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Apple has recently proclaimed of opening a new retail outlet in Shanghai, New York Times reports.

It is further stated that this shop is one of the first of 25 retail outlets Apple aims to open on the land of China over the next two years. Facts state that it will be the second store opened in the country by Apple.

Ron Johnson, senior vice president of retail operations at Apple claimed that the opening of the store is sort of a launching pad for Apple.

The store has come up in IFC Mall in the Pudong financial district of Shanghai, and is aimed to recruit 175 workers.

Silverlight web application framework from Microsoft has now been shaped for mobile phone handsets based on the Symbian mobile OS.

The company claims of releasing the app for Nokia 5800, N97 and N97 mini devices and also, the fifth edition of Nokia's S60 Symbian Linux-based mobile phone OS.

However on the contrary Microsoft's own smartphone platform, Windows Mobile, at present offers no support for Silverlight or even Adobe's Flash.

Facebook has acquired a travel recommendation company, Nextstop, reports Reuters news agency.

Solar based postal delivery vehicle, ‘Soleckshaw’ was introduced by Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology on Friday. During the launching ceremony, Pilot said that it is a moment of honor for India to use green technology for delivering services in an efficient and eco-friendly manner.

Victorians health authorities have warned people against the use of Kyvalley Farms milk of chocolate flavor because it has been found contaminated.

It has been ordered that bottles of the Kyvalley Farms milk with a use-by date of July 11 to be withdrawn from sale, orders have been passed by Southern Processing, based in Kyabram.

The withdrawal was ordered when bottles were found contaminated by a chemical sanitiser used to clean bottle lids.

According to a recent poll Japanese are not happy with the 3D technology that's booming in their country.

Close to 67 per cent of Japanese consumers said that they are not ready for the makeover and purchase 3D-enabled products, whether it is for TV, films or gaming.

The reason behind the same is believed to be the 3D glasses that come along with the technology.

More than 70 per cent of respondents stated that they were unlikely to wear glasses to enjoy games at home.