Microsoft unveils Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 tablets

Microsoft unveiled two new versions of its Surface tablet, aiming to ramp up its efforts in mobile computing after a failed launch a year ago.  The Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 have "significant updates, including improvements to processing power and battery life," Microsoft said in a statement as it...

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First weekend iPhone sales set new record, top 9m

Apple has announced it sold a record-breaking nine million new iPhone 5S andiPhone 5C models, just three days after the launch of the new iPhones on September 20.  In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history,...

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How cloud computing is changing enterprise tech

Over the next few years, what happens to the several trillion dollars businesses spend on technology will be decided by executives like Jeff Allen.  As big business hitches its computer systems to the latest technology wave, Allen and others will have the tricky job of ensuring that old systems work with the many new systems finding...

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Unbreakable smartphones coming soon

Unbreakable rubber-like smartphones, rollable tablets and functional clothing have come closer to reality, thanks to new breakthrough research by scientists including one of Indian-origin.  Researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) RMIT University have developed a new method to transfer electronics with versatile...

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A camera inspired by human, insect eyes

A new hybrid lens that combines features of insect and human eyes could lead to smartphone cameras that rival the photo quality of digital cameras, and to surgical imaging to see inside the human body like never before.  The lens shows a wide view, but still offers a sense of human-like depth perception:...

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Now, social media app for pets

Your dog can now make its social media debut!  A new social media app that lets pet owners share photos of their favourite pooches and cats, and befriend other animal lovers, has been developed.  Petigram is a new mobile app that aims to create a fun and interactive social network for pets.  Petigram allows users...

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Android 4.4 KitKat images surface online

Many smartphone users are eagerly awaiting the next version of Google's Android OS officially called KitKat. Since the company announced Android 4.4 KitKat, there have been speculations on the features and the UI that the new OS will bring in. Now 9to5Google has leaked images which it claims provide first look of the new OS. As per...

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Facebook, Twitter addiction may cause memory loss: Study

Always online? Take a break! People who spend too much time browsing social media could be squandering their memories or losing important information, a new study has warned. Contrary to common wisdom, an idle brain is in fact doing important work - and in the age of constant information overload, it's a good idea to go offline on...

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Japan‘s gaming market: A world apart

The latest version of blockbuster videogame Grand Theft Auto may have stoked a worldwide buying frenzy, but the ultra-violent offering is likely to be a minnow in Japan's vast gaming market.  Shoot-em-up offerings from abroad often struggle to gain traction in the multi-billon-dollar Japanese videogame sector where fantasy-style...

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Social networking site Worldfloat launches search engine

Indian social networking site Worldfloat has introduced a search engine that will help users access real-time news, information and images while networking.  Worldfloat.com founder Pushkar Mahatta said the new feature would help the company widen its user base. He said the new feature on India's homegrown social networking site...

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Apple voted ‘coolest brand‘ in UK

Apple has been chosen as the coolest brand in Britain, indicating a comeback of luxury brands replacing everyday products. The 12th CoolBrands list, chosen by members of the public and a 'council of influencers' has repeatedly crowned Apple as the leader from more than 10, 000 brands. CoolBrands said that this year's swing to luxury...

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BlackBerry sales fall by over 50% in India

BlackBerry sales in India have more than halved so far this year, with consumers largely shying away from the Canadian firm's new handsets running on the BB10 platform, mirroring the rapid decline in the worldwide fortunes of the once-dominant smartphone maker.  As per estimates by the country's two largest cellphone retailers,...

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