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LEGO continues to be popular among adults, which means Build With Chrome will have many, many takers. However, what will be interesting to note is whether parents would be eager to have their tods latch on to this new version of the game. The biggest challenge among parents today is to ensure minimum screen time for their children. We have found some very interesting apps that younger children could play on your phone or iPad....

Available with most important Sony Xperia Z1 features, the compact version also comes with 2GM of RAM, 20.7MP camera and a quad-core processor. This one is well-priced for the features it comes with. You can buy this phone at Sony’s mobile site. The price of Sony Xperia Z1 compact here is £449. In fact, it comes with a complementary Sony Smartwatch 2. It’s available with EE, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange....

Along with the smartphones, the company will also launch the Galaxy Tab 3 range of tablets, including Galaxy Tab 3.8.0 at the event. Furthermore new devices like the new 10.1-inch and 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 tablets, a Galaxy NX Camera, and Windows ATIV smartphones, tablets, and laptops are also likely to be announced. Several images and specs of the 8-inch tablet have been posted by Techtastic. With both, a white and black case option, the table will have 1280 x 800 display, powered by a 1....

The company also disclosed that it has given up the idea of a merger with the smaller carrier T-Mobile US, which also faced uncertainty by the antitrust regulators. Masayoshi Son, Sprint’s Chairman, and Chief Executive of SoftBank, the Japanese carrier that owns the majority of Sprint, has been quoted saying that “While we continue to believe industry consolidation will enhance competitiveness and benefit customers, our focus moving forward will be on making Sprint the most successful carrier....

Recently, Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft in an interview with the Seattle Times did discuss a price range for the firm’s new tab. He said, “If you look at the bulk of the PC market, it would run between, say, probably $300 [and] $700 or $800. … That’s the sweet spot.” This statement by the CEO puts an end to the rumors speculating that the Surface Tablet would retail between $600 and $1000 for the two different versions....

The latest Surface Pro 3 from Microsoft comes power packed with the new i7 Intel Core processor at a slashed rate of $1,299. It is a win-win situation for the customers who wanted more punch from their Surface Pro 3’s processor. What’s Onboard? In case you noticed, then you must know that the lesser priced Core i7 variant is not available on a direct drop. For the $1,299 model, you will get hands on storage of 128 GB while the $1,549 model offered 256 GB storage....

Releasing on March 15th HTC One is all set to go head on with Samsung Galaxy S4. HTC One retailer has put the ace in the hole by putting the HTC One accessories on sale even before the phone has hit the shelves. HTC One is coming as a successor to HTC One X+ and to catch the early birds, Clove UK has lined the accessories of HTC One in the store....

If you are looking forward to purchase a tablet this Christmas, then the number of choices available could be bewildering. The Apple iPad is surely the show stealer, but their high price mean that they are out of reach for many people. However, the sparkling fear has led to the purchase of cheaper tablets. Some of them are mentioned below: Tesco has come up with 7 inch tablet twice in the previous 2 months....

A letter from my pen pal in the mailbox, the year was 1989. Got my first e-mail in 1995. SMS Baby, get with it, its 2003 for Christ’s sake!! My sister used to say, and I did (…to the limits of obsession I’ll say!) With my insatiable need to stay connected, messaging had always been an integral part of my life, I guess. Then in the year 2010, I was introduced to a wondrous app called Whatsapp, a free messenger service that augmented my messaging obsession further and trust me, it was good… so good that for the first time in my life it was an app which prompted me to buy a smartphone, instead of it being the other way round!...

Nadella is an Indian by birth and belongs to the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He was born in 1967 and has been associated with Microsoft since 1992. Nadella received his higher education from the US and did a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as well as Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. According to people familiar with the company affairs, Satya Nadella is soon likely to replace Steve Ballmer as the new CEO of Microsoft....

For those missing Google Maps on their iPhones, ever considered Steve Jobs could be behind it? As per reported by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Steve Jobs, former CEO and co-founder of Apple was the one who decided to swap Google Maps on the iPhone with its own maps application and had also initiated a secret team to work on the same. The report also said that Jobs hated Google as he thought the latter was copying its iPhone features....

Now take a look at some of the top 10 iPhone 5 apps, beautifully designed and upgraded for you. We hope these functional apps make your life fun and easier. YouTube Apple removed built-in YouTube app from iOS 6. But the new YouTube is upgraded in the iPhone 5 and is readily available. Flipboard Get this app to create your own personalized magazine stand right on your device. Find My iPhone In case you lose your iPhone 5 anywhere, Find My iPhone app will help you locate it easily....

This is seen as a surprise move by Acer as the company has struggled in the last few years to gain a share in the still competitive yet dwindling PC market. The company presently has fourth rank (based on IDC’s latest quarterly data) among the top five PC manufacturers. The company’s PC business accounts for nearly 6.7% of the overall market, which is much less than the earlier 21%. In the current scenario, the PC market is continuously declining and tablets are on the rise....

This interim order passed by the tribunal is charging Aircel only half the amount demanded by Vodafone as SMS termination fees. Operators pay termination charges to each other on calls and SMSs that originate on their networks, and these charges have a direct impact on the tariffs they charge their customers. A single-member bench by PK Rastogi by the tribunal expressed that consumers should not be expected to suffer due to the SMS services being affected due to this dispute....

Remote enabled gesture controls Though Apple is all set to integrate the new motion detection specs like Air Gesture present in the Galaxy S4, the Leap Motion or the newly launched Kinect, these features are still amiss in the speculated versions of the iPad mini 2 and iPad 5.These exciting specs were first released by the S4 and enable users to reject/or receive calls, browse images or the internet without actually touching their tablet and navigate without swiping or tapping the screen....

Apple iPad 5: Yes of course it will be thinner, lighter and faster than the iPad 4, but looks like you’ll have to wait till about October this year to finally get your hands on it – you can even expect Apple to unveil the iPad Mini 2 by then. According to rumors, Apple could put in a GF2 touchscreen feature in the new iPad which could help them make the device lighter and thinner....

iPhone 6 The iPhone debuted in June 2007 with the next three products iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4 marking a summer launch each one year after. However, iPhone 4s was kept aback for an October release to enhance sales during the holiday season. As iPhone5, 5c and 5s were released on the 3rd Friday of September, we expect iPhone 6 to go for a similar launch and continue the trend....

In the meanwhile, however, Apple is expected to unveil a few models of the low-cost iPhone. We initially were hoping to see just one low-cost iPhone, but it’s possible that Apple is struggling to stay noticed in the competitive market and could go the Samsung way by expanding its range of offerings. According to rumors, we could see Apple bringing out a lineup of cheaper iPhones along with the iPhone 5S sometime this year in a desperate bid to reclaim precious market share that it has been losing to its competitors, especially Samsung ( Samsung Galaxy s4 and s3)....

The 15.6-inch MacBook Pro with Retina houses a Sharp 4K Displayto deliver an even higher-resolution portable screen solution for power users. The resolution on this monster is a 2,880 x 1,880 n display which is higher than many Windows 8 phones. Sources say a new Sharp 4K2K IGZO with a 3,840 × 2,160 resolution display, with a 282 pixel density on a 15.6-inch notebook display. The latest IGZO technology is electricity efficient, translating into a longer battery life for the MacBook....