Wonderloop: a new way to make friends with video profiling

A social network start-up reportedly allows users to meet new people with same interests or location, and is the first ever-site to have video profiles.Wonderloop, the first of its kind to have video profiles, allowing users to make the same of first impression one would make in real life,...

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3 essential techniques to protect your online privacy

The Web is a wild place, with more than the NSA potentially out to get you. With the so-called six strikes antipiracy initiative in full effect, you never know if Hollywood is monitoring your peer-to-peer activity. Then there are the malicious hackers trying to reset email, Facebook,...

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Google Chromebooks likely to struggle in India

With most vendors positioning it as a 'secondary device', Google's latest personal computer Chromebook may struggle to attract attention in India, a highly competitive marketinternet penetration beyond cities is low.  Industry experts said that while the web-centric device may draw interestsome...

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‘Children using smartphones before learning to talk‘

More than 29% of youngsters are said to be playing games on smartphones oriPads, even before they can string together a sentence, according to a study.Around 70% of children already know how to use the latest gadgets before beginning to go toschool, according to electronic learning...

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The E-Cigarette Industry, Waiting to Exhale

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times An NJOY e-cigarette. A pioneer in its industry, NJOY now has 200 rivals, including major tobacco companies. “We have to narrow as much as possible the bridge to familiarity,” Craig Weiss, NJOY’s president, said of the selling of e-cigarettes. “We have to make it easy for smokers...

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Facebook's communal photo albums make it easier to share snapshots—or ignore them

In what seemsa no-duh move, Facebook is making photos more of a social experience. Rather than individuals uploading vacation photos for their friends to ogle—though there will still be plenty of that—users can now add photos to shared albums. The good news: A group of friends can add photos of...

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Amazon Matchmaker mashes cheap Audible audiobooks with Kindle ebooks

If you have a big library of Kindle books, Amazon is hoping you’ll spend a little extra for the audio versions. A new serviceAmazon, called Matchmaker, scans your Kindle book library and offers a audiobook “upgrades” at discount prices. Upgrades cost as little as $1 for free public domain books,...

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US-based technology start-up develops sofware that workshuman brain

A technology start-up said on Monday that it had come up with software that worksa human brain in one key way: it can crack CAPTCHAs, the strings of tilted, squiggly letters that websites employ to make users "prove you are human," as Yahoo! and others put it.  San Francisco-based Vicarious...

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How noise-cancelling technology works for headphones

Bose pioneered the concept of noise-cancelling headphones way back in 1989 after more than 10 years of research. ET explains how this fascinating technology works. Noise cancellation in the car You may have experienced that some cars are quieter than others - this is because of the special attention...

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Nokia Lumia 2520 vs Microsoft Surface 2 is a ‘no contest,‘ says Qualcomm

If you're one of the few folks out there still looking to buy a Windows RT 8.1 tablet, the Nokia Lumia 2520 should be the hands-down choice over the Microsoft Surface 2, according to chipmaker Qualcomm. The company said the tablet battle between tech's biggest pair of pals results in an easy victory...

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In Depth: How to print photos using your phone

With both iPhone and Android devices now featuring excellent cameras, most of us have the means to take photos any time we choose - and as a result document our lives more than ever before. To a certain extent, improvements in smartphone camera technology have killed the need for a compact camera....

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Tutorial: Edit videos online: how to embrace YouTube‘s cloud

Video editing isn't the quickest of tasks to do on your computer, and sometimes you just can't wait to get a video online for your friends and family to see. That's why YouTube has launched a video editing tool that lets you tweak your movies online and then upload them straight to the video-sharing...

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YouTube readying paid music service: Source

Google's video-sharing arm YouTube is preparing to launch a subscription music service to allow consumers to watch videos and listen to music ad-free, industry sources said. Sources familiar with the plans told AFP the service is likely to launch sometime next year. The new plan would still...

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Facebook can predict when you‘re headed for break up

WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a Facebook algorithm which they say can accurately identify who you're dating and when you're in danger of breaking up. The algorithm developed by a Cornell University professor and a senior Facebook engineer takes advantage of a new metric system called "disperson," which looks at connections...

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BBM gets 20 million active users on Android and iOS in first week

NEW DELHI: Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry said Tuesday that more than 20 million people had downloaded and were actively using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on Android and iOS devices. The company added that the total number of BBM users worldwide had reached 80 million, a significant rise from the last reported numbers of 55 million. BBM was made available as an app for Android and iOS devices a week ago and the...

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How to keep your real name and face out of Google's ads

The journey was long and full of baby steps, but we’ve finally reached the destination: Google updated its terms of service on Friday to allow the company to slap your real name and face alongside ads, under an expansion of its “shared endorsements” program. Getting here took a while,...

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Android KitKat may launch on October 28

Internet media is abuzz with speculations that the next version of Google's Android operating is all set for release on October 28. Nestle's @KitKat Twitter account has posted two tweets that suggest that OS could launch on October 28. The first hint came on Tuesday when KitKat's Twitter handle...

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Adidas announces smartwatch

Smartwatch segment seems to be getting increasingly competitive. Latest company to join the fray is Adidas. Adidas made the announcement at GigaOm Mobilize conference in San Francisco. Paul Gaudio, the company's head of interactive, announced at the event that the company is joining the smartwatch...

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Snapdeal eyes $200 million fresh funding

eBay, Japanese internet major SoftBank and a clutch of private equity investors are looking to pump in $150-200 million of fresh funds into domestic online marketplace Snapdeal. The San Jose, CA-based eBay, which pioneered auction-styled online shopping, had picked up an under 10% stake in Snapdeal...

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Twitter hires Google executive as head of retail: Report

Twitter Inc has hired an advertising executive from Google Inc to head its retail division, as the online messaging company ramps up hiring and works to expand its business ahead of an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.  J.J. Hirschle, who directed media and entertainment...

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Facebook to let teens share their posts with with anyone on internet

Facebook has loosened its privacy rules for teenagers as a rising debate swirls over online threats to children from bullies and sexual predators.  The move, announced Wednesday, allows teenagers to post status updates, videos and images that can be seen by anyone, not just their friends or...

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New discovery dubbed as ‘Li-Fi‘ to replace Wi-Fi in China?

Chinese scientists have successfully developed a new cheaper way of getting connected to internet by using signals sent through light bulbs instead of radio frequencies as in 'Wi-Fi', a move expected to radically change process of online connectivity.  Four computers can be connected to internet...

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Sony launches Galaxy Grand rival Xperia C at Rs 21,490

Sony India has launched its Xperia C phablet in India, bringing yet another rival of the popular Samsung Galaxy Grand in the market. This device has a 5-inch screen, Android 4.2, dual-sim functionality and a quad-core processor and has been priced at Rs 21,490. Xperia C will compete against the...

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Former Nokia CEO: Company made several mistakes

Ex-Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila says the former No. 1 mobile phone company made several mistakes at its peak, including failure to predict changing customers' needs. In his autobiography, which translates from the Finnish as An Impossible Success, Ollila concedes that after 2001 the Finnish company...

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Samsung unveils faster, power-efficient 5G memory chips

Samsung Electronics has reportedly unveiled its fifth-generation (5G) high-efficiency green memory chips which consume less energy and enhance performance simultaneously.  The South Korean tech giant said that the advanced memory solutions were optimized for next generation data centres that...

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Youth thinks technology can be dehumanizing: Survey

Millennials are tech-savvy young adults who grew up with smartphones and iPads, but many think technology makes people less human, according to a poll.  The survey of 12,000 people aged 18 and older in eight countries, commissioned by Intel, also showed that 18- to 24-year-olds want technology...

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Apple wants more Samsung devices banned

Apple wants product import ban on Samsung devices in the US to be broadened to possibly include more devices. The tech giant has appealed against decision of United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose an import ban against only a few of the Samsung Electronics gadgets. ITC website...

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First computer programmer inspires women in tech

In 1842, Ada Lovelace, known as the "enchantress of numbers," wrote the first computer program.  Fast-forward 171 years to October 15 (which happened to be Ada Lovelace Day, for highlighting women in science, technology, engineering and math), and computer programming is dominated by men. Women...

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Tata Docomo launches productivity solution InstaSoft

Telecom services company Tata Docomo announced the launch of Software as a Service ( SaaS) based business productivity solution 'InstaSoft'. InstaSoft is SaaS-based business and office productivity solution which provides end-to-end solution to enterprises, Tata Docomo in a release said. Further ...

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‘Over 60% Indians refer to social media before shopping online‘

Over 60% of internet users in urban India are influenced by social media in their purchasing decisions while shopping online, a new study by Frost & Sullivan has revealed.  The study found that more than 60% of internet users in urban India spend four hours and more a day browsing for...

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Social media, mobile phones easing disaster impact: IFRC

Social media and mobile phones are saving thousands of lives in disaster-prone countries but many vulnerable communities still need to be equipped with modern communications, the Red Cross said on Thursday.  In its latest World Disasters Report, the International Federation of Red Cross and...

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TCS revises hiring plans

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), country's largest IT services exporter, is considering accelerating its hiring plans after beating quarterly profit expectations on increased demand from financial clients and in Europe.  Companies such as TCS have stepped up efforts to increase their market share in continental Europe in recent...

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Google Nexus 5 price leaked

News details are trickling in about the Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone. A Romanian Android blog has revealed the device's pricing. According to the blog, the 16GB Nexus 5 will be priced $399, while the 32GB model will have a price tag of $449 in Play Store. The blog notes that the new Nexus will be priced higher than Nexus...

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Suggest external hard drives within Rs 12,000 range

I'm looking for an external hard drive within a budget of Rs 12,000. Could you please inform me of what I should be looking for, and also suggest a few models? — Siddharth Sharma, Manav Parekh, J Rodricks External hard drives are of two types: portable and desktop. Regardless of whichever you decide upon, make sure it supports...

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