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Tech giant Apple now worth more than Google, Microsoft combined

Feb 132012

London, Feb 11 (ANI): The iPhone maker’s market cap is around 462 billion dollars as of mid-Friday. Microsoft’s is about 257 billion dollars and Google’s weighs in at about 197 billion dollars, The Washington Post reports. Tech giant Apple’s market capitalization is now bigger than the values of Google and Microsoft combined. ccording to the paper, tech bloggers have been coming up with all kinds of statistics to put Apple’s market cap in context. Fortune’s Philip Elmer-Dewitt pointed out that Apple’s now worth more than the gross [...]

Know How Wikipedia App Got 500,000 Hits In 2 Weeks

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Feb 072012

Wikepedia, one of the largets encyclopedia launced its application on android market . Although it was launched pretty late but the responses speak up the volumnes that it was the much awaited application for most of the android users. The app got hits over 500,000 downloads barely two weeks after its launch and has got a 4.5 star average rating. after this the development team has decided to share their experience and the application used through a blogpost . It is noteworthy that the app [...]

Record Orders for Aakash At Tech Exhibition In Nepal

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Jan 312012

The updated version of the world cheapest tablet has been put on dispaly in the ongoing tech exhibition in nepal . Thousands of vistors have shown interest in the tablet with aorund 20,000 booking in just 4 days of the ongoing 6 day exhibition . Eventhough there is a wait period for 2 months but the customers are in no hurry . The tablet will cost around Rs 6000 in nepal double the price it is in India . I t was specially designed by [...]

Hyperactive Sun clears space junk for now

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Jan 272012

Hyperactive Sun clears space junk for now

There’s plenty of schmutz in space, as shown in this illustration (Image: Sipa Press/Rex Features) Low Earth orbit just got a free spring-clean, thanks to the sun. It turns out that increased solar activity in recent years has removed some of the satellite debris that clogs this region, making it temporarily safer for other satellites and astronauts. The sun will hit an 11-year peak in its activity – the solar maximum – in 2013. As this approaches, small increases in solar radiation warm the outer layer of [...]

Ancient Hindu Technology stuns world: Thousand year old Shiva Statue in solid bronze

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Jan 252012

Ancient Hindu Technology stuns world: Thousand year old Shiva Statue in solid bronze

It was a complete surprise for the conservators and curators of Amsterdam’s Rijks Museum as they witnessed that the Shiva Nataraj statue was in solid bronze and also the aureole and the demon under Shiva’s feet are also solid.This Dancing Shiva statue was X-rayed using high-energy digital radiation, along with the lorry transporting it, in the most powerful X-ray tunnel for containers of the Rotterdam customs authority, normally used to scan sea containers for suspicious contents. It is said to be the first research of [...]

Bangalore scientists claim breakthrough in Alzheimer’s drug.

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Jan 102012

Clinical trials of Ayurvedic medicine on humans pending Bangalore scientists have demonstrated a complete cure for Alzheimer’s in mice in one month using a plant extract used in Ayurvedic system of medicine, opening up a new window of hope for thousands of human Alzheimer patients. The researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, were brimming with excitement. The herbal extract administered to Alzheimer’s-affected mice produced “dramatic improvements” in 21 days and “after 30 days they were no different from normal mice,” said Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, [...]

Robotic Farm To Harvest Crops In Tsunami Hit Land

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Jan 082012

Japan which is considered the land of innovation and technology has came with another revolution in the field of agriculture . Japan has chosen the technology way (as expected) to overcome its agriculture related issues . Giving the two disasters a clean sweep, Japan is all set to re-establish itself in an entirely innovative way. The agriculture ministry of the country is working to create a fully robotic experimental farm on a 600 acre of land that was destroyed by Tsunami. The project [...]

‘Intranet Prahari Project’ launched by Chidambaram for BSF

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Jan 062012

All the BSF personnel posted in 237 locations will now be able to access their personal data from wherever they are posted. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today launched ‘Intranet Prahari Project’ which was implemented by NIIT Technologies Ltd, for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. “This is a major benefit from the Intranet Prahari Projet apart from efficient office management which will help in quick decision making,” said Chidambaram. Under this project, worth Rs. 229 crores, network connectivity has been extended up to Battalion level i.e [...]

Just before UP polls, Rahul Gandhi ties up with Google

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Dec 282011

A tie-up with Google is enabling three lakh Youth Congress office-bearers to share real-time feedback from the ground and with this, Congress hopes to unleash a coordinated election campaign. In-charge for UP Virendra Rathore said YC had added 3.5 lakh members in western parts of the state, 4 lakh in eastern parts, 3 lakh in central and 2 lakh in Bundelkhand during a membership drive undertaken in the past two years. Mr Gandhi led the drive. All-India president Rajiv Satav, while claiming YC was the [...]

Apple is feeling the pain of Android

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Dec 262011

When it comes to buying a high-end phone, customers across the globe consider Android as an equal option to iPhone . Recent reports revealed that the sales of Apple’s iPhone has dropped in Europe. The reasons cited for the downfall of iPhone is economic crisis in the country. Whereas, the Android devices are available in all kinds of price range. This is probably the biggest advantage that Android enjoys. Almost all major smartphone makers have started resorting to Android, which makes the platform more accessible. [...]

15-feet Christmas tree made by more than 2500 unusable cellular phones

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Dec 242011

An electronics store in Vietnam is ringing in the holidays with a 15-feet Christmas tree made from more than 2500 unusable cellular phones. Nguyen Trai, a store manager at Westcom Electronics in the southern city of My Tho, revealed that around 10 workers spent two weeks in building the cellular Christmas tree . He hopes that this concept will raise awareness about hazardous waste and promote environmental responsibility. Between 700 and 800 people visit daily, Trai told the reporters . Westcom Electronics plans to auction [...]

Bid Hello To MyRobots.com, The Facebook For Robots

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Dec 232011

MyRobots.com, a new site on the block, aims to create a social network where robots can communicate with each other and with you too. Launched on 20 December 2011, the site aims to connect all robots and intelligent devices to the Internet. Just like your Facebook and Twitter, your robots can get their very own profile on MyRobots.com with name and photo (created by you of course) and update their status whenever they feel like it. However, the site is only open to a select [...]

A Technology That Helps Visually Impaired In Driving

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Dec 232011

This goes out to all the people whose visual abilities have got affected because of ageing and troubles like cataract and glaucoma. Cambridge University and Ford Motor Company have come up with a technology that will help the visually impaired patients to drive their cars with much ease. The technology initiative is brought by a team of scientists at Cambridge University’s Engineering Design Centre along with Ford. The two are developing vehicles for the visually impaired. The engineers are using Vision Impairment Simulator which helps [...]

Scientists transform iPhones into medical imaging devices

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Dec 072011

A team from University of California, Davis has given a iPhone surprisingly capable chemical detection and imaging powers thus transforming it into a microscope . The main advantage of this is that it is simple to use and less expensive plus it adds spectroscopy to its list of abilities . iPhones with such added senses can be especially useful to medical professionals in developing nations where access to quality laboratory equipment can be sketchy at best. This creation will help doctors and other medical professionals in rural areas . You [...]

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