#McDStories is possibly a textbook case of how social media can backfire horribly, and what happens when the crowd actually joins the conversation. It all started when the official McDonalds Twitter handle started a hashtag with two tweets vaguely eliciting McDonalds stories from consumers. Continue Reading »

Orkut, Myspace, Friendster, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Google Plus – youngsters in India have had enough of social networking sites, and are gradually losing interest in social media. The initial wave of enthusiasm around the concept of social networking, is now replaced by a quiet phase of social media burnout and boredom. Continue Reading »

Tsahi Levent-Levi, CTO of the technology business unit at videoconferencing vendor RADVISION, has spent the past few years trying to head off breakage. His company’s product portfolio includes an app that turns iOS tablets and smartphones into endpoints. With an Android version imminent, his job is about to get even more challenging. Levent-Levi recently spoke with Intelligence in Software about why app breakage is so widespread and so difficult to avoid. Continue Reading »

The good news for the Finnish manufacturer is that these devices are doing better than expected as the company sold more smartphones last quarter than projected, sending their shares 7% higher. Continue Reading »

In keeping with our tradition, we bring a round-up of mobile phones that qualify under a certain category. Here, we have phones that were released in this month, cost under Rs. 5,000 and most of them can work with two SIM cards. So, here is a list of mobile phones under this category from across multiple vendors and in no particular order. Lead image courtesy: © Thinkstock photos / Getty Images Continue Reading »

Social networking giant Facebook is pushing Timeline profiles for all users. Even the users that would prefer to continue with Facebook’s old profile will now be forced to switch to Timeline. Continue Reading »

India is witnessing rapid growth in the number of smartphone users. A latest report from CyberMedia Research (CMR), estimates that smartphone shipments crossed the 10 million mark for the first time, in the first eleven months of 2011, accounting for 6 percent of the 166 million mobile shipments being made in the year. Continue Reading »

Apple reported record-breaking sales this quarter. The company sold 37.04 million iPhones and 15.43 million iPads in the last Holiday quarter. Continue Reading »

The 'App Economy' makes it possible to reach a potential user base of millions, and potentially make millions, while selling your wares cheaper than a bootleg Chetan Bhagat novel. Here's a round-up of notable apps from developers and start-ups in India that have clocked enough downloads to qualify as a best-seller. Lead Pic Courtesy: Thinkstock/GettyImages Continue Reading »

The 7-inch tablet from Huawei is finally available for purchase in India. It is called the MediaPad and is priced at Rs. 28,000. Continue Reading »