Articles by Surojit Chatterjee

  • Microsoft Bans Its Marketing and Sales Group From Using Apple Products: Why?Microsoft Bans Its Marketing and Sales Group From Using Apple Products: Why?

    March 25 2012 12:23 PM

    In today's competitive world, Microsoft and Apple are known rivals and each does its best to reach the top and gain a larger share of the market. With such tough rivalry, it makes sense to promote and use your own products, instead of the competition's. On this note, Microsoft is now banning purchases of Apple products with company funds.

  • iPhone 5 Rumors Roundup: From Release Date to Features (What to Expect)iPhone 5 Rumors Roundup: From Release Date to Features (What to Expect)

    March 25 2012 12:22 PM

    Last year, Apple managed to sell roughly 30 million iPhones in the last quarter alone. Since it launched the iPhone 4S, it sold about 20 million units of the handset, making it one of the best sellers in the history of smartphones. The next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is expected to be even more popular. Analysts forecast that Apple will sell about 50 million iPhone 5 units in 2012 and 2013.

  • New iPad 3 Owners Complain of Yellow Tint in Retina Display: Is Apple Listening?New iPad 3 Owners Complain of Yellow Tint in Retina Display: Is Apple Listening?

    March 25 2012 12:21 PM

    Apple's new iPad is being criticized for some shortcomings, and one of the complaints are related to the yellow tint found in the Retina display of the new tablet.

  • What if Apple Launched Its Own Voice Service?What if Apple Launched Its Own Voice Service?

    March 25 2012 9:28 AM

    The new iPad is the first 4G device from Apple and the next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is all set to be second. But a job posting at Apple Web site reveals that the tech giant may add more connectivity features to the upcoming iPhone.

  • iPhone 5: iOS 5.1 Code Strings Assure 4G LTE, What Other Features Can We Expect?iPhone 5: iOS 5.1 Code Strings Assure 4G LTE, What Other Features Can We Expect?

    March 24 2012 12:52 PM

    When Apple release its third generation iPad with 4G LTE connectivity, it was assumed that the next iPhone will also be 4G LTE-enabled. Now it is almost confirmed that the assumption are true as iOS v5.1 code unveils the notion of 4G iPhone.

  • New iPad 3 Facing Smart Cover Problem: Why?New iPad 3 Facing Smart Cover Problem: Why?

    March 24 2012 12:08 PM

    Apple' new iPad is a lot like iPad 2, except when it come to Smart Covers. Smart Covers, unveiled in 2011 along with iPad 2, are one of the coolest features of iPad. Along with adding fancy to the tablet, smart covers also offer ease of use functionality. Covering the tablet's screen with smart cover makes the iPad go to sleep and opening the cover wakes up the tablet. But now most of the smart covers on the new iPad do not work in the way as they were supposed to be or they used to work o...

  • Electric vehicle revolution faces increasing headwindsElectric vehicle revolution faces increasing headwinds

    March 23 2012 7:14 PM

    Scott Kluth has a love-hate relationship with his new Fisker Karma luxury electric sedan.

  • Web address controversy deepens after U.S. warning

    March 23 2012 7:08 PM

    A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the U.S. government to withdraw a key license from the body that runs the Internet's core functions.

  • RIM to give out prototype BlackBerry device to developers

    March 23 2012 7:06 PM

    Research In Motion plans to give developers a prototype BlackBerry 10 device to help them design applications for future smartphones that will run on a modified version of the software running RIM's poor-selling PlayBook tablet.

  • Facebook, lawmakers warn employers not to demand passwordsFacebook, lawmakers warn employers not to demand passwords

    March 23 2012 6:59 PM

    Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives the era of social media.

  • Apple's devoted shareholders get rich, and hang onApple's devoted shareholders get rich, and hang on

    March 23 2012 6:44 PM

    When Anton Marinovich turned 18, his grandmother gave him $1,000 with strict instructions to invest in the stock market. He chose Apple Inc

  • 'Human Bird' Jarno Smeets Admits Viral Video is Fake'Human Bird' Jarno Smeets Admits Viral Video is Fake

    March 23 2012 2:00 PM

    A video posted on YouTube, featuring a man flying freely like a bird, by flapping a pair of mechanical wings, went viral in just a few days and turned a Dutch man known as Jarno Smeets into an Internet sensation. The video shows the man using a huge pair of wings made of kite fabric, a Wii remote, an Android phone (HTC Wildfire S) and electric motors. He straps on a contraption that allegedly allows him to sync the motion of his arms to that of the wings, thus taking off into the air simply by f...