Huawei launches Windows Phone 8-running Ascend W1 focused on emerging markets

24 May, 2013, 7:53 pm IST Naveen Peter Smartphones

In move to establish themselves in the emerging markets of the global economy, The Chinese telecomm industry Huawei Technologies launched its new More

Samsung launches entry-level Galaxy Star smartphone in India for Rs 5,240

24 May, 2013, 6:23 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has launched its entry-level smartphone, Galaxy Star smartphone in the Indian market. The company has priced its More

Broadcom announces 5G Wi-Fi chips for low-cost devices

24 May, 2013, 6:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Broadcom has announced its first 5G Wi-Fi combination chips targeted specifically for entry-level PCs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones. More

ITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patent

24 May, 2013, 5:29 pm IST General

Microsoft on a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system More

Maxx Mobiles launches AX9Z Race and AX8 Race dual-SIM smartphones

24 May, 2013, 4:32 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Maxx Mobiles only recently launched two new smartphones - MAXX AX9Z RACE and MAXX AX8 RACE. More

ZOTAC launches the GTX 780 for Rs 47,990

24 May, 2013, 3:57 pm IST Shunal Doke Graphics Cards

ZOTAC has launched the new Nvidia flagship GPU – the GeForce GTX 780. The card was originally launched by Nvidia yesterday. It is the first card in the More

Your Google Hangout images will get automatically saved to your Google+ Photos

24 May, 2013, 3:49 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Ever since Google Talk has been updated to Hangouts, users have been able to send pictures to each other over chat making it easier to hold conversations that include transfer of images... More

Microsoft revamps Bing News to show trending topics and more

24 May, 2013, 3:47 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Web services

Microsoft has announced important improvements to the search options in Bing News, including trending topics tracking and related individuals and an increased article index... More

Unity Engine will support devices running on Tizen

24 May, 2013, 3:30 pm IST Shunal Doke Handheld Gaming

The folks behind the Unity engine – Unity Technologies – have announced that the engine will support the Linux-based open source smartphone More

PC version of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition to hit stores on August 6

24 May, 2013, 3:20 pm IST Naveen Peter Gaming

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that the latest edition of Mortal Kombat, the Komplete Edition for PC will be launched digitally on July 3 and is expected to hit the retail stores by August 6. More

Exec says 'around 5 million' HTC Ones sold, but supply issues still persist

24 May, 2013, 3:13 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Gaming

While rumours are rife about HTC future, HTC One sales might be placating the worried market, with "five million" pieces being reported to have been sold since launch... More

Evernote brings Reminders for Mac, iOS and web users

24 May, 2013, 3:02 pm IST tech2 News Staff Apps

Popular note-taking service Evernote, has upped its usefulness quotient with the introduction of Reminders, that claims to keep users on track at each More

'Search-with-Camera' option disappears from Google Now

24 May, 2013, 1:56 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Apps

"Search-with-Camera", a Google Search update from Google Now is now missing from the options menu... More

BlackBerry teases upcoming changes in BlackBerry 10.2 update

24 May, 2013, 1:52 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Apps

Even though BlackBerry 10.1 has not started rolling out to all compatible devices yet, BlackBerry has revealed details about what’s coming in the next More

Google Glass may use Samsung Display's OLED technology

24 May, 2013, 1:43 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Apps

Sources familiar with the development have said that Google will be using Samsung Display's organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology in its Glass More

Instagram users report mass deletion of profiles for 'violating' terms of service

24 May, 2013, 1:30 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Something seems to be wrong in the Instagram offices. Since this morning Twitter, has been filled with outraged Instagram users complaining about their accounts More

Zynga releases hack-and-slash RPG Battlestone for iOS; Android version coming soon

24 May, 2013, 1:07 pm IST Shunal Doke iPhone

Zynga has released a new game for iOS devices, titled Battlestone. The game is a hack-and-slash RPG in the vein of games like Diablo and Torchlight... More

Errant nephews, racial slurs and other Twitter goof-ups from sportstars

24 May, 2013, 12:46 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam iPhone

Celebrities, sports stars and athletes use Twitter to connect with fans. Lucky for us, not all their tweets are carefully manicured by publicists and media coaches. More

Google Glass developers to get facial recognition APIs by Lambda Labs

24 May, 2013, 12:19 pm IST Shunal Doke iPhone

San Francisco-based startup Lambda Labs has announced that it is going to release its facial recognition API for Google Glass, according to TechCrunch. The More

10.1-inch Sony Xperia Tablet Z available globally

24 May, 2013, 12:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 5 Comments

Sony Mobile today announced that its Xperia Tablet Z is now available for purchase globally through Sony’s retail and operator partners as well as online channels. More