VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google + has rolled out its new SMS notification feature across 41 countries. It is believed to allow people to share updates using their mobile even when they are offline. A team of motivated engineers in India has introduced this Google+ SMS features. Google India Blog is said to provide more details on the same. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google Plus has got a makeover. The new design is said to be easier to navigate than its predecessor. Google has made its social network site on the Web cleaner and smoother, with soft gray tones that flow into a central stream of updates from users. It presents a neat stack of icons that sit off to the left of the screen. The input box to share updates, links or photos is also much smaller. Photos have become a focus of the new Google Plus design. Google has also hidden icons on the page to avoid cluttering up the site. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft is collaborating with accelerators in India to help start-ups grow their business through the availability of its global program, BizSpark Plus. It is an extension of the BizSpark program that works through select incubators and accelerators to provide added value products and services to high potential start-ups. In India, The Morpheus and Accel, as part of the Global Accelerator Network, are the appointed accelerators. Working with the accelerators, the program will offer each of their start-ups up to US$60,000 of Windows Azure compute and storage over a 24-month period, at no cost. Shekhar Kirani, Founder Member, Accel, said, "Our simple aim is to help Indian start-ups succeed. BizSpark Plus will allow us the chance to provide the entrepreneurs we work with even more valuable support and services. Access to technologies like Windows Azure and other software and services from Microsoft should provide an impetus to our compan...