Technology sector transforms into a major R&D machine

When the world thinks of the Indian technology sector, it imagines a nation of call centre workers and low level computer programmers administering...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Sony plans to launch online entertainment portal

Sony has introduced plans to launch an online portal for music, movies, books, and other content such as applications. The Sony Online Service, is...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Yahoo bets on Twitter to improve search

Yahoo is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently. Yahoo will mine...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

3G in India and China to boost wireless broadband

Sparking a boom in new offerings, the launch of 3G in China and India by the likes of China Mobile and Bharti Airtel could boost wireless broadband...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Vodafone faces pricing hurdle in India

Ruchira Sharma has two cell-phone numbers and endless gossip to share with friends and family across the country. Problem is, she's in India, where calling rates are very less, by far the lowest in the world.

Chrome OS can start a PC in less than 7 seconds

EBay completes sale of Skype

Sony Ericsson to shut down Chennai R&D centre

Even as the global economic crisis is showing signs of recovery, mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson said it plans to close four of its centres globally, including the company's R&D centre in Chennai, which employs around 60 engineers.