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According to Gartner, second quarter PC sales in 2012 stood at 87.5 million units worldwide, which is actually a decline of 0.1 percent compared to the same period in 2011. “In the second quarter of 2012, the PC market suffered through its seventh consecutive quarter of flat to single-digit growth,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. The analyst is of the view that the reason behind all this is low consumer interest and uncertain economic climate across the globe....

A merge of eBay, PayPal is expected to layoff over 300 employees. The firm is speculated to focus more on product development, technology, and marketing. Currently, PayPal employs around 13,000 people. If rumors are to be believed, this slash of jobs would mark to the firm’s first major reductions since the financial crisis in 2008. Marcus took over as PayPal’s president earlier this year after eBay bought Zong, which is the mobile payments start-up he ran....

Keeping the Pikachu love in mind, the developers of the games have made sure that players find their beloved Pikachu pretty early in the game. According to Geek.com Pikachu could be found in n both Route 3 and Santalune Forest — in both X and Y – just a few screens from the starting area of Vaniville Town. Pikachu works at many levels in the game. It combats many enemies in the early levels with its exquisite static and lightning rod abilities....

If 2012 was the year of the affordable 7-inch tablet, we’re hoping in 2013, tablets go the way of the smartphone and get bigger too. Just like the 5-inch phablet devices that are taking the world by storm, maybe this is the year when 10-inch tablets also become everyone’s fancy gadget. Today, we’re looking at some of the popular 10-inch tablets already out in the market to see which one’s worth investing in....

The latest we’ve heard is that Samsung could put in an IGZO LCD screen from Sharp on the Galaxy Note 3 instead of an AMOLED one to make the S-Pen more convenient to use on the device. We can expect Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Note 3 sometime during the later half of the year, after the Galaxy S4 manages to establish itself in the market. There is also speculation that the Galaxy Note 3 could be fitted with a PHOLED screen like the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4....

Samsung Galaxy S4 has come at a time in the industry when phones like Sony Xperia Z , Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One are ruling the roost. Samsung Galaxy S4 is successor to one of the most hailed phones Samsung Galaxy s3. After hands on experience and plethora of reviews we have to come to a conclusion that though Samsung Galaxy S4 is terrific phone but it is less than expected....

In a Press Release on May 30th, Samsung pointed out that the phone has been designed keeping in view the active lifestyle of its users and would be capable enough of handing minor bruises and bumps which the phone faces when being used outdoors. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is available for a base price of $199 and can easily fit into budget of those looking for an affordable smartphone....

Interestingly, it is Samsung which has come up with the concept of a large flagship smartphone and following it with a mini version of the same. This trend started in 2012 with the launch of Galaxy S3 and the concept has now become a benchmark with Samsung. Though the company is not revealing much as on date, but the Galaxy S5 Mini is expected to have many trademark features common to Galaxy S5....

What will the Galaxy S5 pack in? If rumors are to be believed, then the Galaxy S5 will feature Samsung’s advanced 64-bit eight core Exynos 5430 processor chipset. This processor chip is built with Heteregenous Multi-Processing (HMP) technology which enables all the eight cores of the chipset to simultaneously function. In the present eight-core chips used by Samsung in the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4, only four of the eight cores of the processer can operate at a single time....

The device has gone on sale in 128 markets through 260 operators starting with South Korea, a company statement said. Samsung’s Galaxy devices run on the Android OS and the launch of this 5.5-inch Jelly Bean might further strengthen their presence. Samsung is marketing the pen-equipped Note devices alongside its best-selling Galaxy S smartphones after the first model sold more than 10 million units and helped Samsung regain the lead in global smartphone sales from Apple this year....

Sony is offering $50 price cuts on most of its models, including the 11.6-inch screen Vaio E Series with AMD dual-core processor, 4 GB RAM and 750 GB HDD. The cheaper E Series 14 and 15 have been announced with a $30 price cut. But if it’s the Ultrabook you’re lusting after, Sony’s offering $100 off on the Vaio T Series device, which is powered by Intel Core i3 processor, 4 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB SSD and a 13....

India’s biggest car selling company Maruti Suzuki is all set to give some interesting makeovers to its top selling car models. These include WagonR, A-Star, Alto k10. It is also being expected that Maruti is considering doing some cosmetic changes to its luxury car SX4 in first quarter of 2013. Nothing official has been release about SX4 but the car has been doing test runs for long time now.g It is expected that 2013 model of SX4 would look like its version with a better chrome finish grill , fresh head and tail lamps, modified bumpers, and a little tweaks at the back....

It started 2012 with the launch of its first flagship, the One X, which didn’t end up gaining much popularity mostly due to its inadequate 1800 mAh battery and dual-core processor. And shortly after its launch, HTC followed it up with an upgraded flagship, the One X+, which launched about 8 months later. The One X+ with its quad-core processor and bigger battery surely had good specs, but HTC loyalists who picked up the One X ended up feeling letdown, stuck with a more obsolete flagship....

It has also been predicted that iPhone 6 will be first Apple phablet. However, according to CNET.com analyst of Cowen and Company Arcuri is claiming that keeping in trend with its pocket friendly ideology, iPhone 6 will come 4.8-inch screen and the design of the phone has already been locked. He has further revealed that iPhone 6 may come with higher –speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity. Another interesting iPhone 6 rumor is that the phone may come in two size with different resolutions....

Samsung Galaxy S4 With a 4G-friendly radio built inside, the Galaxy S4 is a popular device that’s a fastest selling smartphone by Samsung. Huawei Ascend P1 LTE Affordable and classy, this 4.3-inch device runs an updated version of 2012’s excellent Ascend P1. iPhone 5 Offered with EE, the 4G version of iPhone 5 is a phenomenal device that’s class apart. BlackBerry Z10 Joining the club of 4G connectivity, the 4....

Need for Speed: Shift: The classic favorite racing game’s now gone mobile, and the results are just splendid. Choose from cars like the BMW M3 GT2, Pagani Zonda and 20 other models, and drive through 18 different paths. Take in the amazing skylines of Chi Town, London, Tokyo, etc., both in the day as well as night driving options. You can even experience the squealing of your car’s tires as you race to the finish line....

Improved Google maps and search The Google map application is opened by millions of web users everyday throughout the world. Although, there are various supportive features in this application right now also, still the company wants to adore the application with certain kinds of enhancements. Local highlights, refreshed appearance and the custom made features of the Google map service are the leading changes introduced by the company. Upgrading Google plus Excitingly, Google has released over 41 features along with logarithimic calculations, innovative computer deals and photo manager tool for upgrading its Google plus application....

So the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone got launched and we got some time to play around and discover a lot more things this phone can do. If you’re still undecided about whether you should burn a huge hole in your pocket by picking up the Galaxy S4, maybe these features could make you come to your decision. Here are some more reasons why this phone’s worth the investment: Amazingly sensitive screen: What’s so great about such high touch responsiveness?...

The screen of the phone is LCD as compared to OLED of other Lumia’s but there is Gorilla Glass to protect. Giving the masses a taste of 4G, the phone has a dual-core 1.2 GHz snapdragon S4 chip with 512 MB RAM( this one is a downer) and blue tooth connectivity ( Amber update would come it). The phone comes with 8GB internal memory and has a micro SD slot which is expandable to 64 GB....

What we know is that the iPhone 6 is on its way. Question is – could two new iPhones be released at the same time? Previously, TechThirsty.com spoke about the possibility of a cheaper iPhone hitting the market soon. This was because of a picture leaked on a Chinese website that showed what seemed to iPhone cases named iPhone 5c. There has been speculation about what the “c” stands for – anything from cheap, coloured to even Chinese copy have been considered!...