Finally, Apple steps up to Android with the futuristic, ambitious iOS 7

Apple Apple's not exactly reinventing the mobile OS with iOS 7, but it is refining it yet again. By combining the best of Apple design with good ideas from its competitors, Apple's latest and greatest is exactly what Apple needed to fend off the competition — and bring the cool factor back. "This is probably the biggest news since...

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Now, enjoy music while you take a shower

NEW DELHI: Kohler has come up with a shower head fitted with music speaker for all those who want to enjoy music during a shower but are too skeptical of carrying their phone or mp3 players to the bathroom. 'Moxie' is the first of its kind showerhead to combine the delivery of water and music. With the proximity of Bluetooth enabled...

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Spend too much on Facebook? It can hurt your relationship

WASHINGTON: If you have just started dating someone, it may be wise to limit your time on Facebook. New couples who use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience Facebook-related conflict which may lead to emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce, a new study has warned. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student...

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IRobot, Cisco team to create new robot - The Sun

IRobot, Cisco team to create new robot The Sun BEDFORD -- IRobot Corp. said Monday that it was teaming up with networking-equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. to create a video-collaboration robot. The Ava 500 enables people working off-site to participate in meetings and presentations where  BEDFORD -- IRobot Corp. said Monday...

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Falling rupee may hurt mobile handset makers

NEW DELHI: The rupee's downward spiral against the US dollar could spell good news for the domestic IT-ITeS sector, which has been facing strong headwinds due to a weak global economy, provided the Indian currency's softening continues. However, depreciation in the Indian currency, which fell to a life-time low of 58.16 against the...

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Google finalizing $1.3 billion Waze deal: Source

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is finalizing a deal to acquire online mapping company Waze for $1.3 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.  The deal is expected to be announced this week, though it was unlikely to occur on Monday, another source told Reuters.  "Negotiations are nearly final. There are a couple...

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Rural India selling cows, buffaloes on OLX, Quikr

Black 'Murrah' buffalo with short and tightly curled horns for Rs 80,000 and herd of 10 'Holstein Friesians' cows at Rs 6 lakh on the click of the mouse the Indian online classifieds are moving beyond usual items such as mobiles, cars and real estate with increasing internet penetration in smaller towns.  Online classifieds players...

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Intex to launch 20 smartphones in 3 months

MUMBAI: Intex Technologies today said it expects to sell 20 lakh smartphones this fiscal as it expands its portfolio by launching 20 new devices in the next quarter.  "The smartphone penetration is growing and is encouraging for handset companies like us to innovate and bring offerings that combine latest technologies and features...

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IBM unveils Big Data, cloud enhancemen​ts

PUNE: IBM has announced enhancements across its systems portfolio that are designed to help organizations adopt cloud computing as they build toward software defined environments (SDE). Enhancements to IBM's smarter storage line of flash, disk and tape systems gives clients faster access to business critical information and big data...

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Coke Enterprises shares slide after warning

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc shares fell after the company warned that persistent economic weakness in Europe, bad weather, a sharp excise tax increase in France and fierce competition in Britain have dampened its outlook for the second quarter. Shares of the European bottler of Coca-Cola drinks fell 3 percent in morning trade to $36.06...

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Reliance Communications loses 12% in three sessions; should you buy?

MUMBAI: The stock of Reliance CommunicationsBSE -6.35 % (Rcom) was under selling pressure on Tuesday after the securities research arm of Standard & Chartered downgraded the stock's rating to underperform. It closed the day 6.4% lower after falling by as much as 9% intraday.  The stock of the pan-India telecom operator has...

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Opinion: Murthy is to Infosys as Mistry is to Tata

In 2012, long after NR Narayana Murthy had stepped down from Infosys and the Bangalore-headquartered firm was busy implementing its ill-fated Infosys 3.0 strategy, the CEO of a leading company made a very interesting point to this writer in a private conversation. The CEO knew both Murthy and Nandan Nilekani and was well-connected with...

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Buyer‘s guide: Sub-Rs 30,000 DSLR camera

I am looking to buy a DSLR camera for under 30,000. I will be a first-time DSLR user, so please suggest options with user-friendly features. — Aniket, Royston Vaz, Dr V Desai Buying a DSLR is a first step towards better photographs, but the quality of pictures you take also depends on the type of lens you have at your disposal....

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One in three Americans own tablets: Survey

More than one-third of Americans use a tablet computer, with the highest percentage of users in the 35-44 age group, a survey showed Monday.  Tablet adoption has doubled over the past year, according to the Pew Internet Life survey of adults in April and May,  Unlike smartphones, most popular with younger adults ages...

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CERN scientists searching for world‘s first webpage

For the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began.  The scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by its French acronym CERN, are searching for the first webpage. It was at CERN that Tim Berners-Lee invented...

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