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IITs To Get A New Fee Structure–You Pay 8L If You Get A Job

16/09/2011 13:08

IITs are gearing up for the new fee structure that will bring general category students to give back anywhere between 6Lakhs-8 Lakhs back to the institute if they take up a job. According to a new proposal, general category IIT graduates may soon have to pay back the money that the...

Zuckerberg Converts His 5+ Million Facebook Fans into Subscribers

16/09/2011 13:07

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has accumulated more than 5 million subscribers, thanks to a simple trick. On Wednesday, Facebook rolled out a Subscribe button. The button allows a user to follow anybody’s public updates, regardless of whether or not they are Facebook friends....

Did Africans join in on archaic interbreeding?

16/09/2011 13:04

The evidence for interbreeding between modern humans and archaic variants has involved a bit of asymmetry. Humans met the Neanderthals and Denisovans only after they left Africa, and so the DNA from these archaic humans can be identified by comparing European and Asian populations...

Microsoft gives the first official look of Windows 8 touch interface

16/09/2011 10:39

At the D9 conference today, Steve Sinofsky, President of Windows and Windows Live at Microsoft, gave the first look at the next version of Windows, currently "codenamed" Windows 8. On display was the new touch user interface: an interface designed for tablets and touch...

Why Microsoft has made developers horrified about coding for Windows 8

16/09/2011 10:30

By Peter Bright When Microsoft gave the first public demonstration of Windows 8 a week ago, the reaction from most circles was positive. The new Windows 8 user interface looks clean, attractive, and thoughtful, and in a first for a Microsoft desktop operating...

Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Pakistan: Pentagon

15/09/2011 18:41

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is still in Pakistan, a Pentagon official said, following the release of a video in which Osama bin Laden's successor blasts the United States. "We have no information to indicate that he is anywhere else than in Pakistan," Pentagon spokesman George Little...

Kanimozhi had no role to play in 2G scam: Karuna

15/09/2011 18:40

Maintaining that his jailed daughter and party MP Kanimozhi had no role to play in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today (September 15) said she was a mere share-holder in Kalaignar TV, owned by his family. "Kanimozhi has no connection with spectrum allocation.She is just...

Facebook rolling out 'smart lists' of friends

15/09/2011 18:01

San Francisco: Facebook on Tuesday introduced "smart lists" that automatically sort friends into categories and prioritize news from those dearest to members of the world's largest online social network. The rollout of smart lists commences on Wednesday and comes as rival Google+ seeks...

TCS joins hands with Felda Prodata for Malaysian market

15/09/2011 18:01

New Delhi: The country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday said it has partnered Felda Prodata Systems for joint development and delivery of IT services and solutions in the Malaysian market. Both organisations will jointly identify...

Cisco slashes sales outlook, enters new era

15/09/2011 18:00

San Francisco/New York: Cisco Systems Inc slashed its long-term forecasts, acknowledging an end to an era of scorching growth after cutting thousands of jobs in a sweeping four-month reorganization. The reduction in projections had been expected from a company grappling with both nimbler...

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