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WHO Cheif states Lock Down Not Enough To Control Corona Virus, Countries need to follow this

2020-03-26T16:52:00.002+05:30

Recently, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries, including India, went ito lockdown. Coronavirus outbreaks across the globe demand stricter rules and while governments are taking measures to limit public movement, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in an address talked about what countries need to do along with implementing lockdowns to curb the spreading of the virus.

Jayalalitha Tamilnadu Cheif Minister passed away : reports

2016-12-05T17:58:00.003+05:30

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalithaa died at the age of 68 on Monday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest last week, according to Tamil TV Channels. On Sunday, Tamil Nadu was on alert after Jayalalithaa, under treatment since September 22 at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, suffered a cardiac arrest Sunday evening, according to a bulletin issued by the hospital.

At 5.45 pm, alerts were sent to all Tamil Nadu ministers and Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. “Five ministers, including Finance Minister O Panneerselvam, were already in Chennai. All other ministers who had gone to the districts over the weekend also started returning to Chennai. Governor Rao, who was attending the Navy Day function in Mumbai, boarded a flight to Chennai,” an officer said.

Beware! Apple says, Many of our ‘genuine’ products on Amazon are fake

2016-10-26T16:54:00.000+05:30

Apple says it has been buying Apple chargers and cables labeled as genuine on amazon.com and has found nearly 90 per cent of them to be counterfeit.

The revelation comes in a federal lawsuit filed by Apple against a New Jersey company on Monday over what Apple says are counterfeit products that were sold on Amazon.

Hike Messenger on Android now supports video calling

2016-10-26T16:48:00.000+05:30

The Hike team says that the video call experience with the app will be ‘simple, reliance and high quality’. “Video calling on Hike is a simple and easy to use feature that works on a single tap that is integrated into chat threads with friends. The feature has been built for a reliance and high quality video experience that works even under challenging network conditions, including good quality 2G,” the company said in a press statement.

Ola Introduces BMW in its fleet to offer Luxury Services In India

2016-10-26T16:17:00.001+05:30

Its really a dream come true for India Car Enthusiasts who can't afford a luxury cars but still dreams to drive in them. Ola which was into the car Taxi service Industry with all over India had made a step ahead in making a deal with BMW India To introduce luxury cars in its fleet and to offer rides to Indians at very Low affordable price. As per the reports the minimum charge would be around Rs.250 and Rs.22-24 per km. So what are you waiting for get ready to drive in Luxury cars and make your dreams come true with Ola.

Using Bitcoins Will Not be Criminally Liable In Russia

2016-08-27T12:29:00.000+05:30

Prime Ministry of Finance will finalize the bill on cryptocurrency; likely to criminalize the use of Bitcoins he will not, told reporters Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev.

At present, Russian law prohibits the release of money surrogates in the Russian Federation, together with the responsibility for failure to comply with the ban has not been established.

Chinese hackers have tripled the number of attacks on the Russian military-industrial complex objects

2016-08-27T12:20:00.001+05:30

Kibervzlomschiki People's Republic of China have increased the number of attacks on Russian strategic facilities.

The threat, in an interview with Bloomberg praised the officer "Kaspersky Lab" Alexander Gostev. According to him, when 72 cases were reported for the entire 2015, when they were attacked including enterprises of the defense, nuclear and aviation industries of the Russian Federation, for the first seven months of 2016 - already 194.

Scientists refrigerate water with laser for the first time

2015-11-17T21:58:00.001+05:30

In first, researchers from the University of Washington have refrigerated water and other liquids with laser under real-world conditions.

Since the first laser was invented in 1960, those concentrated beams of light have never been able to cool liquids.

The team used an infrared laser to cool water by about 2.2 degree Celsius — a major breakthrough in the field.

Venus-Like Planet Found 39 Light Years Away

2015-11-17T21:53:00.002+05:30

Astronomers have discovered a new Venus-like rocky exoplanet 39 light years away, which may be cool enough to potentially host an atmosphere.

If it does, it is close enough that we could study that atmosphere in detail with the Hubble Space Telescope and future observatories like the Giant Magellan Telescope, researchers said.

"Our ultimate goal is to find a twin Earth, but along the way we've found a twin Venus," said astronomer David Charbonneau of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in US.

World's first `porous' liquid to filter carbon emissions developed

2015-11-17T21:51:00.000+05:30

LONDON: In a breakthrough, scientists have developed the world's first 'porous' liquid that can potentially be used to capture harmful carbon emissions to prevent them from entering the Earth's atmosphere.

New tunable filter to provide high speed internet

2015-11-17T21:47:00.000+05:30

Scientists have developed a new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip that could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for next generation of high-speed optical networks.

The path towards a faster internet has been hindered by energy consumption and cost per optical component, said Wei Shi, Assistant Professor from Universite Laval in Canada.

Ford India Recalled 16,444 Units of ECO SPORT Compact Suv for Suspension Promlem

2015-11-14T18:02:00.002+05:30

Ford India has recalled over 16000 units of compact SUV Ecosport which were manufactured in the period of November 2013 to April 2014. Ford India has recalled such numbers of compact SUV in order to inspect a potential problem with rear suspension which may lead to an accident.

Snapdeal Launches "Snap Lite" Mobile website against Flipkart Lite

2015-11-14T17:55:00.000+05:30

Snapdeal is one of the popular India’s largest online marketplace has introduced a new mobile optimised version of Snapdeal.com called ‘Snap-lite’. The timing of the announcement is quite interesting as it comes just a few days after its rival Flipkart relaunched its own mobile website called ‘Flipkart Lite’. Earlier, Flipkart insisted its customers to download a mobile app for doing online shopping and a few days back, Flipkart partnered with Google to launch ‘Flipkart Lite’ Mobile website. The new service launched by the e-commerce player Snapdeal will work across all browsers while the Flipkart Lite works currently for Chrome users.

iPad Pro has a lightning-fast USB 3.0 connector

2015-11-14T17:40:00.000+05:30

Apple's new iPad Pro has a hidden feature the company didn't widely publicize: a USB 3.0-compatible Lightning connector. An iFixit teardown earlier this week revealed the compatible components hinting at USB 3.0 capabilities, but Ars Technica reports today that Apple has confirmed its ultra-large iPad supports ultra-fast data transfer speeds.

Send messages via WhatsApp or Viber in Google Now

2015-07-29T11:25:00.001+05:30

WeChat, Viber, Telegram, and NextPlus are the other initial third-party services that Google Now will be able to send messages through.

Facebook aims to bring 4.5 billion users online with Internet.org; opens new portal to expand the reach

2015-07-29T11:20:00.002+05:30

Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year.

Flipkart Biggest Indian E-commerce site faces Enforsement Directorate

2014-10-15T00:53:00.002+05:30

Controversies have continued to chase Flipkart. The e-commerce giant has now come under Enforcement Directorate's scanner for its mega discount sale on October 6. According to reports, ED had received complaints from traders against Flipkart.

Facebook's New Teen Policy Draws Fire

2013-10-21T15:17:00.000+05:30

Facebook said it would let users between the ages of 13 and 17 make posts "public" so that they can be seen by anyone on the network. Previously, teenagers' posts could be seen only by their friends and "friends of friends."

With the shift, Facebook will operate more like such rivals as Twitter Inc. that let teens share publicly. Twitter, unlike Facebook, also lets users post anonymously or with pseudonyms.

Toyota issues safety recall of 803,000 vehicles in USA

2013-10-21T15:07:00.003+05:30

Toyota Motor Sales USA has issued a voluntary safety recall of approximately 803,000 vehicles over a problem with the air conditioning condenser unit housing.

Models under this recall include model year 2012-2013 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, and Venza.

Water from the defective air conditioning condenser unit housing could leak onto the airbag control module and will cause a short circuit, resulting in illumination of the airbag warning light. In some cases, the air bag(s) may get disabled or could inadvertently deploy.

Talktalk undercuts rival Three with £3.50 SIM-only tariff

2013-10-14T03:00:00.000+05:30

UK MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR (MVNO) Talktalk Mobile clearly is looking to make a name for itself in the UK mobile industry, having announced a dirt cheap £3.50 SIM-only tariff on Friday.

Talktalk introduced its new 12 month SIM-only plans today, and it hasn't done things by half. The cheapest option is priced at £3.50 a month, and fills buyers smartphones with 100 minutes, 250 texts and 200MB of monthly data.

Microsoft wants to 'move beyond' the Cookie Monster

2013-10-14T02:30:00.000+05:30

Microsoft has confirmed a report that it is looking into replacing cookies, which underpin the global online advertising business, with its own technology that would store all that valuable user information on Redmond's own servers.

Sources within the company told AdAge that Redmond is in the early stages of developing a replacement technology which acts as a device identifier and stores similar data to cookies, but within Microsoft's ecosystem and linked in with Internet Explorer and Bing.

Networks hit out at Ofcom mobile spectrum price hike plan

2013-10-14T02:00:00.000+05:30

Mobile network operators may have to pay more than four times the current amount to use the radio spectrum, under new proposals from Ofcom.

The regulator said the new licensing fees reflected market value based on other European countries.

Operators told the BBC the increase was "excessive". Vodafone said it was "disappointed".

Some analysts have raised concerns the increased costs might be passed on to the public.

Aircel’s unified data tariff plans bring 3G rates on par with that of 2G

2013-10-14T00:30:00.000+05:30

Aircel has some good news for its customers who use internet on their respective phones. The service provider has announced unified data plans, which means that they can make the most of the 2G and 3G data networks for the same charges. It claims to be the first operator in India to bring this type of data schemes to the country.

Basically there are a set of data packs and those who have 2G connection can continue to make the most of them on this network, while owners of 3G-enabled devices can switch to the faster network speed or choose to browse the web on 2G, depending on their preferences. The plans start at as low as Rs 27.

Binatone launches tablet PC for kids priced at Rs 9,999

2013-10-13T23:03:00.002+05:30

Electronics company Binatonehas launched its first android-based tablet PC, App Star, designed for kids above 4 years, priced at Rs 9,999.

"This 'APP STAR' is packed full of software suitable for children of 4 years and above. It has preloaded fun games, educational apps, art studios, e-books, audio-books, music player and camera with video recorder," Binatone Country Head S P Singh said in a statement.

Cadillac's plug-in ELR priced higher than Tesla

2013-10-13T01:00:00.000+05:30

Cadillac has priced its new ELR extended-range electric coupe at more than twice the price of Chevrolet Volt sedan which uses the same basic powertrain. ELR will start at $75,995, including delivery fees.

ELR is General Motor's first vehicle to use the plug-in technology of its breakthrough Volt. Volt starts at $34,995 after a $5,000 price reduction earlier this year. ELR is even priced higher than the cheapest all-electric Tesla Model S, at $69,900.