CEAT Tyre Assist road assistance Android app launched

CEAT Tyre Assist road assistance Android app launched CEAT has launched a new monsoon road assistance app meant for bikers. The Android app, developed by LogicTree IT, is known as CEAT Tyre Assist, and gives complete solutions and assistance to bikers. The free app provides on road assistance and helps bikers in taking care of their tyres in monsoon. ...

Google survey finds 60 million women internet users in India

Google survey finds 60 million women internet users in India A recent survey done by Google India has found that of a total of 150 million internet users in the country, 60 million are women. The report, titled Women & Web Study, was designed to understand the internet usage patterns of the fairer sex, and how the internet influences...

Qualcomm unveils new lineup of Snapdragon 200 processors aimed at budget phones, tablets

Qualcomm unveils new lineup of Snapdragon 200 processors aimed at budget phones, tablets Qualcomm today announced that it is expanding its lineup of Snapdragon 200 mobile processors targeted at entry level phones and tablets by adding six new processors. According to a press release issued by Qualcomm, the new processors will be showing up in devices in emerging markets (like China ...

Huawei launches 10.1-inch MediaPad 10 Link tablet at Rs. 24,990

Even though the Huawei Ascend Mate was the highlight of yesterday’s press conference, the Chinese manufacturer also showcased its quad-core tablet, the MediaPad 10 Link. The tablet is available in India for Rs. 24,990. You can pick it up from online retailers such as Flipkart. The Huawei MediaPad 10 shows off a 10.1-inch IPS display...

Google launches Start Search India campaign, aims to simplify web for Indian users

Google India has announced a new initiative called 'Start Search India' in a bid to help simplify web for the Internet users in the country. "The objective of the campaign is to help simplify the Web for Indian users, showing how they can get instant answers to their most common queries," Sandeep Menon, Director, Marketing, Google India,...

BlackBerry 10.2 SDK brings Android 4.2 app support

The BlackBerry 10.2 Software Development Kit (SDK) is already in beta and apparently, it will bring a feature to the platform that might just save the sinking boat that it has become. The update will bring to the platform the ability to side-load Android 4.2 Jelly Bean apps on the BlackBerry. The company took to their blog to explain...

Google to retire Chrome Frame plugin for Internet Explorer

Google is planning to stop Chrome Frame For Internet Explorer and cease updates and support from January 2014. Chrome Frame was launched in 2009 by Google to help businesses to move to a modern framework without having to change from the Internet Explorer. Google Frame allows developers to set tags that automatically prompt Internet Explorer to Google Chrome Frame or of they do not...

Simmtronics launches XPAD X-722 voice-calling ICS tablet at Rs. 5,999

Simmtronics has announced the launch of a new voice-calling tablet called the XPAD X-722. Competitively priced at Rs. 5,999, the Simmtronics XPAD X-722 runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is powered by a Cortex A8 1.0GHz 2D/3D processor. The Simmtronics XPAD X-722 features a 7-inch display screen with a pixel resolution of 800x 480....

Gmail people widget now allows brands to promote Google+ profiles and posts

Google has introduced a new feature for its Gmail people widget that enables businesses to highlight their Google+ profiles and latest Google+ posts within customers' inboxes. After having signed in, Gmail users can follow the brands' Google+ page from within the e-mail, without needing to visit Google+. The widget shows information culled...

Lenovo to launch smartphones priced below Rs. 5,000 in India

Lenovo is now aiming to compete with the likes of Nokia and Samsung in the budget smartphone segment in India as it plans to launch phones priced below Rs. 5,000. Moreover, the company targets to sell one million smartphones in the country this year. “We are watching the space because we know there are people who are upgrading from feature...

Disney launches its first ever mobile-only drawing game, Scribble Mix

Disney has officially announced the launch of its first ever mobile-only game title called ScribbleMix. The game involves two players who play against each other in a Pictionary-style contest. One of the players is supposed to draw the clue while the opponent must guess based on a bunch of words generated. The game will be launched on...

Facebook to make ads simpler with uniform visual display

Facebook has been relentlessly working to amp up its revenue from different sections of the social network. However, the company has come under criticism for having too many types of advertisements that have been been confusing advertisers to choose which one of the ad campaigns is best suited to them. Well, Facebook has finally decided to do something about it – now it plans to bring...

Zoink's 'Stick it to the Man' set to launch on the PS3, PS Vita by 2013-end

Swedish developer Zoink and Sony have announced that the publisher's new game, Stick it to the Man, will be launched on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game is in many ways similar to Media Molecule's upcoming PS Vita game Tearaway, but eventually takes a whole new direction.“It’s a mix of platforming and adventure games,”...

Amazon marketplace goes live in India; currently offers books and movies

Global e-commerce giant Amazon is bringing its online shopping portal to India – Amazon.in. Initially the service will offer books, movies and TV shows for sale. “This marketplace will provide Indian customers with a shopping destination to purchase products from third-party sellers. India represents Amazon’s tenth marketplace launch....

Computex 2013: Asus unveils ROG G750 gaming laptop, 31.5-inch 4K monitor and more

Apart from tablets launching tablets and notebooks at Computex 2013, Asus has shows of some other computing hardware that includes a gaming rig and monitors. Starting with the Asus ROG G750 it shows off the GeForce GTX 765M along with 4th generation (Haswell) Intel Core i7 processors. The laptop has a brushed aluminum finish surrounding...

Evernote to introduce two factor authentication for premium accounts

An unauthorized infringement compelled Evernote to reset 50 million plus user passwords on the March 2. In less than 3 months after the breach, it is adopting more stringent security, with three new measures which include a two factor authentication, initially to go live to its premium users. In lieu of the breach in March, the company...