BlackBerry CEO seems to have a change of heart about tablets

15 May, 2013, 3:19 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Tablets

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins seems to have backtracked on his earlier stance concerning the fate of tablets in the market... More

Bill Gates does a turnabout; talks about the iPad as a superior tablet

13 May, 2013, 6:28 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar General

In a candid moment, software honcho Bill Gates opened up about a variety of topics, including Steve Jobs, while talking to Charlie Rose on CBS’s 60 minutes... More

Samsung leads smart device market; ships 82.7 million units in Q1 2013

10 May, 2013, 11:49 am IST Ramkumar Iyer General

Samsung can no longer play the underdog in the smart device industry as it is shaping up to be one of the largest smart mobile device (this category includes More

Opera joins hands with Karbonn, Lava and 5 other Indian mobile phone OEMs

08 May, 2013, 6:39 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software

Opera Software has signed up with seven Indian mobile phone OEMs to preinstall the Opera Mini mobile web browser on all their upcoming handsets... More

iPad users are frustrated says Bill Gates

08 May, 2013, 8:51 am IST Shunal Doke Software 3 Comments

While Microsoft's Surface tablets may not be doing very well, ex-Microsoft boss Bill Gates has some choice words against competitors. In an More

BlackBerry CEO dismisses tablets as the future of mobile computing

01 May, 2013, 9:28 am IST Shunal Doke Software 1 Comments

While most believe that tablets are the future of portable computing, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins would beg to differ. He talked about it in an interview at More

The Asus Fonepad or the Nexus 7, which one to buy?

24 Apr, 2013, 6:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software 7 Comments

When Asus launched the Fonepad today for Rs 15,999 they threw a fresh conundrum at consumers. Should they buy the FonePad or go for the Google Nexus More

Chhatisgarh govt to distribute 1 lakh tablets and 14,000 laptops

21 Apr, 2013, 3:24 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

1 lakh degree college students to get tablets and 14,000 more to get laptops as part of the state government's scheme. More

Punjab govt to hand out tablets to 1.5 lakh students

10 Apr, 2013, 8:54 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software 4 Comments

Almost 1.5 lakh students in 12th standard from government schools in Punjab have been promised free tablets. Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka... More

New Chrome Experiment turns websites into a playable marble maze

22 Mar, 2013, 12:44 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

Google has a knack of coming up with the best way to while time away in front of a computer. The newest Chrome Experiment game called World Wide Maze will aim More

Acer hopes to break even in Q1 on tablet demand

20 Mar, 2013, 10:08 am IST Web apps

Taiwan's Acer Inc expects to break even this quarter on a surge in tablet shipments, after posting a bigger-than-estimated loss in the fourth quarter which pushed full-year earnings into the red... More

Radio frequency chip makers tune in to smartphone race

16 Mar, 2013, 9:38 am IST Smartphones 1 Comments

Radio frequency chip makers are set to gain as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc unveil ever more sophisticated smartphones... More

Google's latest browser-based game turns your smartphone into a game controller

28 Feb, 2013, 5:14 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Smartphones 1 Comments

Trust Google to come up with fun games that make a boring night at home a super one with friends. Say "Hello!" to Chrome Super Sync Sports... More

Simmtronics XPad X1010 tablet with 10.1-inch display available for Rs 8,449

09 Feb, 2013, 2:46 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

Yet another contender in the 10-inch tablet market in India is Simmtronics X1010 tablet, that is available ... More

iPhone 5 users most data-hungry: Study

23 Jan, 2013, 5:35 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Smartphones 1 Comments

A recent study has shown that iPhone 5 users are the 'hungriest' data consumers, demanding more than 50 percent more data than their iPhone 4S using More

Tech predictions for 2013

31 Dec, 2012, 7:18 pm IST Priyanka Tilve, Naina Khedekar Smartphones

The year 2012 saw an avalanche of products and technologies that managed to create quite a stir, giving us a glimpse of what to expect in the coming year. More

iberry launches tablets with inbuilt 3G SIM

29 Dec, 2012, 3:23 pm IST Smartphones 4 Comments

Technology firm iberry has launched two new models of tablets equipped with third generation (3G) subscriber identification module (SIM) slots for making phone calls and internet browsing... More

New Toshiba camera module lets you refocus snapped pics

28 Dec, 2012, 7:00 pm IST tech2 News Staff Cameras 1 Comments

Toshiba Corp has developed a camera module that lets you refocus any part of a photograph you have already shot. According to a report by The Asahi Shimbun... More

G.O.T.Y. 2012: Budget Tablets

20 Dec, 2012, 9:30 am IST Francis D'sa Cameras 3 Comments

Check out our Tablet of the Year selections in the low budget segment. Find out which device made it to our Gadget of the Year list. More

Staying connected is top priority today, reveals latest CISCO report

14 Dec, 2012, 9:33 am IST Priyanka Tilve Cameras

The report studied the increasing use of Internet and mobile devices by the next generation to connect with the world around them. More