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F-Secure has contributed the source code of its ramped-down location service, F-Secure Lokki, to the open source community. The donation makes it possible for anyone and everyone to freely use the software in their possible new location services and apps. It also creates an opportunity for forming an open source community around location sharing with security and privacy in mind. …

The results for the consumer business turned out to be unexpected, both in the beginning and towards the end of the year i.e. Q1 and Q4 2014, according to IDC. While Q1 recorded a new low, Q4 results turned out to be very positive beating our forecasts substantially. The overall India PC shipments for CY 2014 stood at 9.6 million units, …

Rashi will be distributing the all new G751JM-T7066P and the G551JK-DM053H Asus laptopsare armed with the 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and the latest gamer-grade NVIDIA® GTX series graphics. Aesthetically, the G Series exudes the Republic of Gaming DNA. The backlit keys glow red to make it easy for gamers to read keys in dim environments. The gaming notebooks …

Zebra Technologies Corporation was recently ranked second in ABI Research’s Indoor Location Technology Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) report. According to ABI, Zebra’s ranking was based on the company’s strong market potential in the next 12 months following its Oct. 2014 acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business. Zebra is one of the top two providers in the current version of ABI Research’s Indoor …

Dell, announced its support as the technology partner for theeKrantiinitiative launched in Gujarat. The project was recently launched by the Gujarat State Co-operative Credit Societies Federation Ltd., in an effort to facilitate the delivery of all government services electronically to citizens. In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Gujarat State Co-operative Credit Societies Federation Ltd. …

TP-LINK launched four products for home users / small office setups at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Span.Of the four products, two are also currently launched in India, the Archer C2 and the RE200 Range Extender. The summary from the press releases sent to us is as follows: RE200 AC750 Universal Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender The device is …

Wipro Ltd. announced that it has partnered with Flytxt, a specialised company in monetizing mobile consumer data through big data analytics, to jointly offer customer experience and revenue enhancement solutions worldwide.The partnership brings together Flytxt’s Mobile Consumer Analytics technology and Wipro’s expertise in telecom sector. Together, the companies will offer solutions to address industry challenges in generating measurable economic value …

Gigabyte Technology’s GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK, part of the company’s 9 series PC motherboardssupports the 4th Gen Haswell processors, Haswell Refresh, and the 5th Gen Broadwell processors. Feature Snapshot: GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK Extended server level 168 hour durability Test Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ processors Audio Noise Guard with LED path lighting Precise digital CPU power design SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s …

Kaspersky Lab  announced a new global initiative, the Security Startup Challenge (SSC) which is a mentor-driven acceleration program developed and implemented by the Kaspersky Academy, in partnership with venture industry leaders, Mangrove Capital Partners and the ABRT Venture Fund. SSC will provide startups with access to cutting-edge business, cybersecurity and cross-industry expertise from around the world. Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, says: …

D-Link rolled out a multi-city roadshow – ‘Pinnacle 2015’,targeted specifically towards System Integrators. The programme, ‘Pinnacle 2015’ will display D-Link’s one-stop networkingsolution that is designed to meet the dynamic networking needs of an enterprise, the company said.   Pinnacle 2015 is a series of roadshows slated to reac h out to System Integrators across the country. The inaugural event was recently concluded …