Do not worry Gmail is safe, Google assures bureaucrates
With doubts being raised over the safety of its key applications and the government issuing a warning advisory, Google’s now released an official clarification.
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Eros joins hands with joost.com
According to a Indiantelevision.com report, Eros International has inked a deal with internet TV service www.joost.com to provide it with over 200 Bollywood movies and over 600 music videos from its catalogue.
Joost will feature Bollywood music videos and Indian filmed entertainment through exclusive Eros movies and music video channels.
The catalogue includes films such as 1942-A Love Story and Salaam - E - Ishq.
Joost uses TV content on the internet by offering viewers a full-screen audiovisual experience under a web 2.0 user experience. Joost is an online, global TV distribution platform, bringing together advertisers, content owners and viewers in an interactive, community-driven environment.
On the new media front, Eros already has partners such as Comcast, YouTube and Sky.
“We are very pleased to be a part of Joost and to be able to create Eros-branded music video and movie services,”
said Eros International EVP corporate development and new media Marcus Stuart.
www.sex.asia likely to be most in demand
The Internet address www.sex.asia is likely to be the domain name most in demand next week when dot Asia websites are launched, Europe’s .eu Internet domain registrar EURid said.
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Makeover for Yahoo search
Yahoo announced that it has enhanced its Internet search service as it continues its quest to dethrone Google, the market’s reigning king.
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Adobe enters word processor war
Adobe Systems Inc is acquiring Virtual Ubiquity, makers of Buzzword, an innovative word processor, in a surprise move that competes with Microsoft Corp and Google Inc.
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Top Indian IT cos growth is faster than global IT cos
Though India’s top six IT companies accounted for 1.9 per cent of the total USD 672 bn IT services market in 2006, they are growing at a higher rate than their bigger global counterparts, a study reported.
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Orkut beats dating sites
According to a survey done by JuxtConsult, though Indians continue to use Internet primarily for emailing, online dating, and matrimonial along with social networking are gaining prominence.
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Gaming is the latest Buzz in India
India’s nascent $30 million gaming industry is set to grow to $700 million in the next five years, driven by global companies that are pushing new generation gaming consoles in the Indian market, industry watchers said.
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China constructing largest IT hub
Seeking to give a stiff challenge to India’s booming software industry, China has started constructing the world’s largest software and IT services hub in Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China.
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Yahoo comes with social networking site, Mash
Yahoo Inc is testing an experimental social network service called Mash that makes it easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with friends and family online, the company said.
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