4G to debut in Shanghai next month

20 May, 2013, 8:22 am IST Mobile services

4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month... More

2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

20 May, 2013, 8:18 am IST General

Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday.... More

Telecom players eye higher call rates for survival

20 May, 2013, 8:18 am IST General

Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival... More

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

20 May, 2013, 8:08 am IST General

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars... More

Warner to face disciplinary hearing over Twitter rant

20 May, 2013, 8:02 am IST General

Australia opening batsman David Warner will face a disciplinary hearing for his Twitter outburst against two senior Australian cricket journalists... More

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active specs leaked in benchmark scores

19 May, 2013, 5:16 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Smartphones 2 Comments

Could come with quad-core Snapdragon S4 Play processor, full HD display and will ship with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. More

Top news this week: Nexus 4 launched, Google I/O highlights, Windows 8.1 announced and more!

19 May, 2013, 4:24 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

From the latest launches to the most important stories from the world of tech, here's a recap of the top news stories from this week. More

Tumblr’s porn content may cause Yahoo some problems

19 May, 2013, 3:53 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Web services

One of the many reasons why Tumblr is really popular among the youth are the options you get to put up a variety of content which can be pornographic as well, which might be a problem for Yahoo... More

Google Play in-app purchases revenue shoots up by 700 percent; subscription revenues double

19 May, 2013, 2:07 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Apps

In addition, average revenue per user from the Android install base has also spiked up 2.5 times in comparison to the figures for the same time in 2012. More

A new and improved Itsdagram returns to Windows Phone Store

19 May, 2013, 1:51 pm IST Anujeet Majumdar Apps 1 Comments

The closest alternative that Windows Phone users have to Instagram, Itsdagram, is back in the Windows Phone Store for Windows 8 users... More

Kerala engineer claims creation of new 'anti-piracy hardware'

19 May, 2013, 1:20 pm IST Apps

A Kerala-based software engineer claims to have come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams.... More

Chinese man kidnapped 23 years ago finds parents thanks to Google Maps

19 May, 2013, 1:19 pm IST Apps

A 28-year-old Chinese man who was kidnapped 23 years ago and sold to a family 1,500 km from his home, has met up with his biological parents again thanks to Google Maps. More

India to launch indigenous IRNSS navigation satellite system on June 12

19 May, 2013, 1:19 pm IST tech2 News Staff Apps

The crucial Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System will usher in a new era in terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation services and bring better positional accuracy over Indian territory. More

World's first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet Acer W3 shows up on official website

19 May, 2013, 12:49 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets

The Acer W3 features an 8.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 768) display and is powered by an Intel Clover Trail Atom Z2760 processor. More

Silicon Valley hub Fremont banks on tech manufacturing to regain prominence

19 May, 2013, 11:16 am IST Tablets

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each... More

Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view

19 May, 2013, 10:43 am IST Tablets

As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate. More

Is Google's Glass gadget cool or creepy?

19 May, 2013, 10:37 am IST Tablets

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget... More

Cyber experts fear escalation of attacks

19 May, 2013, 10:29 am IST Tablets

Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy... More

EU cites Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

19 May, 2013, 10:24 am IST Tablets

Europe's top trade official officially cited Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines. More

Next-gen Xbox more than a console for Microsoft

19 May, 2013, 10:16 am IST Xbox 360

Microsoft is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version. More