UIDAI launches online identity authentication services

25 May, 2013, 10:02 am IST General

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday launched three Aadhaar-Enabled services to help citizens authenticate their identity online and announced opening of 300 more permanent enrolment centres... More

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

25 May, 2013, 10:00 am IST General

The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns on Sunday as Netflix attempts to draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. More

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

25 May, 2013, 9:54 am IST General

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete. More

Google, Microsoft reconcile to work on a YouTube app for Windows Phone

25 May, 2013, 9:44 am IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile

At last! Here’s the moment Windows Phone users have been waiting for since a long time. Google and Microsoft have finally gone down the kiss-and-make up More

Senator Schumer urges caution in Sprint deal

25 May, 2013, 9:40 am IST Windows Mobile

Senator Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank... More

Amazon cashes in on fan-fiction with 'Kindle Worlds'

25 May, 2013, 9:29 am IST Windows Mobile

Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models by giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process.... More

Google to build wireless networks across Africa

25 May, 2013, 9:22 am IST Windows Mobile

Google intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect people in emerging countries to the Internet. More

'Ironical' tweet was defamatory, context was key, UK court rules

25 May, 2013, 9:12 am IST Windows Mobile

A tweet by a British parliamentarian's wife that pointed her 56,000 followers to online traffic wrongly naming a retired politician as a paedophile was defamatory, even though it did not spell out the false allegation... More

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

Microsoft unveils new Sculpt mice with dedicated Windows 8 button

24 May, 2013, 7:08 pm IST Naveen Peter Mice

After introducing the world to its new operating system in Windows 8, Microsoft has turned its attention to bringing newer hardware into the market. The More

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

24 May, 2013, 6:23 pm IST tech2 News Staff Mice 2 Comments

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 Mice

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 Mice

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 Mice

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