Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday launched the world’s first smartphone with a curved display, a variant of the Galaxy Note which moves the Asian giant a step closer to achieving wearable devices with flexible – even unbreakable – screens. Curved displays are on the frontlines of Samsung’s innovation warContinue Reading
Google Inc has launched a music service, “All Access” that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. Google has adopted the streaming music business model ahead of rival Apple Inc, which pioneeredContinue Reading
The Mars Orbiter Mission, expected to be launched in mid-October 2013, will carry five experimental payloads with a total weight of 14.49 kg. ISRO’s trusted warhorse rocket PSLV-XL is expected to launch the mission from the spaceport Sriharikota.Continue Reading
Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system: Windows 8 heralds the biggest change to the industry’s dominant operating system in at least 17 years with attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing tablets with its touch-enabled interface. Microsoft Corp put its Surface tablet center stage at its Windows 8Continue Reading
Sensex surges 119 points to 17,5973 Apr 03,2012 Rising for the third straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 119 points, or 0.7 percent, to 17,597, today.The Sensex had added 420 points in the previous two sessions.Continue Reading
Cyrus Mistry, the younger son of construction tycoon Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, has been chosen to succeed Rattan Tata as the Chairman of the Tata group. He will take over in December 2012. He will be the sixth and youngest chairman of the Tata group, and only the second non-Tata afterContinue Reading
HDFC Bank has launched a premier credit card, Infinia, for the high net-worth community in India. The card is expected to compete with American Express or Amex card.Continue Reading
Portraying a gloomy outlook for the global economy, International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said that it is in a dangerous phase as business activity has weakened and confidence has fallen sharply. Global growth will moderate to about 4 per cent through 2012, from over 5 per cent in 2010, IMFContinue Reading
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has renamed its Logan car as Verito. Anup Bagchi has taken over as the MD and CEO of ICICI Securities. Veteran banker K.V. Kamath has been appointed as the Chairman of Infosys, in place of founder N.R. Narayana Murthy. S.D. Shibulal has been elevated as theContinue Reading
· I-T exemption limit raised to Rs 1.80 lakh from Rs 1.60 lakh . · Exemption for senior citizens raised to Rs 2.5 lakh · Tax under women slab unchanged. · Tax exemption raised to Rs 5 lakh for senior citizens of 80 years. · To increase service tax onContinue Reading
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