Dark Souls 2's graphics engine will allow clever use of shadows, expressions

18 Jun, 2013, 12:44 pm IST Shunal Doke Gaming

Dark Souls 2's new graphics engine can apparently pull off some neat tricks. The game's co-Director Yui Tanimura revealed that the new engine More

Ex-HTC execs launch new smartphone company, Kazam

18 Jun, 2013, 12:38 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

Remember the exodus of HTC execs that left the company in a bit of a mess? Well, turns out two of those high-level employees have come together to launch More

Google introduces product listing ads in India

18 Jun, 2013, 11:05 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Google is rolling out a new format of advertising for products and brands in the country. The search engine will now display prices and availability of More

DICE kicks off Alpha Trial for Battlefield 4

18 Jun, 2013, 10:43 am IST Shunal Doke Web services

The alpha trial for Battlefield 4 has kicked off and will go on till July 1, according to a screenshot posted by MP1st. The hardware requirements for the Alpha More

HTC One mini confirmed in official HTC documents

18 Jun, 2013, 10:18 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Web services

The file itself reveals only a few specs of the phone like the 1280x720 resolution and also confirms the name HTC One mini and model number PO581. More

Digg Reader to go live for all users on June 26

18 Jun, 2013, 10:08 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Looks like Digg Reader will make its way to users before the end of Google Reader on July 1 after all. More

Karbonn Titanium S6 with full HD display and Snapdragon SoC coming soon

18 Jun, 2013, 10:07 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Web services

Looks like Karbonn wants a piece of the 1080p pie too. After Micromax teased their Canvas 4 smartphone, Karbonn has revealed its plans for the next-gen Titanium S6. More

Developer IO Interactive lays off half of its staff to focus on Hitman

18 Jun, 2013, 9:48 am IST Shunal Doke Web services

IO Interactive, known for developing the Hitman and Kane and Lynch series, has announced that it is laying off "almost half" of its staff. More

XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to iOS for Rs 1,280

18 Jun, 2013, 9:09 am IST Shunal Doke Web services

Last year's stellar turn-based strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown is making its way to iOS devices this week. More

Facebook could show Vine-like video features for Instagram

18 Jun, 2013, 8:56 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Facebook is all set to hold a major press event on June 20 and rumours are already flying around. While some claim that Facebook will be unveiling an RSS More

Ron Gilbert's The Cave is coming to iPad this summer

18 Jun, 2013, 8:42 am IST Shunal Doke Apps

Ron Gilbert's recent game—The Cave—is getting ported to iOS devices, with the iPad being the first to get a version of the game, albeit a slightly tweaked one. More

WikiLeaks breach included secret details on Guantanamo prisoners

18 Jun, 2013, 8:18 am IST General

The soldier accused of the largest release of classified data in U.S. history provided WikiLeaks with secret details of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay... More

US security expert says surveillance cameras can be hacked

18 Jun, 2013, 8:14 am IST General

A U.S. security expert says he has identified ways to remotely attack high-end surveillance cameras used by industrial plants, prisons, banks and the military... More

Snowden hits back against critics of NSA leaks

18 Jun, 2013, 8:11 am IST General

The former National Security Agency contractor who revealed the U.S. government's top-secret monitoring of Americans' phone and Internet data... More

European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal

18 Jun, 2013, 8:08 am IST General

France has its "Sovereign Cloud" project while across the Rhine data firms have created the label "Cloud Services: Made in Germany"... More

China asks US to explain Internet surveillance

18 Jun, 2013, 8:04 am IST General

China made its first substantive comments on Monday to reports of U.S. surveillance of the Internet, demanding that Washington... More

Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated: Chief of Staff

18 Jun, 2013, 8:02 am IST General

President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data... More

Mumbai movie-goers breathe sigh of relief after online Convenience Fees ban

17 Jun, 2013, 9:01 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

Movie-goers can breathe a sigh of relief following a ruling by the Bombay High Court has pulled up online ticket companies for charging extra convenience fees... More

Skype video messaging now a free, full-fledged feature

17 Jun, 2013, 8:21 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Skype video messaging is finally out of preview, and is now a free, full-fledged feature for the VoIP service... More

Netflix signs up Dreamworks for multi-TV shows deal; over 300 hours of programming promised

17 Jun, 2013, 7:42 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar General

Netflix has just announced its largest-ever multi-year deal for original content with Dreamworks Animation... More