Bengaluru, India’s IT Hub is all set to have two free public WiFi hotspots by next month, according to a report by The Economic Times. The hotspots will be located in prime destinations like M.G Road and Brigade Road in India’s technology capital, says the report. Hundreds of people who access internet via mobiles and laptops will benefit from this initiative. Bengaluru will be the first...

Up and coming social network Pinterest is all set to impress its over 48 million users with a revamped desktop design. The social pinboard is getting a makeover with several new features that it began testing in January this year. The new look is all about discovery, as Pinterest wants users to spend more time browsing and pinning. Starting today, invitations for the improved Pinterest, will be sent...

Foursquare has updated its Android app with  new features.  The update will give users recommendations about near by place as soon as they launch the app. “When you’re in a new city or neighborhood, Foursquare will show you popular places, sites, and must-see attractions. When you’re on your home turf, we’ll tell what spots are “new and notable” – places that have recently opened in...

SkoolShop.com, an online retailer for school and education-related products has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Blume Ventures and others angel investors including Sunil Kalra, Srikant Shastri, Vikas Choudhury and Puneet Deora. A brand from Occasion Kommerce Pvt. Ltd, SkoolShop.com will use the raised funds to enhance workforce and develop marketing strategies. Founded in 2011 by Satya...

In a bid to understand citizens, connect with the youth and keep tabs on current public opinions, Mumbai Police has launched the country’s first ‘Social Media Lab’. Started in association with Reliance Foundation and NASSCOM, the 24×7 social media lab will see 20 trained police officers, who will work in shifts and scroll through content on social networking websites like Twitter, Facebook...

Months of speculations, hype, leaks and millions of blogs and articles later it is here!  In a bid to compete with its nemesis Apple, Samsung has taken off the wraps of its highly anticipated Galaxy SIV smartphone. The revamped smartphone, which follows last year’s Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II is “slimmer yet stronger, less to hold yet more to see, [and] it is simply amazing,”...

Following the launch of its YouTube Capture iPhone and iPod touch app last year, YouTube has released a version of the application for the iPad and iPad mini. If you’re unfamiliar with the YouTube capture app, perhaps a little background information is in order. As the name implies, the app is designed to allow users to record videos from their devices and then upload them instantly to YouTube. After...

Blackberry users rejoice! After being announced at the launch event at the end of January, Whats app has finally made its way to BlackBerry 10. The company announced that popular cross-platform messaging application is now available for BlackBerry 10 users. WhatsApp for  BlackBerry 10 features “real-time push notifications” that are displayed even when the device is locked, as well as tight...

Given the rising popularity of Android and a number of other competitors in the tablet market, it was only some time before Apple’s iPad sales would be superseded in the market that it had carved out for itself since 2010. A new report from research firm IDC (International Data Corporation) claims that tablets sporting Google’s Android operating system will outsell the iPad from its ‘throne‘...

Google has announced change in the leadership in the Android team. In an official Google blog update, CEO Larry Page announced that Andy Rubin would be moving on from his role as head of Android at Google. In his place, Sundar Pichai will lead Android, in addition to his current spots at Chrome and Apps. Andy Rubin who co-founded Android and sold it to Google in 2005 will take a different and undefined...