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Speculated Features of Google Goggles: Top 6 Interesting Tasks You Can Perform

The search engine giant Google, which is known for undertaking gobs of experiments in order to render the best service for its millions of users across the world, have planned to jump into the business of spectacles.

Apr 6, 2012

VK Singh Terms 'Unusual Army Movement' Story 'Stupid'; Shekhar Gupta Unmoved

Army Chief General VK Singh has finally broken his silence on media report of army's suspicious movement, terming it as "stupid". Shekhar Gupta, the Editor-in-Chief of Indian Express that published the news story, too is sure of what they reported.

Apr 5, 2012

Hyundai Overexceeds Expectations, Cares More for the Environment [VIDEO]

Fans of the AMC series "The Walking Dead" are familiar with the Hyundai cars chase outrunning the zombies in this television drama apocalypse that is now turning a page into its third season.

Apr 5, 2012

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Britain to Bug Individual's Privacy; to Monitor E-mails & Phone Calls

Government agencies listening in on others conversation is to be legalised in Britan. In a bid to tackle crime and terrorism threats in the nation, the Britain government has decided to set up an agency where all the phone calls and emails shall be monitored.

Apr 2, 2012

Robots To Soon Feel Like Humans

Robots could very soon start feeling physically when touched by any other object. It could very well happen in the future that a hard pinch on a robots arm could make it feel the hurt physically, replicating chemical reactions in human brains.

Apr 1, 2012

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Energy Efficient Coating For Windows Being Developed

Molecular Foundry at Berkeley Lab in California is developing a thick coating for windows that could help absorb heat but let the light inside to keep our rooms bright and cool.

Mar 31, 2012

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Black Holes Hitting Earth's Surface Could Help Explain Big Bang And Evolution

Primordial Black Holes are small pieces of mass weighing tons that are suspected to have come into existence at the time of Big Bang and as a result of collision were left floating in the Universe.

Mar 31, 2012

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'What's #OperationGlobalBlackout Nonsense,' Fumes Hacker Group Anonymous

It all started after an Interpol report said that a hacker group that had been reportedly organizing a number of protests in cyber space had planned to crash the web world preventing access to the internet for a one whole day on Saturday.

Mar 31, 2012

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World Backup Day Being Observed On March 31

A day before April Fool's day, the world comes together to observe the World Backup Day on March 31. Started last year by online user Ismail Judin, this day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding data in the interest of consumers and companies.

Mar 31, 2012

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Nokia Introduces Real Time Traffic Tracking In Delhi, Mumbai

A real time traffic solution developed by Nokia is bringing traffic updates to Windows and Symbian-enabled phones used by drivers in Delhi and Mumbai.

Mar 31, 2012

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Indians Glued to Internet; Most Indians Suffer Withdrawal Symptoms

The usage of internet and the dependency on online platforms has shown tremendous progress in India with 49 per cent complaining of experiencing net withdrawal symptoms within 3 hours of going offline. Indians on an average spent 12.9 hours on browsing, 9.7 hours on socialising and 6.1 hours on e-mails, every week.

Mar 29, 2012

5 LeT Militants Killed in a Fierce Gun Battle in Kashmir

Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed by Indian security forces after a fierce gun battle in North Kashmir on Wednesday.

Mar 28, 2012

Mamata Bans Major Newspapers in State Libraries, Invites Public Wrath

The Mamata Banerjee government has invited the wrath of the public by deciding to go ahead with its decision to ban the largest circulated dailies from the libraries in West Bengal. Politicians have criticised the ban of some newspapers from state libraries.

Mar 28, 2012

Suspected IM Militant Arrested in Delhi; Explosives Recovered

The Dehli police arrested a suspected militant belonging to the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in Delhi on Wednesday.

Mar 28, 2012

Court Verdict: Hang Balwant Singh Rajoana on March 31

Balwant Singh Rajoana has been given death sentence for his role in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. A Chandigarh sessions court on Tuesday ruled the hanging of the culprit on March 31.

Mar 27, 2012