BRAZZAVILLE: Africa has its first tablet to rival the iPad and similar western inventions, which went on sale in the Republic of Congo, its inventor Verone Mankou said Monday. "We have set up a team and logistics to sell the … Continue reading
Indian Army Chief V K Singh today launched the digital version of Indian War Comics (IWC), which will be available for users of upcoming version of Aakash tablet PC to be supplied by Datawind. "This particular idea itself is not … Continue reading
BEIJING: China's first supercomputer built with "domestically-produced" microprocessors and capable of performing around one-thousand-trillion calculations per second has become officially operational. The supercomputer 'Sunway BlueLight' was installed in September 2011 at the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in east China's city … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey arrived on a visit to China and complained of the blocking of his popular service in an online exchange with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. "Hello, Shanghai. Twitter is blocked here in China so I … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices running Google's Android or Chrome operating system. Microsoft said it marks the 11th deal with a device manufacturer leveraging Google's operating … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS: In a nightclub on the edge of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, adult entertainment stars gave gadget geeks a glimpse at the steamier side of new internet technology. Porn studio Pink Visual opted to introduce … Continue reading
BANGALORE: Indian software companies are bracing for a slower pace of outsourcing contracts in 2012 when they kick off quarterly earnings this week because of the lingering debt crisis in Europe, their biggest market after the United States. Infosys Ltd, … Continue reading
It seems 2012 will be a year of low-cost tablets. Close of the heels of India launching Aakash, the world's cheapest tablet PC for students, the non-profit organisation One Laptop per Child (OLPC) along with Marvell has unveiled XO-3 tablet, … Continue reading