Apple‘s biggest announcements at WWDC 2013

Apple on Monday unveiled new mobile software that it described as the most revolutionary overhaul of its operating system since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, sporting a revamped layout with fresh colors, new animation and more depth to its display. As Apple kicked off its annual conference in San Francisco for its developers,...

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Microsoft India names Karan Bajwa as MD

The Indian arm of the world's largest software company, Microsoft, named its head of enterprise business as managing director, replacing Sanket Akerkar, who has been in the role for over two years.  In a statement on Monday, Microsoft India said Karan Bajwa will take over as MD (sales and marketing) from Akerkar, who will move...

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Personalized Email Becomes a Reality with the Launch of Email.biz

An email address of your choice, fully customized, easy to remember with a personal touch is now a reality with the launch of Email.biz, a premium and personalized email service from Guava Softs Pvt. Ltd. Email.biz comes at an opportune time when email has become an intrinsic part of both personal and business communications. Following...

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Google launches world‘s first tablet cafe

Among the washer women, carpenters, busy waiters and squabbling children sweltering under the midday sun on this dusty Dakar street an internet revolution is taking place in the world's first tablet cafe. Next to the workshops, meat stores and barbershops on what could be any bustling street in sub-Saharan Africa, a grey concrete building...

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 goes official

Samsung has unveiled the third smartphone in its Galaxy Ace series, in single as well as dual sim variants. The company has launched two versions of the phone, one compatible with 3G networks and the other with 4G for different markets. The new phone, named Galaxy Ace 3, had been rumoured for long and its leaked photo had recently surfaced...

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100% rise in jobs for mobile app developers

To bridge the significant gap in demand and availability of skilled mobile app developers, several large organisations are tapping global talent hotspots like India, China, Israel and Europe, says a study.  Job postings for mobile developers has doubled in the last two years, but supply is growing only at 13 per cent, the study...

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Look, where Google, Facebook store your data

Internet companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google have vast amounts of data on you. These include the photos and video you share, the email you send and receive and the musings you broadcast to friends on what you are thinking or eating. Internet companies store all this information at data centers they run around the world. When...

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How technology is changing your travel experience

Goodbye, plastic hotel room key. So long, wallet. Farewell, camera. These days you don't need any of the above to unlock a hotel room, buy a mojito or snap a vacation photo. All you need is, well - you. At hotels like Alma Barcelona in Spain, a scan of your fingertips opens the door to your room. At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel in the Mediterranean,...

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All about Apple‘s new iTunes Radio service

Apple on Monday unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio service, as the iconic maker of the iPhone moved to challenge streaming music operators like Pandora and Spotify. The free internet radio service features over 200 stations "and an incredible catalogue of music from the iTunes Store," Apple said in a statement as it opened...

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Alien-hunting telescope may be ready by 2018

Astronomers are planning a massive 250-foot telescope that will search for extraterrestrial life by detecting the heat that alien civilizations may produce.  The proposed instrument -- called Colossus -- would measure 77-metre, which is more than double the aperture of any telescope yet constructed. It is expected to cost $1...

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TCS, Canadian NGO team up on educational programme

Country's largest software services firm TCS said it has partnered with Canada's Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) to develop a programme to get high school students interested in pursuing higher education in fields like science and mathematics.  ICTC is a not-for-profit organisation that conducts research,...

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PS4 Will Cost $399 — Undercuts Xbox One by $100

If you’re still debating between the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Sony may have made the decision a little easier for you. During its press conference at E3 Monday night, the company announced that the PS4 will cost just $399 — $100 less than Microsoft’s Xbox One. While Sony officially announced the PS4 this February, Monday marked...

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Share your coding story. - GameDev.net

I started coding when I was 11 an a wire wrap computer my dad built that only had a calculator screen. We just had a keypad an had to code in machine language(there wasn't even assembly language on this z80 computer- all hex) Later I received a Timex Sinclair 1000 to program on and it had a membrane keyboard that hurt my fingers after...

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DB2 LUW To Get MongoDB Hooks--Will DB2/400 Be Next? - IT Jungle

IBM and 10gen, the company behind the open-source MongoDB NoSQL database, announced a partnership last week that will lead to closer integration between MongoDB and DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows (LUW), as well as WebSphere middleware. The work will allow developers to build compelling Web and mobile applications on DB2 that...

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