Yahoo to buy Tumblr in $1.1 bn deal?
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) The board of web pioneer Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion…
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‘Call box’ business is booming in Cameroon
byYaounde (Cameroon), May 20 (IANS) There’s no official figure to determine its role in the Cameroonian economy but there is evidence that the “call…
Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more…
Vietnam successfully test-flies drones
byHanoi, May 19 (IANS) Vietnam Sunday successfully conducted test flights of six indigenously-made unmanned aerial vehicles, a media report said. The “made-in-Vietnam” drones flew…
Britain’s first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015
byLondon, May 19 (IANS) Britain’s first “official” astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International…
4G to debut in Shanghai next month
byBeijing, May 19 (IANS) 4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will…
Rodents return to Earth after space flight
byMoscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite landed in Russia Sunday, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various…
Telecom players eye higher call rates for survival
byNew Delhi: Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival….
Kerala software engineer develops anti-piracy software
byThiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) A Kerala-based software engineer has come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated…
Changing the oil game – Shale gas
byShale gas is fast transforming the world’s energy industry. It is cheap, abundant and has the ability to burn cleaner than fossil fuels and…