SoliCharger

SoliCharger-SP lets you listen to music while charging up your iPhone

By Paul Ridden



SolLight has announced a portable charger that marries a lightweight carry pouch, a solar charger and some stereo speakers into something called the SoliCharger-SPImage Gallery (5 images)

HBS :

Helium Bluetooth speakers powered by supercapacitors

By Paul Ridden

The supercapacitor-powered Helium Bluetooth speakers from Blueshift


Sharing music with friends through laptop or smartphone speakers can be less than satisfying, which perhaps goes some way to explaining the overwhelming choice of portable Bluetooth speakers that come into view as you enter a consumer electronics store. Such offerings all suffer the same problem, though. Just as you're getting your groove on, the built-in battery dies and you have to wait hours while it juices up from a wall socket. What mobile music lovers like me need are wireless speakers that can charge in minutes, and then last for hours. An impossible dream? Sam Beck from Portland's Blueshift doesn't think so. He's developed mono and stereo portable Bluetooth speakers powered by supercapacitors. Helium users can look forward to a super quick charge time, hours of full volume playback and years of recharge cycles before needing to consider a capacitor refresh.

Apple

Apple ‘most discussed company‘ on Twitter

By: nisha chaturvedi

 Apple is reportedly the 'most discussed company' on microblogging site Twitter, statistics have revealed.

According to the chart created by Statista, Apple's cashtag '$AAPL' was mentioned more than 83,000 times in August this year.

Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 8.1: Pluses and minuses

By: Santan kukreja

 I doubt I was alone in rolling my eyes when I first used Windows 8 a year ago. I found its touch controls and gestures awkward, and I was troubled by how little its primary, tile-based interface could do on its own.

For many basic tasks, I had to return to the system's traditional desktop mode, the one that resembles older versions of Windows. It felt as though I was working on two different computers at once.

GooGle :

Google ‘leaks’ Nexus 5 pricing, details

 By: Sharad Chakraborthy

 Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone has been in the news for quite some time, with reports of its pricing and specs leaking frequently. Now it seems Google has accidentally confirmed the pricing and some details of the device on its Play Store.

APPLE iPhone

Has iPhone 5C proved Steve Jobs right?

By: Rampaul singh

 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who emphasized high-end consumer gadgets over cheaper ones, may have been right all along. Last month, chief executive officer Tim Cook introduced the colorful iPhone 5C, a less-expensive version of Apple's smartphone, to "serve even more customers" around the world. It turns out people so far are more interested in its pricier, feature rich cousin, the 5S. 

YOGA : Inner Strength

Now, software that helps blind do yoga

By: Ravi Kukreja

A team of computer scientists have developed a software program that watches a user's movements and gives spoken feedback on what to change to accurately complete a yoga pose. 

New FACE

Micromax names Hugh Jackman as brand ambassador

By: rajiya sunaina

 

Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman has been chosen over a Bollywood star as the brand ambassador of Indian mobile handset brand Micromax. He says he is a "huge lover" of India.

"I am extremely thrilled and honoured to be part of the Micromax family. I am a huge lover of India as it is one of the most exciting countries in the world and we also share our love for cricket," Jackman said in a statement.

Samsung’s curved phone

high on hype, low on value

Posted By: sarmistha sinha

On Wednesday, Samsung unveiled Galaxy Round, a phone with a curved screen. The company is calling it world's first phone with a curved screen, which sounds impressive. But the Korean firm neither provided details on how the curved screen would meaningfully help users nor explained what its customers in future can expect from phones that are not flat.

The reality is that even though the concept of curved screens sounds impressive, it is not likely to alter the user experience for smartphone users in any significant way.

Study :

Big Data new favourite in decision making

Posted By: anilnil diwan

Even as adoption of Big Data technology is on the rise to make better business decisions, companies are also concerned about lack of skilled workforce to keep pace with the rate of IT innovation, a study by IT firm EMC said.

According to the study, 91% respondents from India said decisions in their organization would be improved by better use of data. Another 35% said their organizations have achieved a competitive edge through the use of Big Data tools. However, 82% respondents said ensuring that skills keep pace with the rate of IT innovation will be a challenge for their organizations over the next three years, it added.

Samsung

First look:  Galaxy Note 10.1

Posted By: samantha Dsouza

Remember when people used personal computers - desktops and laptops - to check email, view video and keep tabs on Facebook? Back in that far-away era, I'd have several windows open for Web browsers, a word processor, a photo editor and sometimes a reader for PDF documents.

I miss that capability on mobile devices, particularly on full-size tablets with a decent amount of display space. With iPads and Android tablets, I'm typically limited to one window displayed at a time; other apps run in the background, out of sight. With Windows 8 tablets, I can run two windows side by side, but I'm constrained in what I can do with them. It gets better with the Windows 8.1 update due out next week, but it's still not the free-for-all I had with PCs.