Google Science Fair: Indian girl among top 15

PTI Jun 29, 2013, 05.36PM IST (A Class XI student from Mohali,…) NEW DELHI: A Class XI student from Mohali, Punjab has made it to the final stage of the Google Science Fair 2013. Srishti Asthana, the 15-year-old student of Millenium...

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TV-over-internet provider Aereo expands footprint

AP Jun 29, 2013, 06.05PM IST (Aereo, a start-up that offers…) NEW YORK: Aereo, a start-up that is trying to challenge cable and satellite TV packages with an $8-a-month offering over the internet, says it will expand to Chicago in September....

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First look: Microsoft's latest OS Windows 8.1

By Ryan NakashimaSAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the latest update to Windows is a "refined blend" of its older operating system for PCs and its new touch-enabled interface for more modern, mobile devices.After some hands-on time with...

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Password fatigue haunts netizens

WASHINGTON: Looking for a safe password? You can give HQbgbiZVu9AWcqoSZmChwgtMYTrM7HE3ObVWGepMeOsJf4iHMyNXMT1BrySA4d7 a try. Good luck memorizing it.Sixty-three random alpha-numeric characters -- in this case, generated by an online password generator...

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Google Reader alternatives: Pluses & minuses

By Anick JesdanunNEW YORK: On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place.With Reader, I've been able to see at a glance all the updates from various news services,...

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Phishing attacks daily target over 1L people: Kaspersky

PUNE: During a recent survey, Kaspersky Lab specialists compared data on phishing attacks from over 50 million Kaspersky security network users between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013 with figures for the equivalent period of 2011-2012. They found that...

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Micromax Canvas Lite phablet launched at Rs 8,499

NEW DELHI: Micromax has today launched its Canvas LiteA92 smartphone in the Indian smartphone market. This handset is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has been priced at Rs 8,499. The phone is currently available...

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Twitter's Vine loses to Instagram video

LONDON: Twitter's video-sharing service Vine has reportedly seen a downfall in user-sharing following Facebook's addition of video sharing to its photo service Instagram.Facebook added the video sharing feature to its recently acquired photo sharing...

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Google Science Fair: Indian girl among top 15

NEW DELHI: A Class XI student from Mohali, Punjab has made it to the final stage of the Google Science Fair 2013.Srishti Asthana, the 15-year-old student of Millenium School, has been named among the top 15 finalists of the Google Science Fair, Google...

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TV-over-internet provider Aereo expands footprint

NEW YORK: Aereo, a start-up that is trying to challenge cable and satellite TV packages with an $8-a-month offering over the internet, says it will expand to Chicago in September.The service started in New York last year and expanded to Boston and Atlanta...

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New fibre optic tech to boost internet bandwidth

WASHINGTON: In a breakthrough, scientists -- including one of Indian origin -- have devised a new fibre optic technology that promises to increase bandwidth dramatically, easing internet congestion and video streaming.The technology centers on donut-shaped...

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Now, an app to avoid your friends

NEW YORK: A new smartphone app that can inform you where your friends are and suggest best possible routes to avoid them has been developed by a US student.The app named Hell Is Other People utilizes FourSquare - a location-based social networking app...

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Japanese PM launches gaming app to woo voters

TOKYO: It's a bird, it's a plane... It's a cartoon version of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, hopping and somersaulting his way through the sky in a smartphone game app his party hopes will lure young voters ahead of a July 21 election.A growing...

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1 in 5 phishing attacks target banks: Kaspersky

PUNE: Every fifth phishing attack registered between May 2012 and late April 2013 targeted users of banks and other financial organizations. That figure emerged from research into the evolution of phishing threats carried out by Kaspersky Lab specialists...

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BlackBerry posts larger-than-expected loss

TORONTO: Shares of BlackBerry slid in premarket trading on Friday after the company posted a loss in the first quarter and failed to break out how many of its new BlackBerrys were sold.Analysts were hoping to see how BlackBerry's new touchscreen Z10...

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Apple not allowed to add Galaxy S4 to patent case

NEW DELHI: As the patent war between Apple and Samsung advances, a US court has handed the iPhone maker a setback. Apple's appeal to add Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone to the patent trial has been shot down by US Magistrate Judge Paul S Grewal.Grewal...

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Facebook app for Windows 8 on the anvil: Microsoft

WASHINGTON: Software giant Microsoft has reportedly confirmed that social media website Facebook will develop an official application for its latest version of Windows 8.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the announcement at the company's annual developers...

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What is 'threatening' Sony in Japan

TOKYO: Sony has already sold almost 1 million units of Xperia Z smartphone by some estimates. But NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, will soon stop selling it.The Xperia Z has not even hit the United States market yet: T-Mobile says the model...

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Wearable computers, the new fashion trend

SAN FRANCISCO: The notion of being fashionably smart is getting a makeover as internet-linked computers get woven into formerly brainless attire such as glasses, bracelets and shoes.A wearable computing trend is at the heart of the "quantified self"...

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Sony launches SmartWatch2

LONDON: Japanese technology giant Sony has launched its 'SmartWatch2' and hopes that it will revolutionize the mobile market and become the precursor to the market of 'wearable technology'.The SmartWatch2 has been designed to link with almost any Android...

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Intel's new Haswell processor reaches India

NEW DELHI: Intel has announced that laptops and desktop PCs powered by its 4th generation Core processor based on Haswell architecture are now available in India.Haswell, which is successor to Ivy Bridge processors currently found in mainstream laptops...

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Army launches website on Uttarakhand relief

LUCKNOW: The Indian Army launched a website - suryahopes.in -- to provide updates on the whereabouts of people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.The site also provides information about the location of people, helpline numbers, lists of those rescued...

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Army launches website for Uttarakhand victims

LUCKNOW: The Indian Army launched a website - suryahopes.in -- to provide updates on the whereabouts of people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.The site also provides information about the location of people, helpline numbers, lists of those rescued...

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Hon Hai plans to hire 10,000 engineers

TAIPEI: Hon Hai Precision Industry, looking to reduce its reliance on making products for Apple, said it would focus on developing new technologies, intellectual property rights and e-commerce.Hon Hai, the world's biggest electronics contract manufacturer,...

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Google's internet balloons may come to India

HYDERABAD: Internet search giant Google may implement 'Project Loon', which is a balloon-mounted internet access service, in various countries including India."We are doing a pilot project in New Zealand and going to see how it works. Once we get satisfactory...

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Tata Tele, MTS in advanced merger talks: Sources

MUMBAI: Merger talks between Tata Teleservices and Russia's Sistema have advanced substantially, with negotiations centered on a deal that transfers NTT Docomo's stake as well as part of the Tata Group's holding to Sistema, giving it a substantial shareholding,...

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Sony unveils 6.4-inch phablet, updates smartwatch

NEW DELHI: Sony has taken the covers off its 6.4-inch phablet, named Xperia Z Ultra, as well as its third-generation smartwatch. The new phablet dwarfs the biggest phone in Samsung's portfolio and is the first device to pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800...

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How Lenovo plans to overtake Samsung in China

BEIJING: To offset falling PC sales and reduce its reliance on ThinkPad notebooks, Lenovo Group is adding a gaming service that the computer maker says can help it overtake Samsung Electronics in smartphones in China. Lenovo Game World will include social-networking...

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Zen Ultrafone 701HD review: Best value for money

NEW DELHI: Zen Mobiles is not a well-known phone brand. It is a local phone maker, just like Micromax and Spice though not as popular, and mostly deals in low-cost feature phones. But just like other local phone makers, Zen too sees a window of opportunity...

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Hrithik to kick off Krrish 3 campaign on Facebook

NEW DELHI: Hungama Digital Media has kicked off the online promotion of the upcoming movie Krrish 3 with a campaign on Facebook. Bollywood superstar HrithikRoshan, who plays the protagonist of the film, will unveil the first look of the film with the...

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Nokia takes potshots at iPhone 5 in Lumia ad

TOI Tech Jun 22, 2013, 04.49PM IST (Nokia has once again taken…) NEW DELHI: Finnish smartphone giant Nokia has once again taken a jibe at dominant rival Apple in an advertisement for its new smartphone. The latest Lumia 925 ad shows the...

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Scientists develop world’s first 3D digital brain

(Scientists have developed…) LONDON: Scientists have developed the world's first high-resolution 3D digital model of the human brain. The reconstruction of the human brain shows it's anatomy in microscopic detail, enabling researchers to see features...

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E-commerce platform provider Shopify enters India

PTI Jun 22, 2013, 04.57PM IST (Canadian e-commerce platform…) NEW DELHI: Canadian e-commerce platform provider, Shopify has forayed into the Indian market in partnership with Singapore's SingTel. SingTel will help build ecosystem which...

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5 ways to protect your personal data from spying

LONDON: Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed.But given the revelations spilling out into the media recently, there...

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First look: Instagram's video feature

NEW YORK: If you think Instagram snapshots of lunch plates, drooling babies and random desk objects are exciting, just wait until your friends start posting 15-second videos.You won't have to wait long. Facebook's popular Instagram photo-sharing app...

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Leaked images of iPhone 5S, Galaxy Note III

NEW DELHI: As the second half of the year approaches, the technology industry is abuzz with rumours of the two hottest upcoming smartphones - Apple iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy Note III. The Cupertino-based tech giant is widely expected to launch its...

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BSNL to fix mobile towers in Uttarakhand in 3 days

NEW DELHI: State-run telecom firm BSNL today said it will restore within three days its mobile towers at places where most of the stranded people are located in flood-hit Uttarakhand."Our 270 BTS (mobile towers) were down till last evening across state....

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