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Samsung to court: Deny Apple’s request to ban Galaxy Nexus

Jan 15, 2013

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has urged a US appeals court to stand by its denial of Apple Inc's request to ban sales of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone while Apple challenges its patent, according to a document filed late last week. In October, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals #Android #Apple #Apple vs Samsung #Google #Samsung Electronics #Samsung Galaxy Nexus #TechWars

Apple iPhone 5 in trouble? Weak demand affecting parts shipments

Jan 14, 2013

Is the iPhone 5 in big trouble? Weak demand for Apple's flagship iPhone 5 has reportedly caused the tech giant to halve its orders for LCD panels from Sharp, LG and Japan Display. The Telegraph, quoting a report by a Japanese newspaper, said that Apple "is expected to temporarily reduce #Android #Apple #iPhone 5 #LCD panels #TechBuzz

Latest Lego robotics kit can also ‘talk’ to iPhones

Jan 7, 2013

Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego is set to announce Monday that a new, $350 Mindstorms EV3 kit will have the ability to talk to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches through Bluetooth wireless connections. That #Android #IPhone #Lego #Lego Mindstorms robotics kit #TechBuzz

Your smartphone is a PC: Ubuntu’s mobile OS is here

Jan 3, 2013

Ubuntu OS for mobile phones is now here. The new mobile OS will presently only work on the Google Nexus Phone, (the one which was released by Samsung). Ubuntu will release an open-source code as a file and users can install it on their Nexus phone. The OS will replace Android #Android #Canonical Ubuntu #International Automobile Federation #Mobile OS #Ubuntu for Mobile

Angry Birds, YouTube, Instagram among top apps of 2012: report

Jan 1, 2013

Angry Birds, Instagram and Facebook continued to be among the most downloaded apps of the year but rising stars also earned coveted spots on smartphones and tablets. This year consumers spent on average two hours each day using mobile applications, an increase of 35 percent over last year, according to analytics #Android #Angry Birds #Apple Inc. #apps #MobileMonitor #Rovio #YouTube App

Serious security hole reported in Samsung S III, Note II

Dec 17, 2012

Developers at the XDA developer forum have posted that the Samsung Galaxy S III, S II and the Galaxy Note II, have a serious security hole that could allow malicious apps to gain access to these devices. The Verge reports, Samsung has been made aware of the security hole, but the #Android #Android Rooting #InsecureNet

Karbonn launches 5.9-inch Android phone A30 at Rs 11,500

Dec 16, 2012

Karbonn mobiles has launched a new Android smartphones, the A30 which has a pretty massive screen size at 5.9 inches, making it a little larger than Samsung's iconic phablet Note series. The price of the phone is Rs 11,500. This is a dual SIM device. Key features of the phone include #A30 #Android #Karbonn Mobiles #MobileMonitor #Phablet

Facebook’s Android app goes native, gets much faster

Dec 14, 2012

Facebook today announced that its app for Android was getting a new update, making it faster and also allowing users to open photos with a tap, so you can quickly like and comment. The resulting Facebook 2.0 for Android is now twice as fast when you launch the app, or #Android #facebook #Facebook app for Android #TechBuzz #Timeline

Users, critics cheer return of Google Maps to iPhone

Dec 14, 2012

Google maps made a triumphant return to the iPhone, delighting both users and critics who had frankly got tired of even lampooning the much lampooned Apple maps. In an indication of iPhone owners' exasperation with Apple's maps, Google's app was already the top-ranking free app in Apple's iTunes store early Thursday #Android #Google #Google Maps #iOS 6 #iPhone 5 #TechBuzz

Android tablets rising fast, Apple’s market to reduce for 2012: IDC

Dec 5, 2012

Apple Inc's iPad and iPad mini tablets would lose some market share to devices running on Google Inc's Android platform for the full year, research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said. Apple's worldwide tablet market share would slip to 53.8 percent in 2012 from 56.3 percent in 2011, while Android products #Android #Apple Inc. #Apple iPad #Google Inc. #TabletWars

Editor's picks

Hamid Karzai's visit: Why supplying arms to Afghanistan is a hard choice

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.