EBay s new logo strikingly similar to Google s

Web giant eBay has unveiled a new logo for its website, which has strikingsimilarities with its old one and also with Google's iconic homepage logo.

The auction and shopping site has had the same logo since the 1990s, but the redesigned logo looks like little more than a flattened-out version of the old.

The logo was revealed by company president Devin Wenig, who said the move reflected a shift away from auctions and collectibles toward full-priced, buy-it-now merchandise.

Malware being installed in PCs during manufacturing, Microsoft

New computers, still under development in factories, are being infected withmalware in their production lines, a new Microsoft study has suggested.

One virus called Nitol found by Microsoft steals personal details to help criminals plunder online bank accounts.

The viruses were discovered when Microsoft's digital crime investigators bought 20 PCs, 10 desktops and 10 laptops from different cities in China, out of which four were infected with malicious programmes even though they were fresh from the factory, the BBC reports.

Meghalaya CM urges IT companies to invest in northeast

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said Information Technology companies stood to gain commercially by setting up their assets in the northeast because of cost-effective rental rates and an abundant workforce. 

"Business houses are being made to pay through their nose because of high real estate cost in the metros but setting up business houses in the northeast would be comparably cheaper than those in the metros," he said, while inaugurating the daylong conference on IT development dubbed, "Meghabytes" and organised by the Information Technology department. 

Airtel, Vodafone and Idea lose over 5.1 million subscribers in August, COAI

GSM operators including Airtel,Vodafone and Idea lost a total of over 7.10 million subscribers in August this year, bringing down the total subscriber base in the country to 671.95 million, Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said today. 

The top three operators -- Airtel, Vodafone and Idea -- which account for close to 68 per cent of the GSM market, lost over 5.1 million users in August, data released by COAI said. 

Bharti Airtel, which is the industry leader with a 27.82 per cent market share, lost 1.90 million users to take its subscriber base to 186.9 million, it said. 

Telcos cannot charge extra for SMSes, calls on blackout days

Telecom operators will not be able to charge customers on calls or SMSs beyond their existing tariff plans on 'blackout days' like Diwali and New Year, according to aTrai directive issued today.

"The charges for calls or SMSs on 'blackout' days shall not exceed the rate in the tariff plan in which the consumer is enrolled," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said.

'Blackout days' refer to the day on which the service providers do not allow free or concessional voice calls and SMS offered by them under any plan or package, such as festivals like Diwali, Holi, etc.