New Delhi: Micromax is following up on the success of the Canvas 2 with the Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus. The Canvas 2 Plus is a 1.2 GHz quad-core phone and is available on Micromax's website for Rs 12,100. The Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a 5-inch (12.7 cm) IPS screen with 480x854 resolution. The A110Q has an 8.0 megapixel rear camera with...
04:25:34 PM May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Even though the Samsung Galaxy S4 got mixed reviews, it has gone on to sell a 100 million units. To further boost sales, Samsung is banking on the phone's features, that many experts have found to be "gimmicky" and has released a number of videos highlighting them but not all seem to encourage mobile manners. A music video posted by Samsung Mobile on YouTube and titled Hi Hey...
02:57:34 PM May 23, 2013
Los Angeles: Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers. The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more...
12:55:02 PM May 23, 2013
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said sales of the latest version of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone have reached 10 million since its launch in late April, making the model its fastest selling smartphone. The S4, the South Korean firm's challenge to Apple's iPhone, is already selling in 60 countries and Samsung plans to expand sales to 327 carriers in 155 countries by next month, the world's biggest smartphone maker said on...
09:02:26 AM May 23, 2013
New York: "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services to Latinos. The first store will open in New York on June 15, with others following in Los Angeles and Miami. The...
08:50:32 AM May 23, 2013
New York: Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter...
08:47:59 AM May 23, 2013
New Delhi: "Worried" that children can be exploited through social networking sites, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Facebook and Google to submit within four weeks suggestions on safety measures for online usage of such sites by minors in India. A bench of justices BD Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru voiced concern about Indian children entering into agreement with Facebook and other social networking sites and then being lured knowingly...
08:34:51 PM May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Asus has announced the launch of what it claims to be the world's first dual OS (Windows 8 and Android 4.1) all-in-one PC with a detachable display that can also be used as a standalone tablet. The Asus Transformer all-in-one PC is priced at Rs 86,999. It includes a desktop PC Station with a 3rd generation Intel Core desktop processor. The device also has a detachable 18.4-inch display...
03:43:28 PM May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price. The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg. Microsoft hopes its third-generation Xbox console will...
03:07:58 PM May 22, 2013
Tokyo: Japan's Sony Corp lowered its sales target for digital cameras to 1.3 trillion yen ($12.7 billion) for the fiscal year to end-March 2015, from a previous estimate of 1.5 trillion yen. Sony also cut its sales target for smartphones and tablets to 1.5 trillion yen in its 2014 fiscal year from an earlier outlook of 1.8 trillion yen. Sony, which expects smartphone sales to rise by more than a...
12:49:35 PM May 22, 2013
Washington: Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in US taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it may end up paying more. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found that Apple in 2012 alone avoided paying $9 billion in US taxes, using a strategy involving three offshore...
12:12:58 PM May 22, 2013
Toronto: BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionised the industry, now aims to run it. The change in focus was hard to miss at the company's well-attended annual conference in Florida last week, even as news of a new smartphone model and its plans to offer the popular BlackBerry Messaging (BBM) instant message service on other platforms grabbed the headlines....
10:21:38 AM May 22, 2013
Washington: Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behaviour. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and...
10:14:13 AM May 22, 2013
