WhatsApp to get desi rival/ Mailbox app makes its way to iPad

WhatsApp to get desi rival Consumer demand for low-cost applications that can replace short text messaging on mobile phones helped spur the launch of a Bangalore-based start-up Plustxt. The messaging application not only offers an alternative to standard text messaging but als..more Mailbox app makes its way to iPad A basic e-mail app called Mailbox, which came out early this year for the iPhone and within weeks had a line of a million users waiting to get access to it, is now being released for the iPad. Mailbox, which was bought by Dropbox for aroun..more Infosys gives about 10% increment Infosys has surprised its employees, and many industry analysts, by giving a 10% salary increase, ending speculation about whether the company would give increments given its sluggish financial performance. The second-largest IT compa..more Google to build wireless network in Africa: WSJ Google intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The intern..more Indian to head SAP R&D division German business software maker SAP said it was revamping its management to sharpen its focus on cloud computing as demand for the service which saves clients money grows. SAP and rivals such as IBM and Oracle are dashing to meet surging de..more