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Twitter toughens anti-snooping measures

Twitter toughens anti-snooping measures

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced it has toughened the encryption of traffic at the globally popular one-to-many messaging service to thwart online snooping. Twitter followed in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, adding a layer of security called Perfect Forward Secrecy ...

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 unveiled: 5.25-inch display, 8MP camera

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 unveiled: 5.25-inch display, 8MP camera

New Delhi: Samsung introduced the successor to its popular smartphone Galaxy Grand. Named the Galaxy Grand 2, the phablet has a 5.25-inch screen with 16:9 HD ratio and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. The phone has 1.5GB of ...

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WD introduces 2.5-inch dual-drive with 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD

WD introduces 2.5-inch dual-drive with 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD

WD, a Western Digital company that manufactures storage solutions, has launched the WD Black2 dual drive, a storage device that integrates a 2.5-inch 120GB solid state drive (SSD) with a 1TB hard disk drive (HDD), offering a new dual drive ...

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Apple supplier accused of violating labour rights

Apple supplier accused of violating labour rights

BEIJING: Biel Crystal Manufactory, a Hong-Kong based company that makes screens for Apple, is violating workers’ rights at its Chinese factories, a Hong Kong rights group alleged in a report. The Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) report said ...

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4G smartphones at Rs 6,200 coming soon

4G smartphones at Rs 6,200 coming soon

NEW DELHI: Mobile phones based on the latest 4G technology may be available at a price of as low as $100 (around Rs 6,200) in next 18 months, says mobile chipset maker Broadcom. “Operators in the US are looking to ...

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Airtel floats proposal for upgrading 3G networks

Airtel floats proposal for upgrading 3G networks

Country’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has floated a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its 3G service networks. The company has mentioned in the document that the network should be compliant in both 1800 Mhz and 900 Mhz bands. ...

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Automakers roll out hydrogen-powered cars

Automakers roll out hydrogen-powered cars

DETROIT: Cars that run on hydrogen and exhaust only water vapor are emerging to challenge electric vehicles as the world’s transportation of the future. At auto shows on two continents on Wednesday, three automakers unveiled hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to ...

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Microsoft Xbox One goes on sale today

Microsoft Xbox One goes on sale today

San Francisco: Microsoft Corp aims to upstage rival Sony Corp with a console that goes well beyond gaming and helps transform media viewing, a long-cherished but elusive goal. The software giant is betting its first new video game console in ...

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Samsung to pay Apple $290 mn for copying features

Samsung to pay Apple $290 mn for copying features

A US jury awarded Apple Inc about $290 million in a damages retrial against Samsung Electronics Co, restoring a large chunk of a historic verdict the iPhone maker won last year. Apple had requested $379.8 million, while Samsung argued that ...

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Google chairman asks India to embrace an open web

Google chairman asks India to embrace an open web

Asserting that Internet freedom will help attack corruption, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt has asked India to embrace “transparency and openness” of the web that will have a potentially game-changing impact on governance. At Google we believe that in fact ...

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Google asks India to embrace Internet transparency

Google asks India to embrace Internet transparency

Asserting that Internet freedom will help attack corruption, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt has asked India to embrace “transparency and openness” of the web that will have a potentially game-changing impact on governance. At Google we believe that in fact ...

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Google shows PoK as part of Pakistan, Government issues notice

Google shows PoK as part of Pakistan, Government issues notice

New Delhi: Government on Saturday said it has issued a notice to Internet search giant Google for depicting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as part of Pakistan. “Any wrongful depiction of Indian map and its boundaries is liable for action under the India Information ...

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Apple demands $405 mn from Samsung in patent fight

Apple demands $405 mn from Samsung in patent fight

Sydney: Apple has demanded Samsung Electronics pay it 405 million dollars for copying vital iPhone and iPad features. The move comes as a billion-dollar patent fight between the world’s two biggest smartphone makers resumed in a Silicon Valley courtroom. According ...

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Google Earth accidentally captures live murder in Richmond

Google Earth accidentally captures live murder in Richmond

California : Google Earth reportedly ended up capturing a real life crime scene with images of a dead body lying near Sandford Avenue in Richmond, California while recording satellite images for its Maps feature. The Google images shows the body ...

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AP Signs PPAs For 142 Mw Solar Power

AP Signs PPAs For 142 Mw Solar Power

AP power utilities have entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with solar power developers for 147 Mw and issued letters of intent (LoIs) for another 142 Mw. The move comes after the state government decided to encourage private entrepreneurs to ...

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AP Seeks Centre’s Backing For Renewable Energy Projects

AP Seeks Centre’s Backing For Renewable Energy Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has agreed to consider a proposal of Andhra Pradesh Government to support its efforts in strengthening the evacuation network for renewable energy projects, including wind farms. During a meeting held here between State ...

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LG eyes Rs 2,000 cr from smartphones sales in India

LG eyes Rs 2,000 cr from smartphones sales in India

New Delhi: Korean handset maker LG expects to clock revenues of about Rs 2,000 crore from sales of smartphones in India by 2014. “According to GfK, about 50 million smartphones are expected to be sold in India. We are looking ...

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End of Windows XP: 34K bank branches to be hit

End of Windows XP: 34K bank branches to be hit

NEW DELHI: Over 34,000 branches of Indian public sector banks would become vulnerable as the popular Windows XP operating system would no longer be supported by Microsoft in about 150 days, shows a study conducted by the software giant. The ...

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6 tips to boost smartphone’s battery life

6 tips to boost smartphone’s battery life

One of the most common issues that gadgets like smartphones and tablets suffer from is poor battery life. Using a few simple tips, apps and accessories in your daily routine can help maximise the battery back-up of your device. Here ...

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9 ways to use your smartphone as a Remote

9 ways to use your smartphone as a Remote

Mobile phones today have grown from being just gadgets that make calls or send messages to being a single source of all your information and entertainment. But that’s not all that modern handsets can do. You can even your Android, ...

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