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Tech Industry News

India Aims At Developing Fastest Supercomputer By 2017

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

If India’s current Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal has his way, India could boast of having the worlds’s fastest Supercomputer by the year 2017. India’s current fastest supercomputer can be spotted at the CSIR (Centre for…

Android

iPhone 5 Initial Benchmarks Reveal A6 Chip Faster Than Galaxy S III, iPad 3

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

With the initial frenzy over the launch of the iPhone 5 over, people are now interested in learning more about the spruced up hardware inside the device. Unlike Android players who clearly announce the processor details and the number of…

Apple

iPhone 5 Skips NFC. Lightning Connector To Be Around For Years

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

Now that the iPhone 5 is finally out, speculations regarding whether the new model would support the latest “in” thing – NFC have been laid to rest. The answer is a resounding no. In an interview with AllThingsD soon after…

Apple

Apple Debuts the iPhone 5

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Just 11 months after the iPhone 4S arrived, Apple has officially taken covers off its brand new iPhone model. While many expected the iPhone 4S to carry the iPhone 5 tag, it is the sixth generation iPhone that finally got…

Apple

Fifth Gen iPod Touch Launched with Retina Display, iSight Camera & Siri

September 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

The world’s most popular music players in the world just got better with the addition of a Retina display, iSight camera and Siri. The fifth generation iPod Touch is the thinnest till date at 6.1 mm weighing at just 88…

Apple

Pocket Sized 7th Generation iPod Nano Launched for Rs. 12,500 in India

September 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

On a day when the launches of the iPhone 5 and the iPod Touch almost overshadowed the iPod nano. This 7th generation iPod nano is no ordinary device either and just like the others is easily way better and improved…

Apple

Giesecke & Devrient Confirms MicroSIM Cannot be Cut to Nano SIM

September 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

With the 4FF (4 Form Factor) i.e. Nano SIM certain to make its debut with the iPhone 5 soon, a lot of people across the globe were left wondering if they could cut their micro SIM’s (3FF) to the size…

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IIT Kanpur Shuts Down Real Time Train Tracking Service SIMRAN; Returns To Life Hours Later (Updated)

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Launched amidst much fanfare back in October 2011 – barely a year ago, as part of a collaboration between IIT Kanpur and the Indian Railways, project SIMRAN was a Rs.100 crore project that aimed to help users track real time location of…

Tech Industry News

Mobile Services In Rajasthan Affected After Removal Of Mobile Towers

September 11, 2012 0 Rahul S

If you happen to be a mobile subscriber in Rajasthan, chances are high that you might be facing huge connectivity issues right now. Before you get frustrated and decide to call the customer care number of your telephone operator, let us tell…

Lenovo

Lenovo Launches The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook In India

September 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

At an event held earlier today in Mumbai, Lenovo kicked of the 20th anniversary celebrations of of the iconic ThinkPad brand by announcing a refreshed version of its top of the line X1 notebook. This refreshed version of the ThinkPad X1 is…

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Karbonn Mobiles Launch The A18 ICS Powered Smartphone

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Karbonn Mobiles, the India based maker of affordable mobile phones has announced the launch of a new Android powered device. The A18 as they call the product happens to be an Android 4.0 laden handset powered by a 1.5 Ghz…

Dell

Dell Debuts Windows 8 RT Powered XPS 10 Tablet

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

At the ongoing IFA trade show at Berlin, US based computer hardware maker Dell has announced a brand new Windows 8 RT powered tablet. Christened XPS 10, the device boasts of a 10.1 inch display. Dell is yet to reveal…

Android

Samsung Trumps Nokia: Announces First Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

Trolling Nokia seems to be Samsung’s favorite past time these days. While the world was patiently awaiting the announcement of first of the Windows Phone 8 based smartphones from Nokia on September 5, Samsung has gone ahead and used the IFA as…

Apple

South Korea Sales Ban for Apple & Samsung

August 25, 2012 0 Tassavur

Apple & Samsung are embroiled in one of the most fiercest of patent battles the tech history has ever seen. While we are awaiting the result of the just concluded patent battle in the US, ironically both Apple & Samsung…

Launch Pad

Sony Launches the Xperia Ion for Rs. 36,999 in India

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Sony Mobiles launched its latest flagship device called the Xperia Ion, also dubbed as the “HD Powerhouse” was launched in India on Tuesday for Rs. 36,999. The Sony Xperia ion boasts of some impressive specs which includes the beautiful 4.55”…

Sony

Sony To Lay Off 1000 Employees As Part Of Corporate Restructure

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Troubled electronics giant Sony, in a move to restructure its mobile phones division has decided to move its headquarters from Lund, Sweden to Tokyo, Japan. The move comes barely months after the company split from Swedish Telecoms giant Ericsson. This…

HTC

Panicky HTC to Adopt Aggressive Pricing Strategy

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

As its southwards fall continues, HTC has decided to sell its current & upcoming fleet of Android & WP8 devices at a much reduced aggressive price points in a desperate bid to turn its fortunes around. HTC is said to…

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US Intervenes, Warns Uzbekistan for Transparent MTS Probe

August 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

MTS Uzdunrobita, Uzbekistan’s largest mobile operator had its licenses cancelled with charges of non-payment of taxes and license violations resulting in the cutting-off service to its 9.5 million customer. MTS has also alleged that the Uzbek government is also attempting…

BlackBerry

Canadian Government to Discuss Foreign Takeovers with RIM

August 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

RIM’s slide has been well documented by the press and recent updates from the Waterloo based firm does not suggest that they might be able to arrest the slide ay time soon. This has led to a lot of speculation…

Software

“Featured Torrents” Ads in New Version of µTorrent

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

By now we all know how important is torrent in our daily lives and also the cases against all of the torrent sites have been the talk of the town around most of the world. After being in the news…

Automobiles

Tata Brings Air Powered Car to India, Calls it AirPod (Video)

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

The car might look like one of those vague concepts you come across in TV serials or artists impressions which would never materialize. But the one in the image below is a working prototype which can soon be seen on…

Google

Google to Layoff 20% of Motorola’s Staff

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

Laying off employees still remains the first step as conglomerates bid to restructure themselves inorder to curb their southwards fall. In the last few weeks we’ve had Nokia downsizing their staff, followed by RIM which reduced their staff by 5,000…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 7

August 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After the two-day reprieve, Day 7 of Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started with the cross examination of Hal Poret, a researcher at ORC International, who was called in by Apple, on Tuesday, day 5 of the courtroom trial. Poret…

Nokia

Nokia Fans Choose QWERTY Over Touchscreen in Online Survey

August 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes the headline surprises us as well. Apparently, Nokia has recently conducted an online poll on their official blog in which they asked their users to list the most preferred mode of input method on a smart phone. Well, no…

Market Watch

Is Microsoft Headed Apple’s Way?

August 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, we haven’t even seen the Microsoft Windows 8 laden Surface in the market yet and there are already rumours doing the rounds suggesting that Microsoft is working on its next version of tablets. As per a report from TechRadar,…

BlackBerry

IBM Wants to Buy RIM’s Enterprise Services Unit

August 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After posting a net-loss for the first time in eight years and losing its grip on the smartphone market as well as its corporate clientele, the BlackBerry manufacturer even considered selling its network, and shifting to Windows Phone, thereby abandoning…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 5

August 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The fifth day of the Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started on a bad note for Samsung, as it got slammed by Judge Koh for accusing Apple of tampering with evidence. The evidence in this case is an image of…

Nokia

Nokia’s Latest Windows Phone 8 Device “Phi” Leaked

August 8, 2012 0 Tassavur

We have already reported of a rumored release of the Windows Phone 8 device by Nokia which is supposed to make its debut at the Nokia World event a week before the launch of the iPhone 5. With the release…

Microsoft

Acer Gives Veiled Threat to Microsoft, Says Surface Might Affect Worldwide Ecosystem

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It was understood that Microsoft might annoy some of its manufacturing partners when it unveiled plans to manufacture its own tablet computer, Surface. While Microsoft is looking to target Apple’s iPad and other Android tablets with its Surface, there is…

Apple

Apple will not include a native YouTube app in iOS 6

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

With this news, it seems that the split between Apple and Google is widening, as the former made an announcement that it will not include the native YouTube app in the next edition of iOS. This marks the second endpoint…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 4

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The Apple vs Samsung legal battle has entered into the second week, on the 4th day of the courtroom trial, which is underway in San Jose California. The fourth day of the trial began with Justin Denison, Chief Strategy Officer…

green energy

Blooming Bloom Box Closing in on Profitability

August 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well it was a promising source of green energy which could power your homes and corporate offices. And now Bloom Box has indeed come a long way against all odds after being labeled as another source of green energy to…

Tech Industry News

EcoReco Picks up India’s First Strategic Investment, Promises Better E-Waste Management

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

India’s pioneering and only publicly traded company exclusively working in the e-waste recycling segment, Eco Recycling Limited, announced that Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd, has extended consent to invest in the equity capital of the company. Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co.…

HTC

5 inch 1080p Display Laden Phone in the Works for HTC Says DigiTimes

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is another rumor for the day in which DigiTimes claims that HTC is working on a 5 inch display laden Android smartphone with a resolution of 1080p which is expected to launch some time in September or October.

Tech Industry News

NASA’s Curiosity Lands on Mars, Sends First Images.

August 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After more than eight months in space, in a journey spanning 36 weeks and 567 million kilometers, Nasa’s Curiosity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars at approximately 1200 hrs IST, today. The 900kg science lab has established communications with…

Microsoft

Expect Nokia Windows Phone 8 Smartphones this September: Bloomberg

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is a rumor of a rumor we’ve been hearing about for quite some time now. As per Bloomberg’s sources Nokia is supposed to unveil it’s latest Windows Phone 8 laden Lumia smartphone by next month and it would…

Android

Karbonn introduces Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ Tablet

August 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Karbonn Mobiles is one of the the fastest growing mobile brand in the Indian telecommunication eco-sphere, considering it was launched in 2009 and as per recent Voice and Data report appeared in July, 2012, it is amongst the Top 5…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 3

August 4, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The court-room trial between Apple and Samsung continued to the third day on Friday. We bring you the details of what happened on the day 3 of Apple v/s Samsung trial in San Jose, California. The proceedings began with Judge…

Samsung

Galaxy Note 2 will debut in Berlin on August 29

August 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple is not only happening at court trials. The two tech giants are fighting it out in the market, an attempt to garner maximum attention. Rumors regarding the launch date of the next iPhone…

Samsung

Judge Koh rules out Samsung’s use of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ as evidence.

August 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A new update on the Apple v/s Samsung trial is here. Although, there was no court proceedings that happened on Thursday (yesterday), Judge Lucy Koh had issued a variety of rulings that restricts the types of evidence Samsung could use…