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Stifel downgrades Google to hold on Facebook threat

With more than 30 percent of Internet minutes spent on Facebook the Internet's centre of gravity is shifting from Google to Facebook, analyst Jordan Rohan said in a note to clients.

McDonald's goes hi-tech: Launches apps for smartphones

Customers who enter McDonald's stores would be able to download applications on their Android and iPhones, and can witness illusions being created in the air and around them of images of different products.

Disney moves in on Angry Birds with Swampy game

A game based on a sewer-dwelling alligator named "Swampy" ranks as the top paid app for iPhones and iPads. What's surprising is that the game is a product of Walt Disney Co.

Yahoo, ABC join hands in news partnership

Under the agreement, ABC News becomes the premier news provider on Yahoo News, with editorial teams from both the companies collaborating on original coverage.

Sistema rolls out 2 Android phones priced below Rs 5,000

MTS Livewire offers easy access to Google Mail, YouTube, Google Talk and Google Maps. On the other hand, MTS MTAG 3.1 comes with a touch-screen and Support multi-format audio/video player

'India to be among top 10-ecommerce hubs globally'

India will be among the top 10 e-commerce hubs in the world by 2015 as it is the fourth-largest internet users in the world, eBay India Head (Partnerships and Pop Culture) Deepa Thomas said today.

Watch out for Nokia's first Windows phone this quarter

The world's largest phone maker by volume, left in the dust by Apple and Google, announced its high-risk new strategy at the start of the year which Elop likened to jumping from a burning oil platform.

Low cost computer-cum-access device to be named Aakash

The low cost computer-cum-access device, which will be launched here on October 5, is expected to be named as 'Aakash' and given to 500 students at a function here.

Interested in buying Yahoo: Alibaba

Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group's head Jack Ma said he is "interested" in buying Yahoo, even as the US company is being approached by private equity firms and others for a potential deal, says a media report.

India part of next-gen radio telescope project in Australia

In a joint project involving India, Australia and the US, a next-generation radio telescope is being built in western Australia to study the early Universe, Sun and space weather.

Hacker posts mocking tweets on Thai PM's Twitter account

A mocking hacker took over the Twitter account of Thailand's recently elected prime minister on Sunday, questioning her ability to defend the country if she cannot even secure her own tweets.

Another tech bubble building in domestic tech start-ups: Intel Capital

Intel Capital, the investment arm of the global chip major Intel Corp, today said valuations of local tech start-ups have reached a 'bubble level' due to too much capital chasing too few quality opportunities.

Amazon's $199 Fire raises questions over supply, profit margins

The rock-bottom price of the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is raising questions about Amazon.com Inc's ability to keep up with demand and the device's effect on the company's already razor-thin profit margins.

Google to build its first data centres in Asia

The Internet search giant has bought land in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore for the data centers.

SRK launches Symbian Belle smartphones for Nokia

Nokia India today announced the launch of its Symbian Belle loaded and near field communications (NFC) enabled smartphones, associating itself with the promotion of actor Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming movie Ra.One.

Small towns, villages driving online trade: eBay

Small towns are contributing up to 40 per cent of all e-commerce transactions in the country on the back of increasing broadband penetration, taking the overall growth of online shopping to 45 per cent from 30 per cent earlier, e-commerce company eBay India said here.

Amazon's Kindle Fire pricing likely to be a crowd puller

Analysts expect the tablet to be priced around $250, roughly half the price of Apple's dominant iPad, which starts at $499.

'Standout' stories now to make mark at Google News

Google News has earlier introduced features to personalise news feeds and offer recommendations based on the stories readers have clicked on before.

Apple granted 40 patents in China

Apple, whose mobile devices are among the most pirated in China, got patents for products including the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air, and the architecture of its three stores in Shanghai.

Google Plus now open to everyone

Google Inc has opened up its Google Plus social network to everyone after testing it with a limited audience for 12 weeks.

The future is here, super fast laser-guided pods available at Heathrow

Laser-guided travel pods that work without drivers or timetables were officially unveiled at London's Heathrow airport on Friday.

Google, Visa ink pact for mobile payments

For US. banks, mobile payments are a way to wean their customers off the use of cash and generate more revenue. Merchants pay banks a fee every time a shopper buys something with a credit or debit card and Google said it would not take a cut of those fees from the new pay-by-phone system.

Samsung counter sues Apple for patent violation

Samsung Electronics has filed a counter claim in an Australian court, accusing Apple of infringing its wireless patents related to the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad products.

New eBay platform tries to lure developers away from Apple

Ebay is looking to start an app developers platform that will allow them to make more money by selling directly to customers online.

Intel-powered Ultrabooks will cost around $1,000 on launch

Intel expects to kick off the first phase of the roll-out of Ultrabooks later this year with its second-generation Core processors, followed by third-generation 'Ivy League' processor-powered Ultrabooks next year.

Not interested in buying HP's PC business: Intel

It also dismissed speculation about a growing divide between Intel and its long-term partner Microsoft,

HP extends deadline for $11.2 bn Autonomy offer

HP offered an agreed 2,550 pence per autonomy share on 18 August, which it said valued the enterprise search software company's fully diluted share capital at 7.09 billion pounds ($11.2 billion).

SAP to pay $20 mn in Oracle criminal case

SAP AG has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a criminal probe into allegations that it downloaded millions of files from rival Oracle, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Amazon in talks to launch digital-book library service

Amazon is in talks with book publishers about launching a media library service similar to Netflix for tablets and other digital books, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Carol Bartz resigns from Yahoo! board

Bartz was abruptly fired from her job as CEO on Tuesday. She had said that she planned to remain on the Internet company's board of directors, a statement that conflicted with that of a company spokesman who said Bartz would have to give up her board seat.