As over eight lakh students write the new pattern of the SSLC exams modelled on the CBSE from Monday, confusion seems to prevail among aided and unaided schools over how their students’ performance would be indicated in the marks cards. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) Dire

Asus has launched two tablets in India, the Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) - which was officially listed in January - and the MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) - which was announced during Computex 2014. The Asus Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) is priced at Rs. 10,999 and the Asus MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) is priced at Rs. 19,999. Both

Apple finally took the wraps off its much-anticipated new ultra-thin notebook, which is not only its thinnest and lightest MacBook model yet, but is also its first fanless Mac. The new MacBook weighs 0.91kg and is 13.1mm thin, making it 24 percent slimmer than even the 11-inch MacBook Air. Apple dev

Asus at CES 2015 revealed the ZenFone 2 promising a March release date for the handset. The Taiwanese company, as promised, on Monday announced the Asus ZenFone 2 in Taiwan and also unveiled new variants of the handset. According to a Korean publication, apart from Taiwan, the ZenFone 2 will be a

All parents want their children to have skills for them to succeed as adults. As this is important for every person, parents need to be actively involved in setting high goals for their children. Young people need guidance to explore career possibilities and make important decisions, as the work env

Samsung Mobile today unveiled its latest smartphones Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in India, bringing its new rivals to Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to the fast-growing market in the first wave of launch. The company has also aggressively priced its newest flagships with Galaxy S6 edge, which has curv

Microsoft Corp is making its biggest push into the heavily pirated Chinese consumer computing market this summer by offering free upgrades to Windows 10 to all Windows users, regardless of whether they are running genuine copies of the software. The move is an unprecedented attempt by Microsoft t

NEW DELHI: Xiaomi has brought its Redmi 2 to the Indian market just a couple of months of its global unveiling, showing it is getting even more serious about the country that has become its second-biggest market in less than a year of launch. The all-new Redmi 2 has a lot of positives, such as a

BENGALURU: The II PUC Maths and Geography examinations scheduled to be held across the state on Tuesday (March 17) have been postponed to March 28. The postponement has been necessitated by the bandh called on the day in Kolar district to mourn the death of IAS officer DK Ravi under mysterious circ

Software developers say it will not be easy to come up with a “killer app” for Apple Inc’s Watch - few have seen the product and the software is still in test mode. While app makers are passionate about developing for the Apple Watch, some are skeptical about the prospects of coming up with a big

MUMBAI: Following concerns of parents and teachers over striking similarities in the ICSE geography question paper and the prelims paper of the same subject at a Mahim school, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has launched a probe. "We have received information about the pap

While Google’s calendaring system has always been supported by the default iOS calendar, a host of third-party options have sprung up over the years in an attempt to work better with Google. New York: There’s some good news for iPhone users. Google has launched a redesigned calendar app for iOS p

Anxious class 10 students, who will be appearing for the public exam this year, can beat their stress by calling the SSLC helpline that was inaugurated on Monday. The helpline, which will be run by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) along with counsellors of a non-governm

The solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), which aims to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, landed on Monday in Oman's capital Muscat, from where it will fly to India. The aircraft, which took off from Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, touched down in Musca

Motorola India over the weekend teased the launch of the Motorola Moto Turbo in the country, and now, Flipkart on Monday has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone, which is priced at Rs. 41,999. The Flipkart page notes that the smartphone will be released in the third week of March. The on

The Ministry of Education has rejected the applications of a number of private schools seeking permission to increase their yearly tuition fees. The bar is set to remain in place for a period of two years. Official sources at the ministry said that such rejections of applications were made in 75% o

For a job application, preparing a resume is one of the most important steps. Resume is needed to apply for a job, and it is the first thing an employer looks at. Resumes are a snapshot of you and it coveys the first impression of you to your employer. Though companies do not hire resumes, it

If you have a Windows computer, you need anti-virus software. There always will be those who will insist that every virus attack is caused due to "user error" or because the person using the computer wasn't careful enough. That statement is only partly true. Even if you have all the latest Windows u