LG announces 8.3-inch G Pad tablet

 LG Electronics introduced its first tablet with a high-resolution screen, joining global rivals trying to take on Apple's dominance in the popular small-sized tablet market.The new tablet, which is available for Wi-Fi only version, will be sold for 550,000 won ($510) from next week in...

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Micromax’s rival to Samsung Galaxy S4 in works: Report

Samsung has been in the news for the past few weeks for the launch of its Galaxy Note 3, while Micromax has been relatively quiet. Its last top-end smartphone was Canvas Doodle 2, which was launched in July.It is now rumoured that Micromax is gearing up to launch a new top-of-the-line...

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How to type like an expert using keyboard

A German scientist has developed a software which assists users in identifying and learning keyboard shortcuts so they can become as fast as expert users. BERLIN: A German scientist has developed a software which assists users in identifying and learning keyboard shortcuts so they can become as fast...

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Apple buys personal assistant app Cue

Apple has purchased Cue, a personal assistant app that had mysteriously shut down service.  WASHINGTON: Apple has purchased Cue, a personal assistant app that had mysteriously shut down service. Sources revealed that Apple purchased the app for between $35 million and $45 million. According...

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Google most popular site globally: Report

Google is the clear winner when it comes to popularity and usage across the world as revealed by an interesting map made by Oxford Internet Institute researchers. SYDENY: Google is the clear winner when it comes to popularity and usage across the world as revealed by an interesting map made...

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Silicon Valley techies go stylish

The Silicon Valley has had a men's fashion problem dating back to its founders. SAN JOSE: The Silicon Valley has had a men's fashion problem dating back to its founders. From their inception, tech companies went out of their way to be different - and that meant no more business suits. Thus brilliant...

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Most Britons not enthusiastic about using internet

According to the latest survey of British internet use and attitudes, conducted by OII, more than half of those who go online do it without enthusiasm. LONDON: More than half of British internet users go online without enthusiasm, a new Oxford study has found. The number of people in Britain who are...

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UN says 2.7 billion people will be online by year‘s end

Around 2.7 billion people -- 40 percent of the world's population -- will be connected to the Internet by the end of 2013. GENEVA: Around 2.7 billion people -- 40 percent of the world's population -- will be connected to the Internet by the end of 2013, the United Nations said Monday. Another 250 million people came online in 2012,...

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Twitter tunes in to TV partnerships ahead of IPO

Twitter, says Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at research firm eMarketer, ``creates a community, a bond between people''. NEW YORK: Americans don't just watch TV anymore; they talk about it on Twitter. From the comfort of couches, they share reactions to touchdowns and nail-biting season finales _ and...

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A wristwatch to tell how long you will live

A new digital wristwatch can help users determine how long they will live, it has been claimed. WASHINGTON: Imagine if you had a watch to tell you the exact seconds, minutes, days and years left in your life? A new digital wristwatch can help users determine how long they will live, it has been claimed....

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Defiance Tech hires senior execs, improves services

Defiance Technologies, a Hinduja Group firm incorporated in 2009, focuses on providing engineering, manufacturing and enterprise (EME) services for automotive, aerospace, defence, industrial and general manufacturing industries.  NEW DELHI: Enterprise solutions firm Defiance Technologies has...

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