Apple sues Motorola over Zoom design

Apples legal team is on a roll. It has come to light that Apples complaint against Samsung, which was filed in German court, includes mention of a complaint that Apple filed against Motorola's Zoom tablet. This isn't the first time that Motorola and Apple will be battling it out in courtrooms. Until recently they were at war in US over patents related to the iPhone and Motorolas DROID handsets.... By shashwatdc gupta

London unrest spreads via cellphones, social media

Here is how one message posted by a looter on a popular social media goes, If you're down for making money, we're about to go hard in east London. There are many other posts that get even more specific, as they direct the looters precisely to the stores that sell expensive stereo equipment, designer clothes, alcohol, bicycles and much else. Some gangs in London have been detected using encrypted... By shashwatdc gupta

Apple blocks sale of Samsung tablets in EU

A district court in Dusseldorf, Germany has temporarily barred Samsung from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in 26 countries that belong to the European Union, except the Netherlands. Certain laws in the Netherlands differ from those in the other nations, but Apple has filed a separate lawsuit in courts there. According to analysts, while the decision cab be reversed, the ban on sales of the... By shashwatdc gupta

RCom launches 3G tablet for Rs 12,999

The telecom arm of the ADAG group, Reliance Communications (RCom), has thundered into the tablet computer segment with the launch of an Android operating system-based Reliance 3G Tab for Rs 12,999. The device comes with exclusive bundled data service plans and discounts of up to 50%.Mahesh Prasad, President, RCom, said, RCom has always been a pioneer in taking bold steps to innovate and re-... By shashwatdc gupta

6.5 lakh crore investment in telecom by 2017: DoT

A working group of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) has said that it expected an investment of Rs 6,50,000 crore during the next plan. According to the working group, of this amount, a total of Rs. 1 lakh crore are expected to arrive from the auction of spectrum and renewal of licences.Further, the telecom equipment segment is expected to garner Rs 2.... By shashwatdc gupta

ITC set to review Apples patent case against HTC

The International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced that it would review the patent litigation put forward against HTC by Apple Inc. The ITC has the power to block imports and hence this new ruling must come as a respite for HTC. The decision to review the order comes in wake of an initial order by a single judge bench in July that HTC had violated two of 10 patents Apple had accused HTC of... By shashwatdc gupta

129.85 lakh users opt for MNP: new TRAI report

The Telecom Subscription Data as on 30 June 2011, released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) indicates that Mobile Number Portability requests have increased from 105.70 lakh subscribers at the end of May 2011 to 129.85 lakh subscribers at the end of June 2011. This means that after an initial euphoria that saw large number of users migrating to other networks, now much fewer users... By shashwatdc gupta

BlackBerry or BLOCKberry: DoTs unending dilemma

It is well known fact that security agencies are unable to intercept and monitor BlackBerry signals because of the complex encrypted communication that the service uses and also due to the non-availability of BlackBerry servers in India. This some say can be a potential threat to national security. But there are others who maintain that as BlackBerry services are allowed in many other liberal... By shashwatdc gupta

Android app to turn your phone into a hacking tool

In a matter of few days an app called Anti, which is short for Android Network Toolkit, will hit the market. Designed by an Israeli security firm called, Zimperium, the app was first displayed at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas. The company plans to make the app available in the Android marketplace in the coming days. In theory, the app is designed for penetration testing, which means... By shashwatdc gupta

Are tablets a passing fad?

The Acer founder, Stan Shih, seems to have set a cat amongst the pigeons by claiming that he did not regard tablet PCs or even ultrabooks as the future of computing. In his own words, Fads for ultrabooks and tablet PCs are short-term phenomena. My advise to companies in the notebook supply chain is that they should come out with more value-added products through innovation. However, it is fair... By shashwatdc gupta

Intel struggles to keep Ultrabooks below $1000

The new generation Ultrabooks are exceedingly slim and lightweight, yet they offer much better performance as compared to conventional laptops: there is provision for larger, higher resolution displays, solid state storage and faster processors. The features make the device quite attractive, but the problem lies in the price. Intel is finding it difficult, if not impossible, to keep the price of... By shashwatdc gupta

10-year-old hacker exposes flaws in games

She is only 10 years old and she goes by the pseudonym CyFi. Yet at the DefCon hacker gathering she was able to reveal a zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Android devices. Independent researchers have confirmed her discovery is a new class of vulnerability. It has been revealed that the girl first discovered the flaw in January 2011, because she started getting bored with the pace of farm-... By shashwatdc gupta