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Japan's NEC buys Australian IT firms

Japanese electronics giant NEC said Wednesday it will buy two IT firms from Australia's CSG, with a report pegging the price tag at about $252 million.

Technology / Business

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Lawsuits pile up over Facebook flotation

Facebook and its underwriters came under broad legal attack Wednesday as lawyers and investors filed lawsuits over Facebook's controversy-marred initial public offering.

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Cyber crooks cranking out new weapons experts warn

Cyber criminals are cranking out new weapons at a brisk pace, tailoring malicious software for a spectrum of gadgets including smartphones, tablets, and Macintosh computers, a security firm said.

Technology / Internet

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Sony, Panasonic eye next generation TV tie up

Japan's cash-bleeding electronics giants Sony and Panasonic are looking to join forces to produce next generation televisions in a bid to claw back market from South Korean rivals, according to a report.

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Web tool helps determine best energy storage options

(Phys.org) -- Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US probing cyber attacks on gas pipelines (Update)

A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged Tuesday, raising security concerns about vulnerabilities in key infrastructure.

Technology / Internet

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

India's TCS shares surge on upbeat earnings

Shares in India's biggest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services jumped more than 10 percent in early trade on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's TCS quarterly profit leaps 23%

India's biggest outsourcing firm TCS reported Monday net profit jumped 23 percent in the three months to March, beating market forecasts as US and European customers boosted orders.

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India's Infosys shares fall on US probe worries

Shares in Infosys, India's second-largest outsourcing firm, fell four percent in Mumbai on Monday after the firm revealed that US authorities were probing alleged irregularities in its business visas.

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US judge allows tech 'poaching' suit to proceed

A US judge has given a green light to a lawsuit charging Apple, Google, Pixar and other technology-driven firms with colluding to keep salaries in check by agreeing not to poach one another's software engineers.

Technology / Business

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Top FBI cyber-cop joins spy thwarting startup

Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to protect firms from online spies.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amazon, Apple, Twitter score low on clean energy: study

Amazon, Apple and Twitter were graded poorly Tuesday in a Greenpeace study of technology titans' use of clean energy to power the mushrooming Internet cloud, but Facebook, Google and Yahoo! won praise.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Patent wars plague Internet Age

The Internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation.

Technology / Business

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 13

How to protect personal data on devices you plan to sell

Thinking of selling or giving away your smartphone or laptop computer? If you have a BlackBerry or an iPhone, go right ahead. But if you have an Android phone or a computer running Windows XP, you may want to hold off.

Technology / Software

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

(Phys.org) -- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0