Archive for the ‘tech news’ Category

Intel to acquire Mcafee

August 19th, 2010 by Manpreet_Singh | No Comments | Filed in business, security, tech news

The hardware PC giant Intel is all set to uproar software industry with their announcement on acquiring the antivirus giant Mcafee for a whopping $7.68 billion deal (more than what Oracle paid to acquire Sun Microsystems). The actual per share is $48 which Mcafee will get for it s acquisition by Intel. According to Intel’s newsroom:

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China Hackers make inroads in Google and India PM office

January 15th, 2010 by Manpreet | 2 Comments | Filed in India, google, internet, security, tech news

The security breach is once again hitting the headlines at the start of calendar year 2010 and this time its of a very high magnitude. The cyber war has got into an ugly phase as at 20 other large companies from a wide range of businesses–including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors–have been targeted by Chinese Hackers.

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Chinese Hacking Spree: Google and Indian Prime Minister Office Targeted

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What is Open ID?

June 3rd, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in tech news

OpenID is a shared identity service, which allows internet users to log on to many different web sites using a single digital identity, eliminating the need for a different user name and password for each site.

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Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems in $7.4 billion

April 20th, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in tech news

The business software maker Oracle Corporation is going to acquire the server giant Sun Microsystems in a deal of about $ 7.4 billion. After this Oracle will also be a leader in hardware side of the computers.

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Rumours are true: Microsoft & Nokia to launch their own app stores

February 16th, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in Microsoft, gadgets, tech news

The competition for the position at the top on Mobile front will now get more intense and Microsoft and Nokia ready themselves to launch their own app stores.

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WordPress 2.7.1. is out for download, 2.8 to come in March

February 11th, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in blogging, softwares, tech news

WordPress-one of the best blogging software is on rapid fire development. Starting from today all word press users will be able to download WordPress 2.7.1 which has a lot of bug fixes.

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Linux Market Share doubles from 2007

February 3rd, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in tech news


Cyberspirits.net Exclusive: Net Applications Market Share statistics indicate that Linux use among visitors to sites tracked by them has doubled since February 2007. (more…)

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Adobe CEO confirms Collaboration with Apple for iphone flash

February 1st, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in apple, tech news

Better Late Than never” was what I just comment on Read Write Web after hearing some Fresh News in totally downsized IT sector now a days. Tech Layoffs, Data Missing, Server Crashing, is the current state from which World Wide Wed is going through.

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Security Breach Again @ Monster.com: results in data loss

January 25th, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in internet, security, tech news


Its unfortunate that how same thing could happen within a span of 18 months. Yes friends I’m talking about the latest security breach at Monster.com which has resulted in the loss of user data in their database.

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Apple’s thinnest Notebook MacBook Pro now in India

January 22nd, 2009 by Manpreet | No Comments | Filed in India, apple, gadgets, tech news

Apple today launched the new 17-inch MacBook Pro in India. The new version is believed to be lightest and thinnest notebook witj new built-in battery.

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