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The combination would also make Dell a publicly listed company.

Dell considering to merge with VMware

Combining with VMware would provide access to VMWare's $11.6 billion in cash, helping Dell trim its $52.5 billion debt...

3 Feb 2018 9:19 AM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

WhatsApp messages aren't always safe: Here's what could happen

The messenger, which has made our lives easier by connecting people like never before, however, doesn't seem secure...

2 Feb 2018 7:09 PM IST

As with the first plant, the second plant will also be owned and operated by Foxconn to manufacture phones exclusively for Xiaomi.

Xiaomi becomes the 5th largest smartphone manufacturer

Samsung Electronics, Apple, and China's Huawei Technologies and OPPO maintained their top four positions.

2 Feb 2018 6:39 PM IST

Microblog operators must set up a mechanism to monitor accounts for false information and delete it, said an order by the Cyberspace Administration of China.

China orders microblog operators to tighten censorship

The order adds to a steady drumbeat of new measures to tighten control over what public can see and say online.

2 Feb 2018 6:36 PM IST

Google and Facebook may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed to change rules so that more of Silicon Valleys mega profits fall into public coffers. (photo: AFP)

Google parent hit by higher costs, names new chairman

Alphabet reported a loss of $3 billion for the fourth quarter as it set aside $11 billion for taxes.

2 Feb 2018 4:58 PM IST

Apple released its current 9.7-inch iPad in March this year.

Here's how you can use WhatsApp on your iPad or Android tablet

With a simple trick, you can have a fully functional WhatsApp on your Android or iOS tablet.

2 Feb 2018 3:06 PM IST

From being the first one to master the touchscreen to now being the first ones to go with a full front display and eliminating the home button and fingerprint scanner, Apple has set a benchmark with its Anniversary Edition iPhone X this year. Apple states that the iPhone X will set the path for the future mobile phone.

Apple, once again, has a bad case of the iPhone jitters

The clues about consumers' interest in the iPhone X emerged on February 1 with the release of Apple's fiscal...

2 Feb 2018 2:03 PM IST

Facebook and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment on December 29.

Facebook denies 'censoring' 19th-century vagina painting

Facebook denied that it had deleted a user's account because a person posted an image of a 19th-century painting of a...

2 Feb 2018 1:34 PM IST

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the US presidential election. (Photo:AP)

Facebook stats show declining usage, Zuckerberg happy about it

Statistics show that people are spending 2.4 minutes per day less per user, which was Facebook's goal.

2 Feb 2018 12:02 PM IST

Microsofts suite is reliable and IT managers have little incentive to gamble on something new.

Google's G Suite is no Microsoft killer, yet attracts users

Most of those customers are small and medium-sized companies.

2 Feb 2018 11:21 AM IST

Thanks to Huawei, Nokia sees a brighter future; profits shoot up

Profits boosted by a one-off patent payment of 210 million euros from Huawei.

2 Feb 2018 9:48 AM IST

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds.

Bitcoin slides as Facebook ad ban, India clampdown unnerve investors

Bitcoin was trading at less than half the peak price of almost $20,000 it reached in December.

2 Feb 2018 9:43 AM IST