Apple finally launched its much touted tablet 10 days ago and many were unhappy that Jobzilla decided to call it iPad and not iSlate, which would have sounded more stylish. Some observers were also disappointed that the device that created so much pre-launch hype had shortcomings on aspects such as multi-tasking, display quality, etc.

Bengaluru, Feb. 3: Changing media consumption habits in developed countries, particularly the US, have thrown up business opportunities for companies that digitise content, and offer ePaper-based solutions.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3: Enjoy $9.99 electronic books while you can — for they soon may be a thing of the past.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3: The people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online.

Private jets sit on the tarmac for the static display at the Singapore Airshow on February 1, 2010. Singapore Airshow 2010 — Asia’s largest aerospace and defence show started on Tuesday — with 800 exhibitors from over 40 countries participating.  PHOTO: AFP

London, Feb. 2: Apart from the unique identification that every Indian will have, Nandan Nilekani may also be designing technology used for levying tolls on highways.

Mumbai, Feb. 2: Metals, oil & gas and automobile sectors ha-ve been responsible for In-dia Inc’s showing in the thi-rd quarter. However, broke-rs expect growth to be more broadbased going forward.

New Delhi, Feb. 2: Human error and insufficient safety mechanisms have been blamed for the disastrous fire at an Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) depot in Jaipur last year. Eleven people were killed in the fire that burned for several days. A panel headed by Mr M.B. Lal, former chairman of Hindustan Petroleum, had been appointed to investigate the incident. The committee came out with its findings on Tuesday.

Dubai, Feb. 2: Indian investors were responsible for the biggest chunk of real estate sales in Dubai in 2009, a new study has revealed.

Chennai, Feb. 2: Power major National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) would scale up its capacity from the present 30,000 MW to 75,000 MW by 2017, NTPC human resour-ces director, Mr R.C. Shri-vastav, told reporters here.