Infosys Technologies is working out deals worth $1 billion

The country’s second largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, is working to bag 15 deals worth $1 billion in the second quarter, amid hopes of a surge in global outsourcing demand which was adversely hit on accounts of global slowdown. Read more

Google buys video compression outfit On2

Google on Wednesday said it will acquire On2 Technologies, a video compression company, for $106.5 million. Read more

New Chrome beta reflects bigger Google challenge

Features that Google brought to its developer preview version of Chrome–themes, a revamped new-tab page, a tweaked Omnibox for searching and entering Web addresses, and support for HTML 5 video–have now arrived on the browser’s better tested beta version intended for broader use. Read more

Windows 7 bug likely not a ‘showstopper’

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is looking into reports of a potential bug in the final version of Windows 7. Read more

Mac OS X 10.5.8 update is out

Apple released an update to its operating system Wednesday, version 10.5.8. Read more

Apple fixes hole with Mac OS X image viewing

Apple on Wednesday issued a security update that fixes 18 vulnerabilities including several that put computers running Mac OS X at risk of remote code execution if a maliciously crafted image is viewed. Read more

Chrome gives Google bookmark sync religion again

Google ditched its browser sync plug-in for Firefox a year ago, but the idea is resurfacing in Chrome in a way that makes me think of possibilities the technology could hold for Chrome OS. Read more

Windows 7 XP Mode enters RC

Microsoft has announced that XP Mode, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run a virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered Release Candidate status. Read more

Yahoo has escape clause in Microsoft search deal

If Microsoft falters as the exclusive provider for search on Yahoo’s network of Web sites–when benchmarked against Google–Yahoo can back out of the deal. Read more

Google launches Chrome gallery

Google launched a gallery of 29 themes for Google Chrome. But Mozilla, while refraining from sniggering, boasted it’s now up to 20,000. Read more

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