Recently, Microsoft announced that from June 2009, it will stop making its antivirus and security product, OneCare, and instead replace the same with a free download program called "Morro".
The good thing for users is that they will get all the services of Morro, free of cost, while, earlier for OneCare they had to pay $99, plus $US10 a year to subscribe to a virus update service.
"Morro will provide comprehensive protection from malware, including viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojans," said Microsoft in a statement.
Apple has been taking initiatives to popularize iPhone and iPod touch as mobile gaming platforms with many big game publishers like EA, Sega and others, already rolling out iPhone OS version games. But now, Social Gaming Network has come up with MMO concept of gaming over iPhone and iPod Touch.
The gaming applications were showcased by the game developers on Facebook, Hi5, Bebo and MySpace, who also showcased their four sports games - iGolf, iBaseball, iBasketball and iBowl - on Apple App Store.
Toyota, major Japanese Automobile Manufacturer, has put the launch of Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle on hold, owing to a steep duty structure and inability to fix a competitive price.
Toyota was working on bringing Prius at a price tag of Rs 20-22 lakh. But Honda is already offering the Civic Hybrid at Rs 13.36 lakhs, a price which makes Prius a bad deal for the end customer. Honda recently reduced price of Civic Hybrid by Rs 8 lakh due to low demand.
In an attempt to start new infrastructure projects in India, Delhi-based realty company Parsvnath Developers, has finalized a tie-up with Constructora San Jose, a unit of Spain's infrastructure development company Grupo San Jose. Parsvnath and San Jose would hold equal equity in the joint venture company San Jose-Parsvnath Consortium.
Sunitha Rao, seeded fifth, defeated American opponent Alexis Prousis 6-0, 6-2 comfortably and made a place for herself in the pre-quarterfinals of the Gujarat NRE Coke $50,000 ITF women's Challenger at the BTA Complex.
However, Shikha Uberoi disappointed all by loosing against seventh seed Ksenia Palkina of Kazakhstan 6-2 6-3.
The other achievements at the tournament were the entry of top seeded Melanie South (Great Britain) and second seeded Ayumi Morita (Japan) into the next round.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), largest IT services provider in India, has further expanded its operations in China by inaugurating its fourth global delivery centre at Tianjin, which will have capacity of 300 seats. The other centres in China are at Bejing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. With this, the company will have a staff strength of over 1,300 in the region.