Dell has launched the Dell Product & Profit Analytics (DPPA), an IT solution that allows manufacturing companies to predict the impact market conditions could have on their products by linking detailed material, manufacturing and selling costs from across all business…
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
November 30, 2011
French tech company Atos is working towards a “zero email” policy. Over 18-months, people will have to switch to IM, and a Facebook-like dashboard.
Skorpios Technologies Receives $2 Million Follow-on Investment
November 30, 2011
Skorpios Technologies has received a follow-on investment to its Series B round of $19 million. The additional $2 million provided by T-Venture, Deutsche Telekom’s venture capital company, brings total investment in the round to $21 million. The $21 million in…
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Photoshopped Or Not, Dartmouth Researchers Can Tell
November 30, 2011
By Sudarshana Banerjee Dartmouth researchers have come up with a way to determine if an image has been digitally retouched, and quantify just how much has been changed. According to the researchers, Dartmouth Professor of Computer Science Hany Farid, and…
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Lost In A Mall? Google Maps Comes To Rescue
November 30, 2011
Lost inside an airport? Google Maps for Android comes to the rescue. It now enables you to figure out where you are and see where you might want to go when you’re indoors. With the release of Google Maps 6.0 for Android,…
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Genpact To Build China’s First Global “Process Innovation Center”
November 30, 2011
By Adam E. John Genpact has signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement with the government of Qingdao to foster the globalization of Chinese corporations. Genpact will use its global expertise to assist local enterprises in adapting to an increasingly competitive international market…
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‘Happy Birthday,’ Mark Twain, Says Google’s Panoramic Triptych Fence
November 30, 2011
By Lisa Carlin Google has brought the world of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to its Home. The Search giant has its first ever panoramic doodle today, a googlingly happy birthday to author Mark Twain. What you will find interesting…
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November 30, 2011
300 year-old newspapers are now available online at the British Library. In keeping with modern times, the pages are behind a paywall.
November 29, 2011
Facebook has settled with FTC on privacy. Zuckerberg has written a rare blog post on this, perhaps his first post ever, on Facebook.
A Step Closer To Computing At The Speed Of Light
November 28, 2011
By Lisa Carlin Researchers at MIT have filled in a piece of the puzzle that could enable the creation of photonic chips on the standard silicon material that forms the basis for most of today’s electronics. The new component is…
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