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Windows Blue launch by end-2013: Microsoft
May 07, 2013 at 23:52 | Source: DomainB
In the six months following the launch of Windows 8 Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million Windows 8 licences, which was roughly in line with the earlier version. The company, however, wanted to raise the tepid interest in its flagship software with a ...
Foxconn contemplating life far, far beyond Apple
May 07, 2013 at 20:51 | Source: Economic Times
TAIPEI: Terry Gou did almost everything that Apple could ask for. He made all those iPhones - and he made them cheap. When Apple was subsequently criticized for low wages and poor working conditions at his factories in China, it was Gou's company, th...
FOXCONN contemplating life far, far beyond Apple
May 07, 2013 at 16:15 | Source: Economic Times
TAIPEI: Terry Gou did almost everything that Apple could ask for. He made all those iPhones - and he made them cheap. When Apple was subsequently criticized for low wages and poor working conditions at his factories in China, it was Gou's company, t...
Windows Blue out by end of 2013, says Microsoft
May 07, 2013 at 12:55 | Source: FirstPost
Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the six months since launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use, and...
Windows 8 hits 100 mn sales, update out by end of 2013, says Microsoft
May 07, 2013 at 10:38 | Source: FirstPost
Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the six months since launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use, and...
Apple, Google should explore new technologies to prevent cellphone thefts
May 04, 2013 at 17:01 | Source: Economic Times
When a teenage boy snatched the iPhone out of Rose Cha's hand at a bus stop in the Bronx in March, she reported the theft to her carrier and to the police - just as she had done two other times when she was the victim of cellphone theft. Again, the ...
Hike in tablet sales following Blackberry prediction of dead market
May 03, 2013 at 20:56 | Source: DNA India
Tablet computer sales have risen since the first quarter of 2013 and witnessed a growth of 142.4 percent in sales as compared to the same time last year, according to an analysis by the International Data Corporation (IDC). With Apple sharing the ph...
Intel's new chief aims to expand chip making for smartphones and tablets
May 03, 2013 at 16:07 | Source: Economic Times
Brian M. Krzanich, who on Thursday was named Intel's next chief executive, knows he faces a hefty challenge when he takes over the world's biggest maker of semiconductors. The company that became a household name through its "Intel inside" stickers ...
HP ElitePad 900 tablet: Smart business tool
May 03, 2013 at 01:31 | Source: Financial Express
HP ElitePad 900 tablet: HP�s new tablet balances a smart and stylish design with features that can help the mobile workforce be more productive Portable computers continue to gain market acceptance despite weak overall PC sales. Tablets are especi...
Google's Android tops tablet OS market share in Q1
May 02, 2013 at 21:42 | Source: DomainB
Google's Android mobile operating system (OS) netted the highest tablet OS market share in the first quarter of 2013. According to a report from analyst firm IDC, Android-based tablets accounted for 56.5 per cent of all slates sold over the three-mo...
Intel names insider Krzanich as new CEO
May 02, 2013 at 21:42 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Intel Corp. named chief operating officer Brian Krzanich to its CEO slot on Thursday morning, picking a long-time insider to lead the chip giant has its business undergoes a large-scale shift. Krzanich, 52, will repla...
iPads and low-end rivals propel higher tablet shipments: Report
May 02, 2013 at 04:00 | Source: Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a report. Tablet shipments reac...
Wednesday’s movers: Facebook recovers on earnings
May 02, 2013 at 02:27 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Facebook Inc. shares recovered in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the social media company reported quarterly results in line with expectations. Top Tickers Trending $FB: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares closed...
Sony, HP slash prices of Windows 8 laptops by up to Rs 2,000
May 01, 2013 at 13:10 | Source: Economic Times
BANGALORE: Amidst slowing personal computer sales and lukewarm consumer interest in Microsoft's latest operating system, at least two device-makers have cut prices of Windows 8-based laptops in India. This comes just days after PC-makers in the Unit...
PC maker Lenovo says profit up 13%
May 01, 2013 at 11:12 | Source: Financial Express
Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 13 percent as mobile and cloud-based businesses expanded. The company earned $162 million, or 1.6 cents per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30. Global revenues rose ...
SAIL helps kick-start Saranda action plan
May 01, 2013 at 00:36 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kolkata, April 30: The Rs 244-crore Saranda Action Plan in Jharkhand kicked off last week with some help from SAIL. The largest miner in the area has built and handed over the Rs 5.4-crore integrated development centre (IDC) to the West Singbhum dis...
Goa Diary: Bullfight, booze on beach & BJP leaders oops moment
Apr 30, 2013 at 16:43 | Source: FirstPost
Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, Panaji Over-eager BJP 'breaks' a Catholic CommandmentWith its minority outreach programme still in infancy, one really shouldn't be too harsh on the Bharatiya Janata Party folks for almost breaking a key Commandment. In Goa, af...
Google Now comes to iPhone, iPad, challenges Siri's turf
Apr 29, 2013 at 23:31 | Source: Business Today
Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad. The duel begins on Monday with the release of a free iPhone and iPad app that features Google Now,...
Chat apps mount challenge to Facebook
Apr 29, 2013 at 15:27 | Source: BBC
Commuting on buses and trains, even crossing the road, people here in Singapore are transfixed by their smartphone screens, and increasingly their fingers are typing at top speed on their chat app of choice. Armed with a slew of social features and c...
Samsung Galaxy S4 to be manufactured in India soon
Apr 29, 2013 at 15:26 | Source: Business Today
Tennis player Mahesh Bhupati and wife, actor Lara Dutta, during the media launch of Samsung Galaxy S4 in New Delhi on April 27. PHOTO: PTI Samsung will soon start manufacturing its flagship high-end smartphone Galaxy S4 in India. The India arm of th...
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