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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.

New mobile game allows players to become pilot

A new mobile app has been launched that puts players in the cockpits of World War I airplanes and lets users fly solo.

Younger generation less interested in gaming apps

Study of app usage and habits on Apple devices shows that mobile gaming is less popular among 25-34-year-olds than any other demographic and that young women are the most likely to use health and fitness apps on a regular basis.

Windows Phone gains amid Apple-Android clash

Windows-powered smartphones made strong gains in the US market in early 2013, capturing third place, with Android and Apple at the top, a survey showed Monday.

Online shopping touched new heights in India in 2012

People turned to the Internet to buy everything from diapers to books, houses and even groceries this year, pushing e-commerce revenues in the country to $14 billion with the possibility of even higher earnings in 2013.

Sony Walkman voted best gadget ever

Even though we live in the iPod age, Sony Walkman has beaten the Apple iPod to win the crown of the 'top gadget ever' in a new poll. Read on to know how many walkmans have been sold in the past few decades.

Computers will have emotional intelligence by 2029

Google's director of engineering and futurist in chief claims the search giant is on its way to developing search engines that understand and interpret human logic and feelings.

Future foretold: The next generation tablets

From predicting announcements to creating design mockups and write concept pieces on their blogs, most technology enthusiasts love crystal-ball gazing. Let's look at where the trends point out for upcoming generations of tablet computers.

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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