Sci/Tech

YouTube Replaces Flash With HTML5 Video

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 11:59 PM EST

YouTube now uses HTML5

Apple Sold 34,000 iPhones Per Hour, 24 Hours a Day, Every Day of Quarter

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 11:46 PM EST

Apple set records in the last three months of 2014 as it posted profit of $18 billion and revenue of $74.6 billion. It sold mind-boggling 74.5 million iPhones as well. With this, the company has shipped total 1 billion iOS devices.

Apple Watch To Start Shipping In April, Says Apple CEO Tim Cook

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 11:32 PM EST

The Apple Watch will start shipping in April this year, said Tim Cook at the company's Q1 2015 call. Earlier timeframe for the wearable was described as "early 2015." Details of the watch including the battery-life, are yet not officially revealed.

It Was Facebook Behind Facebook Outages Today

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 11:26 AM EST

Facebook and its photo-sharing site Instagram were blocked around the world for up to an hour today, which happened due to an internal fault and not an outside attack.

Ex-Opera CEO Launches An Internet Browser Vivaldi Aimed At Tech Savvy Users

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 10:53 AM EST

Ex-Opera CEO and veteran software maker Jon von Tetzchner has launched a new Internet browser called Vivaldi aimed at tech-savvy users and particularly for users who "have problems fitting all their open tabs on one screen."

Google Pressurized to Turn off Police-Tracking Feature On Waze App

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 12:36 AM EST

Google is being pressurized to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic app that warns users when police is nearby. According to officials, the feature on the mobile app could put officers' lives in danger.

[Download] Facebook Launches 'Facebook Lite' For Low-end Android Smartphones

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 12:18 AM EST

Facebook has launched yet another app for Android - Facebook Lite - aimed at low-spec Android devices and for areas with limited network connectivity.

Google Handed WikiLeaks Employees' Emails To FBI in 2012

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 26, 2015 11:51 PM EST

Wikileaks is seeking explanations after it has come to light that Google gave the FBI emails and other related data belonging to three WikiLeaks staff members, in March 2012.

Microsoft's Quarterly Earnings: Xbox and Surface Tablets Are Doing Good, Windows Weak

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 26, 2015 11:31 PM EST

Microsoft revealed its quarterly earnings according to which its Devices and Consumer group's revenue grew 8 percent year over year in the last calendar quarter of 2014. However, the Windows market declined and operating income was down.

Microsoft's Profits Decline on Sluggish PC Sales but Surface Revenue Grows

By Peter R - Jan 27, 2015 10:33 AM EST

Microsoft reported $ 243 million operating loss including Nokia integration costs. Shares fell 3 percent after the results were announced on Monday.

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