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Laptop Keyboard Not Working? Here's What To Do

You're working on your laptop, and all of a sudden, the "I" key stops responding, or a whole section of your keyboard stops responding to keystrokes. Or, worse yet, the keyboard cuts out entirely. While this can be a hassle, particularly when you have work due, there are a few things you can try you

India smartphone market up 23% amid flat global growth

May 15, 2016: India smartphone market grew 23 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, surpassing the U.S. to become the second largest country in terms of users, even as sales remained flat globally, research firm Counterpoint said. “India which surpassed USA to become the second largest smartphone

Web Developer Job in Dubai - South Travels DMCC

May 15 We are looking for an experienced Web Developer & Web Designer that will be responsible for designing, coding and modifying our company's website, from layout to function. •Perfect skills in PHP/MYSQL/APACHE programming •Flawless skills in SEO and Google Analytics •Ultimate skil

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), Galaxy J7 (2016) Launched in India

May 13: Samsung India on Monday has launched the 2016 editions of its Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. The smartphones have been priced at Rs. 13,990 and Rs. 15,990 respectively, and will be available via Flipkart from Tuesday. The smartphones will be available Radiant Gold, Midnight Black, and

Meet The First Woman IAS Officer From Kashmir. She Cracked the UPSC Exams Twice!

May 12, 2016: In 2013, Dr. Ruveda Salam from the remote Farkin village in the border district of Kupwara, made history by becoming the first woman from Kashmir to crack the UPSC exams. After serving as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in Chennai for a year, she cleared UPSC again in 2015 to

WhatsApp Finally Launches Desktop Apps For Windows And Mac

May 11, 2016 Though it’s the biggest messaging application in the world with more than 1 billion active users, WhatsApp has for years lived primarily on mobile phones. That could change significantly from Wednesday, when WhatsApp launched its first desktop apps for Windows 8 and Mac OS 10.9 and u

Facebook rewards 10-year-old Finnish boy for hacking Instagram

May 10, 2016 A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received a USD 10,000 reward from Mark Zuckerberg for spotting a bug in Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram, becoming the youngest hacker to receive a cash reward from the social media giant for hacking its own products. Despite the fact that

Supreme Court forbids states from holding medical entrance tests

New Delhi, May 10: In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected pleas of state governments and minority institutions to allow them to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17 saying only NEET provides for conducting such test for admission t

Soon, you may not need your phone to use WhatsApp

NEW DELHI May 8, 2016: Boasting over one billion users, the Facebook owned WhatsApp is arguably the most popular chat application out there. Although WhatsApp can be accessed on PC through a web client running in the browser, it's largely used on smartphones only. However, you could soon be able

Data scientists earning more than CAs, engineers

MUMBAI, May 8: In 2012, Harvard Business Review named data scientist the "sexiest job of the 21st century". More recently, Glassdoor named it the "best job of the year" for 2016. In India, too, companies are scrambling to hire data scientists, sending salaries soaring. According to TeamLease, a s

Micromax Launches India's Cheapest Windows 10 Laptop

Micromax has launched a new laptop in India, the Canvas Lapbook L1160. Priced at Rs. 10,499, the Windows 10-based laptop is exclusively available via Amazon India. The Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160 features an 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It is powered by a quad-core In

Micromax Canvas Mega 2 With 6-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 7,999

Micromax, soon after launching Canvas Spark 2 Plus, has now unveiled the new Canvas Mega 2 smartphone. Priced at Rs. 7,999, the Micromax Canvas Mega 2 smartphone is now available in India. The highlight of the smartphone is its 6-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display, which is one of the largest scre

New education tool: Tabs with literacy apps

Tablets loaded with literacy apps may help improve the reading skills of young children living in economically disadvantaged communities, say scientists who have launched new trials of the devices in India. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tufts University, and Georgia St

After Drones And Driverless Cars, Unmanned Ship Up Next

It's not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday - ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews. The Pentagon on Monday showed off the world's largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving 132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical miles on its ow

Get Hired: Over 650 jobs coming up in Dubai before end-2016

Al Habtoor Group, one of Dubai’s largest conglomerate, will be creating over 650 jobs in its Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club in Dubailand, a senior company executive told Emirates 24|7. “We will create many jobs. There will be around 200 grooming and support staff for the stables, a further of

A few tricks up the droid's sleeve

Many of you can pat yourselves on the backs for knowing features like using priority mode, and using face detection unlock on the Android phone. However, most of us know just the basics. Here are certain features that will come in handy when we really want to do some major changes to the interface.

Over two lakh new Central government jobs by 2017

The Central government has projected in the budget estimates for 2016-17 an increase of about 2.18 lakh in the existing workforce of 33.05 lakh, as in 2015, by 2017. The Home Ministry will add 5,635 new jobs to take its strength to 22,006 in 2017. Similarly, there will be 47,264 new posts in poli

All new mobiles to have panic button from 2017

Starting next year, all mobile phones sold in India will come with a dedicated ‘panic button’ that can be used to send out a signal in case of distress. The Panic button and Global Positioning System facility in all mobile phone handsets Rules, 2016, notified by the Department of Telecommunications