Thursday, 17 January 2013

Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores

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Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores

01.15.2013 12:55 PM

Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores.

Fusion-io takes its flash cards for Web giants to smaller companies

01.16.2013 11:20 AM

Fusion-io has taken the flash storage cards it's been making for its biggest customers and turned them into products that almost any company can buy.

 

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Ovum: iPhone, iPad in the lead as mobile business intelligence matures

01.15.2013 3:00 PM

Apple and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum.

SpectorSoft expands monitoring to include BlackBerry devices

01.15.2013 3:01 PM

SpectorSoft announced a new release of Spector 360, which includes the ability to keep tabs on BlackBerry mobile devices.

BlackBerry gets vote of confidence from monitoring-software maker

01.15.2013 3:15 PM

For a change here's good news for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. Monitoring-software vendor SpectorSoft today announced its first software support for BlackBerry in the enterprise.

This Nevada man does not have your lost cellphone

01.15.2013 3:30 PM

A resident of North Las Vegas, Nev., says owners of lost cell phones repeatedly show up at his house demanding phones that they tracked via software to his location.

Facebook Graph Search: What it means for you (video)

01.15.2013 4:05 PM

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled Graph Search, which will let you search across your friends and the rest of the network for all sorts of data. Lex Friedman explains some of the implications for social networking fans.

Five notable new features in Fedora Linux 18 'Spherical Cow'

01.15.2013 5:05 PM

In addition to including the MATE desktop, this latest release also adds UEFI Secure Boot support.

Google gives developers an early hands-on with Project Glass

01.15.2013 9:00 PM

Google announces two hackathons where developers can get early access to Project Glass.

10 essential Windows 8 travel apps

01.16.2013 3:00 AM

The Windows 8 app ecosystem may not be fully fleshed out, but these 10 travel apps can transform your tablet into a crucial carry-on tool. Don't leave home without 'em!

Toshiba Satellite LX835-D3380 review: below average display, underperforming

01.16.2013 3:30 AM

The first Windows 8 Satellite LX835's biggest problem is it's display, with too many video artifacts and too much gloss.

Texas county plans to open first U.S. all-digital library branch

01.16.2013 3:30 AM

Texas Bexar County plans to turns a page in paperless library evolution when it opens BiblioTech, the nation's first all-digital library branch.

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

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Two dead in helicopter crash in central London
The helicopter crashed into a crane near a railway station in central London, bursting into flames and throwing plumes of smoke into the air.

Indian troops did not cross LoC: Army chief General Bikram Singh
"Our jawans don't cross the LoC. We honour human rights. We fire in retaliation when provoked," Army chief General Bikram Singh said.

Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested
Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala, his son and 53 others were convicted by Delhi court for the illegal recruitment of over 3000 junior basic trained teachers.

Cities

Man held for child's rape attempt, murder
With the arrest of a 26-year-old man, police claim to have cracked the attempt to rape and murder case of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found on Jan 9.

Rape victim attempts suicide
A married woman attempted suicide by consuming phenyl 3 days after she was raped allegedly by her friend's brother.

Business

Maruti, Hyundai to raise prices
Car companies are finally ready to bite the bullet as they will increase prices from this month to factor in higher manufacturing costs.

Govt seriously considering revising diesel, LPG rates: Moily
The govt is "seriously" considering revising rates of auto and cooking fuels but no decision has been taken as yet, said oil minister M Veerappa Moily.

Sports

Australian Open: Sania Mirza knocked out of women's doubles
Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to Spaniards Silvia Soler Espinosa and Carla Suarez Navarro 6-7 (4-7) and 3-6 Wednesday.

Ganguly does not think Sehwag's ODI career over
Sourav Ganguly refused to think that Virender Sehwag's ODI career was over after he was dropped from Indian squad for the first three matches.

Entertainment

Farhan Akhtar to perform live in Goa
Farhan Akhtar is returning to the live stage to perform for Channel V's Nokia Indiafest in Goa.

Esha Gupta to play Indian Lara Croft
Resemblance to Angelina Jolie may have got Esha Gupta a chance to reprise the Hollywood star's role in the film's Hindi version.

Infotech

IMD launches weather app for smartphones
The weather office launched an app that enables smartphone users near real-time access to weather-related information in all 4 metros.

Facebook Graph Search: 5 things to know
Facebook has spent eight years nudging its users to share everything they like and everything they do.

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Samsung ships 100 million Galaxy S Android phones

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Samsung ships 100 million Galaxy S Android phones

01.14.2013 8:56 AM

Samsung on Monday announced it has shipped more than 100 million Galaxy S phones since May 2010, when the original Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone was released.

RIM attracts 15,000 apps for BlackBerry 10 in two days

01.14.2013 4:00 PM

It's starting to look like the BlackBerry store will be well stocked with apps when Research In Motion launches BlackBerry 10 at the end of this month.

 

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iPhone 5, Galaxy S III users fingered as biggest data hogs

01.14.2013 8:12 AM

Apple iPhone 5 users consume the most cellular data, while owners of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III upload more data than any other smartphone, according to a survey conducted by Arieso.

An inside look at Samsung's approach to product design

01.09.2013 6:00 AM

At a gathering of designers from Samsung's Korea headquarters, the company made it clear that it will continue to push toward being a lifestyle brand, and one that emphasizes connecting consumers with their personal electronics.

Samsung Galaxy S II will get Jelly Bean update

01.15.2013 7:25 AM

The Jelly Bean upgrade will start in Singapore in February then gradually roll out to the rest of the world

President Clinton grabs the spotlight at Samsungs CES Keynote

01.09.2013 1:05 PM

Samsungs Stephen Woo unveiled the companys new Exynos 5 Octa chip and bendable displays, but former President Bill Clinton stole the show with a heartfelt speech on the transformative power of technology.

Journey's end: Pebble smart watch arrives this month (video)

01.09.2013 1:15 PM

Pebble announced Wednesday that the final product would begin to ship to backers over a six-to-eight-week period beginning January 23, a few months later than originally planned.

Clarity Ensemble phone for the elderly captions calls on the fly

01.09.2013 4:45 PM

A phone for the hard of hearing might sound like a flawed premise, but Clarity's Ensemble seems like a good fit for the elderly and hard of hearing.

Toshiba declares war on cables with TransferJet

01.09.2013 5:12 PM

The gadgets company puts its own spin on wire-free device-to-device transfer, and it's really fast.

Phone add-on Mauz wants to put you in control of everything (video)

01.09.2013 11:35 PM

Mauz is a tiny accessory that plugs into your smartphone, turning it into a controller for everything from laptops to set-top boxes. A working prototype was on display at CES 2013; it's on track for a June release.

Review: Westinghouse Unplug is a solid, affordable portable Bluetooth speaker

01.10.2013 5:30 AM

Westinghouse's $100 Unplug Bluetooth speaker is portable and rechargeable, and it offers sound quality that rivals that of the popular Jawbone Jambox.

Samsung debuts Galaxy S II Plus, banking on success of S II

01.10.2013 7:04 AM

The Galaxy S II Plus is smaller than the Galaxy S III but larger than the Galaxy S III Mini