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Toyota, Microsoft to build platform for Telematics

Toyota Motors India to resume normal production
Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Corp and technology giant Microsoft Corp plan to build a global platform for TMC's next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform, the carmaker said in a statement.
Google

Google clears Justice Dept. hurdle in ITA buy; FTC antitrust action in focus

The U.S. Justice Department approved Google's planned acquisition of online travel software firm ITA, but it made the technology giant agree to several conditions and concessions. Even as the Justice Department concluded its months-long review of Google's purchase of Massachusetts-based ITA, the focus now has turned to the possibility of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiating an expansive antitrust investigation into Google to see if the company is stifling competition and getting i...
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Google, DoJ Near A Deal On ITA

Google and the U.S. Department of Justice may soon reach an agreement that would allow the Internet's biggest search engine to buy ITA Software, the travel data company, for $700 million.
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HTC Market Cap Surpasses Nokia

HTC, the Taiwanese phone maker, surpassed Nokia in market capitalization yesterday, putting it in the ranks of the largest mobile phone makers in the world.
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World Market Overview 04/07/2011

U.S. stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, led by gains from technology and banking sector stocks. Cisco Systems led gains in technology stocks after CEO John Chambers said in a memo to employees that the company has lost its way and will need to restore its credibility. Chambers suggested Cisco might change operations to narrow the company's focus.
Stakes Are High for Microsoft on Windows 8

What are the leaked features of upcoming Microsoft Windows 8?

The tech world is awash with speculation over what will be the new, groundbreaking features in Microsoft Windows 8, which could likely see light of the day in 2012. Here is a glimpse into the fancied features of the Windows 8, according to various leaks and tech world ruminations:
Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor stands in front of the company's logo in Taipei

Broadcom Upgraded at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer has upgraded shares of Broadcom to outperform from perform citing strong growth profile, management's stated efforts to pursue profitable growth, a more disciplined operating expense and compensation strategy.
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Global Market Overview 04/06/2011

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected ISM Services PMI report and hawkish Fed meeting minutes weighed on the sentiment.
Google

Gmail Motion: Researchers make real what Google dubbed as joke

Google’s Gmail Motion prank on April Fool had left many in the tech world wondering why Google, or just anybody else, wouldn’t make it real. Now it has emerged that researchers at the University of Southern California have made it real by using Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect peripheral. They hacked into the Microsoft Kinect's motion-sensing technology and also used what they have called the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST) to create what Gmail brushed off as a prank.
Consumer/Business Integration

Leaks show Microsoft Windows 8 will feature ARM architecture and app store

Microsoft is crafting the new OS version, Windows 8, from a position of strength. There haven’t been many clues as to when the release will take place but the tech world is frenzied over the possible arrival of Windows 8 early next year. Here's a look at what could be the features of Windows 8.

Google Puts In $900M Bid For Nortel Patents

Google has put in a $900 million bid for Nortel Networks' patent portfolio, which could make it a real player in mobile technology and forestall lawsuits over its smartphone line.
Apple

Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft to become your wallet soon

Mobile devices are radically changing our lives. As mobile ownership grows, so does the role these devices play in improving and enhancing the travel experience. Two of the fastest-growing areas in mobile technology are m-payments (mobile payments) and the use of Near Field Communications (NFC).

Gmail Motion: A prank in search of its creators?

The question is whether the prank, in time, will turn the heat on its inventors, demanding reincarnation in true form. Like, as they say, a character setting out in search of his creator. Think about Google wizards being tormented in sleep by ghoulish Gmail Motion stillborns!

Tech Companies Unleash April Fool Gags

Witticisms, super pranks, ultimate gags, hoaxes and plain lies are searching for fools this day. People turn the most cynical this day so that they don’t look naive, and turn on their gullibility meter at the highest level of alert. But a lot of us are caught off guard by some comic concoctions that mix contemporary humor with ingenious lies which are sometimes delectable.
People play a Kinect boxing game on an XBox 360 gaming console at the Microsoft booth during the first day of the International CES in Las Vegas

Microsoft calls Google a Monopoly

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has filed its first ever complaint to antitrust regulators, claiming Google thwarts Internet search competition.

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