For sometime we have been hearing that Google plans to unveil a sub-$200 tablet. Now Digitimes is reporting Google and Asus have co-developed a 7-inch tablet which will start shipping in June and will hit the market by July. The report cities supply chain sources and states that both companies plan to ship around 600,000 of these devices. Furthermore, the report says that the 7-inch tablet has be
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Asus and Google to ship 7-inch tablet in June: Report
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)Virtua Tennis Challenge lands on iOS for $4.99
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Football has its Fifa franchise, Golf has the Tiger Woods franchise, NFL has the Madden franchise and Baseball has the now defunct Triple Play franchise. But what about tennis? Well, in the world of Tennis simulators things don’t get bigger than Virtua Tennis. Virtua Tennis is an icon in the echelons of sports simulations. The original, which landed on the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast blew all of us
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Sony Mobile officially launches the Xperia P, U and Sola in India
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen retailers put up the the Xperia U and the Xperia Sola up for sale, with the Xperia P going up on sale tomorrow. While, all this was actually going on we never really received any official word from Sony Mobile that the devices were available in the market, inspite of them being available. Well, now Sony Mobile has official acknowledged that these device
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News is trickling in that Airtel has acquired 49 percent stake in Qualcomm’s 4G network unit in India. There had been indications that Airtel and Qualcomm were in talks. Qualcomm has 4G spectrum in key circles of Delhi and Mumbai apart from Haryana and Kerala. This would be crucial for Airtel for its ambitions to be a pan-India 4G network operator. It already operates 4G networks in Kolkata
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Logitech launches the Wireless mouse M187 in India for Rs 995
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Peripheral maker Logitech has launched the Wireless Mouse M187 in India which costs Rs 995. Designed keeping portability in mind, the M187 works via a plug and play USB nano receiver and requires no software to activate the wireless transmission. The device uses Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity for wireless connectivity.The mouse will be available in a variety of colors and Logitec
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Samsung confirms Galaxy S III event on May 31
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
On Saturday we filed a story saying that Samsung will hold the Galaxy S III event on May 31 after Stuff India claimed to have received an invite for the event. Well, today we can officially confirm the event as Samsung has just sent out an invite to BGR India, to be held on May 31 in New Delhi as a part of the Samsung Galaxy S III world tour. We expect the device to be available in the market by
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Yahoo releases Axis browser for iOS and PC browser plugins
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Amidst all the turmoil, Yahoo has unveiled an innovative web browser for iOS devices. Axis is a new search focussed iOS browser that provides live search results in a thumbnail web page previews and user data, rather than the standard list. Yahoo is also offering Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer plugins for Axis. However, Yahoo has pulled out the Chrome extension after
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Microsoft to release iOS and Android versions of Office in November
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
A couple of months ago we filed a story saying that Microsoft was building an Office app for the iPad. Now our colleagues stateside at BGR Classic have confirmed this report, though with a couple of twists. The report says that Microsoft is not only building an Office app for the iPad, but also for Android. In addition to this, the iPad app seems to be a universal app which means it will also wor
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Google revamps iOS search app
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Google has updated its search application for iOS devices which include the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new app offers a completely redesigned interface that gives users faster results, full-screen image search, and a simple way to access all Google apps in one place. Some of the optimizations include improved autocompletion of search suggestions, faster loading of pages and multitasking be
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HP to lay off 27,000 employees as a part of $3 billion restructuring plan
Posted by bgrnews 4 hours ago (http://www.bgr.in)
Over the past few weeks the rumor mill suggested that HP was gearing up to lay off around 25,000 employees and now the company has confirmed it. HP has announced a “multi-year productivity initiative” that will see 27,000 employees leave the company, which amounts to about eight percent of its entire workforce numbered at around 3,49,600. The idea is to save up to $3 to $3.5 billion, which could
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We're all geeks now: survey
Posted by MEreporter 4 hours ago (http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com)
If an obsession with technology is a sign of geekdom, then most of us are geeks, whether we admit it or not, according to a new survey on geeky attitudes in the U.S.
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Gemini capsule launched ... on a string
Posted by MEreporter 4 hours ago (http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com)
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A Gemini capsule takes flight against the backdrop of outer space. So what if it's a paper model hanging from a balloon? The view is still astro-awesome.
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First terrestrial animals shuffled onto land
Posted by MEreporter 4 hours ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
The transition from swimming to walking involved some awkward first steps, according to a new study that recreated how one of the first animals, which left the sea for land, moved.
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'Diablo 3' sales set record despite launch issues
Posted by MEreporter 4 hours ago (http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com)
Gamers may have faced some hellish problems when it came to playing the newly launched "Diablo 3," but sales of the game have been downright heavenly.
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Sneezing monkey highlights new species
Posted by MEreporter 4 hours ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
The realm of living things known to science gained some fascinating new members in the past year. These include a monkey that sneezes when it rains; a tiny worm discovered nearly a mile below ground; a mushroom that looks more like a sponge and the first night-blooming orchid ever recorded.
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