In just over a decade, India will have on its hands a whopping 130 million obsolete desktop computers and 900 million laptops to dispose of, a new research paper estimates. Besides the sheer volume of non-biodegradable material this entails, e-waste involves distinctly hazardous substances such a

Dubai: In an era of fast-paced change, it is common to see people moving from one company to another. Job-hopping is emerging as the new norm everywhere, especially in the UAE where professionals are in constant pursuit of career advancement. For many people, a career change can bring a lot of

Samsung has launched four new affordable Galaxy smartphones - the Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4, and Galaxy Young 2. The newly launched Galaxy smartphones are touted to be targeted at the affordable segment. The South Korean consumer electronics giant, as of now, has not revealed any p

Imagine unlocking your smartphone or tablet with free-form gestures – sweeping fingers in shapes across the screen! As more people use smartphones or tablets to pay bills, make purchases, store personal information and even control access to their houses, the need for robust password security has

Abu Dhabi: People who fake certificates to get a visa or a job face up to ten years in prison, an official has warned. Meanwhile, those who photocopy official documents and tamper with them face up to five years in jail, the official said. Forgery of educational certificates constituted around

The start menu as we knew it since Windows 95, is dead. The start button was removed with the launch of Windows 8 and then brought back with the Windows 8.1 update. But this button was but a shell of the start menu of the past. Clicking the start button in Windows 8.1 merely takes you to the Windows

An  Excellent opportunity for Graduates: Shaheen Civil Services Academy is offering a unique 45 days free residential foundation coaching program for the UPSC/KPSC aspirants. For further details visit; www.shaheenpucollege.com contact: 8050889585 Last date: 4-7-14 Shimoga Coordinator: Mo

NEW DELHI: It looks like the next version of Android will be based on a new runtime that will allow apps to run faster and use less battery. ART or Android Runtime will be the default runtime when the next version of Android or Android 5.0 releases, as per developers at XDA, who spotted the prese

The top-end phablet segment is dominated by Samsung's Note series, but bigger Android manufacturers are trying to wrest sales away from the company. In comes LG's G Pro 2, a phablet equipped with top-end hardware and the latest software. At its launch price of Rs 49,990 in May, LG G Pro 2 was too

Sahu Jain Trust, A philanthropic organisation Founded By SMT. RAMA JAIN & SAHU SHANTI PRASAD JAIN announces the 2014-2015 Need-cum-merit based Educational Scholarships in the following categories: Non Refundable Scholarship - for pursuing Graduation and Post Graduation in all subjects. E

MELBOURNE: Researchers have found a potentially habitable planet, located just 16 light years away, which is among the top three most Earth-like exoplanets ever discovered. An international team of researchers discovered the "super-Earth" planet, GJ 832 c, which takes 16 days to orbit its red-dwa

The worst kept secret is that employees are making less on average every year. There are millions of reasons for this, but we’re going to focus on one that we can control.  Staying employed at the same company for over two years on average is going to make you earn less over your lifetime by about 5

Lost in Nowhereland with no Internet connection as far as you can see? As always, Google Maps can help you find your way back, as long as you have an iOS or an Android device, even if you are offline. Google recently added a feature to Google Maps, which lets you save maps to your phone. Yes, you

Riyadh: Skilled and unskilled expatriate workers would be needed here for many years because of the major development projects that are under way, including the economic cities and metro rail projects. This is according to Shoura Council member Saad Al-Bazei and Mario A. Balboa, chairman of the P

NEW DELHI: Taiwanese manufacturer Asus will launch its ZenFone range of smartphones in India next month, sources have told TOI. The company will bring the ZenFone models unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as well as Computex in the country on July 9. The biggest model in Asus

Chennai:  Mohammed Ashraf spent hours at the Makkah Masjid in Chennai hoping to make it to the Indian Administrative Services. What the mosque offered was, along with prayers, a coaching institute with the best of teachers. A week ago, he became the first student of the Makkah Masjid coaching aca

The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so eerily human and speak so smoothly they almost outdo people - almost. Japanese robotics expert Hiroshi Ishiguro, an Osaka University professor, says they will be useful for research on how people interact with robots and on what differentiates the pe

NEW DELHI: Google has announced Android One, a design reference platform that will enable manufacturers to build ultra-cheap smartphones with much more ease. The move could see Indian mobile device brands up the ante with stable entry-level smartphones powered by Android mobile operating system.