Apple accelerates iOS 9.1 beta releases

Oct 14, 2015 12:07 pm UTC| Technology Business

Apple has released iOS 9.1 beta 5 on Monday for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with build 13B139, 13B137. As always the Cupertino company warned users that devices updated to iOS 9.1 cannot be restored to earlier versions of...

Nike set to print 3D shoes, receives patent

Oct 14, 2015 07:14 am UTC| Technology Business

A major technological innovation in recent times is the 3D print technology. It is the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. Many IT companies like Microsoft and Google have enabled their...

Dell-EMC combination to add $50 bln debt

Oct 13, 2015 11:58 am UTC| Technology Business

Dell Inc. on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement under which it, along with partners Silver Lake and MSD Partners, will acquire EMC Corporation, while maintaining VMware as a publicly-traded company. The...

Microsoft bets on Multi-User Virtual Reality

Oct 13, 2015 08:59 am UTC| Technology Business

Microsoft researchers are exploring multi-person virtual reality at VR expert Jaron Laniers lab which will enable people to share the experience of mixed or augmented reality, MIT Technology Review reported. Augmented...

Will cheaper Google Nexus 6P give iPhone 6S Plus a run for its money?

Oct 09, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Technology Business

Google Nexus 6P looks all set to steal the thunder from iPhone 6S Plus. The specifications suggest that the former is bigger but lighter than the latter. Here is a look at some of the key features of the two competing...

Jet.com heats up competition with Amazon, membership fees zero

Oct 08, 2015 09:26 am UTC| Technology Business

Jet.com, an online retailer founded by Marc Lore, announced on Wednesday that it was dropping its annual membership fees of $50 for its customers. Launched only in late July, the start-up is considered by many as a...

Volkswagen Crisis Vis-à-vis German Growth

Oct 07, 2015 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Manufacturing sector accounts for around 23% of German GDP (well above the Eurozone average of around 16%) and among this, 15% is car production. Volkswagen is the biggest of Germanys car makers and one of the countrys...