India sets subs record
India's mobile operators added a record 15.64 million new connections during March this year, taking the total number of activated wireless lines to 391.76 million, according to the latest figures issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) .
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Microsoft hit by first ever sales drop
Microsoft has reported its first year-on-year drop in sales as the decline in the global PC market hits home. The supplier says sales in its Client, Microsoft Business Division, and Server & Tools divisions were most affected by the weakness in the global PC and server markets, although revenue from corporate customers remained stable.
Computing

Apple apologies for baby shaking app
Although Apple has apologized for approving an application that encouraged players to shake their iPhone until the baby stopped crying, questions are being asked how this was approved in the first place. Apple’s unpredictable approval process has been a matter of dispute in the past, but this has been focused on apps that have failed to be approved.
Mac World

Samsung beats profit forecast but is wary on recovery
Samsung has reported a 72% drop in quarterly profits and reckons it is too early to say when a recovery in demand or prices will begin. A rebound in mobile phone margins helped the company beat profit forecasts that had been sharply lowered because of a steep downturn in the chip industry that has left all manufacturers selling chips for less than they cost to make.
Washington Post

Sun co-founder gives thumbs up to merger with Oracle
Sun co-founder, Andreas von Bechtolsheim, has given a cautionary thumbs up to the potential merger deal with Oracle, saying it would have a positive impact on database technologies. In particular, he cites synergies in building better database servers using such concepts as large memory.
Tech World

Apple App Store hits one billion landmark
Apple's App Store has hit its billionth download, just over nine months from its summer 2008 launch. On launch, Steve Jobs stated that there were 500 applications available, with 125 free for users, but that number has since exploded, with in excess of 25,000 available now.
Tech Radar

TeliaSonera, Elisa, DNA get Finland 4G frequencies
Finland has announced today that it has allotted additional frequencies to the three nationwide mobile network operators, TeliaSonera, Elisa and DNA, for opening next-generation networks. Finland said the frequencies are located in the 1,800 MHz band, making it the first country in Europe to allow the use of next-generation LTE technology at such low spectrum.
Reuters

Google patches "severe" Chrome
Google has patched a bug in its Chrome browser that allowed attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks. The flaw was discovered earlier this month by an IBM security researcher and was patched last night, with the release of Chrome version 1.0.154.59.
PC Pro

New Nokia phone has mobile-payment SIM card
Nokia has announced that the new Nokia 6216 classic handset will incorporate NFC technology on the SIM card, paving the way for operators to more easily deploy mobile-payment systems. The 6216 classic is Nokia's third mobile phone with integrated NFC support, but the first that puts the secure element of the technology on the SIM card.
PC Advisor

Faster broadband to boost economy
Homes and businesses in South Yorkshire will receive super-fast broadband as part of a scheme to put the region at the forefront of digital technologies. A 25-megabyte connection will be available from the end of 2009, reaching 1.2m people in this area. Connection to the network will be available through a range of service providers, national, regional and local.
BBC News