Asus may develop its own wearable device

19 Jun, 2013, 1:57 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Taiwan-based firm Asustek Computer Inc. or Asus as it is better known, is reportedly toying with the idea of developing wearable devices, like Google Glass. More

HTC announces Snapdragon 600-powered Butterfly S with 3200 mAh battery

19 Jun, 2013, 1:51 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

HTC has officially announced Butterfly S, a refresh to the company’s first 1080p smartphone and this one seriously improves on the original’s specs. More

Latest firmware update bricks PS3s with modified HDDs

19 Jun, 2013, 1:32 pm IST Shunal Doke PlayStation 3

If you’ve connected your PlayStation 3 to the Internet today and it asked you to update your firmware, don’t do it. The firmware, numbered at 4.45, More

Apple could add LinkedIn integration to iOS 7

19 Jun, 2013, 12:43 pm IST Nishtha Kanal iOS

The release of iOS 7 could see a deep LinkedIn integration into Apple’s newest operating system. Even while Twitter has been given a special treatment as More

If Huawei acquires Nokia, Windows Phone is doomed

19 Jun, 2013, 12:35 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam iOS 4 Comments

Huawei’s Ascend P6 launch also brought forward revelations that the company is considering buying Nokia, a move that could cause a whole lot of damage to Microsoft's platform. More

Humble Bundle with Android 6 now available

19 Jun, 2013, 12:25 pm IST Shunal Doke Gaming

The folks over at Humble Bundle have kicked off the latest bundle. This time, along with the Windows, Mac and Linux versions of the games, you'll also get More

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 to get Vengeance DLC on July 2

19 Jun, 2013, 11:04 am IST Shunal Doke Gaming

Activision has announced the release date for its next DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Dubbed Vengeance, the DLC will be hitting the Xbox 360 on July 2 More

Facebook app for iOS updated with status icons

19 Jun, 2013, 11:00 am IST Nishtha Kanal Gaming

Facebook has updated its iOS app with some important and fun new features in version 6.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. More

Samsung’s Tizen smartphones to be powered by Exynos 4 SoC

19 Jun, 2013, 10:52 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Gaming

The first Tizen devices are not going to be out for a couple of months, but we've already seen a hint at what chipsets the two new phones will be using. More

Steam could soon allow sharing of games

19 Jun, 2013, 10:13 am IST Shunal Doke Gaming

Valve might be taking a page out of Microsoft’s book when it comes to digital copies of games. More

Huawei announces Ascend P6, the world's slimmest smartphone

19 Jun, 2013, 10:11 am IST Anujeet Majumdar Gaming 3 Comments

Huawei has revealed the Ascend P6 today in an event in London. The company has positioned it as the world's thinnest phone... More

Instagram video could be Facebook's only announcement at upcoming event

19 Jun, 2013, 9:25 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Rumours of Instagram getting a video feature are growing stronger by the day, even as Facebook prepares for its all-important event on June 20. More

Leaked database entries suggest Valve is working on Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3

19 Jun, 2013, 9:16 am IST Shunal Doke Apps 1 Comments

It’s been six years since the last Half-Life game and Valve still hasn’t made any announcement for a sequel. However, the rumour mill... More

PlayStation 4 first party titles to cost the same as Xbox One games

19 Jun, 2013, 9:00 am IST Shunal Doke Apps 1 Comments

After Microsoft just recently having revealed the pricing for its first party Xbox One games, Sony has made the same announcement. The company told Shacknews More

Facebook facing outage, is down for some users on web and iOS

19 Jun, 2013, 8:42 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking 2 Comments

Facebook has been facing a service disruption and is inaccessible to certain users in countries across America and parts of Asia. Trying to access the website More

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16 billion Dell stock buyback

19 Jun, 2013, 8:30 am IST Social Networking

Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder... More

Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet

19 Jun, 2013, 8:20 am IST Social Networking

Microsoft Corp said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cyber crime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs... More

WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards

19 Jun, 2013, 8:14 am IST Social Networking

The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating... More

Google challenges US surveillance court on 1st Amendment grounds

19 Jun, 2013, 8:12 am IST Social Networking

Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests... More

Facebook reaches 1 million active advertisers

19 Jun, 2013, 8:10 am IST Social Networking

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days... More