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Nokia’s Lumia 925 and 928: at a glance

Nokia’s Lumia 925 and 928: at a glanceFinnish handset maker Nokia's recently announced Lumia 928 and Lumia 925 smartphones boast some incremental improvements over their predecessors.

The Lumia 925 and 928 are smaller as well as lighter than their predecessor Lumia 920. The Lumia 925 is the first smartphone in the series that has received an aluminum body.

AMD unveils world’s fastest mobile GPU

AMD unveils world’s fastest mobile GPUSunnyvale-based chip designer AMD unveiled a new chip dubbed Radeon 8970M, which, as per the company's claims, is the world's fastest laptop GPU.

AMD said that the Radeon 8970M is now only the fastest mobile GPU on Earth but also more efficient than its predecessors. It means the new chip will perform complex calculations faster while also ensuring longer battery life.

Google unifies free storage limits for Gmail, Google Drive

Google unifies free storage limits for Gmail, Google DriveUsers of Gmail and Google Drive will no longer have to worry about how much data they are storing and where, thanks to the Internet search giant's decision to unify the storage limits for various services.

Google on Monday announced that it had unified the free storage limits for Gmail and Google Drive and gave users a combined 15GB of free storage across both services.

Samsung successfully tests 5G wireless technology

Samsung successfully tests 5G wireless technologySouth Korean electronics giant Samsung on Monday claimed that it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would offer transmitting speeds of up to several hundred times faster than the existing 4G networks.

The company said that the new technology allowed its researchers to transmit more than 1GB of data over a distance of two kilometers per second.

Nokia introduces $99 smartphone in India

Nokia introduces $99 smartphone in IndiaFinnish handset maker Nokia has introduced an affordable touchscreen smartphone for emerging markets, including India.

The Nokia Asha 501 smartphone features a 3-inch screen, a 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera and a memory capacity of 4GB that can be expanded to 32GB.

Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political advocacy group

mark-zuckerbergAccording to a Reuters report, citing the information shared by an unidentified source familiar with the developments at Facebook, two well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group, Fwd. us.

Firefox OS will appear on high-end smartphones: says Mozilla executive

firefox-osSoftware maker Mozilla has confirmed that it is talks with various smartphone vendors, including Japan's Sony, to enable its upcoming Firefox operating system appear on their future higher-end smartphones.