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BMW unveils its first all-electric car --- BMW i3 5 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Last week, BMW unveiled its first ever all-electric car - the $42,000-priced BMW i3 - simultaneously in three cities: New York, London, and Beijing. Categorized as a compact, the nearly 13-feet-long B...
Appthority: More than 80% of top-100 apps on iOS and Android compromise user privacy 1 Aug 2013 | 04:52 pm
In a recent report, application-analysis firm Appthority has revealed that the privacy of users of `free' mobile applications is apparently at risk more often than users of `paid' apps. The report als...
HTC may report its first-ever operating loss in 2013 third quarter 31 Jul 2013 | 05:04 pm
Taiwanese device maker HTC, which has often disappointed analysts with its earnings over the last few quarters, warned on Tuesday that the 2013 third quarter will probably see the company reporting it...
Twitter says it is exploring ways to make reporting of abuse easier 30 Jul 2013 | 04:45 pm
In a Monday blog post titled `We Hear You,' popular microblogging service Twitter said that it is exploring ways in which reporting of abuse can be made easier. The blog post marks Twitter's response ...
Harris Interactive poll: Apple ranked top brand in the US in three categories 27 Jul 2013 | 04:41 pm
According to results from the annual Harris Interactive EquiTrend poll, tech giant Apple has been ranked the top brand in the US; with consumers giving the top ranking to Apple in all the three produc...
Undiagnosed heart disorder leads to teenager’s death 26 Jul 2013 | 06:29 pm
An inquest has heard that a serious heart defect that remains undiagnosed, led to the death of a teenage Olympic swimming hopeful. For representing Team GB at RIO in 2016, Chloe Waddell, 16, started ...
European Commission accepts Penguin settlement offer in e-book-pricing investigation 26 Jul 2013 | 05:16 pm
The European Union (EU)'s antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, revealed in a Thursday statement that it has accepted UK publisher Penguin's settlement offer in its antitrust investigation of e...
Qualcomm reports its fiscal Q3 financial results; posts 31% increase in profits 26 Jul 2013 | 05:08 pm
This week, chip designer Qualcomm reported its financial results for the April-June quarter, which was the company's fiscal third quarter, and posted a 31 percent increase in its profits to $1.58 bill...
Nvidia’s next-gen mobile graphics processor to be unveiled this week 25 Jul 2013 | 04:44 pm
In a recent statement, graphics chip-maker Nvidia said that it will unveil its next-generation graphics processors for mobile computing at a visual computing conference - the Siggraph show in Anaheim,...
Nerve damage in MS could be repaired with new treatment 24 Jul 2013 | 12:57 pm
A new study has initiated hopes among sufferers of nerve damage as the study sheds light on how cells regenerate the myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibres in the brain. The new treatment can help res...
