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Constitution framing goes online in tech-savvy Iceland
09 Jun 2011
Iceland is taking inputs from its citizens on its new constitution through social media sites Facebook and Twitter, video-sharing site YouTube and photo site Flickr
Twitter grants users' wish for URL shortner
08 Jun 2011
Skype goes down again
07 Jun 2011
Global test run of next-gen internet protocol IPv6 begins today
07 Jun 2011
Around 200 technology companies including Akamai, Facebook, and Google will conduct the first global-scale trial of IPv6 for a 24-hour period, for 24 hours on 8 June
Apple says will usher in “post-PC” era
07 Jun 2011
From Apple’s perspective “Post-PC” is all about the ability to use devices like the iPhone and iPad as your personal computer
Hackers attack Sony yet again
04 Jun 2011
The attack, targeting Sony Europe, Nintendo, and the FBI-affiliate InfraGard Atlanta, comes in the wake of reported hacks hours earlier involving Acer Europe, Iran, NATO and the UAE.
Highlights: The 2011 Digital Future Project
04 Jun 2011
Net users wary of corporate prying on usage habits
04 Jun 2011
Forget 'big brother' — it's 'big business' that's watching, seems to be the major fear plaguing net users above the age of 16
China denies Gmail cyber attacks
03 Jun 2011
Sony hit with another attack
03 Jun 2011
Sony has been targeted yet again, this time by a group of hackers who said today that they broke into several Sony websites and compromised the personal data of more Sony customers
Microsoft offers sneak preview of Windows 8
02 Jun 2011
The new operating system is meant to run on a range of devices from traditional PCs to laptops and tablets, using both touch screen and mouse and keyboard commands.
Google blames China for cyber attacks on Gmail
02 Jun 2011
Lenovo to acquire Germany's Medion for $905.8 million
01 Jun 2011
The proposed takeover would be Lenovo’s biggest after it acquired IBM's PC business for $1.75 billion in 2004, and the first takeover of a German company by a Chinese firm
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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