Future update may bring boot-to-desktop to Windows 8.1

WASHINGTON: Microsoft is reportedly issuing an updated Windows 8.1 version, which will enable users to bypass the tile interface at the Start Screen by default. The Windows 8.1 Update 1 or version 8.1.1 is Microsoft's another attempt at making traditional...

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Is Apple about to kill iPod?

iPod, Apple's iconic music and multimedia player, seems to be on deathbed, going by the Cupertino giant's recently-declared quarterly financial results that show a massive decline in iPod sales and the company's reluctance to come out with newer models.Apple...

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SocialRadar: Social network for real-time connections

WASHINGTON: Walk into a room of people, and your smartphone can tell if you have a connection to any of them, if it can find the right data. A social networking app called SocialRadar analyzes smartphone users' social networks including Facebook and...

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Google: Not liable to pay taxes for Indian operations

NEW DELHI: US multinational Google has submitted to Delhi High Court that it is not liable to pay any taxes in India for its internet activities, as it is not providing any taxable services or earning income from here nor does it have a permanent establishment...

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Delhi, Bihar produce top IT engineers in India: Study

NEW DELHI: The best talent pool of engineers is in Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand, while those from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are least employable, said a report.Employability for IT product roles in Delhi is as high 13% and as low as 15 in Chennai,...

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Facebook makes people ignore real friends: Study

WASHINGTON: Social networking site Facebook may boost our political leanings and cause us to ignore friends we don't agree with, according to a new study.The study by Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that people who think the majority of their...

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Pranav Mistry joins Startup Village advisory board

KOCHI: Pranav Mistry, the brain behind the SixthSense technology and Samsung Glaxy Gear smartwatch, has joined the advisory board of city based mobile-internet business incubator Startup Village.The 32-year-old head of the Think Tank Team and director...

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Facebook shares rise over record mobile ad revenue

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has said that profit soared in 2013 on the back of sizzling mobile ad revenue as the social network's membership swelled.The world's biggest social network reported that profit in the fourth quarter jumped eightfold from a year...

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Hands-on: Oppo N1, overpriced rotating camera phone

NEW DELHI: Chinese handset maker Oppo has forayed into the Indian market with its flagship smartphone, the Oppo N1. The phone boasts of high-end specifications with the major USP being the swivel camera capable of rotating 206 degrees.Other than that,...

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iPad app celebrates James Joyce's short story

DUBLIN: "Snow was general all over Ireland," the noted Irish stage actor Barry McGovern intones while reading the famous line from James Joyce's "The Dead" in a free app for iPads that seeks to bring the heart-rending story to life for the high-tech...

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Apple applies for 'add-on camera lens' patent

WASHINGTON: Apple has filed a patent for what it calls a 'magnetic add-on lens' that can be aligned with its iPhones for capturing better pictures.The external camera lens could be attached securely to the iPhone with magnets and aligned with its camera,...

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Google close to settling EU antitrust probe: Sources

BRUSSELS: Google and EU regulators are close to settling a three-year antitrust investigation into the company's suspected anti-competitive behaviour after it offered improved concessions to allay competition concerns, two sources said.A settlement under...

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Google again named ‘best company to work for’

NEW YORK: For the fifth consecutive year, internet search giant Google has been named as the best company to work for by Fortune Magazine.Google has topped the latest list of '100 Best Companies to Work For', followed by software developer SAS and strategy...

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Microsoft cloud service SkyDrive becomes OneDrive

REDMOND: Microsoft is renaming its cloud storage service "OneDrive" after British broadcaster BSkyB took issue with its former name, " SkyDrive." The two sides settled the dispute last July for undisclosed financial terms after British Sky Broadcasting...

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Web gets new domain addresses like .guru, and .bike

WASHINGTON: The humble .com is set to receive some competition from a new set of unusual web addresses such as .guru and .singles! Internet users will now be able to register in targeted and specific domains ending in .guru, .bike, .singles, .plumbing...

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Apple CEO on iPhone 5C’s ‘failure’

NEW DELHI: Apple CEO Tim Cook has finally revealed the reason why the iPhone 5C failed to take off in the market. While many have attributed the failure of the 'cheaper' iPhone to its year-old specifications, plastic body and high price tag, Cook believes...

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Dutch court lifts block on The Pirate Bay

AMSTERDAM: A Dutch appeals court has lifted an order for major internet providers in The Netherlands to ban access to The Pirate Bay, saying it has proved impossible to enforce.In 2011, the Hague District Court ordered providers Ziggo and XS4ALL to block...

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Google's legal head calls for better NSA reforms

LONDON: Google chief legal officer David Drummond has called for better NSA reforms, saying that the US needs to change its approach to intelligence to restore public trust in the world wide web.On the revelations regarding the US spy agency's alleged...

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Samsung’s Google Glass rival coming in Sept: Report

NEW DELHI: World's biggest smartphone maker Samsung seems all set to roll out a Google Glass rival. According to a report by Korea Times, a top Samsung executive has revealed that the company is working on its own version of the smart-glasses.The executive...

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Android tightens grip on Apple’s key markets: Kantar

WASHINGTON: Google's Android smartphone platform has extended its lead over Apple's iPhone in key markets, including the United States, Europe and China, according to a survey.Windows Phone, meanwhile, has made inroads to secure a strong third place...

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AT&T: Not bidding for Vodafone

LONDON: US mobile operator AT&T has ruled out buying Vodafone for the next six months after an enquiry by Britain's takeover panel following months of speculation, sending its shares down 6%. AT&T had sparked speculation that it could be interested...

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'Heal' yourself using Facebook and Twitter

MELBOURNE: Writing on Facebook makes users reflect upon their action, helping them understand and improve themselves, a new study has found.Social networking sites can be a form of self-therapy, said researchers from Queensland University of Technology...

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Apps create video playlists to match your mood

TORONTO: Looking for some great videos to watch but not sure where to start? New apps aim to make the decision easier by selecting clips to suit a person's personality and mood. An app called 5by helps users sort through content online by selecting...

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'Localised' YouTube still distant dream for users in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The promise of providing Pakistani users with a localized version of video site YouTube is unlikely to be delivered till 2015, as a result of slow implementation of the 'prevention of electronic crimes bill'.YouTube has long been banned in...

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Infosys: New technologies to transform banking in 2014

NEW DELHI: As Indian firms turn towards disruptive technologies to optimise operations, banks too are joining the social media and mobility bandwagon to offer personalised services to customers this year, IT services major Infosys said.According to Infosys's...

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Smartphone fanboys freak out

Obsessive fans are nothing new. Fandoms for ham radios, Grateful Dead concerts, orchids, Star Trek and many others predate the internet. But technology adds some unique wrinkles to the concept.Lessley Anderson takes a look at the culture of the phone...

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What Infosys needs to do to catch up with TCS

Call it the Murthy effect. Infosys, once the darling of the markets and job seekers alike, looks set to arrest its descent, if the recent performance on Dalal Street is a sign of times to come.In the valuation game it's catching up with giant Tata Consultancy...

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Google to offer $2.7 million prize at hacking contest

NEW DELHI: Search engine giant Google will offer $2.7 million to researchers who can hack its browser-based operating system Chrome OS as part of its Pwnium hacking contest to be held in March this year."Security is a core tenet of Chromium, which is...

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5 most memorable video game soundtracks

The music in video games today has evolved from the simple melodies of the early '90s. Grand Theft Auto 5, one of the world's most popular video games, has its own separately sold box-set soundtrack featuring music artistes and bands like Def Leppard,...

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MTNL users to get home Wi-Fi at public places

MUMBAI: Ailing state-owned telecom company MTNL plans to launch high speed Wi-Fi services in Mumbai and Delhi that will provide internet services to customers at locations apart from their homes.MTNL will be tying up with malls, coffee chains and food...

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Infosys to open office in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico's governor says India-based business consulting and information technology company Infosys expects to invest $9 million in the US territory.Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that Infosys will open an office in the northwest coastal...

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It's old Microsoft vs new Microsoft

SEATTLE: A picture of the new Microsoft, one transformed from a software factory into a maker of devices and online services, came into sharper focus.The old Microsoft had an almost unmatched ability to chug out profits by selling software on discs to...

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Microsoft is changing!

SEATTLE: A picture of the new Microsoft, one transformed from a software factory into a maker of devices and online services, came into sharper focus.The old Microsoft had an almost unmatched ability to chug out profits by selling software on discs to...

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Inside the new Microsoft

SEATTLE: A picture of the new Microsoft, one transformed from a software factory into a maker of devices and online services, came into sharper focus.The old Microsoft had an almost unmatched ability to chug out profits by selling software on discs to...

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How Steve Jobs launched a revolution in computing

"I don't know a single person who watches the Super Bowl," said a worried Steve Jobs, then just 28 years old. The event he was referring to commanded a television audience of more than 80 million at the time, but Jobs' nervousness at the prospect of...

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