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  • Facebook eyes Samsung deal to boost mobile ad sales

    Samsung president Shin Jong Kyun. According to Bloomberg report, the partnership would reportedly focus on advancing mobile advertising sales. As per a CNET report, Zuckerberg did meet with executives at Samsung but the social network is not providing details of what was discussed. Facebook has been strongly encouraging advertising on mobile. In April, Facebook Home had been launched by social ...

  • Modi most Jaitley least mentioned politicians on social media

    Twitter handle being cited in online posts across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media. The study was conducted by Indian consultancy firm Blogworks from January to April 2013. It found that Modi had thrice as many mentions as Rahul Gandhi. The BJP leader was cited over 10 lakh times. However, in percentage terms, Rahul Gandhi's share of demographics between 18-34 years was ...

  • Fate of Microsofts tablet OS in question -- again

    (Credit: Microsoft) Reports that Windows RT is headed for the dustbin of failed Microsoft operating systems has become a month -- if not weekly -- ritual for Asia-based sources. This time ...

  • Southeast Asia e-tailer Lazada raises $100M in funding

    (Credit: Lazada) Lazada, an online retail sales business focusing on Southeast Asia, announced Wednesday it has raised another $100 million from investors apparently confident of the region's growth potential. The e-commerce site, which bills itself as the "Amazon of Southeast Asia," was launched in early 2012 by Germany's Rocket Internet, which specializes in ...

  • Mahindra Satyam revamps sales team

    Mahindra Satyam has hired at least 35 new sales managers and five industry vertical heads as it makes targeted efforts to win new clients and get more business from existing clients. The software exporter is looking to win large outsourcing contracts from banks, manufacturers and healthcare firms as it targets $5 billion (Rs 29,365 crore) in sales by 2015. "Clearly, the focus is on winning ...


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Movie Review

21 [Blu-Ray]

21 [Blu-Ray]

Although based on real events as recounted in novelist Ben Mezrichs first nonfiction book Bringing Down the House, the story in 21 has been carefully molded into a nearly perfect specimen of by-the-numbers three-act moviemaking. It takes the basic scenario from Mezrichs book--a group of MIT ... ...

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  • Telcos offer average salary hike of 7

    MUMBAI: Wages across India's telecom sector have risen by an average 7% this year, with smaller companies loosening their purse strings a little more than their larger peers in a sluggish market. The pay increase at market ...

  • Microsoft mulled buying Nokias mobile phone unit WSJ

    Microsoft was previously considering a plan to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying the devices business from Nokia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The Journal cited unnamed sources as saying the US technology titan and the pioneering Finnish mobile phone company were involved in serious talks that recently faltered. Microsoft has been striving to gain ground ...

  • Wipro wins deal worth $500m from Citigroup

    Wipro will provide application development and maintenance, and infrastructure services for Citi's global operations. The five-year engagement requires Wipro to set up an offshore delivery centre in Bangalore, said sources familiar with the development. When TOI contacted Wipro, the company said it does not comment on market speculation. Citi too declined to comment on what they call market ...

  • Google to open Android Nation retail stores in India

    Google is now vying for a piece of the retail market with brick-and-mortar stores called Android Nation. The US company will partner BK Modi's Spice Global to set up the stores in various Indian cities, starting with New Delhi later this year. Like other such stores in Indonesia, ...

  • Dotcom decries largest data massacre after company deletes files

    View Photo Reuters/Reuters - An actor in police costume mock-arrests Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (L) as he launches his new file sharing site "Mega" in Auckland January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel ...

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