Sandy leaves 40 dead; 7.5 mn without power in US

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in World news

As Hurricane Sandy lost its ferocious punch and veered towards Canada leaving a trail of destruction up and down the US East Coast, President Barack Obama cautioned "The storm is not over yet." It left at least 40 dead and some 7.5 million people without power along the East Coast with New York's subway...

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Spice partners with Huawei to offer co-branded handsets

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Mobiles

The Spice Group has partnered with Chinese telecommunications giant, Huawei, to offer co-branded handsets across the company’s markets – which include India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and some parts of Africa.The Spice Huawei handsets will be branded ‘S Huawei’, and the duo is expected...

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Apple update removes Java applet plugin from Mac OS X browsers

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Mac OS

Apple has announced it will be removing its default Java plugin from Safari, and other web browsers on Mac OS X, in a bid to maintain security from potential vulnerabilities of the older version. The move by Apple is days after Oracle announced a patch for Java, once again fixing security issues.The...

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Google unveils $249, ARM-based Samsung Chromebook

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Google

The ARM-based Chromebook includes an 11.6-inch, 1,366-by-768 display. It weighs in at 2.5 pounds and is 0.8 inches thin. Google promised over 6.5 hours of battery life and 100GB of Google Drive cloud storage for two years.The device includes a VGA camera and ports for USB 2.0 and 3.0, as well as HDMI....

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Google rolls out Play store seller support in India

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Google

Google has finally included India in the list of countries from where developers can register as Google Checkout merchants and sell paid applications on the Play store.The move comes in the wake of rising Android device activations in the country, which Google says has gone past 400 percent, and has...

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Nokia reports USD 1.27 billion Q3 loss; Lumia sales see decline too

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Mobiles

Nokia has announced its third quarter earnings for 2012, with a reported loss of $1.27 billion (€969 million). In the corresponding quarter last year, Nokia had reported a loss of €68 million. Revenues are down by 19%, and are pegged at €7.2 billion.“As we expected, Q3 was a difficult quarter in our...

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Zen UltraTab A900 launched at Rs. 7,999, with 9-inch display and ICS

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Mobiles

The Zen UltraTab A900 is powered by a 1.5GHz processor, coupled with 512MB of DDR3 RAM. The 9-inch display is bizarrely quite low-res, negating the size advantage, at 800x480 pixels. It does offer 5-point multi-touch functionality however, like most of the current crop of budget ICS tablets. Other...

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What to Know Before Borrowing From Amazon

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Hot topics

If you sell goods on Amazon.com, you may qualify for a loan from the online retailing giant. But before signing on the dotted line, consider the potential risks and alternatives.Amazon late last year launched Amazon Lending, a program aimed at helping sellers obtain cash more quickly than they might...

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Amazon sees the light with new Kindle

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Hot topics

When Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos recently called the new Kindle Fire HD "the best tablet at any price," he ended up triggering a spate of oh-no-it-isn't reviews.So you might be skeptical of his similarly extravagant claims about the Kindle Paperwhite, the latest entry in Amazon's budget-priced line of...

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How Amazon used the Kindle to beat the odds

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Hot topics

Whether you own one or not, you have to respect the Kindle. In the age of digital Darwinism – where perfectly good products and companies were brutally rendered extinct by superior species – the Kindle was the little e-reader that could, not only thriving in the age of tablets but even, in time, evolving...

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Google warns of more job cuts at Motorola Mobility

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Google

Google Inc raised its estimate of the cost of job cuts at its money-losing Motorola Mobility unit in the third quarter and warned of “significant” additional charges from further restructuring. The Google Logo is seen in the background. AFP Severance-related charges at its mobile phone unit will...

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Now, Google Street View also accessible through mobile web browsers

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Google

London, October 5 (ANI): Google has dramatically updated its web-based maps app, which iPhone users can access through their phone's web browser, in a bid to lure users away from apple's maps service.Apple's maps service has come under fire from users for its poor maps and distorted images.The Street...

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Google launches web micropayment service

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Google

Google has launched a micropayments service for purchasing online content. Called Google Wallet for web content, the search giant is describing the new product as an experiment to see if web users would be prepared to pay for individual pages of content if the buying process was sufficientlyAvailable...

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Google settles digital book lawsuit with publishers

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Google

Google, operator of the world's biggest internet search engine, announced a settlement of a lawsuit with five publishers over the digital scanning of books. The deal doesn't resolve litigation by authors. The settlement ends the publishers' portion of a copyright infringement suit brought against...

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Micromax introduces Funbook Talk P350 at Rs. 7,199

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Mobiles

Micromax has introduced a new Android-based budget tablet called the 'Funbook Talk' P350. Priced at Rs. 7,199, the Funbook Talk runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is powered by a 1GHz Cortex A8 processor. The Funbook Talk also supports voice call and comes with built-in 2G...

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Spice's 5-inch Stellar Horizon Mi-500 phablet available online at Rs. 12,499

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Mobiles

S Mobility's 5-inch Android phablet, Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500, is now available online at Rs. 12,499. The Stellar Horizon is a dual-SIM (GSM + GSM) device and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The device is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor coupled with 4GB ROM and 512MB...

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Microsoft rolls out Windows 8 app updates ahead of official launch

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Operating systems

  This seems to be a pretty busy month for Microsoft, and they seem quite convinced to forget the small details. The company has rolled out updates for some built-in apps in Windows 8. In a blog post, Microsoft gave details about the updates, with Skydrive, mail, messaging, photos, maps, news,...

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Intex's Android 4.0-based I Buddy 7.2 tablet available online at Rs. 5,490

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Android

Intex has launched a new Android-based tablet called 'I Buddy 7.2'. Intex's new slate runs on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, supports the latest Adobe Flash Player 11 and is powered by a 1GHz Cortex A8 core A13 processor. The Intex I Buddy 7.2 is available via online shopping website Snapdeal at...

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Facebook passes 1 billion active monthly users

Friday, October 05, 2012 in Hot topics

The social networking giant has now crossed 1 billion active monthly users. This makes Facebook the first social network to cross the 10-figure mark, indicating that one out of every seven individuals on the planet is using the service. Mark Zuckerberg announced the big news in a letter today:"This...

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Adobe updates Camera Raw and Lightroom; adds support for 22 new cameras

Thursday, October 04, 2012 in Softwere

Adobe has today released the final versions of Lightroom 4.2 and Adobe Camera Raw 7.2 for public consumption. Finally some good news for the early adopters of the cameras that have been coming out recently.Adobe Camera Raw 7.2 and Lightroom 4.2 add support for 21 new cameras not just limited to Canon...

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Facebook starts testing Promoted Posts, lets users promote personal posts

Thursday, October 04, 2012 in Hot topics

Facebook has started testing a new feature called 'Promoted Posts', which allows users to pay to get their posts more visibility in the news feeds of their friends. Currently available for U.S. users, the new feature is considered to be Facebook's desperate attempt to reduce its dependance on the advertisers...

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Zync unveils Z930 budget ICS tablet, promises Jelly Bean update

Thursday, October 04, 2012 in Android

Zync Global Private Limited has announced a new budget Android tablet called the Z930. Priced at Rs. 5,499, the Zync Z930 runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.The Zync Z930 is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and has 512MB of RAM. The Z930...

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Google announces Doodle 4 Google India 2012 competition

Thursday, October 04, 2012 in Google

Google India has announced its Doodle 4 Google competition for 2012 and has invited school students between the ages of 5 to 16 years across the country to create innovative Google doodles. Winning doodle will be featured as the Google logo on the 14th November, which is also celebrated as Children's...

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Apple reportedly starts production of iPad Mini

Thursday, October 04, 2012 in Iphone

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Apple has begun production of a smaller version of the iPad. Claiming to be “citing sources from within the supply chain”, the report points out that the smaller iPad will have a display size of 7.85-inches. This report follows Monday’s blog post on the Japanese...

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