Offline march of the online brigade

In mid-October, online furniture retailer Pepperfry will do something it never imagined: Open a 2,500 sq ft store at Powai in Mumbai. An "experience centre", the two-year-old company calls it. Here, buyers can check out about 25 pieces of sofas and dining...

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Chinese tech companies think of Indian ways to grow here

The dragon has finally made its way into the subcontinent and poked its head into the tiger's lair. Chinese technological giants have arrived in the country with a clear understanding that their products must be customised for the domestic consumer to...

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Talent war hots up in e-commerce space

MUMBAI: The war for talent in the e-commerce space is turning fierce as a bunch of large business houses including Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla, Tata, Future Group and Arvind Retail are now clashing with early movers like Flipkart, Snapdeal and...

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Reporting trolls and bad behaviour on Facebook

Facebook does not notify the person you reported and its Help Guide states that your complaint is anonymous. Once the site reviews your report and can acknowledge that the post in question violates its own set of Facebook Community Standards, it contacts...

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The incredible life of Bill Gates

10 Bill, Melinda, and their three children live in this massive, high-tech home in Medina, Washington. The home has some incredibly futuristic features, including an underwater sound system in the pool and computerized pins that the house can read to...

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8 smartphones with unique features

TOI Tech/ Ravi Sharma / September 29, 2014 Most smartphones today have hardware and software quite similar to that of rivals, and there is very little that distinguishes one smartphone from the other. However, there are a few companies that...

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In China, a glum new reality for Apple

HONG KONG: When Apple's latest iPhones went on sale this month in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, among the hip urbanites and tech-obsessed was another group clamoring for the devices: Chinese scalpers looking to make a premium by flipping the phones...

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India's official email service to have 5 million users by March

NEW DELHI: By the end of the current fiscal, five million officials will be using the Indian government's secure email, which seeks to ban use of popular email services like Gmail and Yahoo in official communication to safeguard critical and sensitive...

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Want youth to be more interested in politics? Try Facebook

MELBOURNE: An increase in social media use leads to more political participation by young people, with Facebook being the most effective channel, a new study has found.The study surveyed 3,600 young people, aged between 16-29 years, across Australia,...

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BlackBerry Passport preview: Overpriced and awkward to use

NEW DELHI: BlackBerry Passport made news with its unconventional form factor incorporating a giant square screen and a small hardware keyboard. While it's not the first time that a BlackBerry phone tries to marry a touch screen with a QWERTY, the Passport...

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Understand your gadget better by practicing yoga

People who practice yoga and meditation for longer periods can train their brain to use gadgets effectively in daily life. In recent years, there has been a lot of attention on improving the computer side of the brain-computer interface but very little...

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Understand your gadget better by practicing yoga

People who practice yoga and meditation for longer periods can train their brain to use gadgets effectively in daily life. In recent years, there has been a lot of attention on improving the computer side of the brain-computer interface but very little...

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Crack & join: Website writes job ad in code

A new content sharing website has found an innovative way of finding an intern who is up to the task - by writing the job advert completely in code.Woto, which allows people to create their own pages with anything from galleries and sound clips to online...

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Game review: Unrest

History tends to chronicle the epic wars and fantastic feats of bravery. Many of the video games too tend to go down on that path. However, there are some daring independent and large game studios that have ventured into making games which show and educate...

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Crack & join: Website writes job ad in code

A new content sharing website has found an innovative way of finding an intern who is up to the task - by writing the job advert completely in code.Woto, which allows people to create their own pages with anything from galleries and sound clips to online...

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Non-human handles score big on Twitter

When Sputnik 1 blasted off into space in 1957, boldly going where no manmade device had gone before, it beeped. That beep, which could be heard on short-wave radio receivers as it orbited around the earth, sparked a space race that led to the giant leap...

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Telcos rely on social media to hire talent

Prakash Mehra, a 39-year-old telecom professional, was looking for a change and sent his resume to several companies. He got a call one morning from a human resources (HR) executive at a potential employer, who said his LinkedIn profile did not match...

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Telcos rely on social media to hire talent

Prakash Mehra, a 39-year-old telecom professional, was looking for a change and sent his resume to several companies. He got a call one morning from a human resources (HR) executive at a potential employer, who said his LinkedIn profile did not match...

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Non-human handles score big on Twitter

When Sputnik 1 blasted off into space in 1957, boldly going where no manmade device had gone before, it beeped. That beep, which could be heard on short-wave radio receivers as it orbited around the earth, sparked a space race that led to the giant leap...

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The 5 tests every iPhone goes through

The first is the Sit test, where Apple sees what kind of damage iPhones suffer when an owner accidentally sits on them. The company undertakes this test as a three-part process.The test involves the owner with an iPhone in the back pocket sitting on...

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OLED breakthrough could boost smartphone battery

NEW YORK: In what could lead to longer battery life in smartphones and produce better TV display screens, researchers at University of Michigan have extended the lifetime of blue organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).Blue OLEDs are colours used in screen...

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Dell India launches Inspiron 2-in-1 tablets at Rs 33,990

NEW DELHI: Dell has launched Inspiron 13 7000 Series and Inspiron 11 3000 tablet-cum-PC in India. The devices sport a rotating hinge design, allowing users to swicth laptop to tablet mode with a light push on the screen."Students can comfortably type...

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Xiaomi has big plans for India this Diwali

BANGALORE: Chinese firm Xiaomi is stocking up on its smartphones in India in readiness for the festive season as it looks to gain ground in the world's third largest smartphone market, a top executive said on Friday.International vice president Hugo...

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Dell India launches Inspiron 2-in-1 tablets at Rs 33,990

NEW DELHI: Dell has launched Inspiron 13 7000 Series and Inspiron 11 3000 tablet-cum-PC in India. The devices sport a rotating hinge design, allowing users to swicth laptop to tablet mode with a light push on the screen."Students can comfortably type...

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Hackers exploit 'Shellshock' bug with worms in early attacks

BOSTON: Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified 'Shellshock' computer bug, also known as Bash, using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them, researchers warned on Thursday.'Shellshock' is the first major...

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Windows 7 vs Windows 8.1: Which is the better OS?

Microsoft took a different approach when it designed Windows 8 compared to all of the firm's previous operating systems. Instead of designing for a desktop or laptop — predominantly controlled by a mouse — Windows 8 was designed for a touchscreen, creating...

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EU regulators to approve Facebook's $19 billion bid for WhatsApp: Sources

BRUSSELS: European Union antitrust regulators will unconditionally approve a $19 billion offer by Facebook , the world's most popular social network, for mobile messaging startup WhatsApp, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The...

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Sony Xperia Z3 review: As good as it gets

It was only a year and a half ago that Sony launched its Xperia Z range of flagship smartphones and we have already seen the launch of four models in this series. No other company launches a top-end smartphone in the same series every six months, but...

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