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Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

23 May, 2013, 8:58 am IST | | General General

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez today (NZ time) announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the V More

Apple at center of tax fight in Washington

Apple at center of tax fight in Washington

23 May, 2013, 8:48 am IST | | General General

For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Now the iPad mak More

China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals

China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals

23 May, 2013, 8:45 am IST | | General General

Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load ar More

EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

23 May, 2013, 8:40 am IST | | General General

Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively avoiding taxes in More

Restaurant learns that online reviews can make or break

Restaurant learns that online reviews can make or break

23 May, 2013, 8:36 am IST | | General General

An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, pos More

Samsung buys 10 percent stake in Pantech; deal valued at $48 million

Samsung buys 10 percent stake in Pantech; deal valued at $48 million

22 May, 2013, 7:43 pm IST | tech2 News Staff | General General

South Korean giant and top smartphone maker in the world, Samsung Electronics has bought a 10 percent ... More

Qualcomm demos its future on a 2560 x 1440 Mirasol display

Qualcomm demos its future on a 2560 x 1440 Mirasol display

22 May, 2013, 7:35 pm IST | Naveen Peter | General General

At a time when all the newly launched smart phone carry a display not less than a pixel density of 440pi, Qualcomm has come up with a n More

Your private messages on Skype may not be private, says report

Your private messages on Skype may not be private, says report

22 May, 2013, 6:59 pm IST | tech2 News Staff | General General

Ars Technica together with independent privacy and security researcher Ashkan Soltani made this discovery More

Qualcomm and Samsung overtake AMD in CPU market share; Intel still top but losing ground

Qualcomm and Samsung overtake AMD in CPU market share; Intel still top but losing ground

22 May, 2013, 5:35 pm IST | Nikhil Subramaniam | General General

The slowdown in notebook and desktop PC sales means chip makers like Intel and AMD are losing market share to mobile processor kingpins More

Sony could sell 20 percent stake in movie, TV and music business

Sony could sell 20 percent stake in movie, TV and music business

22 May, 2013, 4:34 pm IST | tech2 News Staff | General General

Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will be discussing a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin More

Indian quartet lauded by MIT for new gesture-recognition system

Indian quartet lauded by MIT for new gesture-recognition system

22 May, 2013, 3:42 pm IST | Anujeet Majumdar | General General

Gesture recognition may just be the newest feature you can get for your smartphone, and the innovation has been pioneered by an Indian More

GIF creator gets a lifetime Webby Award, says it is pronounced 'Jiff'

GIF creator gets a lifetime Webby Award, says it is pronounced 'Jiff'

22 May, 2013, 3:16 pm IST | Nishtha Kanal | General General

Most of us have spent a considerable amount of time on the internet looking at looping images of cats being cute, and people being stup More

HTC may be facing troubled times with staff departure and production problems

HTC may be facing troubled times with staff departure and production problems

22 May, 2013, 12:19 pm IST | Anujeet Majumdar | General General

HTC's Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera left the company last week according to sources which spoke to The Verge. With the compan More

IBM introduces Watson to the customer service sector

IBM introduces Watson to the customer service sector

22 May, 2013, 9:53 am IST | Anujeet Majumdar | General General

After first sending Watson to college and then having it take on cancer, IBM now wants Watson to look into the role of a customer servi More

Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business - Nikkei

Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business - Nikkei

22 May, 2013, 8:43 am IST | | General General

Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, J More

UK opposition party leader says Google tax behaviour "wrong"

UK opposition party leader says Google tax behaviour "wrong"

22 May, 2013, 8:40 am IST | | General General

Google Inc's tax affairs will come under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party a More