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Microsoft launches Office for iPad

After taking more than a few years to get Office on the iPad, Microsoft is wasting no time updating the productivity suite. That’s good news for anyone about to give a PowerPoint presentation. The iPad version of Office now supports


BrutPOS virus stealing debit and credit card info

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning of the new malware which has been identified as BrutPoS. CERT-In which works under the department of information technology said “It has been reported that malware variants targeting point-of-sale


Ritot projects time and notifications onto your hand

Smartwatches seem to be the latest gadget manufactures are pushing and are currently falling over each other to get their devices into the marketplace. However a new unique and very innovative projection watch as launched over on the Indiegogo website


Wearable device may spell end of computer mouse

A thimble-like device that sits at the end of your finger and allows you to interact with the virtual world in three dimensions may render the indispensable computer mouse obsolete. The way in which humans interact with computers has been


Earn Money at Bubblews by Writing and sharing Articles

While I was reading the tech news, found a post like ‘Earn money at bubblews by post and share’. I just searched about bubblews and found the following. What is Bubblews.com ? Bubblews is a site where you can write


Snapdeal Launches ‘SD Kids’ Offers for Parents

Online marketplace has launched a new programme to offer parents personalised promotions and product offers for their kids, aged between 0-12 yea Under the ‘SD Kids’ programme, parents can register on Snapdeal with their child’s name and birth date to


3DTouch may ‘kill’ computer mouse

A device that lets users interact with their computers just by moving a finger could replace the mouse, some experts believe. The prototype, created by Anh Nguyen and Amy Banic from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, works with a


Check Internet speed from the command line on Linux

When you are experiencing slow Internet access, you may want to check the Internet speed of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) as part of troubleshooting. For that matter, Speedtest.net is probably the most widely used broadband speed testing website. Underneath


Mozilla to launch Rs 1,500 Firefox smartphones

Firefox web browser developer Mozila has tied up with handset makers Intex and Spice to bring smartphones priced at $25 (Rs 1,500) to India in the next few months, a move that may redefine the “ultra-affordable” mobile phone market in


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