Intel's new processors reach India

NEW DELHI: Intel has announced that laptops and desktop PCs powered by its 4th generation Core processor based on Haswell architecture are now available in India. Haswell, which is successor to Ivy Bridge processors currently found in mainstream laptops and desktops, doesn't offer much advantage in terms of performance over its predecessors. However,...

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Microsoft set to launch Windows 8.1 preview

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is giving people a peek into Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of the gripes people have with the latest version of the company's flagship operating system.  Although the preview version of Windows 8.1 is meant for Microsoft's partners and other technology developers, anyone will...

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Microsoft launches ad-free Bing search for schools

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said it would offer an advertising-free version of its Bing search engine for schools, which also includes extra privacy and filtering of adult content. "Bing For Schools will offer schools in the US the option to tailor the Bing experience for (elementary and secondary) students by removingadvertisements search...

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Tata Docomo cuts 2G, 3G data rates by 90%

NEW DELHI: Following in the footsteps of other telecom service providers, Tata Docomo has decided to cut its 2G and 3G data rates by 90 per cent effective July 1, the company said. "This will increase data penetration across segments and a 90 per cent discount will serve as a customer friendly yet clear differentiator for our customers,"...

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Google's internet balloons may come to India

HYDERABAD: Internet search giant Google may implement 'Project Loon', which is a balloon-mounted internet access service, in various countries including India.  "We are doing a pilot project in New Zealand and going to see how it works. Once we get satisfactory results, we will be in a position to implement it in other countries...

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India becomes happy hunting ground for SAP

BANGALORE: For German business software maker SAP, its India unit has become a fertile poaching ground for talent, with the Walldorf-based company elevating at least five Indian executives to global leadership roles during the last year.  The latest such is the choice for India human resources head Bhuvaneswar Naik for a global...

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Hon Hai plans to hire 10,000 engineers

TAIPEI: Hon Hai Precision Industry, looking to reduce its reliance on making products for Apple, said it would focus on developing new technologies, intellectual property rights and e-commerce.  Hon Hai, the world's biggest electronics contract manufacturer, earned more than $100 billion in revenue last year - with Apple estimated...

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Mobile download speed hits 150Mbps in South Korea

SEOUL: South Korea's largest mobile operator is this week launching what it says is the world's fastest wireless network.  SK Telecom on Wednesday said that the LTE-Advanced network can download data at speeds twice as fast as LTE networks and 10 times faster than third generation services.  With a transfer rate of 150MB...

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Google to publish data on malware, phishing scams

WASHINGTON: Google is set to regularly publish data on internet security, malware and phishing scams that infect computers and steal consumer information.  The effort by the search engine is intended to throw light on the number of viruses that are infecting internet users' computers, and in helping keep sites that host them accountable.  According...

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Toshiba considers raising NAND chip capacity

TOKYO: Toshiba may expand its NAND flash memory chip capacity just one year after oversupply and a slump in prices prompted Japan's leading chipmaker to slash production by 30%.  With Toshiba's existing chip facilities now running at full capacity, the company may spend some of a 38% hike in its capex budget this year on extending...

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Barnes & Noble stops manufacturing Nook tablets

Barnes & Noble will stop manufacturing its own Nook tablets, marking the end of its expensive attempt to compete alone with deep-pocketed rivals Amazon, Apple and Google in the tablet wars.  The top US bookstore chain reported another quarter of dismal results on Tuesday, led by a 34% drop in sales of Nook devices and e-books...

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HP's strategy for IT sector

BEIJING: Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) said the company will continue to build IT infrastructure of the future focusing on a healthy mix of hardware, software and services. The California-based firm with revenues of over $120 billion has witnessed tough times as turnover its traditional businesses such as printers and PCs have...

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Facebook working on news reader app: Report

WASHINGTON: Social media giant Facebook is reportedly working on news service application that will collectthe news shared on the website and make it easier to browse through the various applications for the iPhones and iPads.  The app called, Reader, is said to be similar to a popular app Flipboard that allows users to create...

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GSM players inflated refarming cost: Auspi

NEW DELHI: GSM mobile phone companies such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have inflated and exaggerated the cost of refarming to Rs 125,000 crore, which is far higher than estimates of Rs 73,000 crore, the industry body representing dual-technology companies has said.  Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers...

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Samsung shares hit nine-month low

SEOUL: Shares in Samsung Electronics slumped 3% to nine-month lows on Wednesday, as investors braced for weaker-than-expected earnings the smartphone maker for the April-to-June period.  Shinhan Investment joined a number of brokerages in cutting its target price for the South Korean technology giant, forecasting smartphone shipments...

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