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OnePlus One to be Amazon Exclusive in India

Amazon India has teased the upcoming launch of the OnePlus One in the country. In a teaser image posted to its website, the online retailer says the smartphone, popularly known as a 'flagship killer', is expected to be available in the coming days. The OnePlus One will be exclusive to Amazon Indi

3 Career Secrets EVERY Student Needs To Know

“Get realistic,” everyone told her. “You’ll be competing with hundreds of thousands of other smart, hard-working and driven new graduates.” Nicolette Weinbaum was freshman in college when she discovered the importance of becoming professionally independent. With all of the tough competition happe

Google Announces 1TB of Free Cloud Storage for Chromebook Users

With most of its competitors in the cloud storage space slashing prices, Google has announced 1TB of storage free of cost for new Chromebook buyers. Google says the 1TB subscription, which will be valid for two years, is worth $240. "That's enough space to keep more than 100,000 awkward holiday s

Xiaomi launches Redmi Note, Redmi Note 4G in India

NEW DELHI: Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note and Redmi Note 4G phablets in India at Rs 8,999 and Rs 9,999, respectively. Redmi Note will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting December 2. Registration will start November 25 at 6pm. Redmi Note 4G will be available in the second half of Decembe

16 Best Tech Startups of India

With a population of more than 1.2 billion, India has obvious potential to become the world’s leading tech ecosystem. Unfortunately, that opportunity has been undermined by poor infrastructure, hefty bureaucracy and the divide between the nation's urban and rural areas. To the east, China has risen

9 hottest technologies of 2015

As 2014 draws to a close, it's time to examine the tech industry's trajectory and predict which trends will explode in the upcoming year. Experts from market research firm Gartner, the IEEE Computer Society, MIT, and other sources have named the tech trends they thought were super hot for busines

Job vacancies for teachers at GEMS group Dubai, interviews in Mumbai on Nov 22, 23

Nov 22, 2014 | Mohammed Aeraf | Bhatkallys News Dubai/Mumbai: GEMS group, a pioneer in education, is looking to recruit teachers in Arabic language or Islamic Studies for their Dubai branch. A team from GEMS Modern Academy Dubai including the academy's principal Nargish Khambatta will conduct int

Facebook working on social network similar to LinkedIn

Facebook is working on a new enterprise friendly version of its service, similar to LinkedIn, that would allow users to keep their personal profile separate from their professional account. The service called “Facebook at Work” will allow employees to have work-friendly chats, connect with busine

How to remove the ‘blue ticks’ in Whatsapp

The ‘Read receipts’ feature, which allowed users to check if their messages have been read, can be disabled now. Much to the consternation of users, Whatsapp had introduced ‘blue tick marks’ against messages that have been read. So here’s how you disable the feature: 1. Download the latest

Why It’s Absolutely Necessary To Discover Your Passion

From the moment we entered grade school, we’ve been trained to think of ourselves as a ‘what.’ In Kindergarten, our teachers asked us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We’d respond with, “A firefighter, a policeman, a princess.” Society got it wrong. Instead of training people to thi

Android, iOS or Windows Phone — which OS is best for you?

Mobile operating systems or mobile OSs have come a long way since the first generation of Apple's iOS, back in 2007. With major advancements in hardware, and reduced costs of processors and sensors, the possibilities for mobile software have really opened up, and software developers have been quick

Chinese hacker installs Windows 98 on an iPhone 6

Bored of iOS8? There may be hope. A hacker has successfully installed Microsoft's Windows 98 on his iPhone 6 Plus, using a game emulator available in the App Store. If you’re an iPhone owner already fed up of iOS 8, the most advanced version of Apple’s mobile operating system yet, there may now b

University of British Columbia Scholarship

The University of British Columbia is earmarking a quarter of a million dollars in non-public funds to support merit-based scholarships for Indian students entering any one of UBC’s undergraduate degree programmes. The university will offer 11 Outstanding International Student awards at $10,000 C

Bangalore deals with tech addiction

Seventeen-year-old Rajath (name changed) is a PUC 2 dropout. He would rather spend about 10 to 12 hours a day at the cyber café playing games on the internet than do anything else. His family is at their wits’ end to deal with his lack of interest in everyday life, his refusal to talk with them (exc

5 Ways To Prevent Colleagues From Wasting Your Time

Getting some down time with colleagues makes one feel energised and engaged at work. But, constant chatter and interruptions could delay assignments and deadlines, leading you to become unproductive or callous. ET examines how you can prevent colleagues from wasting your time. 1. Plan Interruptio

Android 5.0 Lollipop Starts Rolling Out

Google, after introducing its Android L and the new Material Design interface back in June this year, and officially launching Android 5.0 Lollipop it last month alongside the Nexus 6 smartphone and Nexus 9 tablet, has on Monday finally commenced the roll-out of the operating system to users worldwi

OPPO unveils N3, R5 smartphones

Electronic gadgets maker OPPO on Wednesday launched the latest edition of its N series smartphone, N3, featuring a unique rotating camera, and R5, a phone which it claims to be the world’s thinnest. Besides featuring swivel camera feature, the N3 also has the capability to capture pictures in 360

IIT-Delhi to open MBA courses for all

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi is set to open its two-year management programmes for candidates coming from all the streams from 2015.  So far, only graduates in engineering and technology as well as masters in science and commerce or economics were eligible to seek admission to t