is now set to hit the Indian market. Before the launch though, the company invited a few reviewers to experience its latest gadget.

The 808 PureView is powered by a 1.3 GHz CPU, and has 512 MB of RAM. The handset's 4" AMOLED screen has pixel dimensions of 640x360. Additionally, the display features Nokia's ClearBack polarization treatment as seen on its cousin from Windows Phone family, the Lumia 800.