Technology

Are Cheaper, smarter, better smartphones a threat to Apple? Thu, 02/05/2013 - 16:53 by Shikha.hyd With newer cheaper and smarter phones available in the market these days, is Apple loosing its Midas's touch? Looking at the numbers released by the research firm IDC, its certain that Apple has total control over the tablet market, however looking at the figures closely by other leading tablet makers, Apple may be a raising some serious doubts amongst consumers. Comments	Blackberry Launches Low-cost Plan to Revive Sales Figures in 15 Circles Thu, 02/05/2013 - 10:44 by Shipra Adversely affected by the increasing sales of Apple and Samsung, Blackberry has decided to offer a low-cost plan for its services in certain regions. This is a step taken by Blackberry to increase its share in the markets which are not very lucrative for Blackberry at the moment. Comments	"Google Now" now available on iOS, a threat to "Siri"? Tue, 30/04/2013 - 10:47 by Shikha.hyd Google is again in news and this time for its launch of Google Now, a smash hit personal assistant, a competitor to Apple's Siri. Comments
Intel powered Google based Android Notebooks coming soon? Mon, 29/04/2013 - 17:08 by Shikha.hyd The world of Intel PCs running on Windows only is diminishing pretty fast with the changing times, and Google's Android operating system is replacing erstwhile market leader Windows. Comments	Microsoft's official event E3 to showcase next gen Xbox 720 and its games Sat, 27/04/2013 - 15:07 by Shikha.hyd Attention all the gamers, the new Xbox 720-the next generation gaming console will soon be here to seek their attention and act as an all-in-one entertainment center! Comments	No "locked-down" Google Glass anymore, it has been hacked Sat, 27/04/2013 - 11:51 by Minnie Mahendru It’s the hackers again! Renowned hacker this time gains an access into Google Glass’s operating system. Comments
All new Flickr powered Yahoo! Weather App is here Fri, 26/04/2013 - 13:46 by Shikha.hyd When it comes to style, Yahoo is never far behind. It believes in creating apps which have a lot of user friendly utilities as well as it isn't behind in creating a style image. The recent launch of the latest Yahoo! Weather is yet another example for its definite style quotient. Comments	Betaworks acquires popular “read-it-later” service Instapaper Fri, 26/04/2013 - 12:18 by Neka Sehgal Nine months after Betaworks, the New York-based development house and accelerator acquired the flagging news hub Digg, it has bought a majority stake in Marco Arment’s popular read-it later service Instapaper. Comments	Zynga launches Draw Something 2 this Wednesday, kills 4 other games Thu, 25/04/2013 - 14:22 by Shikha.hyd Zynga, the embattled social gaming company, is set to launch Draw Something 2 which goes live on Wednesday night. Comments
Two-factor authentication-Twitter's new password security control to curb user account hacking Wed, 24/04/2013 - 13:56 by Shikha.hyd Its high time Twitter boosts its security measures. With the recent hacking episodes,Twitter is planning to roll out a new password security control to cut down the user account hacking. Comments	Google Now to replace iGoogle as Google Home Page? Tue, 23/04/2013 - 12:22 by Shikha.hyd The latest buzz in the Google World is that Google will probably replace iGoogle with a desktop version of Google Now, suggests a new chrome browser extension and some hidden code. Comments	Microsoft to launch iPad Mini killer soon? Sat, 20/04/2013 - 13:55 by Shikha.hyd Latest buzz in the technology world is about the rumored launch of iPad mini competitor, 7-inch tablet Microsoft Surface Pro. Comments