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Vodafone India launches new roaming packs for pre-paid customers

Vodafone India Tuesday launched a new national roaming plan for its pre-paid customers. With this plan, Vodafone pre-paid customers will be able to receive incoming calls while roaming on Vodafone network at 30 paise per minute, across the country. Outgoing call rates are 1.5 paise per sec for all

Google doodles Earth Day 2013

  Earth Day 2013 is the subject of Monday's Google doodle across the world.   Earth Day was first celebrated in the US in 1970. The idea was the brainchild Gaylord Nelson, then a US Senator from Wisconsin. Nelson conceived the idea after witnessing the 1969 massive oil spill in Sa

HTC Desire L launched with 4.3-inch display, 1GHz dual-core processor

HTC has launched another mid-range smartphone in the form of HTC Desire L. Measuring 128 x 66.9 x 8.9mm, HTC Desire L features a 4.3-inch Super LCD2 display with 480x800 pixels resolution.  The smartphone weighs in at 118 grams. HTC Desire L is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor along with 

Career Options - Alternative Medicine

At A Glance After all, traditional Indian medicine has a 5000-year-old history and has been used by millions, while modern medicine is merely 150 years old! Although traditional medicine cannot replace modern medicine as far as diagnosis, investigation and emergency care are concerned, cert

Texting Becomes Easier

Berlin: Texting just got a lot easier! Researchers claim to have developed a new keyboard for touchscreens that allows superfast thumb-typing, enabling you to type 34 per cent faster than on a QWERTY layout. The research team used computational optimization techniques in conjunction with a mo

Read to Quit Your Job? Read this First

Okay, so you gotta get out. I hear you. You’re practically screaming it from the rooftops. It’s time to quit your job. But let’s not be hasty here. Believe me, I’ve done this a few times. It’s much more effective to focus on doing it right. Here are a few of the ideas I like to review with my

Microsoft said to be working on a 7-inch Surface tablet

Microsoft Corp is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans. Microsoft executives felt they needed to keep pace with the growing

Karbonn launches Smart A12 smartphone with 4.5-inch display for Rs. 7,990

Karbonn has launched its Karbonn Smart A12 in India. Priced at Rs.  7,990, Karbonn Smart A12 comes with Broadcom's 1GHz ARM Cortex A9  processor along with 512 MB of RAM. Karbonn Smart A12 sports a  4.5-inch capacitive screen with qHD display. The smartphone offers 4GB  of internal storage, w

How To Conduct A Job Search

If this sounds like you, then you’ve come to the right place. There are several common methods for finding jobs, some of which are online and others that are offline. Here are three tips to get started with your job search: 1. Talk To Your Network With as many as 75% of jobs found through person

Sony launches Xperia SP with 4.6-inch HD display, Android 4.1 for Rs. 27,490

  Sony has launched the Xperia SP in India. Priced at Rs. 27,490 the smartphone will start retailing in India from mid-April. The smartphone packs in a 4.6-inch 720p HD display. It is powered by a  1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus dual-core processor along with Adreno 320 GPU. Sony

Samsung unveils Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8 large-screen smartphones

  Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Mega series of smartphones with which the company hopes to "combine the portability and convenience of a smartphone with the power, multitasking capabilities and extensive viewing experience of a tablet". The company has unveiled two smartphone m

A 'solar shirt' to keep the summer heat away

A Kolkata-based scientist has come up with a concept of a "solar summer shirt" which will come with with inbuilt solar cells and fans to keep the wearer cool during hot days. "We are trying to develop technology to fix small solar cells either into the fibre of a shirt or in its pocket," said S

7 Ways To Get Noticed On LinkedIn Groups

LinkedIn is an invaluable – actually a crucial – tool in the job hunt. Chances are, your future employer will be there, looking for someone like you. Once you’ve created your profile, it’s time to go a little deeper and take advantage of the resources LinkedIn offers you, absolutely free. One

Micromax A72 Canvas Viva 5-inch phablet officially launched for Rs. 6,499

  Micromax has officially announced its low cost phablet, A72 Canvas Viva  for Rs. 6,499. Micromax A72 Canvas Viva sports a 5-inch  (480 x 800 Pixels) display and runs on the dated Android 2.3  (Gingerbread). It will be powered by a 1GHz processor along with 256MB  of RAM. The other s

Samsung Galaxy Win launched with 4.7-inch display, Android 4.1

Samsung had recently launched its Galaxy Win smartphone in China and now the company has announced the global edition of this  smartphone. Samsung Galaxy Win packs in 4.7-inch screen with WVGA TFT  display. It is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone  will come with 1GB of RAM

CBSE "open book" exam from this year

NEW DELHI: Ushering in what could be the biggest change in the country's school examination system, the Central Board of Secondary Education will introduce an 'open book' section in the final exams for classes 9, 10 and 11 from the current academic year and for class 12 boards from next year (2014

LG Optimus L3 II Dual and Optimus L7 II Dual officially launched in India

LG Electronics has officially introduced its Optimus L-series II smartphones LG L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual in India. LG Optimus L3 II Dual is a dual-SIM smartphone that comes with 3.2-inch  QVGA IPS display. It houses a 1,540mAh battery. Other specs on the  Optimus L3 II Dual include a 1GHz si

Don’t Ask These Questions During An Interview

  The questions that you, the job seeker, ask in an interview can make or break your chances of getting hired. But many job seekers, new and old, make the rookie mistake of asking the questions below. Are you making that mistake? “Are You Going To Check My Facebook?” This question is akin