Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

23 May, 2013, 8:58 am IST General

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

Court query on shielding kids from online exploitation

23 May, 2013, 8:51 am IST Social Networking

The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Facebook and other social networking sites how Indian children could be prevented from knowingly or unknowingly... More

Apple at center of tax fight in Washington

23 May, 2013, 8:48 am IST Social Networking

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 maker has taken the lead... More

Twitter adds login verification as security measure

23 May, 2013, 8:47 am IST Social Networking

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorised logins.... More

China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals

23 May, 2013, 8:45 am IST Social Networking

Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from... More

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox One's Kinect to the PC

23 May, 2013, 8:43 am IST Shunal Doke PC

Microsoft’s motion controller – the Kinect – won’t be exclusive to the Xbox One. Kinect Program Manager Scott Evans has told Shacknews More

EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

23 May, 2013, 8:40 am IST PC

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

Restaurant learns that online reviews can make or break

23 May, 2013, 8:36 am IST PC

An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant.... More

Video game maker Atari seeks court approval for sale of assets

23 May, 2013, 8:35 am IST Gaming

Video game maker Atari Inc is seeking court approval for the sale of all its assets as it works its way out of bankruptcy protection... More

Samsung says Galaxy S4 sales hit 10 million

23 May, 2013, 8:22 am IST Smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co said sales of the latest version of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone have reached 10 million since its launch in late April... More

Micromax launches quad-core A110Q Canvas 2 Plus for Rs 12,100

22 May, 2013, 9:27 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones 4 Comments

A quad-core version of the popular Canvas 2, the A110Q runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has the MediaTek MT6589 chipset ticking under the hood. More

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

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

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

22 May, 2013, 7:35 pm IST Naveen Peter Smartphones

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 new display More

Your vacation-bought HDTV could soon lose manufacturer support in India

22 May, 2013, 7:35 pm IST Naveen Peter HDTVs

Indian arms of television makers such as Sony, LG and Samsung plan to limit customer support and service for imported LCD and LED TVs. More

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

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

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

Cricketer David Warner fined for Twitter outburst

22 May, 2013, 6:11 pm IST HDTVs

Australian batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 for his Twitter outburst against two journalists, the maximum financial penalty for a first offence, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday. More

Google+ Photo Search brings up images matching your keyword

22 May, 2013, 5:42 pm IST tech2 News Staff Web services

This new Google+ feature is capable of recognising subjects – people, animals and objects in the user’s photos – both on the desktop version of the service and in the Android app... More

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

22 May, 2013, 5:35 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Web services

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

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

22 May, 2013, 4:34 pm IST tech2 News Staff Web services

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 off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division... More

EA still developing games for the Nintendo Wii U

22 May, 2013, 4:15 pm IST Shunal Doke Console 1 Comments

In recent times, EA has made its displeasure about developing for the Nintendo Wii U quite clear. The displeasure mostly stems from the fact that the Wii U is More