BlackBerry 10: What BlackBerry needs to do

Today BlackBerry must deliver a new range of devices that satisfy new and traditional users – and they’re very different audiences, says Matt Warman.      Who buys a BlackBerry in 2013? The answer is simple, but it encapsulates the conundrum that has enveloped manufacturers Research in Motion: it’s either young people keen on the BBM Messenger service or corporate IT...

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Google unveils detailed North Korea map, with gulags

Details ... the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Google Maps.   Weeks after its chairman Eric Schmidt's secretive visit to North Korea, Google has released a detailed map of the isolated state that even labels some of its remote and infamous gulags. Until now North Korea was pretty much a blank canvas to users of Google's "Map Maker", which creates maps from data that...

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HTC Butterfly Makes Its Way to India at Rs 45,999 Declaring Quad Core War With Note 2 and Xperia Z

After several rumors and speculations, HTC has declared the launch of its flagship device - Butterfly in India. Butterfly is the global version of Droid DNA in USA and J Butterfly in Japan. The Facebook fanpage of HTC India teased the fans with the post saying "HTC Butterfly - Coming soon at your nearest HTC re-seller!", while the Taiwanese tech giant also held and even in India for the launch...

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Want to be happy? Just switch off your phone, says expert

Want to be happy? Just switch off your phone, says expert Professor Paul Dolan said iPhones and tablets distract us from our loved ones He warned people could suffer 'mental illness' unless they 'put them down' In a talk on happiness he also said the married and religious are generally happier Men in their 40s are among the most unhappy, he said The secret to happiness lies in turning off your...

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Aircel launches free roaming service

Aircel today launched a product that offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming.  'One Nation, One Rate', offers one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming on Aircel network, the company said in a statement. "Incoming calls while on roaming on Aircel network will be free," it added.  Aircel users in Delhi can avail the service for Rs 39, while Mumbai subscribers have to pay Rs 32, the statement said.  The price points for the...

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Happy Republic Day 2013

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Android Malware could hit the 1 million mark in 2013

New virus threats for Android devices are outpacing viruses for Windows at a rate of 14-to-3, and cybercriminals have also shifted their attention to social media and even Mac OSX. One of the unintended consequences for the smartphone and tablet makers who have helped to build a post-PC world is that their actions are swiftly ushering in the era of the post-PC virus threat. Trend Micro's latest...

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Google Image search gets a new design, will load faster

Google has just revamped how Image search will work on the search engine.  The new search format which will be rolled out in a couple of days, will see images load faster and in a newer, cleaner design. Google made the announcements on its webmastercentral blog. Once the changes come into effect, users will be able to quickly flip through a set of images by using their keyboards....

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Twitter launches video-sharing app for iPhones, iPod

 Micro blogging platform Twitter has launched a new service which will allow people to share video snippets from iPhones or iPods. Perpetually looping videos clips up to six seconds each can be shared using Vine or easily embedded in tweets fired off at Twitter.According to Vine co-founder and general manager Dom Hofmann, a free Vine application became available worldwide at...

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Google-GETIT Entered into Partnership to Roll Out Digital Marketing for SMEs

Digital marketing company GETIT Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out DigiGains, a name give to platform for digital marketing, for the benefit of Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) in the region. The motto behind entering into partnership to furnish to the strong demands for digital advertising from SMEs and market Google AdWords products and as part of it they would develop, launch...

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Snapdeal.com tied up with Mahindra for selling of Two-Wheelers

Online Marketplace Snapdeal.com on 18 January 2013 tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra for selling of its two-wheelers to customers on the site.It is for the first time that a vehicle is being sold online in India and will be delivered at the customer's doorstep with launching of e-selling Platform.The process is that after purchasing the vehicle online, the customers will be contacted...

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India among major victims of ‘Red October’ (Rocra)

Rocra, a new piece of malware discovered by Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab, is the latest in spyware attacking government entities around the world. The virus has flown under the radar for five years, and yet is still in use to this day. Rocra, short for Red October, spies on governments with a number of “info-stealing modules,” or facets of the malware that nab and send back documents...

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