Hurricane Sandy fails to deter tech cos

NEW YORK - New York City's bustling technology scene, known as Silicon Alley, was not spared by Hurricane Sandy, which knocked out power lines, devastated the public transit system and left portions of the city flooded. On Tuesday, companies from small...

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Online readers increase for US newspapers

US daily newspapers gained online readers over the past six months, but not enough to make up for declining print circulation. WASHINGTON: US daily newspapers gained online readers over the past six months, but...

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Vertu opens first flagship store in New Delhi

Luxury mobile phone maker Vertu today opened its first boutique store in India, here, with plans to expand to other cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. NEW DELHI: Luxury mobile phone maker Vertu today...

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'Angry Birds Land' to open soon in Asia

The company behind Angry Birds said it would open its first theme park in Asia next year at a site near Shanghai as it builds on the brand of the hugely popular game. SHANGHAI: The company behind Angry Birds said...

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Dell India to shift focus to notebooks

Dell Computers today said that going forward, it would shift its focus more on to notebooks as the category has a huge potential in this market. MUMBAI: Dell Computers today said that going forward, it would...

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TCS Indore campus expected to create 10,000 jobs

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it will set up an integrated campus in Indore for IT and BPO with an initial investment of Rs 550 crore in the first phase. NEW DELHI: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)...

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Apple's Siri stops directing users to prostitution services

Apple iPhone's Siri is no longer directing Chinese users to prostitutes days after the controversial search service triggered public uproar in China. SHANGHAI: Apple iPhone's Siri is no longer directing Chinese...

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How technology is helping new-age perverts

The number of people being prosecuted in New York for videotaping or photographing up women's skirts has steadily increased over the last 10 years. NEW YORK: Peeping Toms have been invading women's privacy since...

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Broadband penetration in India to reach 600m by 2020

Proactive steps are being taken to enhance broadband penetration in India, which is set reach the level of 600 million from the present 20 million by 2020. NEW DELHI: Proactive steps are being taken to enhance...

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Google, Instagram show Hurricane Sandy's images

Americans got an unparalleled view of the unprecedented storm hitting the eastern United States from the dozens of live webcams set up in the region. WASHINGTON: Americans got an unparalleled view of the unprecedented...

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Piracy website gets 'support' from US government

HO CHI MINH CITY: It's a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies, a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industry in Asia and eroding legitimate online sales around the world. But a few clicks...

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MTNL, BSNL fail to give dates for BlackBerry interception

MTNL and BSNL have not yet given any time frame for testing of services for interception of Blackberry services notwithstanding the December 31 Government deadline for operators to comply with it or shut their services. ...

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Steve Jobs' last masterpiece finally ready to sail

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' final masterpiece was no iPhone or iPad. It was rather a 260-foot yacht that he had been designing before his death in October 2011. LONDON: Visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs'...

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SAP eyes 'long' period of high sales growth: Report

Germany's SAP may be able to sustain high sales from software and related services for a "very long time," co-chief executive Bill McDermott told a German newspaper. BERLIN: Germany's SAP may be able to sustain...

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The era of PC has ended: Gartner

Over the next five years, 65% of enterprises will adopt a mobile device management (MDM) solution, according to Gartner. NEW DELHI: Over the next five years, 65% of enterprises will adopt a mobile device management...

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See top 10 weirdest phone insurance claims

ANI Oct 27, 2012, 03.40PM IST (A team at www.mobileinsurance.co.uk…) LONDON: The top 10 weirdest mobile phone insurance claims have been revealed, including a farmer who lost his iPhone inside a cow, a woman who baked her handset into...

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Nokia launches Asha 308, 309 in India

(Finnish handset major Nokia…) CHENNAI: Finnish handset major Nokia is keen to take its popular Asha range of mobile phones across the globe as the company introduced two new models. The company currently retails high-end smartphones under the...

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Top tips to set strong passwords

NEW DELHI: On the internet, passwords offer the first line of defence and they are necessary to keep your accounts safe. However, most of us while choosing passwords for various accounts on the internet bypass certain basic criteria. Mostly for the convenience...

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Nokia out of top 5 globally, tops in India

Finnish mobile handset manufacturer Nokia, which is facing a major crisis in global sales, still tops the list of mobile handset market in India. NEW DELHI: Finnish mobile handset manufacturer Nokia, which is...

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Windows 8: An OS made for touchscreens

Even Microsoft tacitly acknowledges that Windows 8 works best when it is paired with a touchscreen. To test this claim, we spent some days with a Windows 8 tablet. We talked about Windows 8 on a laptop (and desktop)...

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Microsoft vs Apple: Roles reversed as Surface takes on iPad

WASHINGTON: It used to be that Microsoft was the evil empire, and Apple the scrappy underdog. Now the roles are reversed, and Microsoft is challenging a dominant Apple, which has staked its claim as the leader of the sizzling mobile sector for tablets...

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Microsoft vs Apple: Roles reversed as Surface takes centrestage

WASHINGTON: It used to be that Microsoft was the evil empire, and Apple the scrappy underdog. Now the roles are reversed, and Microsoft is challenging a dominant Apple, which has staked its claim as the leader of the sizzling mobile sector for tablets...

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See top 10 weirdest phone insurance claims revealed

A team at www.mobileinsurance.co.uk filtered through insurance claims from the past year to compile this hilarious list, the Mirror reported. LONDON: The top 10 weirdest mobile phone insurance claims have been...

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See top 10 weirdest phone insurance claims

A team at www.mobileinsurance.co.uk filtered through insurance claims from the past year to compile this hilarious list, the Mirror reported. LONDON: The top 10 weirdest mobile phone insurance claims have been...

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Nokia launches Asha 308, 309 in India

Finnish handset major Nokia is keen to take its popular Asha range of mobile phones across the globe as the company introduced two new models. CHENNAI: Finnish handset major Nokia is keen to take its popular Asha...

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Microsoft CEO confirms plans to launch 'more devices'

Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of software giant Microsoft, has confirmed he plans to release more devices. LONDON: Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of software giant Microsoft, has confirmed he plans...

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HTC to step up marketing as revenue set to fall

HTC vowed to step up its marketing efforts to try and meet increasingly tough competition as it forecast another quarter of falling revenue and margins. TAIPEI: Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC vowed to step up...

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HTC profit falls 79% in Q3

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC on Friday reported a 79 percent drop in third quarter profit as intensifying competition from Apple and Samsung Electronics hurt sales. TAIPEI: Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC on...

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LG Display breaks loss-making streak after 7 quarters

LG Display reported its first quarterly profit in two years on Friday as sales of its screens used in Apple iPad and iPhone offset weak demand from TV manufacturers. SEOUL: LG Display reported its first quarterly...

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Amazon loss brings LivingSocial in limelight

Amazon.com's first quarterly net loss in more than five years on Thursday highlights the trials of LivingSocial, Groupon's closest rival in the daily deal industry. SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com's first quarterly...

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Google faces flak in South Korea-Japan island row

South Korea lashed out at Google for changing the name of an isolated set of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with Japan on its English-language web mapping service. SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday...

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Infosys, TCS among world's 50 most innovative companies

Five Indian companies -- Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, TCS and Sun Pharma-- have made to a list of the world's 50 most innovative firms NEW YORK: Five Indian companies -- Larsen & Toubro,...

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