Infosys unveils central processing centre for TDS
byBangalore: Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Saturday unveiled a central processing centre at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh to enable the income tax department to efficiently…
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Supercomputers to keep age-related ailments at bay
bySydney: Supercomputers are helping tweak antioxidants to stave off age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s, shows a study. The research team,…
China mulls curbing minors’ online game addiction
byBeijing: Chinese authorities have decided to develop a China-specific criteria for diagnosing minors’ addiction of online games, Xinhua reported. A special work plan, jointly issued…
Digitization changing TV viewership patterns in India
byDigitization in the four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai is pushing the battle for grabbing eyeballs into a decisive phase, where only…
Hi-tech Goa assembly to paperless
byPanaji: When the Goa assembly convenes todayy, the reams of cyclostyled paper with questions and answers and other text, a common sight in every state…
A web site that makes others’ dreams come true
byNew York: Argentine Martin Parlato has created a web site so that netizens can help make other people’s dreams come true, a project he began…
New technology makes driving on ice safer
byHelsinki: An automatic detection system helps motorists avoid personal injuries and damage to vehicles on slippery roads caused by the presence of snow. Developed by…
In Himachal pay 1 percent extra to foot power bills online
byShimla: Not interested in diluting the long queues before cash billing collection centers, HP state electricity board has started levying a percent extra for…
Facebook post of a person has greater recall value than his face!
byLondon: People’s memory for Facebook posts have greater recall value than human faces or sentences from books, says a new study. The findings shed light…