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Facebook in talks to buy Whatsapp: Report

New Delhi - Whatsapp, the most popular online messenger for smartphones, may soon become yet another high-profile acquisition by Facebook, the biggestsocial network in the world. According to a report in technology blog TechCrunch, Whatsapp has already had talks with the social networking gia

Dead body of railway employee recovered from a well in Gorte village

Bhatkal – 30 Nov 2012: A dead body of senior employee of Bhatkal railway staion was recovered from a well in Gorte village located near Bhatkal-Shirur border. The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Mesta (44). According to the sources, he was working as a senior commercial officer from last

Intel launches new processor series

Computer chip maker Intel on Tuesday launched a new series of processors, Itanium 9500, which the company claimed is over two-times faster than its previous generation processors. The new Intel Itanium processor 9500 series is more than twice as powerful as the previous generation, making it idea

Google Maps coming to iOS 6 soon

CHENNAI, November 28, 2012: The iOS 6 Maps fiasco is well-documented. Apple CEO Tim Cook even posted a letter of apology on the official website for not living up to their own standards. Now Google Maps seems to be getting ready to make a return to the Apple’s mobile platform. According to reports,

India to showcase Aakash-2 tablet at UN

United Nations, Nov 28 (PTI) : India will showcase the Aakash-2 tablet at the United Nations, amid clarification by the maker of the low-cost tablet over sourcing some parts from China. The tablet will be unveiled today in the presence of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of India'

Microsoft sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in a month: executive

Microsoft Corp has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the month since the launch, according to one of the new co-heads of the Windows unit, setting a faster pace than Windows 7 three years ago. The sales number represents a solid but unspectacular start for the touch-friendly operating system

Dalit Sangharsh Samiti demands ticket for Dalit candidate

Bhatkal – 25 Nov 2012: ‘Out of 6 assembly seats in Uttara Kannada district, atleast one seat must be reserved for Dalit candidate.’ This was demanded by the Secretary of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, Mr Chandrakant Karoli while addressing a press meet held here at Hindu colony. He said that despite ha

1 student drowns in Murdeshwar sea

Bhatkal – 25 Nov 2012: A student from Bangalore drowned in Arabian sea at Murdeshwar while swimming. The incident occurred at 4:00 pm when a group of 8 students who arrived from Bangalore entered the sea. While playing 2 of them were swept away deep into the sea by a strong waves. Onlookers rush

2 dies in a road accident near Murdeshwar

Bhatkal – 24 Nov 2012: 2 youths lost their lives when their bike rammed into mini-bus on National highway near Ternamakki today afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Eshwar Naik (26) and Satish Naik (25). According to the sources, they were travelling towards Murdeshwar when suddenly o

Miscreants attack Heble Gram Panchayat office

Bhatkal – 24 Nov 2012: Unidentified miscreants on Thursday, 22nd November damaged windows pane and furniture at Heble Gram Panchayat office and pelted stones on Govt primary school which is located next to it. It may be noted that, few months ago similar incident was reported from the same p

Lenovo all-in-one desktop launched; priced at Rs 26,000

Mumbai, November 14:Computer maker Lenovo on Wednesday said it has launched a compact all-in-one desktop targeted at small businesses. The new product called 'ThinkCentre Edge 62Z' is an option for traditional desktop users who are looking at a clutter-free workspace with integrated Wifi connecti

Sunita Williams to return from space today

Houston, November 18:Record-setting Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, along with two other cosmonauts, will return to Earth on Sunday, after four months in the orbit. Ms Williams ceremonially handed over the command of the International Space Station to fellow NASA astronaut Kevin F

Google’s Android is eating Apple’s lunch

Smartphones and tablets powered by Google’s Android software are devouring the mobile gadget market, eating into Apple’s turf by feeding appetites for innovation and low prices, analysts say. The Android operating system powered nearly three out of four smartphones shipped worldwide in the re

2G auction ends, government gets bids worth just Rs. 9,400 crore

New Delhi/Mumbai: India, battling a ballooning fiscal deficit, has raised less than a quarter of its 400 billion rupees target in the auction of second-generation (2G) mobile phone airwaves seen as too pricey by carriers. The low prices paid will provide respite to a debt-ridden industry suff

Microsoft releases IE 10 for Windows 7

The latest version of Microsoft’s Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system. The redesigned browser, Internet Explorer 10, made its debut last month when Microsoft released Windows 8, which makes dr

Pranab launches advanced version of low-cost Aakash-2 tablet

The advanced version of low-cost tablet Aakash was launched here on Sunday by President Pranab Mukherjee. Coming at a price tag of Rs. 1,130 for students, the new version ‘Aakash 2’ — which will be made available to students of engineering colleges and universities to begin with — is now powered by

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