Nokia files new patent violation complaint against Apple

The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said Tuesday it was filing a fresh complaint against Apple for patent infringement in "virtually all" of Apple's devices.

The new complaint, coupled with a simultaneous lawsuit, comes days after Nokia had a previous claim rejected.

"Nokia has filed a further complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers," the company said in a statement.

The Finnish mobile giant claims Apple is using Nokia innovations in "key features" of its products.

Tuesday's complaint brings the number of Nokia patents in suit against Apple to 46.

"Apple has been building its business on the back of our innovations and has failed to recognise its obligations," Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant told AFP.

HCL Infosystems joins tab race, launches tabs starting Rs 14990

Computer maker HCL Infosystems today announced its foray into the tablet space, with launch of its ME range of tabs starting at Rs 14,990.

The company has launched three tablets "with localised content" running on Google's Android operating system, which will be priced between Rs 14,990 and Rs 32,990.

"We are excited to launch the much awaited HCL ME Tablet. The HCL ME Tablet will be available to both individual and enterprise users with our award winning service and support network. We have put in significant amount of research to understand the needs of Indian users," HCL Infosystems CEO Harsh Chitale said in a statement.

Android is a mobile operating system and being an open-source operating system, it allows developers to design applications independent of the handset/tablet maker.

According to analysts, the Indian market tablet PC market is expected to touch about a million devices in sales in 2011.

Twitter 'elite' send half the tweets: Study

Twitter may have over 200 million registered users, but half of the tweets shared on the popular microblogging site are actually generated by a small group of "elite" members, a new study has found.

Researhers at Internet search engine Yahoo! who looked at about 260 million tweets posted on Twitter between July 28, 2009 and March 8, 2010 found that 50 per cent of the tweets -- or 140-character messages -- are shared by only a group of 20,000 users of the networking site, the Telegraph reported.

By using Twitter 'lists', the researchers were able to distinguish between elite users -- specifically celebrities, bloggers, and representatives of media outlets and other formal organisations -- and ordinary users.

"Based on this classification, we find a striking concentration of attention on Twitter -- roughly 50 per cent of tweets consumed are generated by just 20,000 elite users -- where the media produces the most information, but celebrities are the most followed," a Yahoo! researcher said.

"Information flows have not become egalitarian by any means," the researcher added.

Apple to unveil future of its operating systems iOS & Mac OS X

Apple announced Monday to unveil the future roadmap of its operating systems - iOS and Mac OS X - at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 6 in San Francisco.

"At this year's five-day conference Apple will unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS, including exciting demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple's advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers,'' Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said Monday.

"At this year's conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS. If you are an iOS or Mac OS X software developer, this is the event that you do not want to miss,'' Schiller added.

At the June 6-10 conference, the Cupertino-based global technology giant said, Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps.

Apple said Mac developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities.

Lenovo launches 'LePad' tablet in China

Chinese computer giant Lenovo has launched its own tablet computer at home as it tries to compete for a share of an increasingly crowded market dominated by Apple's iPad.

The LePad -- powered by Google's Android software -- was launched in China on Monday at a Chinese-media only event.

Lenovo will begin selling LePad directly to Chinese consumers this week through its own retail stores and it will put it on sale outside China by June, spokesman Jay Chen told Dow Jones Newswires.

The firm said in a statement that it was aggressively pursuing the mobile Internet device business and established a special division -- the Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group -- this year to better compete.

"The LePad is the first major launch since the business group's founding, we are confident in it and will continue to enrich its product line with better performing products and a richer selection of styles," Lenovo said.

Now, a social networking site on cricket

When India takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage clash at the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, not all cricket buffs would be hooked solely to their television sets this time.


Many of them would be simultaneously glued to their computer screens discussing ball-by-ball updates with fellow netizens on 'soch.la', which advertises itself as the world's first social cricket platform.

Combining the elements of Facebook and Twitter , the new social networking website has thousands of passionate cricket fans commenting, chatting and sharing their opinions as every game unfolds in the ongoing world cup.

Apart from being a platform to share the frenzy around the country's most popular sport, the one-of-its-kind site launched by digital marketing firm Digital Vidya also updates its users on live scores, teams and players.

"Cricket is a game which is best enjoyed with friends. Rather than just watching the match, 'soch.la' gives cricket lovers an opportunity to come together and enjoy cricket with their friends and family, while cheering for their favourite teams," the site's co-founder Pradeep Chopra told PTI.