One of the largest product development centers for IBM globally, the IBM India Software Lab (ISL) on Tuesday showcased real world technologies at the 'Made in IBM Labs Day' in Hyderabad. The showcased real-world technologies included Medical Analytics Platform (Map), Drug Pedigree and Traceability Solutions, Threat and Fraud Detection Using Entity Analytics, Trusted Identity Solution, and Going Green With Dynamic Infrastructure.

New Delhi - The Indian government Thursday launched its biggest ever auction of oil exploration blocks even as global energy producers are cutting investments due to the economic slowdown.

The government was offering 70 areas for exploration of oil and natural gas, RS Pandey, the secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, said at a press briefing in the Indian capital.

The areas include 24 deep-water blocks and 28 shallow-water blocks off India's western and eastern shores and 18 land blocks.

The manufacturer of cameras and digital imaging products – Nikon India yesterday declared that it is planning to expand the number of its retail stores, to enhance its presence in the Indian Market. The camera maker announced that it will hire around 200 salespersons to beef up its sales force, under its retail expansion plan in India.

Speaking of the expansion plan of the company, Hidehiko Tanaka, the Managing Director of Nikon India, said, "Our expansion plans include increasing our sales force. So, this year we would be hiring around 200 demonstrators."  

One of the largest technology companies in the world, Hewlett-Packard (HP) yesterday rolled out its ultra-thin-12.1-inch HP Pavilion dv2 notebook PC in India. The diminutive, “size zero notebook,” the HP Pavilion dv2 is just 1-inch thin and weighs mere 1.64 kgs, less than four pounds.

Speaking of the HP Pavilion dv2 notebook, Diptesh Ghosh, category head, consumer notebook, HP Personal Systems Group (PSG) India said, “This is a perfect notebook meant for consumers who value a mix of mobility, entertainment, and productivity – at a competitive price.”

London, Apr 9 : Use of wireless internet in schools could cause cancer or make pupils sterile later in life, warn UK teachers.

Government investigation has been called for into the biological and thermal effects of "wi-fi" networks by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

However, health experts said there was no evidence the technology had any detrimental effect, reports The Scotsman.

London, Apr 9 : More than 97 percent of all emails sent in the world are unwanted spam, says a Microsoft security report.

According to the report, e-mails are dominated by spam adverts for drugs, and general product pitches.

The global ratio of infected machines was 8.6 for every 1,000 uninfected machines, the study found.

It also found that Office document attachments and PDF files were increasingly being targeted by hackers.