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Google coming out with two new Android phones

Google revealed that it has two new sophisticated Android smartphones in the works, one of which will have the unprecedented distinction of being made in the United States.

Apps are the new salespeople in US stores

Shoppers walking into a clothing store in New York City's SoHo neighborhood should not be surprised if a smartphone app, rather than a salesperson, greets them at the door.

PC shipments face sharp slump in 2013 as tablets ascend: IDC

Global personal computer shipments face a deeper-than-expected 7.8 percent slump this year as tablets overtake laptops for the first time, according to a report from market research company IDC.

Wearable technology emerging as major technology cycle: Meeker

Wearable computing is emerging as the type of significant technology shift that will drive innovation in the way personal computing did in the 1980s or mobile computing and tablets are doing currently, said Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Mary Meeker at the All Things D conference on Wednesday.

Aim, click, publish!

The Internet is exploding, with articles, blogs and even e-books. The pictures are getting sharper and brighter. And videos are mushrooming. Gagandeep Singh Sapra writes. Tech queries | Technology tip for this week

Smartphones eating away compact digital camera sales

The demand of digital cameras is declining rapidly as popularity of smartphones has soared and trends show that 92 per cent of the customers are now preferring high end mobile phones.

Employers using social media for internal communications

Employers are now utilising a host of social media tools such as instant messaging and social networks to communicate with their employees, a new study has found.

Smartphones may save 22 days of your time per year

The study by market research firm Harris Interactive, based on the responses of 2,120 adults, found that 97 percent of smartphone owners use at least one app on their device.

Music, lighting or vibration could trigger mobile malware

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area.

Apple slips but still retains smartphone satisfaction crown

The iPhone still scores the highest consumer satisfaction marks but Motorola, Samsung and Nokia are slowly closing the gap.

Threats to Indian IT industry and two faces of hacking

The recent data theft by hackers from two Indian companies processing prepaid cards for several overseas banks, which led to a global fraud of $45 million, has made India's $100 billion IT industry a primary target of spam, phishing and viruses.

Yahoo! to buy popular blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1bn

Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. This will mark its entry in the premier league of social media.

Sonic video games coming to Nintendo

Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. The first title will be called Sonic Lost World and is set for release on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later in 2013.

Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up

Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.

Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

In the latest display of its technological prowess and sweeping ambition, Google is rolling out another wave of products and services that will test how much more people want computers to control their lives and enhance their perceptions of reality.


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YouTube says the battle with TV is already over
In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching.
Skylanders: Cloud Patrol arrives on App Store
The incentive to build up a collection of Skylanders toys is as integral as ever -- players plop in a figure's code to see it unlock as an additional character within the iPhone or iPad game.
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How Flipkart broke India's online shopping inertia
It was meant to be a portal that compared different e-commerce websites, only there weren't enough of them in the first place to be compared. Thus was born Flipkart, making sure that online shopping would never be the same again in India.
70 pc students use smartphones
About 70 per cent students today own smartphones with a larger user base in smaller cities than the metropolitan cities, according to a survey by software services firm TCS.
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