This document provides a summary of recent news in technology: - Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7.5 nicknamed "Mango" in India. Samsung and Google unveil the new "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, passes away at age 56. - Amazon releases the Kindle Fire tablet with a 7-inch display and dual-core processor. Samsung unveils the Galaxy Nexus phone with Android 4.0 and face recognition. - Updates are provided on launches, innovations, and mergers and acquisitions from companies including Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, HP, Accenture, Capgemini, and MindTree.

1. Microsoft launches new OS Windows Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies at Samsung, Google unveil 'Ice
Phone 7.5 for smartphones; code-named 56 (Guardian) http://goo.gl/YIlWA Cream Sandwich' phone (Yahoo
'Mango' in India (Economic Times) News) http://goo.gl/jQyVk
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GADGET BRIEF Industry Updates (IT-ITES) Contd…
 Galaxy Nexus - Samsung 
MOBILET
 Apple launches iCloud (Times of India) http://goo.gl/sLT5k Facebook And eBay Team Up To Breathe New Life Into
Social Commerce http://goo.gl/hRl6E & Facebook
+ 4.65” Curved Screen, Android  Microsoft Azure Named Top Cloud Performer
4.0, Face Recognition. Acquires Social Q&A Service Friend.ly
(Information Week) http://goo.gl/nEf6L
http://goo.gl/7oqTJ (TechCrunch)
 Kindle Fire - Amazon  RIP Google Buzz (Mashable) http://goo.gl/MXxFY
TABLET  Wal-Mart, Facebook unveil partnership (Reuters)
+7inch -16 million Colors Display,  HP expands PC lead, Lenovo No. 2 for 1st time (Reuters) http://goo.gl/5x617
Dual Core Processor, Cloud. http://goo.gl/LKUBp
 CSC acquires AppLabs (Times of India)
 WATCHOUT!  Opportunities and headwinds for IT firms’ management http://goo.gl/TjxxI
+ Windows 8 Products consulting push (Livemint) http://goo.gl/rHWm0
 Cognizant acquires assets of Zaffera LLC (Times of India)
+ Motorola Droid Razr http://goo.gl/X16Qy
Launches & Innovation
 Genpact buys EmPower Research (The Hindu Business
HEALTH BRIEF  Coming Soon: Facebook’s Automatic “Read” Button
Line) http://goo.gl/uuKN7 & High Performance Partners
(Times of India) http://goo.gl/jEJpM
Don't let others stress you out (TechCrunch) http://goo.gl/YmdNQ
(Healthland) ttp://bit.ly/qKcGJy  HCL Tech http://goo.gl/c1Jko & TCS bags Deutsche Bank
 Oracle unveils public cloud & social network at Oracle deal (Times of India) http://goo.gl/fa0vV
Open World '11 (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/N7c8N
Health risk from fish pedicures  Avanade to Acquire eConnex, a German-Based
 Microsoft unveils new software to challenge iPad Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services Firm (Yahoo News)
(The Telegraph) (Times of India) http://goo.gl/qBTPv; launches Touch http://goo.gl/J6gkj
http://tgr.ph/nohBtd Mouse in India (Times of India) http://goo.gl/YinPP & also
reveals Data Explorer tool, gets into the sorbet business  Tech Mahindra bags deal from Bahrain's Menatelecom
(Engadget) http://goo.gl/q5P93 (The Hindu Business Line) http://goo.gl/jdLTb
JOB BRIEF  Capgemini Launches BPO Supply Chain Management  HCL inks partnership with CAST (MSN)
Services To Drive Supply Chain Orchestration (Capgemini) http://goo.gl/ly7XY
http://goo.gl/mahz3  GlobalLogic acquires US-based co (Times of India)
Team Manager for Bangalore  MindTree Unveils SecureMind Surveillance Manager on http://goo.gl/hXf6K
based top IT Company (MNC). Iomega(R) StorCenter(TM) Network Storage Device  HP closes Autonomy deal (Reuters) http://goo.gl/QJIr7
With 8+yrs experience in IT and IT (Market Watch) http://goo.gl/a8Tqm
services, tech-support.  New Accenture CAS Release 9 Software Suite for the Who’s Hiring/Firing?
Consumer Goods Industry Introduces Managed Service
Capability (Business Wire) http://goo.gl/9LzaM & also  Economic slowdown: Attrition declines in July-Sept
Zonal Manager. Min9+yrs of delivers Construction Data Management Solution for (Times of India) http://goo.gl/gZFOD
exp. In automobile industry. Saipem (Accenture) http://goo.gl/ZHk7O
 IBM trims contract workforce due to economic
Experience in used car segment  Cisco releases six Linksys Wi-Fi products (Times of India) uncertainities (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/VU7bX
(esp. western India) based out of http://goo.gl/AyK7s
 Huawei launches enterprise unit in India, to hire 400
Pune. For a Top Auto- Services  HP announces ArcSight Express 3.0 (Times of India) (Times of India) http://goo.gl/jI2h1
company. http://goo.gl/GyeHA
 Philips cutting 4,500 jobs as profits fall (BBC)
 Oracle unveils new data centre solutions (Times of India) http://goo.gl/lb1X4
http://goo.gl/M6XJd
 FarmVille maker to step up hiring in India
Send in your updated resumes to:  Buddy Media Launches Intelligent Facebook Data And (Times of India) http://goo.gl/hmPy6
contact@addwiser.biz Analytics Platform For Marketers (Tech Crunch)
 Sony to layoff 100 contract workers (Times of India)
http://goo.gl/DMHMA
http://goo.gl/VYmFB
 Google Launches A Slick Music Beta App For iOS (Tech
Feedback - Suggestion?  Nokia to cut 3,500 jobs (Times of India)
Crunch) http://goo.gl/yrFPO
http://goo.gl/shlPt
 Motorola Launches RhoElements, an HTML5 Framework
 HCL Tech to create 10k jobs in US & EU (Times of India)
Send @: For Building Mobile Apps For Enterprise (Tech Crunch)
http://goo.gl/6Vlv5
m.singh@addwiser.biz http://goo.gl/8Sjc6
 India launches "world's cheapest" tablet computer
Other updates
(Reuters) http://goo.gl/gY8jh
 Tech Mahindra sets up mobile innovation lab in US
Deals & Expansions (The Hindu Business Line) http://goo.gl/WU4gK
 iPad has '80% of North American tablet market' (BBC)
 Capgemini Signs Five-Year Agreement with Habitat for
http://goo.gl/KZuWZ
Humanity International for Outsourcing Services
(Market Watch) http://goo.gl/DowgM  Google plans start-up centre in London's East End
(Reuters) http://t.co/vq2HtSna
 Microsoft-Samsung Deal Strikes a Blow at Google
NFOLIO TEAM (Wall Street Journal) http://goo.gl/OgbMf
Addwiser Pick of the Month
Chief Coordinator:  Microsoft Inks Another Android Patent Deal, This Time
Subin Amarnathan
With Quanta (Tech Crunch) http://goo.gl/yqx1U
Coordinator:
 IBM buys Q1 Labs to expand in security software (Reuters)
Smita Philip
Consultants: http://goo.gl/wx0Ab Are You Training Yourself to Fail?
Monika Singh, Saloni
 Intel acquires Israeli mobile navigation firm Telmap http://bit.ly/qh0BHk
(Reuters) http://reut.rs/q5h1It
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