Samsung unveils new Windows phone, Omnia M

Samsung has unveiled its latest Windows Phone, Omnia M. Samsung Omnia M comes with a 4 inch Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 384 MB RAM.

It has a 5 megapixel rear camera, and an additional front-facing VGA camera for video chat. The battery is 1500 mAH. On storage front, Samsung Omnia M offers 4 GB internal space.Omnia M sports Chat On messenger and Samsung All Share which allows users to play films, games, or any other media directly on a TV.

Additionally the device will get 25GB of free storage on Microsoft Sky Drive and will also include the mobile version of Microsoft Office.

Samsung has not revealed the launch date for the phone, it has, however, said Omnia M will first ship to Europe and then to the rest of the world.

According to reports, the phone is likely to be priced around Rs 11,000.

Yahoo chief Scott Thompson steps down over fake college degree row

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson has stepped down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his biography, the third CEO in three years to leave the Internet company struggling to define its future.

The departure is a victory for hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb of Third Point LLC, which is one of Yahoo's largest outside shareholders and brought the discrepancy in Thompson's educational background to light.

Yahoo said in a statement that its global media head, Ross Levinsohn, will be interim CEO, replacing Thompson who has left the company. It did not give a reason for his exit but said the board had settled a proxy battle with Third Point and will nominate three of its slate of four candidates to Yahoo's board.

Nepal plane crash: 11 Indians among 15 dead

Fifteen people including eleven Indian pilgrims were killed when a private plane crashed after hitting a hill top while trying to land at the high-altitude Jomsom airport in Nepal on Monday.

Eleven Indian nationals, two Danish nationals and two Nepalese crew member were killed in the crash. The rescuers have so far recovered nine bodies from the wreckage. Six people on board, including a crew member and five Indians, have been rescued alive from the crash site.

Apple rumored to be acquiring German TV maker Loewe

Apple is said to be in negotiations to acquire German manufacturer of HDTV s, Loewe AG. As per reports in Apple Insider, the final decision could be announced as early as the end of this week.

Apple is reportedly offering 87.3 million euros (112 million dollars) for the company, which is nearly 50 percent premium over the firm's valuation of 58.79 million euros (76 million dollars), based on Friday's closing price.

Apple has long been rumored to be working on its own TV set. Acquiring an existing player could be one way for Apple to build the expertise required to design and manufacture televisions, and Loewe would be a perfect fit. Loewe, like Apple, is seen as a manufacturer of premium products, focusing on elegant design backed by a strong supply-chain.

Nokia PureView 808 might be priced at Rs. 29,999 in India

Nokia has already announced to launch PureView 808 in India this month. The smartphone today got its first pricing leak thanks to Nokia India Store. According to the information in the store website source code, this smartphone with 41MP rear camera could be priced at Rs. 29,999 in the country.

While, there is no confirmation, the price is in-line with company's previous statements suggesting a high-end pricing.

Originally showcased at Mobile World Congress, Nokia PureView 808 features a 1.3 GHz single-core processor, 512 MB of RAM and 16GB of on-board memory that is expandable using a microSD card. However, the USP of the smartphone is the 41-megapixel camera sensor that has been developed after years of research and uses an interpolation technique to pack 5 pixels into 1.

Google doodles Keith Haring's 54th birthday

Today, Google has replaced its usual homepage logo with a new artistic logo to commemorate the 54th birth anniversary of Keith Haring. The doodle uses normal Google colors - blue, red, yellow and green, but it has been created in a way, which looks pleasing and makes the viewer feel energized in the first look.

If you notice, you will find that the doodle features a bunch of people dancing and celebrating. And every element in this doodle has something to express. The first 'O' in the Google doodle looks like a superman, who is trying to fly high. The dance moves in the doodle can make you think - for a moment - that these hippies have gathered to dance in someone's birthday party. Oh! Keith Haring's 54th birthday.

But if you observe the doodle carefully, you will get the feel of street dancing, and interestingly these dancers form the today's doodle, which looks colorful and lively.

Chinese passports to have electronic chip

China will soon start issuing a new type of passport that will contain an electronic chip to record the passport holder's personal information.

According to the ministry of public security, the new passports will look similar to traditional ones but the electronic chip will contain the holder's name, date of birth, photo and fingerprints, Xinhua reported.

Under preparation for three years, the new passports will be available from May 15.

Indian Americans in Forbes Midas List

Nine Indian origin entrepreneurs feature in this year's Forbes Midas List of technology's best investors for fueling a bull market for hot young companies.

Heading the Indian-American list is Grey lock Partners' Aneel Bhusri at number 25 (15 in 2011). Bhusri is co-CEO of Workday, the cloud-based financials and human resources software company.

Four-time consecutive Midas member Rob Chandra of Bessemer Venture Partners comes next at number 28 (26 in 2011). Chandra, who had a string of IPOs on India public markets, has two late-stage companies in India-based Bharat Matrimony and Summit Microelectronics.

Sameer Gandhi of Accel Partners is ranked 33rd (81 in 2011). His 2008 Series A investment in file-sharing company Drop box is doing quite nicely going by the rumored $4 billion valuation on the 2011, forbes noted. His current investments include growth investments in an India online shopping site called Flipkart.

Khosla Ventures' Vinod Khosla follows at number 34 (71 in 2011). An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumunus, Khosla is known for off-the-beaten-path clean-tech investments.

Khosla's passion for social entrepreneurship led to an investment in SKS, the Indian micro finance lender he funded in 2006 that went public in 2010, Forbes said.

Other Indian-Americans on the Midas list include Battery Ventures' Neeraj Agrawal at 36 (51 in 2011), Mayfield Fund's Navin Chaddha (46), Bain Capital Ventures' Ajay Agarwal (95), Greylock Partners' Asheem Chandna (96) and Accel India's Subrata Mitra (99).

First Samsung Galaxy S III commercial released

Samsung has revealed the first television commercial for its Galaxy S III smartphone. Part of the company's big marketing push for the smartphone; it will go on air soon in various countries around the globe.

Company had officially announced the Galaxy S III yesterday night at press event in London and it is set to debut in India early next month. It features a big 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 1.4GHz quad core processor and 8MP camera.

The TV commercial emphasizes of phone's natural interactions and how it follows your every move.

Samsung Galaxy S3 to be launched today?

Samsung is likely to launch its most talked about smartphone and the latest model of the Galaxy series- Samsung Galaxy S3 on Thursday.

If news leaks on the internet are to be believed, the Korean tech giants will launch Galaxy S3 in two colours- Blue and White.

According to reports, the smartphone is expected to feature a 4.8-inch display as opposed to the rumours stating that a 4.6-inch display will be used.

Other rumors say that Galaxy S3 will run on a 1.8GHz dual core processor featuring an Exynos chip and may come equipped with a 12MP primary camera.

Oracle not ready for a settlement with HP

An Oracle Corp attorney ruled out a settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co in a bitter lawsuit over the Itanium microprocessor, a day after the judge refused to resolve the case for either side before trial.

At a hearing in a San Jose court on Wednesday, Oracle attorney Dan Wall said a settlement of the lawsuit "isn't going to happen."

Oracle said in a court filing last week that HP is seeking about $4 billion in lost profit damages from Oracle, which argues that HP's claims are merit less.

Oracle decided to stop developing software for use with Itanium last year, saying Intel Corp made it clear that the chip was nearing the end of its life and that Intel was shifting its focus to its x86 microprocessor.

But HP argues that Oracle and HP had agreed that support for Itanium would continue, without which the HP equipment using the chip would become obsolete.

HP said that commitment was affirmed when it settled an earlier lawsuit over Oracle's hiring of former HP Chief Executive Mark Hurd. HP sued Oracle in California state court last year, calling Oracle's recruitment of Hurd "anti-customer."

Oracle says HP's claims "cannot support" its damages estimate, and has counter sued HP for false advertising, asserting that HP failed to disclose the terms of its contract with Intel.

In court on Wednesday, Kleinberg compared the case to a divorce, saying "this case appears to be the end of a marriage" between the technology giants.

HP's attorneys did not directly address the possibility of settlement at the court hearing but said they would be present for the mandatory settlement conference scheduled for later this month.

Google adds new fonts, templates to Google Docs

 Google has added 450 new web fonts to Google documents. This announcement was made by the company via its blog post. To use these new fonts, you need to open a Google document and click on the Fonts menu. At the bottom, of the drop down menu you'll find an option called 'Add fonts'. You can choose from the new variety of fonts and can even add the ones you like to your existing list. The fonts look really fresh and are a respite from the traditional Arial, Times New Roman, Georgia and Verdana to name a few.

Here's a look at some key updates from the search giant in the past month:

    Launch of Google Drive to create, share, collaborate your stuff
    More options for inserting images into Docs (now even insert images from Google Drive), webcam support   and searching photos from the LIFE photo archive
    Improved support for screen readers
    Increased attachment size from 5MB to 25MB
    Increase in created docs file size from 2MB to 50MB