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 General

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 General

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 Social Networking

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

Chrome 27 released with faster web page loading times

22 May, 2013, 4:14 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software

Google has announced the stable channel release of Chrome 27, and it includes a whole bunch of goodies. More

New video gives a brief look at the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

22 May, 2013, 4:12 pm IST Shunal Doke Software

A video has been leaked of Samsung's upcoming phone, dubbed the S4 Active. The video basically gives us a look at the interface of the handset, and the More

Indian quartet lauded by MIT for new gesture-recognition system

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

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 Mobile phones

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 Tablets 1 Comments

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