iPhone 5S delayed over screen size: Report

Apple has reportedly decided to push forward the launch of its latest iPhone 5S in order to switch to a larger screen size. Apple was expected to launch its latest mobile phone in September or October. However, the company is speculated to delay the release so as to give it more time to make a switch from a 4-inch...

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Huawei working on 5G technology

As people across the world get used to the fourth generation (4G) mobile technology, Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologieshas said it is working on the fifth generation (5G), which is likely to be available for use by 2020. The company said presently 200 people are working on the project and it has earmarked a specified...

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‘Lighter‘ Facebook coming soon for India, Brazil

 Facebook has been quietly working for more than two years on a project that is vital to expanding its base of 1.1 billion users: getting the social network onto the billions of cheap, simple "feature phones" that have largely disappeared in America and Europe but are still the norm in developing countries like India and Brazil.Facebook...

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Hexaware to increase campus hiring

The stock of Hexaware Technologies has posted gains in each of the nine trading sessions and has continued its upward march during the morning trade on Monday. Its cumulative gain so far works out to be 14.4%.The stock did come under pressure soon after the company reported a muted sequential revenue growth for the June 2013 quarter...

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IIT-Guwahati invites entries for techno-management fest

IIT-Guwahati is giving budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to get their ideas launched and projects incubated. The institute has called for entries for its annual techno-management festival -- Techniche 2013 -- to be held from August 29 to September 1.IIT-Guwahati will play host to inspirational lectures, quality workshops,...

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Huawei opens club for users, techies in Bangalore

Leading Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies has unveiled a club in this city to engage its users and techies to build better user experiences. "As a unique platform, Huawei Club will provide a channel for the company to listen to consumers, showcase latest products and services, offer online...

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Digital currency to abet cyberlaundering: Report

The growing use of digital currency will result in rise in cyberlaundering ashacking attacks and online scams take centre stage on internet, says a latest report. It said the Indian banks and authorities may wary as money laundering using online black-marketing route and other techniques will expand...

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Amazon vs IBM: Big Blue meets its match

The tech industry maxim that "no one ever got fired for buying IBM" is a testament to how Big Blue has been the gold standard in computing services for decades. But IBM faces an unlikely challenger inAmazon.com, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning...

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Apple testing big-screen iPhone, 13-inch iPad: WSJ

Apple's iPhone 5 has the smallest screen among all flagship smartphones, even though it is the biggest amongst iPhones. However, that may change soon, as the company reportedly is testing larger screens for both iPhones and iPads. This has been reported in The Wall Street Journal, which cites officials at Apple suppliers...

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Twitter co-founder‘s advice to Facebook

Twitter co-founder has reportedly suggested business idea to social media giant Facebook to charge users a premium if they want to have an ad-free version of the site. According to Mashable, co-founder Biz Stone has said that since the Facebook ads are not 'particularly useful or engaging', the site should rather...

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Women own more tablet PCs than men in UK : Study

For the first time, more tablet computers are owned by women in Britain than by men, a new study has found. The majority of tablet owners in the UK are women, with the share of female owners increasing by 9 percentage points in the past year, researchers said. The figures for the 2013 survey show that females own...

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Steve Jobs movie ‘Jobs‘ releasing in India on Aug 16

The Ashton Kutcher starrer Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" is set to hit Indian theatres on August 16.Based on the life of the co-founder of Apple, the biopic is directed by Joshua Michael Stern and stars Ashton Kutcher, who plays the late Steve Jobs, along with Josh Gad, JK Simmons, Matthew Modine and Dermot Mulroney.The...

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Soon, touchscreens to identify fingerprints

A new touchscreen display, which is capable of identifying fingerprints, is closer to reality. Not only will the display redefine online security but could revolutionise the way in which humans and computers interact in the public sphere. Current touchscreens emit light but are not able to sense it, which makes it impossible...

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Device that translates sign language into text for deaf

Researchers have developed a novel computer system that enables deaf people to translate gestures used in sign language into text. Using the new technology, people who are deaf or hard of hearing can simply type words and sentences using a keyboard and read those typed to them, researchers said. Researchers Microsoft Asia...

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Apple TV may get gesture control feature

The new Apple TV may have gesture control as one of its features, according to fresh rumours sparked off by sources close to the company. According to The Huffington Post, there was a lot of talk recently about the TV that is said to be in development and Apple is working on a service that would allow...

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