RIM offers free voice calls over Wi-Fi with BBM
The new feature is a free update for existing customers and comes months before RIM introduces its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, which are seen critical to RIM's survival.

US in tough debate on UN Internet rules
The US faces a tough debate with emerging nations such as India and Brazil at an upcoming UN conference discussing global rules for the Internet.

India snooping on clients: Google
The country is now at second place after the United States in terms of government requests for user data from Google.

Petraeus gets new role in ‘Black Ops 2′ videogame
Petraeus is promoted to Secretary of Defense serving under a president resembling Hillary Clinton in the game.

New blow as Toyota recalls 2.77 mn vehicles globally
Toyota announced a global recall of 2.77 million vehicles over water pump or steering problems, in the latest blow to the firm's reputation after a spate of earlier call backs.

New Google smartphone sells out
Nexus 4 handsets made by South Korea's LG Electronics were available at Google's online Play shop, where stock was quickly depleted.

Afghan women educated through cellphones
The phone is called Ustad Mobile (Mobile Teacher) and provides national curriculum courses in both national languages, as well as mathematics.

Clouds part, solar eclipse darkens north Australia
Skygazers crowded along palm-fringed beaches, fields and clifftops to watch the total solar eclipse which won't happen next until March 2015.

Google’s Android finally earns respect with developers
“Clearly it's gone from being a device war only, to being an ecosystem battle,” said Richard Wong.

Microsoft’s Windows unit head, possible CEO, exits
This is very surprising and like a lot of people, I thought Sinofsky was in line to potentially be Ballmer's successor: analyst.

Anti-virus legend McAfee wanted for murder in Belize
John McAfee, founder of the eponymous anti-virus company, is on the run for killing another US citizen, Belizean police said.

New BlackBerry to launch January 30
The launch for the new BlackBerry 10 platform will be held January 30, as smartphone maker Research in Motion tries to regain traction against surging rivals.

Toyota tests cars that communicate with each other.
Cars that stop and go on their own, avoiding accidents, are not pure science fiction, experts say.

India unveils new version of ‘world’s cheapest tablet’
India has launched a new version of its ultra-low-cost tablet computer with a quicker processor and an improved battery.

Australian wins $208k from Google for ”mobster” defamation
Google Inc is like the newsagent that sells a newspaper containing a defamatory article: Judge David Beach.

Apple and HTC settle global patent battle
HTC chief executive Peter Chou said his company was pleased to resolve the dispute so it could "focus on innovation instead of litigation."

Orascom to upgrade Pakistan’s Mobilink cellular network
Improved capabilities will boost network efficiency and reduce operating costs, as well as enable 3G service offerings once licensed.

Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year
Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google Ventures into the top echelon of corporate venture-capital funds.

Ban imposed on cellphone number portability
The government has banned mobile number portability (MNP), barring cellular phone subscribers from switching over to other networks while retaining the number issued by the first service provider.

Cellphone service with India likely
The Ministry of Information Technology has agreed to allow mobile phone services between Pakistan and India but certain issues have to be settled in this regard.