Linux-powered pen that won‘t let you make errors

German inventors have developed a new pen that gently vibrates every time it senses a spelling mistake or sloppy handwriting.  Lernstift is a regular pen with real ink but inside it, is a special motion sensor and a small battery-powered Linux computer with a Wi-Fi chip.  These parts allow the pen to recognize specific...

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LG Optimus G Pro review: The new phablet king

South Korean manufacturer LG is on a spree to challenge its cross town rival Samsung onfronts in the smartphone market. While its answer to Galaxy S III in the form of the acclaimed Optimus G was much ed, the company has taken a slight lead on Galaxy Note III (going by the rumoured specs of the upcoming Samsung phone). The company launched...

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Scientists develop virtual brain that daydreamshumans

Scientists have developed a virtual model of the brain that daydreamshumans do, a finding that can help better diagnose and treat brain injuries.  Researchers created the computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and the many connections those cells make with their neighbours and with cells in other brain regions. They...

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Google says its Greater China president steps down

Google said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president,Liu Yun, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. His replacement will be Scott Beaumont, who currently runs the company's partnerships business in Europe. Beaumont will move to his new position in mid-August, Google said in an emailed st...

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Tata Technologies inks MoU with BITS Pilani

Tata Technologies inked an agreement with Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, to design and implement specialised educational programmes for skill development of engineering professionals, students and faculty.  Tata Technologies would support the existing Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) industry...

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Dell trying to turn back the clock

Though his namesake company revolutionized the PC business, it missed the consumer shift to smartphones and tablets, and also missed the move of corporate computing to data centers and cloud-based networks. By trying to take the business private, Dell, in a sense, is trying to turn back the clock.  "Information technology moves...

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Verizon signal booster hacked, used for spying

Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the US carrier sells to boost wireless signals indoors.  The finding, which the experts demonstrated to Reuters and will further detail at two hacking conferences this summer, comes at a time of intense...

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Satyam: Time for a fresh start

Once a darling of the Indian IT sector and the stock market, the scam-hit erstwhile Satyam has formally ceased to exist as an individual entity by formally merging with Tech Mahindra.  Its journey saw a fraud bringing down the company's valuation by over 95% within weeks, while a subsequent revival brought in an over 10-fold...

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