January 2009


General25 Jan 2009 08:30 pm

Price Waterhouse auditors arrested - Business Standard
The Andhra Pradesh police today arrested two Price Waterhouse auditors, S Gopalakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri, under Sections 120B (conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) in connection with the Satyam Computer Services financial fraud case. The two, who were

General22 Jan 2009 03:30 am

Download this story to your iPod - Arkansas Online
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Intel shuts facilities in Malaysia, Philippines and the US, affects - The Australian
INTEL, the world’s biggest computer chip maker, announced plans on Wednesday to close facilities in Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States. The Santa Clara, California-based company said the moves were expected to affect between 5000 and

Nokia discontinues WiMax tablet computer - Bridgeton News
NEW YORK (AP) Just as Clearwire Corp. has fired up its long-awaited WiMax wireless data network in two cities, Nokia Corp. has stopped selling the only portable gadget that can use the network without accessories. Nokia spokeswoman Laurie

Matric delay could be computer glitch - Independent Online
Examination irregularities and a possible computer system failure could have caused the education department to delay releasing the 2008 matric results, the department said on Wednesday. Briefing the education select committee, the department’s

UFO enthusiast who hacked U.S. military begs for mercy in Britain - Chicago Sun-Times
LONDON - A Briton accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA would be at risk of psychosis or suicide if made to face trial in the United States, a London court heard Tuesday. Although 42-year-old Gary McKinnon has

General17 Jan 2009 01:30 pm

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Docs examine Ramalinga Raju in jail - Times of India
HYDERABAD: A week in jail seems to be taking a toll on the health of B Ramalinga Raju, former chairman of Satyam Computers. On Friday, his personal doctor, Dr P N Rao, chief gastroenterologist of Care Hospital, Banjara Hills, examined Ramalinga Raju

Relatives for Justice to sue chief constable - Belfast Telegraph
A man who works on behalf of victims of alleged collusion in the North has asked his solicitors to sue the chief constable, Sir Hugh Orde. Mark Thompson was speaking after a police computer operator pleaded guilty to passing his details to a loyalist

TV’s plans for historic inauguration - The Columbus Dispatch
Viewers will have a variety of options for watching the Obama inauguration and the events surrounding it, starting with Sunday morning news programs, which will be devoted to the inauguration. Network evening news programs Monday and Tuesday also

AMD to cut 1,100 jobs - Saratogian
SAN FRANCISCO Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to cut 1,100 jobs, 9 percent of its global staff, and slash the remaining employees pay as the chip maker hopes its third round of layoffs in a year can help it get through a brutal market for

General10 Jan 2009 10:30 pm

Catholic church’s laptop computer stolen from employee’s home - Gaston Gazette
Someone broke into a man’s home and stole a laptop computer that belongs to St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Thursday or Friday. Gastonia Police are investigating a home burglary on the 1000 block of Sherwood Avenue. An unknown suspect or suspects

Family Mainstay to Move In to White House - Star News Online
Ulysses S. Grant shared space with his father-in-law, who grumbled and squabbled with other relatives, historians say. Harry S. Truman lived with his mother-in-law, who declared that she knew dozens of men better qualified to preside over the

Problems possibly caused by PSU? - Toms Hardware
I recently upgraded a few components in my homebuilt computer and as a result I have been experiencing a few problems. I added two gigs of Corsair memory identical to the two gigs of my existing memory. I also upgraded from an Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (65

The computer desktop - Albany Democrat-Herald
Someone told me recently that I had too many icons on my computer desktop so I took a little time to clean it up. Here are a few of the things I found: A picture of me with shorter and lighter hair. A dog in Haiti. (p.s. All the dogs in Haiti look

Shure Unveils New USB Microphones and USB Signal Adapter for Seamless - PR Inside
At the Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld Conference and Expo, Shure Incorporated extended the Company’s legacy of world class microphones to the digital recording market, unveiling three new products - the PG27USB and PG42USB Side Address

CID grills Ramalinga Raju, brother - Hindustan Times
Sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday grilled disgraced former Satyam Computer Services chairman B Ramalinga Raju and his brother and former company managing director B Rama Raju in connection

Quick prima facie case against the Rajus must: Auditors - Economic Times
CHENNAI: If justice has to prevail, the government should establish a prima facie case against Satyam Computer’s former chairman B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother B. Rama Raju, who is also the company’s former managing director, say auditors here

Dell Announces Launch of Adamo - Redorbit.com
Dell Inc. could have used a home run at the International Consumer Electronics Show, but instead it came to Vegas with a model and a mirage. Friday, at a news conference, Dell executives said the company will launch a line of luxury computers under

3rd Satyam exec detained after fraud scandal - Reading Eagle
Indian policemen guard the vehicle carrying Satyam founder B. Ramalinga Raju on his way to the magistrate’s house in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. Indian police detained the chief financial officer of embattled outsourcing giant Satyam

Microsoft delays Windows 7 beta download - Reuters UK
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday it has paused offering downloads of the public test version of its new version of Windows due to “high demand.” The “beta” launch of the highly anticipated update to Microsoft’s Windows franchise

General09 Jan 2009 10:32 pm

Tiny Handheld PC Is First With Organic LED Screen - NewsMax.com
LAS VEGAS — The first computer with a screen of organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that is being touted as the future of both displays and lighting, was announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics show by San Francisco

Commodore Announces Launch of New Computer Products Series at CES 2009 - MSN MoneyCentral
Commodore (PINKSHEETS: CDRL) today announced the launch of an exciting new series of computer products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 in Las Vegas, and to allow visitors the chance to experience the new Commodore line of products. The new

AMD’s ‘Fusion’ Could Power Cloud-Computer Gaming - Wired
AMD recently unveiled plans for the Fusion Render Cloud, a supercomputer aimed at changing the way we consume and interact with media and the internet, with a particular focus on video games. As part of the new Fusion initiative being unveiled over

Satyam debacle dampens sentiment, Sensex falls 1.88 pc - Hindustan Times
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, on Friday fell for the second straight session by losing over 180 points on aggressive selling as investors were worried that the Satyam Computer scandal might trigger an outflow of foreign funds. The

What Makes for Success? - Article.nationalreview.com
W hat accounts for a writer who is just deliciously engaging? If Malcolm Gladwell, author of the new book Outliers , were answering the question, he would say that success is a combination of luck and pluck with a lot of hard work as the

Satyam s Raju Arrested, Board Sacked, in Fraud Probe (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — Satyam Computer Services Ltd. chairman Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama were arrested and the remaining directors of the software exporter sacked, as India started investigating an alleged $1 billion fraud. The brothers were

Early Glance: Computer companies - Boston Globe
NEW YORK Shares of some top computer companies are down at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc fell $1.78 or 1.9 percent, to $90.92. Dell Inc fell $.54 or 4.8 percent, to $10.73. Hewlett Packard fell $.35 or .9 percent, to $37.29. IBM fell $2.06 or 2.4 percent, to

Crew of bandits breaks into Fort Lauderdale computer store - Miami Herald
Fort Lauderdale police arrested three men suspected of breaking into a computer store early Friday. Police believe there are several other suspects — possibly as many as five — who also took part in the stealing spree and are still on the loose