Vista sales slowly killing XP
XP is going down in the Windows market, in order to make room for Vista, although the last operating system to come out of Redmond has had a rough ride since the launch. Vista has managed...
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Now withdraw PayPal funds to your Indian bank account
Good news for PayPal users from India. Now you can add your Indian bank account to your PayPal account, so you can withdraw your money directly to your bank. Right now, State Bank of India ,...
Cisco acquires Webex for $3.2 Billion
Cisco has agreed to aquire WebEx, the leading web meetings solution for video conferencing, webinars, online training and remote support, for $3.2 billion in cash. In 2006, WebEx generated nearly $50 million in profit on $380...
Microsoft to invest $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook
Microsoft just announced that it would invest $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook. The social networking site is now valued at $15 billion. As part of the deal, Microsoft will start selling ads...
Blu-ray has a 2:1 lead over HD DVDs
Blu-ray outsells HD-DVD in U.S. for first 9 months. According to Home Media Research, sales of Blu-ray titles from January 1st to September 30th of this year now total 2.6-million units, while the HD DVD camp...
Automattic acquires GRAVATAR
Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatars) has been acquired by Automattic. Changes to Gravatar over the past few days : Automattic transferred the Rails application and most of the avatar serving to WordPress.com infrastructure and servers. Avatar serving...
iPod celebrates it’s 6th birthday
It was six years ago, on this very day, that the iPod was officially brought into the world at a Steve Jobs Special Event. Over the past six years, the iPod has reduced in size and...
Google acquires Jaiku
Jaiku, the social micro blogging service, has been acquired by Google. Not much information on the takeover has been published yet. Jaiku has been a popular service amongst the mobile community, though it has a smaller...
Lonely Planet acquired by BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide, the international arm of BBC, has acquired Lonely Planet, the Australia-based travel information group. Although the amount of the deal was not disclosed, Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler get to keep a...
Guess who’s rich ?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin (both 34), tied for fifth on the new Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans released Thursday. They are each worth $18.5 billion. That makes Page and Brin the youngest ever...
