Over 80,000 engineering seats remain vacant in TN

As many as 80,689 government quota engineering seats in Tamil Nadu have gone vacant this year. And, colleges will have to pay — it will hit the quality of the education they provide and, in some cases, cause heavy financial losses to the institutions.Of the 2.05 lakh seats made available through the single window counselling process,...

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Amazon spending heavily on digital video ahead of holidays: CFO

Amazon.com Inc Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak said on Thursday the Internet retailer is spending heavily on digital video content ahead of the holidays.  The spending is partly responsible for a cautious third-quarter forecast, the executive added, during a conference call with reporters following the company's second-quarter...

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Get ready for a TV-like Twitter: Scientists

Social networking site Twitter, which has more than 500 million registered users, will become comparable to a non-evolving, static structure like TV in the future, a new study predicts. The study from scholars at Columbia Business School and the University of Pittsburgh questions the sustainability of Twitter. "Get...

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GPS vulnerable to hacking: Study

A new study has revealed that the Global Positing System (GPS) is vulnerable to hackers or terrorists who could use it to hijack ships and commercial airliners. Fox News reports that the new study has exposed a huge potential hole in national security. GPS expert Todd Humphreys and his team at theUniversity of Texas (UT)...

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Employees daily remain online for an hour in office: Study

Employees spend one hour every daysurfing on the internet while at work, it has been revealed.The study, conducted by Quidco, has found that workers waste an hour by shopping or looking for holidays at their desks, the Daily Star reported.It was found that other distractions include emails, checking the weather forecast, reading...

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MEA India becomes top app on Apple‘s App Store

In less than 24 hours after its launch, MEA India app has topped the charts ofApple's App Store. The application, launched by the Ministry of External Affairs, was leading in the free category of the App Store. If you have an android or iOSplatforms phone, then you can track your passport application with its...

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How mobile phones are making your bicycle ‘smart‘

It has happened to many a bicyclist: the car beside you suddenly cuts into your path or passes close enough for you to feel the heat of its exhaust on your leg. A big part of avoiding those close calls is being noticed, but for years bicyclists' only defences were bright clothing, battery-powered incandescent bulbs and the cheery ching-ching...

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