Japan may act against bitcoin: Deputy PM

TOKYO: Taro Aso, Japan's deputy prime minister and finance minister, on Friday said he always thought bitcoin was suspect and said the country might take action following the apparent collapse of a Tokyo-based exchange for the virtual currency.Taro Aso's...

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Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy: Report

TOKYO: The troubled Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults, media reports said. The Tokyo District Court accepted the application from Mt. Gox, Jiji Press...

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'Airtel’s not looking for more acquisitions in India'

BARCELONA: Bharti Airtel, having won spectrum in the recent auction and in the process of taking over Loop Mobile, is not looking at any more purchases in the country, said Gopal Vittal, CEO of India's largest phone company. "We are not looking at any...

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Vodafone eyes 2G, 3G for revenue growth

CHENNAI: Telecom service provider Vodafone would focus on growth in data revenue stream by attracting more customers to 2G and 3G platforms, besides foraying into mobile commerce facility enabling cashless transactions for users, a company official said."Our...

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Google accused of making sexist, racist doodles

NEW DELHI: Google doodles have become a staple of the web, celebrating notable achievements, people and inventions, along with important days in history. But a women activist group, Spark Movement, has accused Google of making sexist doodles.Spark Movement,...

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Twitter account @N restored after high-profile hijack

WASHINGTON: The unusual single-letter Twitter handle '@N' has been reportedly given back to the original user after it was hijacked as part of an eye-opening social engineering scheme last month. Naoki Hiroshima managed to own the handle once again...

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US senator calls on government to ban bitcoin

WASHINGTON: A US senator has called on the federal government to completely ban bitcoin. Joe Manchin, a Democratic senator representing West Virginia, sent a letter to federal regulators, calling for a ban on the virtual currency. In the letter, Manchin...

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Twitter users, know which tweet type are you

NEW YORK: People take to Twitter to talk about everything from politics to breakfast to Justin Bieber in what feels like a chaotic stream of messages.So it may come as a surprise that the conversations on the short messaging service fit into just six...

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Google to showcase Ara modular phone project

WASHINGTON: Google has reportedly announced that it would host its first Ara Developers' Conference this April, in which it would show developers what they could do with the company's modular phone project. The first conference, in a series of three,...

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Facebook-WhatsApp deal: Google sees no threat

HYDERABAD: Google is not unduly worried about Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp as it does not compete with them in the small and medium business segment, a top company official said. Google's vice-president and global head of SMBs, Allan Thygesen said...

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Now, devices that can speed up your computers

NEW YORK: Led by an Indian-origin physicist, a team of researchers in the US has created novel devices that hold promise to make your computer work as the speed of light, literally.The devices integrate both optical and electronic signals to perform...

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US house passes bill on mobile phone unlocking

WASHINGTON: The US house of representatives has passed a bill that would give mobile phone users the right to unlock their devices and use them on competitors' wireless networks, although Senate action was uncertain.The house approved the bill easily,...

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IBM researchers set new record for data-transfer speeds

NEW YORK: Researchers have set a new record for data transmission over a multimode optical fibre - sending data at a rate of 64 gigabits per second.Researchers at the International Business Machines (IBM) sent data at a rate of 64 gigabits per second...

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Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola: In search for lost glory

BARCELONA: Once the mobile world's pioneers, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry are now the industry's sorry laggards, searching for lost glory. As they struggle to get back in a game now lorded over by Samsung and Apple, however, analysts hold out little...

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Spice launches Smart Flo Poise Mi 451 at Rs 5,499

NEW DELHI: Spice has launched a budget smartphone under its Smart Flo, named Poise Mi 451, in India. The device has a 4.5-inch screen, 1.3GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.2, comes with a flip cover in the box and has been priced at Rs 5,499.The...

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IT companies in Karnataka to remain exempt from labour laws

BANGALORE: Information Technology (IT) firms and other knowledge-based industries across Karnataka will be exempted from state labour laws for an additional five years, state IT, BT and Science & Technology minister SR Patil said."The knowledge-based...

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Delhi HC slams Centre over delay in email policy

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has come down heavily on the Centre for not framing the e-mail policy for government employees in consonance with the Public Records Act, so that official data is not transferred to a server outside India.A bench of justices...

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Delhi HC slams Centre over employee email policy

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has come down heavily on the Centre for not framing the e-mail policy for government employees in consonance with the Public Records Act, so that official data is not transferred to a server outside India.A bench of justices...

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Yahoo going back to basics to reboot search

WASHINGTON: Yahoo is reportedly directing its focus back on algorithmic search and search advertising, tech site Re/code has revealed.The internet giant is said to have ordered up two new search-related initiatives, codenamed Fast Break and Curveball.According...

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Kashmiri girls develop app for Android

CHANDIGARH: A group of four Kashmiri girls, studying engineering in a Punjab college, claim to have developed an Android application (app) that will help their institution become a paper-free campus.The girls, pursuing an engineering degree course in...

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