Cognizant a serious challenger to IBM, Accenture

CHENNAI/BANGALORE: Cognizant Technology Solutions kept up its searing pace of expansion in the July-September quarter, establishing itself as the clear growth leader for India-based rivals to emulate and mounting a serious challenge to multinational competitors such as IBM and Accenture. For the fifth quarter in a row, Cognizant's revenue growth...

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HCL Tech beats Wipro in engineering services

BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, which has for years been the market leader in outsourced engineering and R&D (ERS) services in India, has just been upstaged by HCL Technologies. In the quarter ended September, HCL Tech reported $186 million in ERS revenues, against Wipro's $184 million. HCL Tech said that two years ago, in the July-September 2009 quarter, the company was behind Wipro by $54 million (annually a difference of about $200 million). That means HCL Tech has seen a sharp rise in ERS revenues from $117 million two years back to...

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LG's new phone aims to beat Apple, Samsung

SEOUL: LG Electronics Inc's new Optimus phone sports a display sharper than the one on Apple Inc's iPhone and its chip puts it on par with Samsung Electronics Co's newest Galaxy. Gwon Soo Seok, 23, still isn't won over. "LG's image is that of a laggard," said Gwon, a student in Seoul who is leaning toward an iPhone or a Galaxy. "LG seems to have...

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'Steve Jobs' book: A review

"Steve Jobs" (Simon & Schuster), by Walter Isaacson: "Steve Jobs" takes off the rose colored glasses, which often follows the premature death of an icon and instead offers something far more valuable: the chronicle of a complex genius, brash, which is crazy enough to think that could change the world - and did. Through unprecedented access to...

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Save your friends from outdated email

I switched to Gmail the first month it came out, mere seconds after receiving an invitation from a friend and two years before joining Google. Since then, I’ve invited hundreds of people, most of whom have happily made the switch to Gmail and never looked back. But I have one friend, Andy, who’s the straggler in the group. A couple months ago, I sent out an email about a barbecue I was having. On the “To:” line, there were 15 Gmail addresses and then Andy. He stuck out like a sore thumb. Shortly thereafter, Andy was complaining to us about how...

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Windows Phone Mango Ready To Launch, Features And Specifications

The newest version of the Windows Phone OS, codename “Mango,” has reached the release to manufacturing stage (RTM). By this fall, Microsoft’s mobile OS will available on handsets worldwide. Windows Phone operating system, code-named "Mango," features over 500 new features and faster browsing with Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). "This marks the point in...

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60 Signs You’re Addicted to Social Media & Twitter

Late night tweet sessions. Foursquare swarm parties. Panera Bread meetings at 9 pm and Facebook moments that make you laugh so hard you cry. Your baker knows it, the mailman knows it. You like tweets and they like you. The baker thinks you’re talking about cupcakes and has no idea what Twitter is.The key is to find the balance between social media...

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Pandora Becomes a Social Network

This week, Pandora is rolling out a new version of its popular internet radio service that doesn’t rely on social networks such as Twitter or Facebook: It is a social network — or at least it will be, when the new, faster-loading, HTML5-powered version of the site goes live.Pandora announced the service on Tuesday, which is rolling...

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Arrange And Switch Windows And Tabs With Optimal Layout [Reviews

Optimal Layout is a new window manager for OS X. It’s fully Lion compatible and available now on the Mac App Store.We’ve seen a lot of apps like this in the last year or so, addressing a problem many of us have: dealing with vast numbers of overlapping windows, laying them out side-by-side for efficient multitasking, and switching quickly between...

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Top 10 iOS Apps for Photography Pros

Even photography pros are using their iphones to capture the shots they find on the go, and…not on the go. The iphone has a great camera app and with just a little more help from additional apps, it can do a lot of things photography pros can appreciate.1.     PhotoRaw – This is definitely an app for photography pros....

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Twitter Changes Direct Message Rules. Now Easier For Bands To Tweet With Fans

Twitter has changed its direct messaging policies for Verified Accounts of bands, brands and celebrities to allow them to receive Direct Messages without having to follow the sender. Twitter has not officially announced the feature or when it will rolled out to all verified users.Verified account users can disable the feature on Twitter.  But...

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Google unveils social network to challenge Facebook

The Internet search engine introduced Google+ social network for what it called ‘real-life sharing.’ To be available first by invitation only, Google said its social network will meet the most basic human needs to connect with others. Aiming to take advantage of flaws in networking on Facebook, Google said, “Today, the connections between people increasingly...

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Facebook video calling and group chat features launched

NEW YORK: Quick on the heels of Google's launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site. The feature will be powered by the Internet phone service Skype. Facebook also redesigned its chat feature, so that the people a user messages the most often...

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Options Abound To Protect the iPad

It dawned on me three months after buying an iPad 2 that keeping the tablet encased in its original clear packing sleeve was a bit like having my living room furniture covered in plastic: practical, yet tacky.The purchase of an orange Smart Cover from Apple to protect it was perhaps just a bit impulsive after all. Lifting and lowering the...

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