Hackers give Apple security the finger

WASHINGTON: The bad news is hackers have broken through the fingerprint-based security system that Apple so proudly introduced in its latest iPhone 5s. The good news is that they have done it without decapitating

Indian IT companies’ pricing woes

BANGALORE: Indian software exporters are unable to realise the benefits of a weak rupee even as it presents a significant opportunity to gain edge over multinational counterparts as some $21 billion (Rs 1.31 lakh

Meet BlackBerry buyer, India-born Prem Watsa

TORONTO: As soon as Prem Watsa stepped down from Blackberry’s board in August, speculation that he would launch a bid for the troubled smartphone maker started to swirl. Six weeks later, the man some

LinkedIn sued for ‘hacking’ users’ email accounts

Four LinkedIn users have filed a lawsuit accusing the business-oriented social network of accessing their email accounts without permission, harvesting the addresses of their contacts and spamming those people with repeated invitations to join

Male internet users outnumber women: UN report

UNITED NATIONS: Of the world’s 2.8 billion internet users, 1.3 billion users are women, while 1.5 billion are men, says a UN report. The gap between men and women internet userscould grow to 350 million in

Apple voted `coolest brand` in UK

LONDON: Apple has been chosen as the coolest brand in Britain, indicating a comeback of luxury brands replacing everyday products. The 12th CoolBrands list, chosen by members of the public and a ‘council of influencers’ has repeatedly crowned Apple

BlackBerry mimicking Palm’s decline

BlackBerry reported a more than 40% plunge in sales and vowed to cut a third of its workforce, raising concern that it’s on the same downward spiral as Palm, though without prospects for