Indian quartet lauded by MIT for new gesture-recognition system

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

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

LG Optimus G Pro to make its way into Asia on May 30

22 May, 2013, 3:25 pm IST Naveen Peter Mobile phones

The local rival Samsung might have surpassed the Korean power house LG in terms of sales, but, LG won’t let the loss have a long lasting effect on it. More

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

22 May, 2013, 3:16 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Mobile phones

Most of us have spent a considerable amount of time on the internet looking at looping images of cats being cute, and people being stupid in general. The big More

Nokia may develop 'larger-sized handsets': Report

22 May, 2013, 3:04 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

The market for phablets is steadily getting populated, and the Finnish giant is reportedly in discussion about making a headway into this segment. Industry More

iBall launches 9.7-inch Slide Q9703 tablet with 2048 x 1536 resolution for Rs 15,999

22 May, 2013, 2:43 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Tablets

Indian manufacturer iBall has added a new tablet to its portfolio with the launch of the Slide Q9703 for Rs 15,999. More

Leak shows forthcoming VPN and Bluetooth 4.0 support for Windows RT

22 May, 2013, 2:17 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Software

Leaked images have revealed some of the features that will come with Windows 8.1 RT and hopefully to the Windows Phone Blue as well... More

Unity Engine ditches licensing fees for Android and iOS

22 May, 2013, 2:00 pm IST Shunal Doke Handheld Gaming

The Unity Engine is quite popular among indie game developers because of its ease of use, and now, the engine will be even more accessible... More

New Batman: Arkham Origins trailer shows Batman going toe-to-toe with Deathstroke

22 May, 2013, 1:57 pm IST Shunal Doke Gaming

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for its upcoming game - Batman: Arkham Origins. The trailer shows us a younger Batman as he takes on the criminal More

Xbox One: A Specifications Review

22 May, 2013, 1:07 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

With the Xbox One officially unveiled, the most striking thing about the Microsoft event was that the company didn't introduce it as a gaming console. Rather, Microsoft seems to be intent on taking over the living room with the Xbox One's set-top box capabilities. More

iOS 7 could see deeper Flickr, Vimeo integration

22 May, 2013, 12:59 pm IST Nishtha Kanal iOS

Post integration with Facebook and Twitter in the recent past, Apple is looking to integrate – surprise, surprise – Flickr and Vimeo within iOS. More

Asus Transformer P1801 launched in India for Rs 86,999; dual-boots Android 4.1 and Windows 8

22 May, 2013, 12:51 pm IST tech2 News Staff All-in-ones

Asus’s exciting dual-booting Transformer AiO P1801 touchscreen all-in-one (AIO) has officially been launched in India. The PC-tablet combo More

Creative unveils new earphones series starting at Rs 1,499

22 May, 2013, 12:50 pm IST tech2 News Staff Accessories

The range of earphones includes model HS-660i2 and HS-930i2 that are compatible with iPod, iPad and iPhone, and MA200 and MA930 that are compatible with all Android devices... More

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

22 May, 2013, 12:19 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Accessories

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

Quad-core Panasonic P51 available now for Rs 22,390

22 May, 2013, 11:42 am IST tech2 News Staff Accessories 3 Comments

If you were one of the many who raised an eyebrow at the P51's original price of Rs 26,990, this discount should help you relax. More

Twitter granted patent on pull-to-refresh, will use it defensively under IPA

22 May, 2013, 11:23 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Twitter has just been granted a new patent for the pull-to-refresh feature it uses within its smartphones and tablet apps. The patent named “User More

IBM introduces Watson to the customer service sector

22 May, 2013, 9:53 am IST Anujeet Majumdar Web services

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 service representative... More

Google+ mobile site updated to look more in line with desktop version

22 May, 2013, 9:51 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

Even as the Android app for Google+ has received a refresh with an improved photo experience and location sharing, the mobile web version of the social network More

New Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer shows stealth and a motion-captured dog

22 May, 2013, 9:33 am IST Shunal Doke Web apps

Activision has released a new trailer for its upcoming game - Call of Duty: Ghosts. The new trailer was showcased alongside the unveiling of Microsoft's More

Microsoft unveils next-gen console, dubbed the Xbox One

22 May, 2013, 9:02 am IST Shunal Doke Web apps 2 Comments

Microsoft has unveiled its next-gen console—dubbed the Xbox One. Instead of just specialising in gaming, however, the company has gone for an all-in-one More

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

22 May, 2013, 8:43 am IST Web apps

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