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New iOS 8 bug can delete all of your iCloud documents There may be yet another bug in iOS 8, Apple's latest version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad. This time, some users are reporting that anybody trying to reset the settings on their iPhone could accidentally delete all of their documents saved in iCloud, Apple's online backup service. MacRumors reports that multiple users of its forums have reported an issue when attempting...

Google shuts down Orkut after a 10-year run NEW DELHI: Internet search titan Google has finally downed the shutters of its social networking website Orkut. However, users can save their profiles, scraps, testimonials and community posts via Google Takeout service till September 2016. Google in June had announced that it will shut down Orkut on September 30, marking the end of a 10-year run. Orkut was the first social network to hit it off on...

iOS update blocked calls on your iPhone? Here's a fix NEW DELHI: Apple’s latest software update for iPhones has two major glitches — it blocks the device from making calls and disables the Touch ID fingerprint sensor of iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus. Though Apple has stopped the roll out of the software release, it still has not said when it will provide a fix to users. But worry not, as you can still go back to iOS 8 even if your iPhone is currently...

New iPhones run into software, bending complaints Apple said it would stop providing the software update to fix several issues in iOS 8 OS for iPhones and iPads Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have ran into some glitches after users complained that a new software update blocked their calls, and a video circulated to suggest that the larger of the two new models is vulnerable to bending. The U.S.-based company said it would stop providing the...

Ray Ozzie launches voice-only messaging app Talko SAN FRANCISCO: Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones. His mission began more than two years ago as Ozzie noticed people were increasingly communicating through texts, emails and social media posts instead of calling each other. Ozzie, Microsoft's former chief software architect, hopes to orchestrate voice's comeback through Talko, a...

HTC launches India's first 64-bit smartphone Desire 820 NEW DELHI: HTC has announced Desire 820 and Desire 820q smartphones in the Indian market. The phones will be available early November and pricing will be announced closer to the launch. HTC Desire 820 is a dual-sim (GSM+GSM) smartphone. It features a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 720 X 1280p. The phone is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor (4x2.5GHz...

Oracle's top execs took salary cut in FY 2014, reveals SEC filing Oracle's Larry Ellison — who is stepping aside as chief executive officer — took less money home in fiscal 2014 that the year before following criticism of his compensation and concerns about the software company's struggles against smaller rivals. Ellison received $67.3 million as compensation in 2014, a 15.5% drop from a year earlier, according to a filing with the US Securities...

Apple users fooled into burning iPhones in microwaves NEW DELHI: This is the perfect example of 'Don't believe everything you read on the internet'. Trolls at online imageboard 4chan spread a hoax on the internet, saying that the iOS 8 update includes a feature that allows an iPhone's battery to be charged when put in a household microwave. The claim came in the form of an advertisement that looked quite like an Apple ad, proclaiming that...

Google bigwigs back online antique store BANGALORE: A 1930s/40s Walt Disney comic book, part of a vintage comic set costing Rs 35,000, has a story in which Mickey Mouse orders a product from a catalogue and opts for 'cash-on-delivery'. More than 80 years later, the same payment method has revolutionized online shopping in India. The Walt Disney comic set is now part of 160 vintage and antique artefacts that Bangalore-based startup Phantom Hands...

Top 15 Most Popular Reference Websites - September 2014 Here are the top 15 Most Popular Reference Sites as derived from techspottipss.blogspot.in,  which is a continually updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast."*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | Wikipedia | 475,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 8 - Compete Rank | 15 - Quantcast...

Top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites - September 2014 Here are the top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites as derived only in Techspottipss, which is a continually updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast."*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | Facebook | 900,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 3  - Compete Rank | 3  -...

'Android is cooler than Apple' SAN FRANCISCO: Holly Riggle, a 29-year-old white-collar worker from Ohio, is just the kind of everyday customer Apple would love to have for its new iPhone 6. But Riggle is sticking to her Android smartphone, calling Apple less "original" than it was under former CEO Steve Jobs. She's one of the 16% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll who said Apple had become somewhat or much less cool in the last two years. By...

Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: Which one should you buy? When console giants battle it out, you the gamer has to make the hard decisions. In just a few days the Xbox One will be launched in India, sold exclusively on Amazon India. The launch comes nine months after the Playstation 4 started selling here, giving Sony a headstart. Confused between the two options? We help you with that decision. Specifications This time around, both consoles have...

Is Facebook Messenger application tracking your privacy? "Messenger appears to have more spyware type code in it intended specifically for enterprise surveillance." The new Facebook Messenger app that has been downloaded over 500 million times on Android-based devices, may have spyware that keeps an eye on your chats and other information, claims an internet security specialist. According to Jonathan Zdziarski, “messenger appears to have...

Google launches Android One-powered smartphones at Rs. 6,399 Google launched the phones in partnership with Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobiles Google Inc. on Monday launched its Android One-powered smartphones, pricing them at around Rs. 6,399 to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing smartphone market. Google launched the phones in partnership with Indian mobile phone makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobiles. The...