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Spain's homeless turn empty apartments into squats

When Spain's property bubble burst and the economic crisis took root, thousands of new apartments were left idle while the country's least fortunate were left struggling to pay rent and find work. In Seville, 32 families have come up with a solution -- they've taken over a block of apartments as squatters. Duration: 02:01

May 25, 2012

Sony Launches New Xperia NXT Smartphones in India

Popular electronics products manufacturer Sony launched its new Xperia NXT smartphones in India on Wednesday. Xperia NXT smartphones that includes Xperia U and P, and the Xperia Sola will now be available in India.

May 24, 2012

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date In India Revealed; Priced at Rs 42,500?

Here is good news for the ardent Indian smartphone lovers. The much-awaited release date of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 in India has been revealed.

May 24, 2012

HP to Lay Off 27000 Employees, Expects to Save Over $3 Billion Annually

Following declining profits and stiff competition from rival companies, tech firm Hewlett-Packard (HP) has decided to lay off 27,000 jobs by 2014.

May 24, 2012

New Android Mini Computer at $74; A Competition to Raspberry PI and Aakash Tablet?

Mini computers are fast becoming a rage. And the latest to hit the market is a powerful pocket-sized PC that's claimed to run on both Android 4.0 and Ubuntu Linux, all at the cost of $74 (around INR 4000)

May 23, 2012

Google-Motorola Deal: Sanjay Jha Sidelined, Dennis Woodside is New CEO of Motorola

After acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion, search engine giant Google Inc has named Dennis Woodside, former president of Google's Americas region, as the new CEO of Motorola. Sanjay Jha, former CEO of Motorola, has stepped down, giving way for Dennis Woodside to take up the task of leading the cellphone company.

May 23, 2012

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Firewall Middleboxes Help Internet Hackers: Study

Firewall technology is supposed to boost internet security but a new study has discovered that it helps hackers break into social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The study revealed that ﬁrewall middleboxes enable offpath TCP sequence number inference attack.

May 22, 2012

Galaxy Tab 2 Likely To Launch This Week in India; Pre-bookings Begin

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is likely to hit Indian markets before the much-awaited company's flagship smartphone Galaxy S3.

May 21, 2012

Pakistan Restores Twitter Access After Block Over 'Blasphemous Content'

Pakistan on Sunday restored access to Twitter after blocking the social networking site following posts about a Facebook competition on Prophet's depictions.

May 21, 2012

Meet Priscilla Chan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Wife [PHOTOS]

Chan, a Chinese-American fellow student, graduated from Harvard in 2007 and had worked as a 4th and 5th Grade Science Teacher at the Harker School in San Jose for two years before joining the UCSF medical school.

May 20, 2012

Samsung Takes Pre-booking Orders For Galaxy S3 In India

The pre-booking orders for much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S3 are open in India on the company's product e-Store with assured gifts for the customers. Reportedly the pre-orders have crossed 9 million in few days worldwide.

May 19, 2012

808 PureView Not For Rs 29999, Says Nokia

Nokia has refuted speculations that the 808 PureView will be relatively lesser priced than its pre-booking price of Rs 40,000 announced by the company last month

May 15, 2012

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Tech spurs growth in Silicon Valley housing market

As the rest of the country grapples with foreclosures, Silicon Valley's real estate market continues to grow. Home prices are expected to surge further following Facebook's initial public offering, which will result in a slew of new millionaires looking to upgrade their homes in the coming year. Duration: 02:03

May 15, 2012