The exchange rate for dollars fell by almost a third on the first day that Blizzard let people swap real cash for game gold. At launch, players could spend $20 (£13) to get 30,000 gold coins to spend on gear in the fantasy game world. But 24 hours later the same amount of cash netted players about 20,000. Before now …

Shapeshifting malware that changes its identity up to 19 times a day to avoid detection has been deactivated by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. At its height in September 2014 the malware, called Beebone, was controlling 100,000 computers a day. Criminals used it to help steal passwords and download other programs to the infected computers. Around 12,000 victims are …

Samsung didn’t see the kind of sales it hoped for with last year’s Galaxy S5, so this year the Galaxy S6 is a radical departure. A number of prominent features from last year’s device have been removed, and others are disabled by default to make for a cleaner experience. You don’t have to bend over backwards to get Samsung out …

Intel plans to cut the fat from its Kinect-like RealSense 3D camera so that it can fit the device on a smartphone. The company’s CEO Brian Krzanich showed off Wednesday in Shenzhen, China a 6-inch prototype phone built with the new camera, which is about half the size of the older version. The company plans to start deploying the technology …

LG Electronics is recruiting an army of social media users to test and talk up the company’s new G4 smartphone ahead of its official launch on April 28. By offering 4,000 people a G4 for 30 days, the company hopes to create some buzz around its new device as flagship devices from its rivals Samsung Electronics and HTC go on …

Soon after Lenovo launched the successor to the A6000, the A7000 smartphone in India on Tuesday, reports about the discontinuation of the former started making rounds on the Internet, especially after the phone was listed (see below) as ‘permanently discontinued’ on Flipkart – the firm’s exclusive retail partner for the A6000 (and now the A7000) smartphone.NDTV Gadgets has now clarified …

Based on the increasing number of leaks on the Web, Sony might soon unveil Xperia Z4, the flagship smartphone that was missing at the launch of Xperia Z4 Tablet at MWC 2015. The Japanese multinational tech firm might also reveal the Xperia C4 smartphone as its purported renders have also surfaced on the Internet. The latest leak for Sony Xperia …

The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology is undertaking a 3D laser scanning survey of the grandiose Hampi, the capital of erstwhile Vijayanagara empire and a UNESCO world heritage site. The project has been launched under Union government Science and Technology Department’s India Digital Heritage Scheme. The department is confident of completing the project within the stipulated two year …

Just like last year’s global selfie, Nasa is inviting people across the globe to share pictures and videos of their favourite places on Earth using social media – and tag them #NoPlaceLikeHome – on Earth Day that falls on April 22. “At Nasa, we explore lots of planets and there is a lot to love: the mountains on Mars, the …

Chinese tech major Lenovo on Tuesday at the A7000 launch said almost three-fourth of its smartphone sales in India come from devices priced below Rs 10,000. The company offers smartphones priced in the range of Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 35,000. (Also see:Lenovo A7000 First Impressions: Multimedia on a Budget) “The industry itself sees about 75 percent of the sales coming …