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Alert: Fake Wikipedia ads are a malware

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:09:37 GMT

Wikipedia has warned its users that if they see commercial ads on the online encyclopedia, it possibly means their web browser has been infected with a virus.

Dump the mouse, control PC with brain

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:56:55 GMT

First we had keyboards and mouse for controlling our computers, before smartphones popularised the touchscreen movement. Now, people are getting ready to enter the world of thought-control, with headsets that can read our minds.

Smartphone ownership in US continues to grow

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:18:45 GMT

Smartphone ownership in the USA continues to grow with 50.4 percent of mobile subscribers now owning a smart device, according to a Nielsen study published May 7.

Big ban theory

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:07:46 GMT

Is India going the US way by banning BitTorrent sites like Pirate Bay? No one’s sure

'Final Fantasy' creatives launch 'Borderwalker' on iTunes

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:09:13 GMT

Notable figures from the Final Fantasy franchise have combined their talents for Borderwalker, a Japanese-language role-playing game built for iOS.

Mid-level mobiles could be 'best phones'

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:27:23 GMT

If you only require a cellphone for making calls, then you don't necessarily need a touch screen, according to a new study.

Google self-driving car gets green light

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:24:48 GMT

Google's self-driven cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles approved on Monday the nation's first autonomous vehicle license.

It’s war of the smartphones

Sat, 05 May 2012 09:31:29 GMT

Samsung vs Nokia vs Apple: who will be number one in the next five years? Rajiv Makhni writes.

Facebook's IPO: who gets rich?

Fri, 04 May 2012 07:06:39 GMT

The rich are going to get richer when Silicon Valley's biggest IPO starts trading.

Facebook becomes observer at Web freedom group

Fri, 04 May 2012 06:12:36 GMT

Facebook has become an official observer at the Global Network Initiative, a non-government organization dedicated to promoting Internet freedom and privacy rights.

Samsung's Galaxy world: Hit or miss

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:10:05 GMT

Samsung Electronics is the world's largest smartphone manufacturer and biggest user of Google's Android operating system. Does it risk becoming a commodity manufacturer of hardware, or does it try to break into other parts of the business - the so-called mobile ecosystem?

Nokia promisesa range of new products

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:15:45 GMT

Nokia's outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila promised a range of new products ahead of a meeting on Thursday with shareholders who are increasingly losing patience with the company's recovery efforts.

WINNERS: Flipboard, Skype named top social apps

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:40:03 GMT

The iPhone application Flipboard and VOIP service Skype took the top prizes in the Mobile apps categories Social (Handheld Devices) and Social (Tablet and all other Devices) at this year's Webby Awards on May 1.

No more 'sexual' apps on Windows Phone store

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:45:21 GMT

Software giant Microsoft has announced that any app containing 'racy' or 'sexual' content will be removed from its phone-app store. The company's Windows Phone Marketplace guidelines already ban 'content that a reasonable person would consider to be adult or borderline adult content'.

Google Art Project wins Webby Awards

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:39 GMT

Photographic archive site PhotoSeed and the Google Art Project were named the winners of this year’s Webby Awards in the category of Art.

It's not a BlackBerry World anymore

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:32:03 GMT

When Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were running Research In Motion , BlackBerry World was a chest-thumping celebration of RIM's successes and a showcase for the innovations that would assure its continued dominance.

Is iPad the ultimate babysitter?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:54 GMT

Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy -- an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts.

How to survive BlackBerry World conference

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:06:14 GMT

Looking to get your hands on some freebies or want to know which apps will help you meet people, find great local restaurants or swap contact info with others during this year’s BlackBerry World conference? Follow the tips below to get the most out of your conference experience.

Yahoo! paid ex-chief $16 mn in final year

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:19:49 GMT

Former Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz received a $16.4 million compensation package during her last year on the job in 2011, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Microsoft: Most attractive employer in India

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:58:05 GMT

Microsoft India bagged the Randstad Award 2012 for the 'most attractive employer' in the country for the second consecutive year followed by Oracle India and Tata Consultancy Services.

So many apps, so little time

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:05:49 GMT

Unfortunately, all the above feel-good facts are about to crash and burn! I’m not trying to start a flame war here. This isn’t one of those inflammatory statements made to provoke. Rajiv Makhni writes.

Revealed: World's top handset vendor

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:57:57 GMT

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co overtook Nokia as the world's top handset maker for the first time in the first quarter, ending the Finnish firm's 14-year reign, a report by research firm Strategy Analytics showed on Friday.

Tim Cook emerges from Steve Jobs' shadow

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:34:35 GMT

Apple CEO Tim Cook has long seen as the humorless and unemotional guy running the show from behind the scenes. But he is beginning to reveal a more assertive and eloquent side, hinting that he's learning to shoulder more of Steve Jobs' role as a front man and leader.

Warning: Over 3 lakh could lose Internet by July

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:43:49 GMT

The FBI warned Monday that more than 300,000 Internet users worldwide could lose their Web access starting in July following a multi-million-dollar scam.

Where do people lose their mobile phones?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:21:43 GMT

Almost 7 million dollars worth of mobile phones are lost around the world each day, a new survey has revealed.