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India Brings Its Own Low Cost Laptop

As part of a plan to update technology in Indian schools and colleges, the country is set to unveil its own low-cost laptop, the BBC reports.

It’s due to be introduced today at Triupati, Andrha Pradesh, as the central pillar of India’s National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technologies, and will stand as a competitor to similar machines from One Laptop Per Child and Intel, both of whom offer low-cost laptops. It was developed at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras.

HP Narrows R&D Focus

HP Narrows R&D Focus

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has announced it will focus its research and development efforts on a handful of “big bets” rather than funding development of hundreds of smaller projects. The new approach for HP Labs has HP consolidating its efforts into 23 distinct labs in seven locations around the world (Palo Alta, Beijing, Bangalore, Bristol, Haifa, St. Petersburg, and Tokyo) under the supervision of Prith Banerjee; the labs will work on 20 to 30 large research projects, rathern than the 150 or so projects the labs attempted to manage in the past.

Microsoft to Sell PCs in India

Microsoft to Sell PCs in India

Software giant Microsoft isn’t exactly a stranger to the hardware business, having launched into keyboards, mice, cameras and other input devices many years ago, going up against Apple’s iPod with the Zune, and—of course—pushing its Xbox line of video game consoles. But the company which develops the operating systems used on the vast majority of personal computers on the planet has never been in the business of selling computers. Until now.

Google Launches Beta Finance Site

Internet heavyweight Google has decided to enter the arena of financial and investment information services, today launches a public beta of Google Finance. Although as yet less comprehensive than competing financial information services offered by rivals like Microsoft. AOL, yahoo, and TheStreet.com, Google clearly hopes to gain and edge by combining services and information in new ways, while adding just a splash of that special Google technological and branding mojo.

Dell Plans to Double Indian Workforce

Speaking to reporters in Bangalore, Dell Chairman Michael Dell said his company plans to triple its workforce in India over the next three years. “India produces over 200,000 engineers and we see that as an asset for our hardware and software activities.”

Dell is the world’s largest PC maker and currently employs about 10,000 staff in India, mostly taking advantage of lower labor costs and it outsources business processes (such as customer service) to low-wage English-speaking workers. However, like other U.S. companies outsourcing jobs to India, Dell is increasingly eyeing India as a growing market for laptop and desktop systems, as well as consumer electronics. India is Asia’s third largest economy, trailing only China and Japan. Some market research estimates the computer market in India may grow by more than 20 percent a year through 2010.

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