Yahoo! will not restrict Tumblr's porn content: CEO Mayer

21 May, 2013, 11:30 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Tumblr users, rejoice. Yahoo! has asserted that it is not bothered about its newly acquired blogging portal’s porn content... More

Gionee launches quad-core E3 smartphone for Rs 14,999

21 May, 2013, 11:25 am IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

Chinese manufacturer Gionee has debuted its ELIFE series of smartphones and the first device under this brand will be the E3. More

Yahoo's rise in Asia could offset risk from Tumblr bet

21 May, 2013, 11:11 am IST General

With sources saying that Wall Street is focusing on the rising value of Yahoo's Asian assets, Yahoo CEO Marrissa Mayer might face less immediate pressure to prove that Yahoo's biggest acquisition in years is a profitable one... More

Lava launches Iris 458q quad-core smartphone for Rs 8,999

21 May, 2013, 11:09 am IST tech2 News Staff General

Lava has announced its entry into the quad-core processor smartphone category by introducing the Iris 458q with a 1.2 Ghz quad core processor.... More

Indian girl invents device that can charge phone in 20 seconds

21 May, 2013, 10:33 am IST General

An 18-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has developed a potentially revolutionary device that can charge a mobile phone in just 20 seconds... More

Yahoo! unveils all new Flickr with 1TB of free space

21 May, 2013, 10:22 am IST Nishtha Kanal General

Yahoo! has announced a complete revamp of its photo service Flickr. The service is already live and comes with a whopping one terabyte of free photo space... More

US team visiting India to boost women's numbers in ICT

21 May, 2013, 9:44 am IST General

A tech delegation of top women executives in the information and communication technology sector is visiting India this week to explore ideas.... More

China's 'state-sponsored' hackers attack US again

21 May, 2013, 9:35 am IST General

Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have renewed attacks on the US, after a unit of the Chinese army was named in February as the source of many cyber attacks on US companies, a media report said... More

Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter

21 May, 2013, 9:28 am IST Social Networking

An FIR was Monday registered in Lucknow against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said... More

Guantanamo hack threat prompts WiFi shutdown

21 May, 2013, 9:15 am IST Social Networking

The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats... More

China trying to manage exposure of corruption online

21 May, 2013, 9:11 am IST Social Networking

China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses... More

Former Nokia software team out to prove a point with Jolla Sailfish

21 May, 2013, 8:58 am IST Social Networking

Ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone, aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a success of a technology dropped by the Finnish mobile phone maker... More

Dell says cannot disclose more information to Icahn yet

21 May, 2013, 8:25 am IST Social Networking

Dell Inc said in a letter to suitors Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management that the company would not provide more information about itself unless the board determined that their proposal was "superior" to founder Michael Dell's. More

Websense to go private for $907 mln

21 May, 2013, 8:24 am IST Social Networking

Websense Inc said it had agreed to be taken private by Vista Equity Partners in a deal that values the online security firm at about $907 million... More

Apple's stateless subsidiaries lower tax bills

21 May, 2013, 8:22 am IST Social Networking

Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple has held billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government... More

Samsung Galaxy S3's Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean test firmware leaked

20 May, 2013, 8:22 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software

Heads-up, people with the Galaxy S3! The folks at SamMobile have got their hands on an image of the test firmware Android 4.2.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy S3... More

Hollywood studios ask Google to take down links to The Pirate Bay documentary

20 May, 2013, 8:08 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Software

How can we talk about free video and not have Hollywood be a part of it? In an effort to take down as many pirated movies as possible, it has emerged that the More

Yahoo! acquires Tumblr for $1.1 billion, promises not to 'screw it up'

20 May, 2013, 7:43 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Software

Yahoo! will buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion in an all-cash deal that is expected to close in the second half of this year. The company has already moved... More

VoIP service providers may soon need to set up servers in India

20 May, 2013, 7:41 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Services

Skype, Viber and other such Internet voice calling services may soon have to set up servers in India to continue operating in the country. More

PC sales in India saw 3 percent growth in Q1 2013: IDC

20 May, 2013, 6:25 pm IST tech2 News Staff Desktops

As per latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC), PC shipments in India for Q1 2013 stood at 2.71 million units - a year-on-year growth of More