India may figure among the 18 select countries where technology giant Google would launch its upcoming smartphone Galaxy Nexus, widely being billed as an iPhone- killer, in its first phase later this month.

Google begins India registration for Galaxy Nexus

Press Trust of India

Samsung Electronics Co today said that that it had asked judges in Japan and Australia to temporarily ban sales of the iPhone 4S, accusing Apple Inc of violating its mobile and user interface patents.

Samsung seeks to ban iPhone 4S sales in Japan, Oz

BlackBerry will a offer free mobile application worth more than $100 (nearly Rs 4,870) to its subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their &quot;patience&quot; during recent service disruptions.

BlackBerry to offer customers free apps for 'patience'

Home grown mobile phone company Karbonn will invest Rs 150 crore in product development, after sales service centres and marketing this year.

Karbonn to invest Rs 150 cr in FY12, to make tablet

Betting big on the rising popularity of tablet PCs globally, IT firm Adobe Systems has announced the launch of six new applications for iPad and Android tablets, including apps for creative tasks such as photo editing and web page design.

Adobe launches new apps for tablets

Apple Inc took the wraps off a new iPhone on Tuesday, but may have left some fans wishing for more than an updated version of last year's smartphone.

Apple unveils iPhone 4S, no iPhone 5 for now

Business Standard

&quot;Three apples have changed the world. One seduced Eve, second awakened Newton, the third one was in the hands of Jobs.

Jobs: The monk who left India to make i-Products

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed the hardware that would be packed inside the iPhone 4S. It will sport the same look as iPhone 4 &mdash; a Gorilla glass-front, a sleek glass back and an aluminium antenna band that runs along each side. The device will also have the same Apple A5 CPU as the iPad 2, which is a dual-core, ARM-based chip, running at 1GHz. This should power up 4S considerably for streaming multimedia content, running apps and emails.

Smart rivals of iPhone 4S

As the rest of the world raves about 10-inch tablet PCs from Samsung and Apple, Indian vendors seem to be betting on cheaper 7-inch tablet PCs to lure buyers. But these tablet PCs have begun to crowd retail shelves, with a new model being launched every month.

Go glocal with tablet PCs

The company had posted a net income of $797 million for the June 28-August 27 period last year, RIM said in a statement.

RIM Q2 net income drops 59% to $329 mn

If you own one of the touchscreen tablet PCs, you would know that typing can be a restrictive exercise on a device with no physical keys. But there are plenty of tablet PC accessories that promise to make typing as easy as it is on a laptop or desktop.

Key  to getting your hands on tablets 

Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, today launched BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone priced at Rs 28,490, featuring the new BlackBerry 7 operating system.

RIM launches BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone

Computer maker Dell is bullish on the smartphone market in the country and is planning to introduce more devices in the coming months to cater to the surging demand here.

More mobile handsets on card, says Dell

Brands go hoarse advertising their &ldquo;cutting-edge&rdquo; technology products, but it does not get us rushing to the stores. Hopeful that the device would get cheaper by the months or the company would release newer versions, models or colours, most buyers opt to wait and watch. Besides a handful of enthusiasts who like to own the gadget as soon as it hits the shelves, most consumers prefer to buy only when they see a value in the device.

Smartest of them all

&quot;The computer will be launched next month,&quot; HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said at a function here.

Govt to launch $35 computer next month

Intel said the move is aimed at helping people, who do not own a PC yet, to gain access to computing and the Internet.

Intel partners Asus, RCom to offer netbooks at Rs 9,999

In the nine-month-old Indian tablet market, Samsung stands as the winner with the maximum amount of tablets sold in the country, a report by CyberMedia Research said.

Samsung emerges as No 1 tablet seller in India

To get the most out of your notebook and use its intended functions, particularly portability, it is important that you have the right choice of accessories.

Jazz up your laptop

You wouldn&rsquo;t probably go looking for a projector built into your gadgets, but when someone bundles one handily so, it always is a good add-on.

Weighing the worth of projector add-ons 

An Indian-origin scientist-led team in the US has packaged lithium ion batteries into a single nanowire, which they claim could soon be a rechargeable power source for new generations of nanoelectronics.

Now, nano-sized batteries to power mobiles

Gaming is going to get a makeover this November. And yes, that means you had better start saving some extra bucks to buy Microsoft&rsquo;s Kinect &mdash; a controller-free, gesture-based gaming device that allows one or more people to play.

A Kinect with energy

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