Samsung to launch US retail stores in smartphone push

The move ramps up Samsung's efforts to compete on the home turf of Apple, which has hundreds of retail outlets in the US and around the world.

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Cognizant agrees to pay $25 million to settle SEC’s bribery charge

The US regulator said Friday that two former Cognizant executives were charged for their roles in facilitating payments of millions of dollars in bribe to an Indian government official.

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Brightcove to acquire Ooyala’s online video platform business

As part of the transaction, Brightcove will acquire substantial portions of Ooyala’s engineering, support, and sales staff, including the company’s Guadalajara, Mexico operations.

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Government mulling interoperability for public Wi-Fi network: Aruna Sundararajan

She said 3.7 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots have been deployed by the industry against the stated commitment of 1 mn by Dec 2019.

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Tech Mahindra, University of Sydney to develop next-gen technology solutions

"These projects bring students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds together to research, analyse and present solutions to real-world problems.

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Just 2 companies control 50% of India's smartphone market

In 2017, Xiaomi had 20.9 per cent market share, compared to 24.7 per cent share of Samsung.

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Shortage of skilled IT workforce looms over India: Nasscom

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) is the apex body representing the country's IT and business process management (BPM) industry.

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