San Francisco: Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expects more than a billion mobile devices around the world to be running its Android software within a year, intensifying a battle with Apple Inc that he called a "defining fight" of the industry. Schmidt said there were already four times as many Android mobile gadgets - smartphones and tablets made by the likes of Samsung Electronics - and that the scale...
10:23 AM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: The new Apple iPod touch, which was announced at Apple's iPhone 5 event on September 12, will be available in India through Apple authorised resellers by the end of this month, said Apple's spokesperson. When asked about the iPhone 5 launch in India, the Apple spokesperson refused to comment. However, according to a report, the phone is likely to be launched in India on October 26. The fifth-generation...
04:01 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Taipei: Taiwan is asking Apple Inc. to blur a map image of its new $1.4 billion early warning radar station that can detect aircraft and missiles coming from as far as western China. Defense Ministry spokesman David Lo said Tuesday that Apple should follow its rival Google in using only low-resolution satellite pictures to show sensitive facilities. He acknowledged the military should also try to camouflage them. The 10-story high...
09:55 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Seattle: Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signalled a new direction for the world's largest software company, pointing to hardware and online services as its future, taking a page from long-time rival Apple. Ballmer's comments in his annual letter to shareholders published on Tuesday suggested that Microsoft may eventually make its own phones to build on its forthcoming own-brand Surface tablet PC and market-leading Xbox gaming console. "There will be...
06:59 AM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: The home-grown manufacturer Micromax reportedly sold more tablets than tech titans Samsung and Apple in India in Q2 2012 (Quarter ended June 30, 2012). The country's tablet PC market registered sales of 0.55 million units in the April-June 2012 quarter, led by Micromax, a report by CyberMedia Research (CMR) said today. According to CMR's India Quarterly Media Tablet Market Review, the India tablet PC market saw sales of...
10:59 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: While Apple officially has not yet said anything about the smaller version of the iPad tablet, reports about the launch of the iPad Mini tablet are doing rounds on the Internet. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple has ordered more than 10 million units of the iPad mini tablet, to be shipped in the fourth quarter of this year. "Some component suppliers to...
05:09 PM, Oct 08, 2012
When it comes to upgrading a computer, many people simply go for more RAM or swap out a desktop for a laptop. Inexplicably, the screen is often one of the last features to be considered, even though it's the key component for optimum web experience, document editing or video chats. Today's monitors, with their LED backlighting, HD resolutions and wide-angle viewing, are more than just eye candy. They'll change the...
02:10 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Beijing: Apple parts maker Foxconn has denied that about 4,000 workers at its plant in China's Zhengzhou city went on strike Friday. A worker, however, told a state-run Chinese daily that the company has been receiving complaints about the fragile phone shell and they were "reprimanded once every day before getting off from work". Foxconn said only some 200 workers were "absent intentionally". New York based China Labor Watch (CLW)...
12:02 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: After users expressed concerns about the purple flare in certain images taken with the iPhone 5, Apple released an official response to the issue. However, Apple has already stated that the purple haze in the photos is normal behaviour, but this time the company has come up with a detailed explanation, aimed at clarifying all doubts related to the issue. Apple explains that the purple flare appears when...
11:01 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Fremont: Apple's new maps app came out the day I started a 2,243-mile road trip through four states. As complaints about it trickled in and Apple's CEO apologised, I was left wondering whether people were using the same app I was. Although it's not flawless or as good as Google's maps app on Android phones, Apple's new offering on the iPhone got me where I needed to go - for...
01:51 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Kiev: The Ukrainian city of Odessa has unveiled the world's second public monument to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The 200-kg, two-metre-high metal monument is shaped like an open palm, with Apple's logo, an apple with a bite mark, cut through it, the Odessa administration reported on its website. The sculpture titled "Thanks, Steve!" was welded from bits of scrap metal, including screws, nuts, bearings and even an ax, and...
01:26 PM, Oct 06, 2012
San Francisco: Consumer Reports, the influential reviewers' group that blasted the iPhone 4 for a faulty antenna, on Friday gave Apple's latest smartphone a thumbs-up despite echoing widespread complaints about its patchy mapping service. The organisation, which in 2010 withheld its recommendation for the iPhone because of spotty reception when the gadget was held in a certain way, said laboratory tests confirmed that the new iPhone 5 ranked among the...
12:23 PM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: Apple paid tribute to its co-founder Steve Jobs with a montage video on its home page and a message from Apple CEO Tim Cook. Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011. The man who shaped contemporary consumer technology, battled cancer and other health issues for several years. Jobs had a rare form of pancreatic cancer. The video features a montage of images and quotes from landmark product launches...
04:45 PM, Oct 05, 2012
The man who shaped contemporary consumer technology died on October 5, 2011. Steve Jobs battled cancer and other health issues for several years and had a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He helped change computers from a geeky hobbyist's obsession to a necessity of modern life at work and home, and in the process he upended not just personal technology but the cellphone and music industries. In dark suit and...
06:29 AM, Oct 05, 2012
San Francisco: Mass production of a smaller and cheaper version of Apple's iPad tablet computer, unofficially dubbed iPad Mini, has started, said reports. Asia-based LG Display and AU Optronics have already began manufacturing the LCD screens for Apple's new device in September, Xinhua quoted The Wall Street Journal as saying. Apple has kept the screen size of its iPad unchanged at 9.7 inches since the product debuted in January 2010....
10:27 AM, Oct 04, 2012
New Delhi: Preparing for the launch of the iPhone 5 in India, Apple has announced a cut in prices of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 models. According to an Apple spokesperson, the iPhone 4S 16GB model is now available for Rs 41,400, a reduction of Rs 3,100 from its earlier price of Rs 44,500. The big news for Apple enthusiasts is that the company has slashed the price of...
12:22 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Washington: Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple without explanation. In a brief filing with the International Trade Commission on Monday, Motorola Mobility said it was dropping without prejudice a complaint that Apple had infringed on seven Motorola patents. Apple did not return telephone calls seeking comment and Google said only: "As we have said many times before, we will continue to vigorously defend...
10:11 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Seoul: A US court removed a temporary sales ban against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple Inc in a patent dispute, allowing the South Korean company to sell the product in the United States. While the Galaxy 10.1 is an older model, the lifting of the ban could still help Samsung in the run-up to the pivotal holiday shopping season. "We are pleased with the court's...
12:35 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it filed a new lawsuit against Apple Inc in a US court, contending the iPhone 5 infringed on Samsung's patents. In a statement, Samsung said: "...we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights." Last week, a US appeals court ruled that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab...
10:51 AM, Oct 02, 2012
