Internet to die by 2010

NEW DELHI: Video killed the radio star. But could it also kill the Internet? New research from American analyst firm Nemertes Research Group says
that by 2010, increasing Internet traffic, particularly video applications like YouTube and Hulu, will fatally clog the tubes. Read more

EU slaps a record $1.45b fine on Intel in antitrust case

BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday they had fined Intel a record 1.06 billion euros (1.45 billion dollars) for using its grip on
the microchip market to thwart rivals illegally. Read more

Saya the robot takes over Tokyo classroom

TOKYO, JAPAN: Saya the teacher doesn’t mind being poked or pinched, or if the students play in class: she’s an android designed to show children that science and technology can be fun subjects. Read more

Google’s reputation falls, pushed to 23rd rank

BANGALORE, INDIA: According to Reputation Institute’s Global Reputation Pulse Study 2009, Google’s reputation fell by 6.4 per cent in the last one year and now the company occupies the 23rd rank amongst the world’s 200 most reputable companies, as against the second position which the Internet search company held in 2008. Read more

Intel and Novell to Drive Moblin Adoption

Intel Corp. and Novell Inc. have signed an agreement outlining a plan to collaborate and encourage OEMs and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to adopt Moblin — an optimized open source Linux software platform for enabling a rich Internet experience on Intel Atom processor-based netbooks and other Internet mobile devices. Read more

$250 Netbook in Three Months

For years, companies have tried to get the perfect combination that would assure optimum functionality at the lowest possible cost. Indeed, it has become the Holy Grail for PC manufacturers. Read more

Obama Remark on Bangalore Worrying: Azim Premji

Terming the US President Barack Obama’s tax reform proposal as a ‘worrying’ development, Azim Premji, chairman, Wipro said it was against what Obama said at the recent G-20 summit. Read more