Apple iWatch in production, coming in Q3: Report

NEW DELHI: While CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly said that Apple is set to foray into new product categories, there has been no official word on what these categories will be. A smartwatch and HDTV remain the likeliest candidates, according to the rumour...

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Samsung lawyer claims Apple angry over Android

SAN JOSE: A lawyer recalled the innovations of Apple founder Steve Jobs as he accused Samsung of unfairly and brazenly ripping off iPhone and iPad features invented by Jobs and other Apple executives."These products were created by true geniuses," lawyer...

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Apple, Samsung cite and rebut internal memos in patent trial

SAN CALIFORNIA: Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in January 2007, he said the device's new touchscreen technology worked like magic. He also said, "And boy, have we patented it!"Apple's lawyer, Harold J McElhinny, on Tuesday said that Apple's rivals...

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Indian IT look to eastern Europe for talent, captives

BANGALORE/MUMBAI: Eastern Europe is fast becoming a go-to location for Indian IT players both for talent and for the captives that dot the former Soviet Union territories, as they look to boost growth in that continent. Countries like Poland, Hungary,...

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LG to launch Galaxy S5 rival G3 on May 27

NEW DELHI: LG is all set to unveil its flagship smartphone for 2014, the LG G3.The South Korean electronics giant has reportedly sent invitations to events scheduled for May 27 and 28 in six cities, across the world. The company will host events in San...

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Bharti Airtel Q4 net profit up 89%

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile-phone company, reported a 89% jump in its fourth-quarter consolidated net profit on rise in call charges and higher revenue from data business.Bharti posted a net profit of Rs 962 crore in January-March...

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Wall Street remains split on Twitter's prospects

SAN FRANCISCO: There was a time when Twitter strove not to end up like Facebook.As the social media phenom prepared to debut in November, the last thing it wanted was a repeat of its larger rival's rocky IPO and subsequent sell-off. Now, the one-time...

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Microsoft to air original TV shows on Xbox

SANTA MONICA: When it comes to original programming, Microsoft is going to throw it at the Xbox and see what sticks.After nearly two years since launching a studio to create new shows to be streamed on Xbox consoles, Microsoft is finally ready to serve...

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Studio behind 'Halo' gives peak at new video game

SAN FRANCISCO: The studio behind beloved "Halo" video game franchise on Monday gave a glimpse at play in what it hopes will be its next blockbuster - Destiny. An "Official Destiny Strike: The Devil's Lair" video featuring about seven minutes of in-game...

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Europe warns Google, Samsung on abusing phone patents

AMSTERDAM: The European Commission says Motorola Mobility — which Google is selling to China's Lenovo — has abused its market position in Europe by refusing to grant crucial technology licenses to rival Apple, then suing Apple for infringement.However,...

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Is Amazon’s fairy-retail story coming to an end?

Is a 20-year honeymoon coming to an end? When it comes to suspending disbelief about a lack of profits — the only thing that ultimately matters when it comes to stock valuation — Amazon.com has been in a class of its own.Its price-to-earnings ratio,...

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Indian app market may touch Rs 3,800 crore mark by 2016

PANAJI: Led by a surge in smartphone sales, the application or app market in the country is likely to grow by more than four times to $626.23 million (around Rs 3,800 crore) by 2016, with paid apps contributing Rs 2,065 crore.The Indian Council for Research...

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E-tailer Zalando under fire over work conditions

FRANKFURT: Zalando, a rising European online retailer, has hit controversy in its home country Germany after an undercover TV report claimed gruelling work conditions in one of its logistics centres.A TV journalist took a job at Zalando for three months...

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OK Google to expand across Android OS: Report

NEW DELHI: The 'Ok Google' voice command that launches the Google Search app from the homescreen on phones with the Google Now launcher and from the Google Now screen on other smartphones, will reportedly be extended to core Android apps.According to...

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Microsoft Xbox 360 gets a price in India

NEW DELHI: Microsoft has slashed the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in India.The standard Xbox 360 model with 250GB storage now costs Rs 21,990, down from Rs 24,990. Similarly, the Xbox 360 model with Kinect motion controller and 250GB storage...

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Match-making apps replace pundits

Move over pundits and planets. The science of match-making now revolves around artificial intelligence algorithms.There was a time when the inauspicious presence of Saturn and Venus in the fourth house had the family astrologer fretting, as he searched...

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Microsoft targets $50bn affordable mobile phone market

NEW DELHI: The US-based software giant Microsoft, the new owner of Nokia's mobile devices business, will target the $50 billion affordable handset market to restore lost glory of a firm which once was the world's largest handset maker.Before being acquired...

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‘Tim Cook is the complete opposite of Steve Jobs’

Is the immensely successful Apple that Steve Jobs left behind when he died in October 2011 haunted?Wall Street Journal technology writer Yukari Iwatani Kane believes so as she tries to delve deep into Apple after Jobs.Kane's book is based on more than...

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Lava launches IvoryS 3G calling tablet at Rs 8,499

NEW DELHI: Homegrown handset maker Lava today launched its 3G calling tablet 'IvoryS' at a price of Rs 8,499. The 7-inch dual SIM device, weighing 300 grams, features Mediatek's 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage (expandable...

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Match-making apps replace pundits

Move over pundits and planets. The science of match-making now revolves around artificial intelligence algorithms.There was a time when the inauspicious presence of Saturn and Venus in the fourth house had the family astrologer fretting, as he searched...

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United Airlines asks passenger to take off Google Glass

WASHINGTON: Cecilia Abadie, who became famous for being ticketed for wearing Google Glass while driving is again asked to take off her glasses, this time in a flight.According to CNET, United Airline's flight attendant asked Abadie to remove her Google...

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Digital mapping may be Nokia's gem

BERLIN: For the first time in more than three decades, Nokia faces the future without being a player in the global phone business. The company has completed the sale of its beleaguered handset business to Microsoft for $7.5 billion.The deal's closing...

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New iPad, iPad mini 3 may feature Touch ID

Fingerprint recognition is fast becoming ubiquitous on smartphones, but there are indications that Apple might be planning to introduce the same technology into its line of tablet products.Clues have turned up that look promising for iPad owners hoping...

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Nike CEO 'excited about what's to come' from partnership with Apple

Even though the Nike FuelBand SE is at the end of its hardware run, the sneaker maker's CEO has confirmed that it'll continue its partnership with long-time running buddy Apple."I will say the relationship between Nike and Apple will continue," said...

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How businesses are using Pinterest

Target, Nordstrom and other big chains are pinning their hopes of attracting shoppers on social media.Retailers increasingly are using Pinterest, a social media site that allows users to create collections of photos, articles, recipes, videos and other...

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App to protect your credit card against hacking

NEW YORK: Bad news for credit card hackers. Here comes a 'remote control' app that can help you turn your credit cards on and off with the click of a button, and control when, where, and how they are used.Run by two Indian American entrepreneurs, a San...

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Cloud strength helps Microsoft earnings top Wall Street

LOS ANGELES: Results from Microsoft's first quarterly earnings release under new CEO Satya Nadella offered fresh justification for his focus on cloud computing. Microsoft on Thursday posted net income and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations....

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App to protect your credit card against hacking

NEW YORK: Bad news for credit card hackers. Here comes a 'remote control' app that can help you turn your credit cards on and off with the click of a button, and control when, where, and how they are used.Run by two Indian American entrepreneurs, a San...

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Pinterest adds Guided Search tool

SAN FRANCISCO: Pinterest has launched a tool to help people quickly sift through the roughly 30 billion 'Pins' on the service's online bulletin boards to find what they like. In a move similar to one made last year by Facebook, Pinterest is tapping...

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New algorithm predicts popularity of your Instagram photo

WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin scientist at MIT has developed a new algorithm that predicts how popular your Instagram photo will be even before you have uploaded it.Aditya Khosla, a PhD candidate at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Computer...

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Opera launches iPhone version of Coast web browser

NEW DELHI: Norway based software company, Opera, has released the iPhone version of its Coast web browser. The browser can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store.The release comes seven months after Opera launched the iPad version of the Coast...

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Opera launches iPhone version of its Coast web browser

NEW DELHI: Norway based software company, Opera, has released the iPhone version of its Coast web browser. The browser can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store.The release comes seven months after Opera launched the iPad version of the Coast...

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Opera launches iPhone version of Coast web browser

NEW DELHI: Norway based software company, Opera, has released the iPhone version of its Coast web browser. The browser can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store.The release comes seven months after Opera launched the iPad version of the Coast...

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Nokia: India plant unlikely to be part of Microsoft deal

NEW DELHI: Nokia said that due to an ongoing tax dispute its Chennai plant was unlikely to be included in a deal due to be concluded on Friday for the sale of its global handset business to Microsoft.Nokia will instead operate the factory as a contract...

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Hit by Heartbleed, tech giants pledge donations to OpenSSL

NEW DELHI: Big technology companies, including Google and Facebook, have reportedly pledged to donate at least $100,000 a year for three years to OpenSSL Foundation so that the group could hire more full-time developers to work on the software. OpenSSL...

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A look at one of the first Google-powered smartwatches

LG revealed some new details on its upcoming smartwatch, including the intriguing news that the device's screen will remain on at all times.This means that you won't have to press any buttons to wake up the display, even after it's been inactive for...

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Apple and Nike may announce iBand this year

We thought there was something a bit fishy about Nike confirming that it is laying off staff in its Fuelband division - according to a new report, there might be more to this story than either Apple or Nike are letting on.Geektime says it's spoken to...

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Facebook powers 51% of social logins in North America

WASHINGTON: Facebook reportedly powers more than half of all social logins, according to latest data. The data by social login service Gigya revealed that Facebook now powers more than 51% of all social logins in North America, thereby retaining its...

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Brazil passes detailed internet privacy law

SAO PAULO: Brazil has passed a comprehensive legislation on internet privacy stating the rights, duties, principles, guarantees for both internet users and service providers here.The lower House of Deputies had passed the bill earlier, and the Senate...

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Music video service Vevo monthly viewership up nearly 50% to 6 bln

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LG G Watch to be water-resistant, feature always-on display

LG is slowly letting details of its upcoming G Watch trickle out, and today we're just a little bit wiser about the Android Wear-powered device.Until now we'd only seen the "stealth black" version of the watch, but LG has revealed a new "champagne gold"...

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Lytro's new Illum camera features 40 megaray sensor, 8x zoom

Lytro has announced the Illum, its second camera to use a light field sensor that allows the focus point to be shifted after the image has been captured.The Illum looks more conventional than the original Lytro Light Field Camera and has a fixed lens...

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Online time capsule stores data for 30 years

LONDON: A Greek firm is offering an online 'time capsule' that will store up to 100GB of data for 30 years and even the user cannot delete it.The company Longaccess said it will securely and privately store files for three decades, and users will not...

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