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  IT cos strengthen visa, legal departmentsIndian IT companies are bolstering their immigration, visa, and legal departments to deal with the rising number of immigration issues in the West, the primary markets for these companies. 
All the major tech firms today have in-house teams of 25 to 50 people. A few years ago these areas had just a few people and were part of either the HR department or were outsourced to travel agents and law firms..

Hackers Steal 45,000 Facebook Passwords & Logins
A rampant worm by the name of Ramnit has stolen login and password information for 45,000 Facebook users, mostly in the UK and France. Prowling the 800-million-strong social network, the worm eats use..

Chidambaram launches intranet prahari project for BSF personnel
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today launched 'Intranet Prahari Project' which was implemented by NIIT Technologies Ltd, for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. 
All the BSF personnel..

Google Obtains IBM Technology for Assessing Social Users' Interests
Among a handful of patents transferred last December 31 from IBM's portfolio to that of Google, as first discovered by Bill Slawski of SEO By the Sea, is a system for processing text compiled by users..

ICICI Bank to launch an app allowing users access their accounts on Facebook
ICICI Bank is planning to launch an application called ‘Your Bank’ on which will help users to access their bank account on Facebook. This application can be operated from ICICI ..

4 Facebook Employees Built A Working Demo Of Timeline In One Night
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Timeline was. What now allows hundreds of millions to tell the story of their lives started as an all-night Hackathon project in 2010. 2 brave Facebook engineers,..

New Chrome Will Pre-Load Web Pages Before You Hit Enter
Google Chrome released a new beta version today that takes the insurgent browser's instant and predictive features even further. The Instant Pages feature that pre-loads Web pages in the background as..

BitTorrent takes on Dropbox with personal file sharing
BitTorrent Inc. launched a personal file sharing application called Share Thursday that aims to give users an alternative to paid cloud storage companies and media sharing over social networks. Share ..

Apple to launch iPhone 4S in China
Apple announced that the latest version of its hot-selling iPhones will be released in China and 21 other countries on January 13. 
"Customer response for our products in China has been..

HBO Stops Discounting Discs to Netflix, Intensifying Battle for Content
The unspoken battle between HBO and Netflix got a little uglier on Thursday when it was revealed that the premium cable channnel had stopped offering DVDs to Netflix at a discount.As first reported by..

4 Online Secrets for Getting Amazing Flight Deals
The best time to travel each year is during January and February, as flight prices plummet after the holiday season when consumers try to cut back on spending. So for those not burnt out from holiday ..

Samsung loses bid to ban iPhone 4S sales in Italy
Judge Marina Tavassi of the Tribunale di Milano has rejected Samsung’s request for a preliminary injunction against the sale of the iPhone 4S in Italy, reports ANSA. The decision on Thursda..

Logitech Unveils Cube Presentation Mouse
On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Logitech has unveiled a new peripheral aimed at presenters on the go.
The Logitech Cube looks like a throwback to the Apple Lisa Mouse of yore; ..
 

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