New York: When I got my first smartphone in 2010, I checked Facebook obsessively. But over time, the novelty wore off and opening Facebook's app to check photos, links and posts from friends turned into a chore. In a sense, I'm the ideal target for Facebook's new Home app. Those photos, links and posts I couldn't be bothered to check on the social network's app automatically come to the screen...
06:49 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: After weeks of leaks, Google has begun rolling out a new design for the Play Store. The Store now sports a cleaner user interface, all the categories are now neatly grouped together, and the payment process has undergone some improvements. In a blog post showing off the swanky Card-based layout, Michael Siliski, Group Product Manager for Google Play said that the store was not only simple and clean now,...
02:42 PM, Apr 10, 2013
San Francisco: Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals. The ads that began Tuesday mark the third phase in a 5-month-old marketing campaign that Microsoft Corp. derisively calls "Scroogled." The ads, which have appeared online, on television and in print, depict Google as...
10:14 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Brussels: Companies including Microsoft and Nokia have stepped up pressure on EU antitrust regulators to take action against Google, accusing it of blocking competition in mobile telephony. The complaint comes as Google attempts to resolve a two-year long investigation by the European Commission into its internet search practices and avert a possible fine that could hit $5 billion, or 10 per cent of its 2012 revenue. More than a dozen...
08:38 AM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: After the Galaxy Star and Pocket Neo, Samsung has now quietly announced a new smartphone named "Galaxy Win". The phone has a 4.7 inch WVGA TFT LCD display and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor, the Galaxy Win has 8GB of internal storage. Its memory can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card. The Galaxy Win comes packed with a...
04:20 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: The much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S4 is likely to be launched in India on April 25, however the phone will be available in stores from April 27, said a source with knowledge of the Galaxy S4 launch plans in India. He also said that the phone will be available for under Rs 40,000, while its MRP will be around Rs 42,000. Unveiled on March 14, the Galaxy S4 has...
01:37 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: Two new Samsung smartphones - Galaxy Young and Galaxy Y Plus - are now available on Snapdeal.com for Rs 8290 and Rs 6290, respectively. The Samung Galaxy Young is a dual SIM smartphone. It runs Android v4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and is powered by a 1GHz processor. It has a 3.27-inch screen with HVGA resolution. The phone has a 3 megapixel camera and a 1,300mAh battery that...
11:54 AM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: HTC has finally announced the launch of the much-awaited HTC One in India. The phone will be available in India by the end of April at a price of Rs 42,900. The phone runs Google's Android software, but HTC is grafting its own home screen on the phone, one that's similar to that of Microsoft's Windows Phone software. The new HTC One has a 4.7-inch (12-centimetre) screen, making...
10:33 AM, Apr 09, 2013
New York: Ready for the battle of the phones? This year's crop of high-end smartphones is starting to emerge, like bear cubs crawling out of their burrows, sniffing the spring air. First out is the HTC One, a handsome, powerful animal that should do well this year. The HTC One belongs to the big camp of smartphones running Google Inc.'s Android software. Collectively, they're the big alternative to the iPhone,...
08:25 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: Rakesh Roshan has taken the prized Diwali release to the next level. Moving away from the traditional Friday screening, he has decided to release 'Krrish 3' on Sunday, Nov 3, which is Diwali. Confirming the development Roshan said: "Nov 3 is an auspicious day, so we're releasing 'Krrish 3' on that day." Roshan's upcoming directorial venture will take forward the story of the superhero, played by Hrithik Roshan, seen...
01:07 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Fatehgarh Sahib: Boxer Ram Singh was on Sunday remanded in two-day police custody in connection with a drug haul case, in which the name of Olympic medallist and renowned pugilist Vijender Singh had cropped up. Ram Singh, the sparring partner of Vijender Singh, was remanded in police custody till April 9 by a local court in Fatehgarh Sahib. Singh, who has been recently dismissed as Head Constable of Punjab Police,...
11:34 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Washington: NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator said Friday. The ship would capture the 500-ton, 25-foot asteroid in 2019. Then using an Orion space capsule, a crew of about four astronauts would nuzzle up next to the rock in 2021 for spacewalking exploration, said a government document. Senator Bill Nelson said...
08:12 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Mumbai: While the world seems to have trained its eyes on Facebook Home and listened to Mark Zuckerberg wax eloquent about "putting people first", the launch and the idea doesn't seem to have gone down well with the guys over at the Microsoft headquarters. Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft took to the Microsoft blog to express his disappointment over the launch of "people, not apps"...
12:55 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New York: Facebook Home, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Facebook Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status updates, messages and other content on the home screen, rather than making the user...
04:33 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Are you wondering what is this new term 'Facebook Home'? Here, we simplify it for you. Facebook Home is a new app for Android. It is a new way to turn your Android phone into a social phone. Facebook on Thursday unveiled "Facebook Home" software to place the world's social network front and centre on Android users' smartphones. Home isn't a phone or operating system, and it's also...
10:14 AM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: HTC and Facebook teamed up and launched the HTC First - the first phone with the new Facebook Home app, which was unveiled on Thursday. The idea behind Facebook Home app for Android is to bring content right to you, rather than require people to check apps on the device. The new app gives users latest updates right on their homescreen and messages that reach them no matter...
09:20 AM, Apr 05, 2013
New York: Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been arrested earlier this week at an airport in Florida for allegedly carrying a large stash of drugs including cocaine and heroine, a celebrity website reported. According to the TMZ website, the multi-millionaire hotel owner was arrested on April 2 at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials found an "arsenal of drugs", including cocaine, weed, heroin and various...
07:30 AM, Apr 05, 2013
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