HIGHLIGHTS Alphabet’s net income climbed 27 percent to $5.06 billion Google is competing with Facebook for dominance in mobile advertising Advertising accounted for 89.1 percent of Google’s total revenue Google parent Alphabet Inc bested analysts’…
Monthly Archives For October 2016
Apple revamps computer line with new MacBook Pro, adds touch screen keys
Apple CEO Tim Cook during an Apple media event in Cupertino, California. The Mac line accounted for about 11% of Apple sales in the just-finished fiscal year, with the number of machines sold down by…
Apple seeks to reclaim lost PC market share with new MacBooks
Apple’s MacBook Pro has shown surprising resilience compared to the decline in iPad sales. Photo: AP San Francisco: Apple Inc. unveiled new Mac computers as it seeks to revitalize a product line that co-founder Steve…
Offline Diwali offers on TV, laptops, smartphones, cameras and audio products
LG Electronics is offering free gifts with its high-end OLED TVs. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Online shopping festivals are very popular with buyers, for various reasons. Primarily, it is the fact that you usually get to…
Microsoft Surface devices make new additions to take on Apple
Microsoft has made additions to the Surface Book series of ultrabook convertibles with the Surface Book i7 Microsoft has made additions to the Surface Book series of ultrabook convertibles with the Surface Book i7, which…
Headphones for your music playlist: Block out the noise
Audio-Technica ATH-IM50 deliver excellent clarity and mid-range frequencies The festival of lights also has the slightly annoying side to it—the loud fireworks. One way of dealing with it and changing the soundtrack is buying a…
Apple MacBook update: A generational upgrade is on the horizon
In 2008, the MacBook Pro updated to a unibody design, and the next big evolution came around only in 2012 when the much slimmer Retina display rocking MacBook Pro variants were unveiled. Photo: AP “Hello…
Review: Intex Aqua 5.5 VR impresses with its display
Intex’s new phone Aqua 5.5 VR. Indian phonemakers have been facing serious competition from Chinese counterparts. A recent report by Singapore-based research agency Canalys shows that Chinese phone makers Lenovo and Xiaomi have moved up…
Apple MacBook Pro 2016 line-up: Everything you need to know
The MacBook Pro with Touch Bar will be priced upwards of $1,499 (approximately Rs1,00,200). Smartphones and tablets, many believe, are providing a solid alternative to the good old laptop. But for Apple, the MacBook line-up…
Last-minute gadget gifts for Diwali
Asus Chromebit-B019C, Kindle‘s entry-level mode, and Skullcandy Uproar S5URHW-509 are some interesting gift options If you have been busy at work and missed taking advantage of the ongoing Diwali festivals on online stores, there is…