Apple launches iPhone 5S, 5C; eyes India & China

Apple has, for the first time, unveiled a cheaper smartphone, named the iPhone 5C. It has almost the same specifications as iPhone 5, which was launched as the company's flagship device last year, but in a plastic body.The iPhone 5C (with contract in the US) is cheaper than all new iPhones launched till now, and is said...

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HP launches Big Data platform HAVEn

Aiming to expand its Big Data analytics portfolio, Hewlett-Packard has launched the platform 'HAVEn', designed to enable organizations to gain better insight into their data and deliver real-time outcomes.  "HAVEn, is a big data analytics platform, which leverages HP's analytics software, hardware and services to create the next...

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Nissan launches Nismo smartwatch

Nissan has reportedly launched asmartwatch that monitors performance of both the vehicle and the driver.The smartwatch called Nissan Nismo measures the wearer's heart rate, temperature and other biometrics along with tracking the car's performance, including average, speeds and fuel consumption.According to the BBC, experts...

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WikiLeaks server for sale on eBay

The server, which hosted WikiLeaks during its release of classified US State Department documents, is now on sale on eBay for a price of $25,200, as of Monday.  The server belongs to the Swedish Internet service provider Bahnhof, which was rented out to WikiLeaks in 2010.  Wikileaks used that hardware to serve the so-called...

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Amazon denies report of free smartphone

Amazon has quashed a report which suggested that the company may be in the process of bringing out a free smartphone to the market. As per a recent report by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin, the online retailer was planning to bring out their long planned smartphone for free. Now, as per...

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Continental teams up with IBM for self-driving cars

German auto parts maker Continental has announced that it is teaming up with US software giant IBM to develop systems that will eventually enable cars to drive by themselves. Continental and IBM "want to jointly develop mobile connected vehicle solutions for automakers around the world," the German group's chief executive Elmar Degenhart...

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Olympus bets big on mirrorless cameras

To stem the red ink on its loss-making camera division, Olympus has decided to rely on a format that so far has been a flop outside of its home turf in Japan. The company on Tuesday released the "OM-D E-M1", a mirrorless model Olympus says is the first of its kind to compete on quality with traditional single-lens reflex...

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Apps to automatically delete Facebook, Twitter posts

The Snapchat app popularized the concept of sending photos and videos that self-destruct in minutes and new apps do the same for posts on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.  Smartphones and mobile apps have made sharing photos faster and easier than ever, but privacy has become a growing concern. Designers have created...

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‘Reach out to consumers via mobile coupons‘

Since selling his 26% stake in Dentsu India in 2011, adman Sandeep Goyal, 50, has taken the CAT exam, launched a food channel on TV and floated Mogae Media for venturing into the nascent mobile marketing and advertising sector. In a conversation with Gulveen Aulakh , Goyal said his company is inventing ways to monetise the mobile phone....

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Wipro launches IT solutions for aviation sector

Wipro has launched a range of information technology (IT) products for the aviation industry. The aviation IT product portfolio comprises of two categories of solutions: enterprise and mobility solutions.  Enterprise solutions include products for crew management, route profitability analysis, loyalty management, inflight catering,...

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LG, Samsung, Panasonic & Sony bet big on B2B space

Consumer electronic giants such as Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic plan to focus heavily on the business-to-business space to insulate their growth from economic slowdown and poor consumer spending. While Samsung and Panasonic are setting up separate divisions for the B2B business, Sony is lining up major plans for the business.  These...

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Nokia, Mercedes-Benz ink digital map deal

 Nokia has said it will cooperate with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz car division to create and develop digital smart maps.  Finland-based Nokia says its mapping and location services unit, HERE, and Mercedes will initially provide 3D maps for the Mannheim to Pforzheim route in Germany for cars connected to a computing cloud.  Nokia...

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