With all kinds of career possibilities available, how do you make a decision? Once you know what career path you want to follow, how do you get there? Following are simple rules to follow - Develop a career plan. Think about what you want to do and find out more about the kind of training, educ

IF you are thinking of looking for a job this year, or are already searching for one, be warned: for some job seekers, the rules have changed. Technology and social media have altered the way some employers consider candidates. Simply sifting through job postings and sending out applications en mass

TORONTO: Refrigerators are getting smart. A new model released earlier this month runs apps to help users browse recipes, create shopping lists and manage the expiration dates of items like yogurt and milk. The T9000 refrigerator by electronics company Samsung has a 10-inch Wi-Fi-enabled touchscr

In March 2009, the parents of IIT Delhi alumnus Deepinder Goyal, 29, were perplexed to see their son working from home. After a few days, they began to worry. Their "worst fears" were confirmed when Goyal disclosed that he had quit his cushy job at consulting firm Bain & Co to set up a foodie we

NEW YORK: Apple shares extended their losses Friday, ending a miserable week for the California tech giant as it surrendered its position as the world's biggest company based on market value. Apple ended down 2.36 percent at $439.88, giving it a market capitalization of $413 billion, while oil gia

DAVOS: Enthused by improving global economic scenario and a renewed wave of reforms back in India, IT giant  Infosys says it is bullish over better growth prospects of IT sector in 2013 and expects greater job creation this year. "I believe 2013 to be better than 2012 for IT sector as globall

    LUCKNOW: Close to 2000 engineers will get a job under UP government's endeavour to distribute  laptops to students in the state. The government, which cleared the rules for procurement of laptops earlier this week, is expected to distribute some 25000 laptops in the first phas

Why to have a career goal? Does a career goal limit your future? Many of us spend most of our working hours engaged in work. Yet over 75% or working population is not happy with their current job situation. Here comes the importance of having a Career Goal. A career goal helps you focus on wh

REDMOND, WASHINGTON: Microsoft says its fourth-quarter earnings slipped 4 percent, despite a lift from its latest version of Windows. The results announced on Thursday are the first to include Windows 8. The program is a dramatic overhaul of the Microsoft Corp. operating system that powers mo

Having an ideal career is a dream for all. For those, who are  standing on the threshold of stepping into the corporate world and the  ones in it facing a constant pressure to perform. Now the catch 22  situation is where you are asked to plan a career! If it was so much under my control to sketc

Although  Google is scrambling to meet consumers as they flock to mobile devices, the question is whether it is moving fast enough. When Google announced its fourth-quarter earnings, investors were watching closely for positive signals of Google's progress in the evolution to a mobile world.

DAVOS: IT czar Azim Premji has said his son Rishad will never be the chief executive of his company Wipro, but will represent promoter ownership on the company's board. Rishad, 35, joined Wipro in 2007 as business head for special projects in the banking and financial services vertical and rose t

NEW DELHI: The IT ministry has sought changes in the duty structure for import of components so as to promote domestic manufacturing of electronic products, communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday. "It is cheaper to import the components with zero duty and sell the product rath

We’ve seen plenty of reports over the past few weeks regarding the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Now the company has officially announced the tablet that will go on sale in Japan in spring 2013. Details regarding pricing as well as availability for other markets are currently unknown. The Xperia Tabl

"Do you manage your time well?" "In what ways do you manage your time well?" The first question is a little easier.  The second question is more difficult because it requires an example.  I'm going to give an example for the second question and you should be able to use it for the first ques

The wait is over. Nokia has launched Lumia 920, its flagship smartphone, in India today. Much rides on this handset. Nokia believes the device will help the company come back in the smartphone game and match competitors like Samsung and Apple. Nokia fans — and there are many in India — are hopin

Khan Academy has a library of over 3,800 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice. They are on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace. Given below are links to free videos on Mathematics. Math

Kerala government minister says construction of Smart City Kochi is expected to start soon All hurdles have been cleared for the $1bn Kochi Smart City, a joint venture between Dubai's Tecom Investments and the Government of Kerala, it has been announced.  The Smart City Kochi IT park project is