Apple strikes gold with iPhone 5s (Gold)

Either by gross under estimation or strategic design, stores across the United States quickly ran out of the gold-toned iPhone 5s hours after the model's release on Friday, sparking off a frenzy that may well translate into rich pickings in the two marketsApple wants a bite of - China and India. After all, it is no secret...

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Microsoft offers Ahmedabad boy $180,000 package

An Amdavadi boy who attended school in Shahibaug and interned at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Ahmedabad, has landed one of the highest pay packages offered to an engineering postgraduate - $1,80,000 USD plus incentives. The offer was made by Microsoft to 23-year-old Priyanshu Kumar Jha, who earned a master's from Singapore....

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Time to step away from smartphone!

Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner withfriends, he plays something called the "phone stack" game: Everyone places their phones in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives picks up the tab.  Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky...

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Microsoft to unveil new Surface tablet

A year after its flubbed tablet introduction, Microsoft is back with a new Surface.  The US tech giant, which has invited media to a launch in New York, is seeking to correct missteps from its first try and gain a foothold in the tablet market dominated by Apple's iPad and others using the Google Android operating system.  Details...

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Security software market revenue reached $19.2 bn

Global security software market revenues rose 8 per cent to $ 19.2 billion last year, spurred by practices like bring your own device ( BYOD), among other issues, global research firm Gartner said on Thursday. Worldwide revenues from security software market totalled $ 17.7 billion in 2011, the firm added. "The evolution of new...

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7 ways iOS 7 improves Apple‘s mobile devices

There may not be many revolutionary changes to Apple's popular mobile OS but it builds on popular features found in Android, BlackBerry & Windows Phone to deliver a streamlined experience says ET. Easier On The Eyes The most visible change in iOS7 is the new user interface. The icons have a modern, flat look with a new colour palette...

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