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Jun 13: Everywhere TV is an app that lets Tata Sky subscribers stream their television to Android and iOS devices, meaning FIFA World Cup fans must be overjoyed. But that"s not what it"ll be limited to from now on, even as its makers have made available a PC version of it, letting users watch their favorite programs on their desktops and laptops. This release has come just in time for the FIFA...

Jun 12: Mozilla plans to further intensify the low-budget smartphone war in India with its smartphone. According to a report by WSJ (paywall), the company plans to launch the Firefox OS -based smartphone priced as low as $25 – translating to around Rs 1,500 – in the Indian market. Firefox has earlier launched low-budget smartphones in Europe and Latin America with a price tag of $60 and realized...

Honourable Members, I am delighted to address this first session of both Houses of Parliament after the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha. Let me begin by extending warm greetings to my fellow citizens, who participated in large numbers in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. We should never forget that we are here because of them. Serving them should be our first priority. I also felicitate...

New Delhi, Jun 9: Reliance Communications on Monday rolled out free national roaming offers to target corporate, SME and high-value postpaid and prepaid GSM customers. "The 'One India, One Rate' plans will help us attract customers in the high-value corporate and SME roaming segments," Gurdeep Singh, chief executive officer, consumer business, Reliance Communications Limited, said in a statement...

Bangalore, Jun 6: The Indian rupee will only make scant gains in the next 12 months as the economy remains weak, although optimism around a new government and a narrowing current account deficit will underpin the currency, a poll found. The rupee is among the best-performing emerging currencies this year, rising 4 four percent since January. It hit a one-year high of 58.25 against the dollar on...

Jun 4: Apple is calling the iOS 8 the biggest release since the launch of the App Store and it does give users plenty of new features and developers the tools to create amazing new apps. But what does this mean for Android and Google? How do the two biggest competitors in the mobile OS market stack up against each other? How does this latest release change the game? Apple CEO Tim Cook took some...

California, Jun 1: NASA's sun-observing IRIS spacecraft has captured its first stunning close-up of a colossal coronal mass ejection (CME) erupting from the sun. The field of view for this imagery is about five times the width of earth and about seven-and-half times its length, a tremendous sheet of solar material can be seen erupting in a latest video released by NASA. The view is unprecedented...

Kannur, May 27: As part of the second anniversary of the Palakkunnu Patashala, a monodrama titled ‘Malala Aksharangalude Malakha' (Malala, an angel of letters) was staged at Palakkunnu near Karivellur on May 25. The monodrama was based on the story of Yousafzai Malala,a young brave girl from Swat district in the northwestern region of Pakistan who went on to become the symbol of resistance to the...

Inkster (US), May 24: The oldest-living American, a member of a select group of the living to have been born in the 19th century, is celebrating her 115th birthday today. Jeralean Talley, who was born May 23, 1899, is the second-oldest person in the world, according to a list maintained by the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks the world's longest-living people. She went fishing last year...

Mangalore, May 24: A 27-year-old employee of Infosys in Mudipu died due to injuries sustained after he reportedly fell from the motorcycle he was driving on Friday morning. According to Konaje police, Nitin Kumar, a resident of Farangipet, was driving towards Infosys campus in Mudipu. He reportedly lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a dog that crossed the road near Lions Club’s...