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Uber is competing against a consortium of automakers, including BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. (Photo: Reuters)

Uber offers to buy Nokia's map business HERE for $3 bn: Report

by Subrat Patnaik |May 8, 2015

Uber is competing against a consortium of automakers, including BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

Earlier this year, Messenger launched voice and video calling between computers. (Photo: Reuters)

Facebook Messenger allows video calling to Android and iOS app users

by Subrat Patnaik |Apr 28, 2015

Earlier this year, Messenger launched voice and video calling between computers.

(Photo: Reuters)

Apple expected to ramp up smartwatch production on strong pre-orders

by Subrat Patnaik |Apr 14, 2015

Apple's website lists shipping times in June for some models, and four to six weeks for others, suggesting the company is straining to meet demand.

The watch, the first new product to be launched by Apple under Chief Executive Tim Cook, will hit stores on April 24. (Photo: Reuters)

Slow apps, low battery life limit appeal of Apple Watch, say reviewers

by Subrat Patnaik |Apr 9, 2015

Apple's "beautiful" and "stylish" smartwatch could make life easier for people on the move, reviewers say, but the gadget gets poor marks for battery life and slow-loading apps.

Photo: Reuters

Facebook plans stricter scrutiny for accessing user data

by Subrat Patnaik |Oct 3, 2014

A Facebook spokesman acknowledged in July that an experiment on nearly 700,000 users in 2012 had upset users and said the company would change the way it handled research.

(Photo: Reuters)

Google buys video-processing service provider Zync Render

by Subrat Patnaik |Aug 27, 2014

Zync provides online tools to render video. Rendering is the process of generating an image from a 2D or 3D model, or models, using computer programs.