Washington, Apr 25 : Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a device that will put computers in a doze, which could mean energy savings of 60 to 80 per cent.

The experts have developed a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers that induces a new energy saving state known as "sleep talking."

As a part of CEO Carol Bartz's endeavors to streamline operations at Yahoo, it was announced on Thursday that the company is shutting down its GeoCities website. The 1995-founded free web hosting service passed into oblivion probably because of its rather archaic service model and out-of-date technology.

Geneva - Logitech announced Thursday losses in its fourth quarter results and said sales stood at 408 million dollars, down 32 percent from the same period last year.

The Swiss company, the largest maker of computer mice in the world, posted an operating loss of 43 million dollars for the quarter, compared to an operating profit of 66 million dollars for the last months of the previous fiscal year.

Nirmal Bang Research is bullish on Moser Baer (India) Limited and maintained ‘Buy’ rating on the stock to achieve a target between Rs 69-78 within 1-5 days.

Traders can buy the stock on dips with a stop loss of Rs 58.

Shares of the company, on Wednesday (April 22), closed at Rs 62.90 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 201.30 and a low of Rs 41.10 on BSE.

According to Nirmal Bang report, the structure looks very positive, so buy the stock and hold, if it maintains above Rs 67, a big move is expected.

HCL Technologies, a leading offshore IT & software development company, on Wednesday reported a 42 per cent decline in its net profit at Rs 152.57 crore for the third quarter ended March 31, 2009

The firm had posted a net profit of Rs 263.08 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

In addition, the total income of the company also fell to Rs 1,048.90 crore in the quarter under review, against Rs 1,275.58 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal.

For the nine-month ended March 31, the company has posted a net profit of Rs 804.37 crore from Rs 794.19 crore in the same period a year ago, up 1.28 per cent.

MindTree Limited, a Rs 800-crore software and R&D services company, has entered into a global strategic alliance with Skytap Inc, a leading provider of cloud-based virtual lab solutions.

According to company officials, the partnership enables MindTree's customers to scale test labs on-demand through Skytap's virtual lab solution, resulting in reduced IT costs, accelerated lab provisioning, and effective collaboration among global teams.

Skytap provides testing teams with a complete virtual lab solution over the Web.