Tag archive: Bangalore

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More