Technology News: General

The exponential sales of smartphones has turned into a breeding ground for innovation with new applications being released by software development firms on this platform.

Gigaset Communications, a manufacturer of cordless telephones under the brand Siemens Gigaset, has entered the Indian market with the launch of new premium cordless phones.

In their quest to find answers, experts have demonstrated that the future of medical discoveries, environmental challenges, energy deficit, all lie in collaborating through Cloud Computing.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown.

With the foray of 3G or third generation in India, Mobile users will be able to watch TV, read mobile magazines, watch video clips, make video calls, browse and download at much higher speeds, all these would be in addition to the already existing services available on mobile devices.

TOKYO (AP) Asia's technology giants are showing mixed signs of recovery, with Japan's electronics makers set to languish in the red this year while South Korean companies rebound sharply from a global industry slump.

TOKYO (AP) The newest version of Nintendo's popular handhold game console, with its large screen that's easier on the eyes and bigger stylus similar to an ordinary pen, has led some to assume it is intended to lure older gamers.

BEIJING (AP) Apple's iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on the Latin alphabet in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses has approved the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on the Latin alphabet in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea has been identified as the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, a news report said Friday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Samsung Electronics Co. said third-quarter net profit tripled to a record amid increased sales of flat screen TVs and mobile phones and higher prices for computer memory chips.

TOKYO (AP) Brandname Japanese technology companies, including Nintendo, reported dismal earnings Thursday with Sharp emerging an exception in doubling profits on brisk sales of flat-panel TVs in China, Japan and the U.S. Nintendo's first-half profit plunged as sales of its blockbuster Wii home console lost momentum in a saturated market.

TOKYO (AP) Nintendo's first-half profit plunged as sales of its hit Wii home console fizzled, forcing the maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games to forecast annual earnings would fall for the first time in six years.

TOKYO (AP) Nintendo's first-half profit plunged by more than half as sales of its hit Wii home console fizzled in a saturated market, forcing the maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games to slash its forecast for the full year.

In the past few months several mobile devices have en mass taken to Google's mobile operating system and launched Android-enabled handsets. In this season of heavy activity around Android phones, comes the big announcement of the launch of version 2.0 of the operating system, also code-named Eclair.

BEIJING (AP) Google Inc. faces a new controversy in China after a Web site run by the Communist Party's main newspaper accused the U.S. search giant of trying to keep Internet users away following its reports on a copyright dispute.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names or addresses that can be written in non-Latin script, an official said Monday.