Technology News

Yahoo Challenges Google, Releases Axis Browser For iOS Devices and Desktop Computers

The Yahoo becomes another search engine to have its own browser with the launch of Yahoo Axis, which is touted as one of the aggressive attempt by Yahoo to give a push to its declining brand value in contrast to surging fame of Google.

May 25, 2012

Facebook Camera Launched; New Mobile App Influenced by Instagram?

Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) failed to impress the world but it didn't stop the biggest social networking site from thinking big. It introduced Camera, a new mobile app, on Thursday to make using of Facebook photos faster and easier.

May 25, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Up For Sales In India

Samsung has officially launched Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in Indian markets, which is already available in various countries, including UK, US, Canada. The Galaxy Tab 2 went up for the sales in India in a quick succession of its pre-booking announcement.

May 25, 2012

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

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

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