http://technoholik.com Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:04 en hourly 3 http://technoholik.com/ http://www.technoholik.comhttp://www.technoholik.com/images/logo.gif This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. 2012-12-30 09:48:18 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/instagram-loses-over-23-percent-of-userbase/4486Photo-sharing app Instagram has lost over 23 percent of daily users in the wake of anger at controversial changes to its terms of service. Facebook-owned Instagram had hoped to pave the way for advertising revenue. But users were angered because the changes allowed the company to sell the photos on without explicit authorization, the Independent reports.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/instagram-loses-over-23-percent-of-userbase/4486 2012-12-30 09:46:38 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/apple-developers-switching-allegiance-as-android-dominates-market/4485Google and its Android operating system for smartphones and tablets is claiming a victory over rival Apple, as computer software designers responsible for making iPhone and iPad apps are switching their allegiance. To date, Apple devices have had a huge advantage over rival smartphones because they offer many more sophisticated apps such as games and business tools.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/apple-developers-switching-allegiance-as-android-dominates-market/4485 2012-12-30 09:42:06 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/iberry-launches-tablets-with-inbuilt-3g-sim/4484Technology firm iberry has launched two new models of tablets equipped with third generation (3G) subscriber identification module (SIM) slots for making phone calls and internet browsing. One model is equipped with a dual-core processor, while the other one is having quad-core processor.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/iberry-launches-tablets-with-inbuilt-3g-sim/4484 2012-12-29 11:14:02 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/asianamericans-outraged-over-racist-android-app/4483Asian-American groups in the US are demanding from Google to remove an application (app) from its Google Play store called "Make Me Asian" which allows users to alter their photos to resemble Asian stereotypes. A similar app called "Make Me Indian" has also received criticism.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/asianamericans-outraged-over-racist-android-app/4483 2012-12-29 10:58:21 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/telcos/fresh-pil-against-bharti-infratel-on-radiation-norms/4482A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking inspection of the SEBI records permitting Bharti Infratel Ltd. to invite public offering for cell phone towers, allegedly without considering radiation norms. A division bench of Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw last week agreed to hear the PIL and clubbed it with a similar petition pending before it. The court would next hear the plea Jan 30, 2013.rnThe Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) grants permission to private companies for raising funds through public offerings in the capital markets in accordance with existing guidelines. However, the plea alleges that in this case, "SEBI has not strictly followed its own rules".]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/telcos/fresh-pil-against-bharti-infratel-on-radiation-norms/4482 2012-12-28 21:05:31 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/google-name-top-android-apps-of-2012/4480Google has joined the bandwagon of customary, annual round-ups of significance. For this one, the company has dipped into the pool of Android applications on Google Play store to shine light on what is thinks were the best releases in 2012. Like any respectable online retailer, Google Play has taken the expedition into other categories such as music, books, and movies.]]>0 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/apps/google-name-top-android-apps-of-2012/4480 2012-12-28 20:12:22 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/pc_laptop/mac-mini-to-be-produced-in-us/4481Word from TechnoBlimp is that Apple and Foxconn are setting up production of Mac Mini on US soil. DigiTimes reports that Foxconn will continue handling Apple production in North America, which is planned to be $100 million investment. This comes as a part of a larger move by Apple to gradually shift much of production to their home turf; something that may have to do with its recent tussle with Samsung.]]>0 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/pc_laptop/mac-mini-to-be-produced-in-us/4481 2012-12-28 15:32:43 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/business/us-to-probe-hp-uk-software-firm-fraud-allegations/4479US authorities have launched an investigation into claims by Hewlett-Packard that a British software firm it bought out had fraudulent accounts. HP bought software group Autonomy in 201, but said this year the UK firm seemed to have "inflated" its value, leading to a five billion dollars write-off. In a regulatory filing, HP said that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) told it last month that it has opened a probe into the Autonomy deal, the BBC reports.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/business/us-to-probe-hp-uk-software-firm-fraud-allegations/4479 2012-12-28 15:04:51 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/business/tim-cook-takes-99-percent-pay-cut-in-2012/4478Tim Cook, tech giant Apples chief executive, has taken a 99 percent pay cut this year after receiving record compensation in 2011. Cook will receive 4.17 million dollars for the past 12 months after pocketing 378 million dollars last year, the iPhone maker said.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/business/tim-cook-takes-99-percent-pay-cut-in-2012/4478 2012-12-28 15:02:37 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/software/google-muscles-onto-microsofts-turf-in-business-software-report/4477Internet search giant Google is winning over more business customers than Microsoft with its cloud-based software, according to a report. Googles software for businesses, Google Apps, has applications for document writing, collaboration, and text and video communications. All the applications are cloud based so that none of the software is on an office workers computer.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/enterprise/software/google-muscles-onto-microsofts-turf-in-business-software-report/4477 2012-12-27 09:59:11 Agencies http://technoholik.com/opinion/internet/social_media/streets-to-tweets-social-media-topped-indias-tech-trends-2012-in-retrospect/4476What a year! Many in India, especially youth who haven't been through worse, will remember 2012 as the worst of times. It saw serial attempts across parts of the world, and specifically in India and China, to suppress Internet freedom. The use of our Information Technology Act's draconian section 66A (finally challenged in a friendly Supreme Court) led to arrests for tweets and Facebook posts, including for pressing "like" on them.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/opinion/internet/social_media/streets-to-tweets-social-media-topped-indias-tech-trends-2012-in-retrospect/4476 2012-12-27 02:54:17 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-music-duo-up-for-grabs-priced-rs-9199/4475Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Music Duos smartphone and it is available for purchase via the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 9,199.]]>0 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-music-duo-up-for-grabs-priced-rs-9199/4475 2012-12-26 20:47:10 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/photo-of-blackberry-10-nseries-smartphone-shows-up-online/4474A photo of a full-QWERTY keypad touting BlackBerry 10 'N-Series' smartphone has showed up online.]]>0 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/photo-of-blackberry-10-nseries-smartphone-shows-up-online/4474 2012-12-26 10:42:21 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/apple-may-launch-another-ipad-in-2013/4473Apple may launch a fifth generation tablet next March, in keeping with its yearly Spring releases of previous models, a media report said Tuesday. According to an inside source of the tech blog Macotakara, the new iPad will look like the iPad Mini in design and the dimensions of a slightly smaller iPad 2, the Daily Mail reported.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/apple-may-launch-another-ipad-in-2013/4473 2012-12-26 10:21:42 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/facebook-makes-5-per-user-annually/4469Social networking giant Facebook, which has been under immense pressure from investors to come up with ways to monetize, is trying out a range of tactics to make money from its users. Tactics used by Facebook ranges from inserting more advertising into the News Feed to announcing option that allow people you don't know message your inbox for 1 dollar.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/facebook-makes-5-per-user-annually/4469 2012-12-26 10:20:26 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/internet/browsers/google-will-begin-curating-chrome-apps/4472Security firm Webroot has reportedly alluded Google that the Chrome Web Store is currently hosting extensions that gather information from the user through Trojan-like behaviour. Chrome has a feature that allows extensions to be installed silently to allow desktop applications on Windows to install relevant browser extensions. Google has stated that this feature has been widely abused by third-party extension developers.]]>0 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/internet/browsers/google-will-begin-curating-chrome-apps/4472 2012-12-26 10:20:25 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/other//new-inventions-flexible-solar-panels-and-elastic-wires/4471Scientists from American universities have made advancements that could make its way into consumer electronics. A team of scientists at Stanford University has developed a technique of fabricating solar cells that can "peel and stick" to most surfaces. According to a professor at the university, these solar panels could potentially be developed for use on helmets, cell phones, convex windows, portable electronic devices, curved roofs, and clothing. The team reported negligible loss of power by bending the units to 23mm, more than 3, 000 times. Furthermore, the panel can be peeled-off and used on another surface, increasing its longevity and value.]]>0 Faiyaz Shaikh http://technoholik.com/news/other//new-inventions-flexible-solar-panels-and-elastic-wires/4471 2012-12-26 04:56:21 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/acer-to-launch-affordable-android-and-windows-based-tablets-next-year/4470A WSJ report suggests that Acer will launch low cost Android and Windows 8 based tablets in 2013.]]>0 Swapnil Kale http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/tablet/acer-to-launch-affordable-android-and-windows-based-tablets-next-year/4470 2012-12-24 10:56:15 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/google-working-on-xphone-tablet-to-take-on-apple-samsung/4468Internet search giant Google is reportedly working with recently acquired Motorola on a handset codenamed X-phone. According to people familiar with the matter, Googles move is another effort to grab market share from Apple and Samsung, A report by the Wall Street Journal quoted some sources, as saying that Motorola is working on two fronts: devices that will be sold by US carrier partner Verizon Wireless, and on the X phone.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/mobile/smartphone/google-working-on-xphone-tablet-to-take-on-apple-samsung/4468 2012-12-24 10:44:22 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/facebook-app-sends-message-that-selfdestructs-in-10-seconds/4467Facebook has announced a new app that erases pictures and messages within 10 seconds of being sent, the Daily Mail reported. It is an advanced version of one of the social networking site's original apps, the "poke". The equivalent of a head nod or wink, the "poke" in its old form is rarely used today as the site has become more advanced.]]>0 Agencies http://technoholik.com/news/internet/social_media/facebook-app-sends-message-that-selfdestructs-in-10-seconds/4467