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Tablets continue to eat into PC share

PC shipments worldwide dropped to 76 million units in Q2 2013, a 10.9% decrease from same period last year

Cybercriminals hitting through fake relief fund sites: McAfee

These sites operate by means of emails as well as posts on social networking sites

First Apple computer fetches $387,000 at auction

The Apple 1, one of roughly 200 made by the fledgling Apple Computer Company in 1976, was bought by an unknown buyer at Christie's auction house

Soon, solar headphones that charge mobiles

Glasgow-based designer launched OnBeat headphones on crowdfunding site Kickstarter and hopes to have them on sale by early next year

Chinese institute develops 100-megapixel camera

The IOE3-Kanban camera was developed by the Institute of Optics and Electronics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

India to have the highest internet traffic growth rate

Will have the highest IP traffic growth with 44% CAGR between 2012 and 2017, followed by Indonesia (42%) and South Africa (31%)

A technological edge on wildfires

Experts are increasingly relying on technology both high and low to counteract the trickery of raging wildfires

Now a smartphone from iBerry

The smartphone has an introductory price of Rs 15,990

Blow a kiss for the Canvas 4 from Micromax

The device has already received orders for 11,500 units before the launch, the company claimed

IIT-Gn students file patents for mobile visual search applications

App developed intended to facilitate the transition from virtual keyboard to natural user interface

Coolpad: Feature-rich at a reasonable price

With an eye on the low-end smartphone market, the mobile maker launched Spice Coolpad recently

Big-screen flagship

The LG Optimus G Pro has an HD display, enhancing gaming and video experience

Maha mulls ban on camera phones in colleges, varsity campus

The joint director of higher education had sought views of college heads and teachers on this proposal in a letter sent in May

Former telecom secy to head Nasscom

R Chandrashekhar's appointment reflects shifting focus of the industry body

LG launches Optimus G Pro at Rs 42,500

Aims at 10% market share in smartphone segment by 2014-end

New supercomputer to put CSIR in high-speed data processing league

The supercomputer will have a speed of 360 tera flops, making it the fourth fastest machine in the country

First impression: LG Optimus G Pro

Priced over Rs 40,000, it has all the bells and whistles of other flagships

The computer visionary who invented the Mouse

Douglas C Engelbart (Jan 30, 1925-Jul 3, 2013)

Ethical hacker Ankit Fadia releases his 15th book in Hyd

'Faster: 100 Ways to Improve Your Digital Life' contains tips to stretch limits of emails, computers, social networks, video sites and everything else digital

To be competitive, you need to focus on building products very rapidly: Werner Vogels

Interview with Chief Technology Officer, Amazon