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Merck said to hijack German rival's Facebook page

German drugmaker Merck KGaA accused US rival Merck & Co of hijacking its Facebook page and said it plans to sue to get it back.

China overtakes US as top smartphone market

China has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest smartphone market.

Yahoo! India launches free online video service

Yahoo video will provide original content across multiple genres such as news, entertainment, lifestyle and movies from 35 content producers.

Motorola launches flagship model 'Razr' in new avatar

The new handset is expected to be the key bets for the company in the smartphone segment, which is witnessing strong competition from Apple and Samsung.

NASA spacecraft finds water in Jupiter's moon

New research, based on images from the Galileo probe, suggest that water "lenses" could lie as little as three kilometres below the bottom of the surface crust.

IRPS, YouTube sign licensing pact on shared musical videos

Indian music publishers, composers and authors who are members of IPRS will derive their share of revenue from the society for their works accessed on YouTube.

Nokia to launch Windows tablet by mid-2012:report

Nokia last month unveiled two sleek new Microsoft Windows phones on Wednesday in time for Christmas, a first step in the ailing cellphone maker's fightback against Apple and Google

Intel fund to focus on mobile applications

Intel is launching a $100 million fund to invest in companies creating applications and content that complement its mobile chips, which have struggled to find a foothold in tablets and smartphones.

Huawei launches tablet PC MediaPad, cloud phones in India

Huawei has also launched two handsets based on Cloud+ service under which users will get 16 GB cloud disk for storage

Hard drive shortage to continue, will hit PC shipments in 2012

PC shipments may be crimped by as much as a fifth in the first three months of 2012, hurt by the shortage of hard disk drives (HDD) after the Thailand floods, said IDC.

Apple releases software update for iOS 5 battery bug

Apple Inc on Thursday released a software update for its iOS 5 operating system to fix complaints on the performance of the new iPhone 4S battery.

RIM to investigate BlackBerry delays

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said on Wednesday it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month.

Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL in pact to sell ad space to compete with Google

Yahoo Inc, Microsoft Corp and AOL Inc have joined hands to sell advertising online space, in a bid to compete with growing influence of internet search titan Google in the business.

Facebook buys Strobe to shore up smartphone offerings

The deal will help Facebook, which has over 800 million user globally, to further shore up its offerings on mobile devices.

Cypress launches new packaging venture for microprocessors

Cypress Semiconductor founder TJ Rodgers unveiled a new chip packaging venture that he expects will improve on existing technology by ten times and which he hopes will lead to a future stock market spin-off.

Mobile phones could be 'health time bomb'

The debate over whether mobile phones could cause cancer has been raging for years. Now, a group of leading scientists in Britain claims that cell phones could be a "health time bomb".

Public Wi-Fi hotspots to grow fourfold by 2015: Study

The amount of public Internet hotspots (Wi-Fi) globally will grow more than fourfold to 5.8 million by 2015, boosted by consumers increasing demand for connections on smartphones and tablets, an industry study showed on Wednesday.

Google chairman says will not favour Motorola

Google on Tuesday played down concerns that the search giant would give preferential treatment to Motorola Mobility Holdings after its planned purchase of the firm.

HTC to focus on emerging markets, eyes new tablets

The world's No.4 smartphone maker also said it is "open-minded" about patent acquisitions to raise the stakes in its legal battles with Apple Inc, but it has no specific plan at the moment.

New improved and cheaper Nook to take on Kindle touch

Barnes & Noble Inc will introduce on Monday what analysts and the blogosphere predict will be improved, and in some cases, cheaper versions of its Nook devices to compete for holiday tablet sales.

Now, picture password to protect your online account

PhorceField asks users to create a graphical password by choosing four images in a particular order from a set of twelve.

India is open to foreign expertise for development of Aakash: Sibal

India is open to collaboration with international companies for future development of the Aakash tablet, which could make the low-cost device available to children across the world, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said today.

China to phase out energy-inefficient light bulbs

China announced on Friday that it will phase out incandescent light bulbs within five years in an attempt to make the world's most polluting nation more energy efficient.

Amazon launches digital book library service

US online retailer Amazon.com said Kindle owners with an Amazon Prime membership will now get access to the company's new digital book library service.

Now, a special Hajj app for BlackBerry users to perform rituals better

The application includes narrated videos of Hajj and Umrah rituals.

Angry Birds tops 500 mn downloads since launch

The company's next aim is to reach one billion fans globally, on devices including mobile phones and computers.

Justin Bieber reaches 2 billion YouTube hits

The 17-year-old, who was discovered on the video-sharing site in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager, hit the milestone by gaining 95 million views on his official Vevo YouTube channel in the past month, reported Us magazine.

Google begins registration for Galaxy Nexus in India

Galaxy Nexus would be based on the latest version of Google’s flagship Android mobile operating system, named Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

China at it again, hackers hit chemical companies: Security firm

Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive Internet crime linked to this country.

Toyota unveils machines to help sick, elderly move

Toyota also demonstrated an intelligent machine with padded arms that can help health care workers lift disabled patients from their beds and then carry them around.