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Blue LED inventors awarded Nobel Prize

Posted on October 8, 2014 by sherly

The three Japanese scientists who invented the first efficient Blue LEDs in the mid 1990s have received the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. The invention of efficient blue LEDs was a foundational step in the creation of the bright white

Nokia to shut down Chennai plant on November 1, as Microsoft terminates service agreement

Posted on October 8, 2014 by sherly

Nokia Tuesday said that it will be suspending manufacturing of all its devices at the Chennai plant from November 1. “Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will be terminating the manufacturing services defined in the agreement with effect from 1

Facebook Closes WhatsApp Acquisition

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Facebook’s acquisition of mobile messaging giant WhatsApp is complete. After getting the green light from Europe’s antitrust regulator on Friday, the $19 billion deal has formally closed in the United States. Today’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

HP officially splitting into two companies

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

HP (Hewlett-Packard) announced that it would be splitting its company in two. The iconic technology firm will be separated into a consumer-focused PC and printer company, called HP Inc, and a business-centered one, called Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Meg Whitman, who has

Nobel Prize for the brain’s GPS discovery

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Sibi Antony

British scientist and a Norwegian husband-and-wife research team won the Nobel Prize in Medicine Monday for discovering the brain’s navigation system — the inner GPS that helps us find our way in the world — a revelation that could lead

Flipkart Big Billion Day Sales Top Rs. 600 Crores in 10 Hours

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Flipkart declared Monday’s the Big Billion Day a success, even as customers on social media criticised the online retailer for various problems that arose during the sale. “The Big Billion Day is an unprecedented day for us as this is

Google Play Music for Android passes 500 Million Download Barrier

Posted on October 7, 2014 by sherly

Google’s Play Music app is a big deal in the Android world and it is getting bigger by the day. The folks over at Android Police recently noticed that Play Music shot past the 500 million download mark in Google

MTS cuts mobile Internet rates by about 33%

Posted on October 7, 2014 by sherly

New telecom operator MTS India has reduced rates of mobile internet by up to 33 per cent, a development that might trigger a price war in the segment as older players have been hiking charges frequently for some time now.

Twitter Wants MIT To Make Sense Of Your Tweets

Posted on October 6, 2014 by sherly

Twitter is putting its money where its virtual mouth is, contributing $10 million to create the Laboratory for Social Machines (LSM) at MIT. The school’s Media Lab said the new program is backed by a five-year commitment from Twitter, which

Facebook messenger app may soon allow money transfer between users

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Facebook Messenger is all set to allow friends to send money to each other, a report said on this Sunday. According to the website, payments would send the same way you can now send a photo. You’ll be able to

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