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Apple to open staff-only cafe, prevent leakage of secrets

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:26:24 GMT

Tech giant Apple is planning to open a restaurant exclusively for its employees to allow them to talk openly without worrying about revealing the firm’s secrets. The building would be located near Apple's headquarters.

Revealed: Dates for Apple's big event

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:27:18 GMT

Apple has confirmed that its 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held from June 11-15.

Ford, Yahoo reality show to tout electric Focus

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:51:19 GMT

Ford Motor Co(F.N) will partner with Yahoo Inc(YHOO.O) on a reality show this spring to promote its first electric passenger car, a move that comes as the auto industry is growing more pessimistic about the prospects for these kinds of vehicles.

Internet's Webby Award winners to be announced in May

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:03:48 GMT

The 16th annual Webby Awards, "the Internet's highest honor" according to the New York Times, announced this week that nominees will be revealed April 10 and comedian and actor Patton Oswalt (Young Adult, Ratatouille) will host the ceremony and hand out the spring-like trophy on May 21.

Nokia launches special IPL campaign with KKR

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:14:43 GMT

The mobile handset leader Nokia India today unveiled an interactive marketing campaign called 'Nokia Channel Me' as part of its engagement with the forthcoming IPL season, though it is not exclusive to the cricketing event.

Indian Games Carnival is back

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:35:43 GMT

Come April 6 and gamers from different parts of the world will gather in the Capital, for The Indian Games Carnival. The three-day festival will comprise 17 tournaments in the digital and computer games section, where different international and national teams will vie for the top spot.

Anonymous threatens to shut down the Net today

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:44:17 GMT

There is a possibility that one won't be able to indulge in their favourite internet activities like shopping and surfing today due to a hacking group - Anonymous - which has threatened to shut down the net. Video

Bangalore student wins YouTube Space Lab contest

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:03:05 GMT

India's Sachin S. Kukke is the Asia-Pacific region winner and one of the six global winners of the YouTube Space Lab 2012 contest for young people to design experiments that could be performed in outer space.

20 Indian geeks to flag innovations at EmTech

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:04:39 GMT

About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) India event in this tech hub beginning Tuesday.

Apple sued by buyer over Siri

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:15:47 GMT

An iPhone 4S buyer has sued Apple for promising more than it delivered with automated "Siri" voice-activated assistant software built into the coveted smartphones.

Start-ups try to cut through the clutter at SXSW tech show

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:34:47 GMT

Venture capitalists have some insights for startup entrepreneurs trying to break out at Austin's South By Southwest Interactive, a mecca for the technorati that runs through Tuesday.

Apple lets movies into iCloud, upgrades Apple TV

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:12:35 GMT

Apple is going to start letting users store movies on its iCloud remote storage service, allowing them to access their movies from PCs, iPhones and other Apple devices through the Internet.

List of iPad models announced on Wednesday

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:08:01 GMT

There are nine flavors of the new iPad, with different access capabilities and storage amounts.

Apple's iPad gets just enough of tune-up to pack a punch

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:33:28 GMT

Apple Inc's latest iPad sports a crisper display and an array of technology advances that, while less than revolutionary, may prove enough for now to keep rivals like Amazon and Samsung at bay. The new iPad | List of iPad models announced

Pole-dancing robots flaunt their moves

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:21:03 GMT

Of all the weird and wacky futuristic gadgets and inventions at this year's CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech fair, few have turned heads like a pair of pole-dancing robots. The life-sized humanoids gyrate suggestively to the music provided by a DJ robot!

CeBIT to showcase the latest in digital solutions

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:17:46 GMT

From March 6 to 10 the latest smart home technology, intelligent living applications, IT and telecommunications devices will be on display at the world's largest digital exhibition -- CeBIT.

GADGETS GALORE: Nokia, HTC, Samsung @MWC 2012

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:21:45 GMT

As the Mobile World Congress wraps up for another year, we showcase the highlights of the conference. The range of smartphones and tablets didn't disappoint, and all the usual suspects were present, including Samsung, Sony, HTC and LG, where the latter three announced upcoming smartphone releases.

Technology and creativity go 'full spectrum' at TED

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:17:12 GMT

Technology, art and magic will mix in perspective-bending ways this week as a prestigious TED conference opens Monday amid its transformation from an elite retreat to a global movement for a better world.

MWC 2012 - What to expect?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:55:01 GMT

With MWC 2012 only a couple days away, here is what we expect the major companies to showcase and talk about.

Employees, leaders honor late Micron CEO

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:45:50 GMT

Thousands of Micron Technology employees, industry figures and community leaders paid tribute to the chipmaker's late CEO, Steve Appleton, at a memorial in Boise on Thursday.

MWC to be affected by a transport strike

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:52:11 GMT

Attendees at this year's GSMA Mobile World Congress, one of the biggest events of its kind on the tech calendar, could potentially be affected by a transport strike. On February 22 the organizers announced the plans being put in place to minimize disruption for visitors.

World's first quad-core smartphones to be launched at MWC this Feb

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:03:19 GMT

LG Electronics and Taiwan's HTC plan to unveil their Optimus X3 and Endeavor, respectively, equipped with a quad-core instead of dual-core CPU, offering more than twice the processing speed of existing smartphones.

Apple unveils OS Mountain Lion

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:50:11 GMT

Apple unveiled Mountain Lion today, the latest update to its Mac operating system that will bring the iCloud to every new computer and can sync your computer with your television.

Pranav Mistry showcases new technology inspired by mythology

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:13:00 GMT

Pranav Mistry, the founder of SixthSense, took the Nasscom Leadership Forum attendees by storm, by demonstrating how it would be possible to transfer data from one device by just a touch through TeleTouch technology.

Protests erupt against web piracy treaty

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:10:10 GMT

Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance.