Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 : A Kerala-based software engineer has come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams.

Varghese Babu told IANS here that the product, which has gone for patent processing, was developed after three years of research.

According to some report, the Nokia EOS phone has been spotted by a fan and the device is believed to be Windows Phone similar to the company’s 808 PureView phone.

A portal focussed on Windows Phone, WMPowerUser said it has received some information about the device from someone who has seen a prototype of camera central device. The portal quotes the source to say that the phone's body is made of polycarbonate material just like Lumia phones and would be as thick as Lumia 920 but with a lesser weight.

NIIT Technologies has said that its net profit has risen 22 per cent to Rs. 56.6 crore during the fourth quarter of the financial year 2012-2013 as the company recorded growth in all sectors.

Marissa Mayer, the Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo! has hinted that the company is planning to acquire Tumblr for about US$ 1.1 billion to expand its presence in the social media.

Mayer said that the discussions are going on with Tumblr's David Karp for the proposed acquisition. The takeover will allow Yahoo! to expand its reach to the internet users with 15 billion page views a month. Tumblr has been doing well with the marketers and investors where Yahoo! has faced problems in recent times.

Bangalore, May 17 : Leading Turkish private bank Turkland Bank has deployed Finacle software product of Indian IT bellwether Infosys for its core banking, customer relationship management and treasury operations.

"Implementation of our core banking software (Finacle) at Turkland Bank is the first of its kind in Turkey, blending local practices with global best practices as the product meets the needs of retail and corporate customer segments," Infosys said in a statement here Friday.

Southern television giant, Sun TV Network has recorded an increase of 11.61 per cent in net profit to Rs. 177.50 crore during the quarter till March 2013 compared to Rs. 159.03 crore during the same quarter of the previous financial year.

Kalanithi Maran-owned Sun TV Network said that its sales rose 10.69% to Rs. 472.67 crore in the quarter from January to March, 2013 compared to against Rs 427.01 crore recorded in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2011-2012.

It has been revealed that the police officials were monitoring messaging software like Whatsapp and Blackberry Messenger in the scot fixing case that led to the arrests of former Indian pace bowler S Sreesanth along with two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates.

Natural gas yesterday settled up by 1.6% at 222.70 rose after weather forecasts indicated that a cool snap hovering over the East Coast will give way to hotter temperatures and hike the need for air conditioning in the nation's households and businesses. Natural gas prices, pushed to a record high after hurricanes Katrina and Rita barreled through the Gulf of Mexico eight years ago, are now more vulnerable to winter freezes than tropical storms after production moved onshore with the growth of drilling in shale formations.

Co-founder of San Francisco payments start-up Square, Jack Dorsey has released a new iPad based point-of-sale device called Square Stand in order to expand into more restaurants and retailers.

The Square Stand is built of moulded white plastic material and rotates either to the customer or to the staff. The device, which can be attached to a checkout counter or a cash register box, runs Square's point-of-sale application called Square Register. Dorsey said that the new device will be aimed at high-volume brick-and-mortar stores.

Chennai, May 15 : Patterns Software Design Institute plans to tie up with software product developers and engineering colleges to train their executives and students in software design architecture, an official said.

The company is a city-based software design consulting, audit and training firm.

Internet giant, Yahoo! India has said that it will soon organise its `Open Hack India' event in the southern city of Hyderabad during the month of July or August this year.

Yahoo!'s second largest global research and development (R&D) facility is located in Bangalore and the company generally holds the event in the city. The event had recorded a participation of 800 developers in the Open Hack competition in the previous year but the company expects only a modest participation this year in Hyderabad.

XOLO has announced the launch of its Q700 smartphone that the company claims is the world's first multi profile Android smartphone with a Quad-core processor.

The XOLO Q700 has a 4.5 inch qHD IPS display with One Glass Solution (OGS) Technology with a resolution of 960x540 with 245 PPI and can play 720p videos. It has Android Jelly bean v4.2 and powered by 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor with 1 GB of RAM. It comes with 4 GB of internal storage. It will come with a 2400 mAh battery for extended battery life.

Luxury phone maker, Vertu has announced the launch of its new unique offering, Vertu TI with attractive features in the India market.

The new Vertu TI will come with a price tag of a whooping Rs 6,49,990. The company's devices are popular with celebrities like Madonna and David Beckham. It launched the new TI in February this year. The Vertu TI is packed with titanium and has a ruby key for access to concierge services. The device's outer casing is created from grade 5 titanium so that to make it lightweight and durable for the custoemrs.

According to some reports, the Samsung Galaxy Note III, which is expected to be launched in the coming months, will come with a 6.0-inch display.

Media reports indicate that the phablet will feature a 6.0 inch screen and is expected to release in the second quarter of 2013. A report suggests that Samsung has started production of the display in a new line at the company's display production unit. Samsung's Display unit is planning to produce flexible AMOLED panels but the capacity is not likely to meet the requirement for flagship device like the Galaxy Note III.

Finnish handset giant, Nokai might be planning to release the much anticipated Lumia 925 smartphone powered by Windows Phone 8 in the UK today.

Reports suggest that details of the device also called Nokia Catwalk have been leaked to the internet in the previous few days. Some suggest that the Nokia Lumia 925 will be a global edition of Lumia 928, which was recently announced by the company. The device will come with brushed aluminum chassis instead of polycarbonate plastic body.

Notion Ink has announced the launch of a second generation Adam II tablet device in the Indian market after a very limited presence with the original version, in order to attract more customers in the crowded Indian market.

Mobile phone maker, Celkon is aiming to expand its presence in the Indian market with the launch of a new smartphone and a new feature in the crowded Indian market. Celkon is planning to launch its new
smartphone called, A107 Signature One and a feature phone named, Celkon C779 models in the Indian market.

The new Celkon A107 Signature One comes with a 5-inch capacitive touch screen. It runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor along with 512MB of RAM. The device

Finnish phone maker, Nokia has announced the launch of a new model called, Asha 501 in order to revive its sales as the company has been facing competition from the likes of Samsung and Apple.

The device features a 3-inch fully touch-screen with a resolution of 320x240 pixels. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera and it supports memory of 4GB with the card included in box that is expandable up to 32GB and has
64 MB RAM. As for connectivity options, the smartphone offers 2G and WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0.

Handset maker, Nokia has announced the launch of its new Asha 501 smartphone at an event in New Delhi for the Indian customers.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was present at the event to launch the new device in the Indian market. He said that Nokai has tied up with social networking giant, Facebook allowing Asha users on MTNL and Airtel to get free access to the social networking site on their devices. Nokia Asha 501 has a design that is similar to the popular Nokia Lumia phones. The

The shares of leading IT sector firms rose on Thursday after firms showed strong expectations for the coming quarters.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp recorded an increase of 18 per cent in revenues during the first quarter from January to March, 2013 and said that it expects higher revenue than expected by the market analysts in the current quarter.