State-owned oil firms may opt to revise petrol prices every fortnight to reflect changes in the global oil market in the free pricing regime that kicks in from next week.
Petrol prices were freed from government control last month resulting in a Rs 3.50 per litre hike in rates in Delhi, but modalities of subsequent retail price adjustments were left to the industry to deliberate and decide.
Sources said Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum on Thursday began consultations on modalities like the frequency or interval at which prices will be revised and if the PSUs should have uniform rate that would change on same date.
Internet Explorer gaining its share steadily.[PIC]
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In the Browser war, Mozilla and Opera having a stable hold, Safari moving upwards, and Chrome building its market share. Mozilla Firefox is the leader with it's market share, if the statistics is to be believed, firefox is loosing its share and its being captured by Microsoft's IE.
Internet Explorer having a potential growth of approximately 0.5% from May to June. That's not all; the graph also shows Firefox losing half as much what IE gained, and Opera giving room of rest of the percentage to IE.
Internet Explorer having a potential growth of approximately 0.5% from May to June. That's not all; the graph also shows Firefox losing half as much what IE gained, and Opera giving room of rest of the percentage to IE.
Bluetooth 4.0 specifications revealed, expected in devices by Q4 2010
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While developing the Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification, SIG’s primary focus areas were low power consumption using new ‘low energy technology’, apart from enhanced range and multi-vendor operability. They seem to have achieved what they set out to do, and claim that it will allow for several years’ worth of usage on standard coin-cells. This will allow for very small and low cost devices to incorporate Bluetooth as a connectivity option, as it doesn’t require large batteries to power it. This ‘low energy technology’ feature of Bluetooth 4.0 promises to have “new applications in health care, fitness, security and home entertainment”.
According to the Executive Director of SIG, Michael Foley, "Bluetooth wireless technology can now, with the hard work of our members and our world-class qualification program, really do it all.”
According to the Executive Director of SIG, Michael Foley, "Bluetooth wireless technology can now, with the hard work of our members and our world-class qualification program, really do it all.”
Scientists develop a brain chip that could potentially defeat paralysis and more.
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Researchers in the UK are on the verge of producing a technology that might allow paralysed patients to operate bionic limbs via a transmitter brain implant. The technology relies on tiny microprocessors that will sense nerve impulses, decode the signals, and then transmit them to the bionic limbs. All this takes place wirelessly, which makes it unique compared to other experiments in the field, which actually required a wire to be attached to the processor.
While the idea behind this technology has been there for a while, the means with which to actually decode impulses and relay them intelligibly has been missing. Perhaps the most important aspect of the new technology are the decoding algorithms which give the chips the ability to recognize which impulses will control which limb, rather than the relaying of the signal aspect. In fact, this is a potential step towards an actual integration between microprocessors and the brain, which has thousands of potential applications, from physical training to data storage, augmented reality to internet connectivity. In fact, the zenith of the technology will be to provide an artificial link between the limb and the brain, bypassing the damaged nerves (or centers) that are causing the paralysis. A possible way to do this would be by transmitting signals from the brain implant to another implant, a stimulator in the spinal cord.
While the idea behind this technology has been there for a while, the means with which to actually decode impulses and relay them intelligibly has been missing. Perhaps the most important aspect of the new technology are the decoding algorithms which give the chips the ability to recognize which impulses will control which limb, rather than the relaying of the signal aspect. In fact, this is a potential step towards an actual integration between microprocessors and the brain, which has thousands of potential applications, from physical training to data storage, augmented reality to internet connectivity. In fact, the zenith of the technology will be to provide an artificial link between the limb and the brain, bypassing the damaged nerves (or centers) that are causing the paralysis. A possible way to do this would be by transmitting signals from the brain implant to another implant, a stimulator in the spinal cord.
Thuat Nguyen is behind the iTunes hack, as earlier suggested.
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Apple finally commented on the iTunes account fiasco, revealing that it had been caused by Thuat Nguyen himself, the developer whose works were being illegally purchased.
It is also said that that the hack was limited to only about 400 iTunes accounts but some big figure which many were suspecting. New security measures will also be instated, to avoid credit card misuse.
This is Apple’s official statement about the issue:
It is also said that that the hack was limited to only about 400 iTunes accounts but some big figure which many were suspecting. New security measures will also be instated, to avoid credit card misuse.
This is Apple’s official statement about the issue:
Its not octopus paul, but the parrot mani parakeet predicting the FIFA WC 2010
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13-year-old parakeet only has a little cage to call home, although he is taken care of with tender loving care.
He and his master, fortune-teller Mr Muniyappan, ply their trade along the narrow five-footways of Little India, awaiting customers like curious locals and tourists who want a peek into their future.
'Moko', popular dolphin which saved two whales in 2008 is dead.
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You might have seen dolphin dancing to the tunes of his master in zoo show. People love such dolphin to its loving and interactive nature, one such popular dolphin is 'Moko' which even made headline through the world for finding out and rescuing two stranded whales.
Moko was a familiar sight around the North Island's eastern beaches, swimming among bathers but sometimes blocking them from reaching shore.
Conservationists confirmed the carcass of a bottlenose dolphin was "probably" Moko, and tests are being done.
Moko was a familiar sight around the North Island's eastern beaches, swimming among bathers but sometimes blocking them from reaching shore.
Conservationists confirmed the carcass of a bottlenose dolphin was "probably" Moko, and tests are being done.
Solar Impulse plane powered by sunlight, night test flight is successful.
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As one of my post reported that plane powered by sunlight is being tested for the night time and the BBC reports says that the mission, i mean the test flight was successful and had continuously flow through out the night, continuously for 26 hrs.
The plane landed at Payerne airport after a total flight time of 26 hours.
During the flight it reached a height of 8,700 m (28,543 ft).
Assistants rushed to stabilise the experimental aircraft as it touched down, ensuring that its huge 63m (207ft) wingspan did not scrape the ground and topple the plane.
Check out the Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta 1[VIDEO]
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So here is the new overhauled firefox, the most popular and widely used open source browser in the world.
Whats new ?
Google revamps YouTube for Mobile Devices.[VIDEO]
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Google has announced that it has updated Youtube for mobile so that there would be seamless stream on video.
In its blog it stated that "YouTube consumption on mobile devices has also grown considerably: playbacks were up 160% in 2009 over the previous year. And we’re excited to announce that YouTube Mobile now receives more than 100 million video playbacks a day. This is roughly the number of daily playbacks that YouTube.com was streaming when we joined forces with Google in 2006."
It also brought of the report stating that Mobile devices will overtake Desktops for the accessing of internet.
Apple bans Cunning and Fraud developer from iTunes
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Recently, iTunes was hacked and millions of users were effected. Apple has banned a Vietnamese developer from its app store after he was implicated in fraudulently pushing his titles to its best-seller list.
According to Apple, Thuat Nguyen hacked around 400 iTunes accounts, in order to use their credit card details to boost sales of his comic book apps.
Apple said it had tightened its security as a result of the hack.
At one point Mr Nguyen's apps occupied 42 of the top 50 book apps sold.
In a statement Apple said that the developer and his apps have been removed from the iTunes store "for violating the developer Program License Agreement including fraudulent purchase patterns".
According to Apple, Thuat Nguyen hacked around 400 iTunes accounts, in order to use their credit card details to boost sales of his comic book apps.
Apple said it had tightened its security as a result of the hack.
At one point Mr Nguyen's apps occupied 42 of the top 50 book apps sold.
In a statement Apple said that the developer and his apps have been removed from the iTunes store "for violating the developer Program License Agreement including fraudulent purchase patterns".
Drivers gets hand on Million Dollars on Italian Highway.
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A security firm lorry carrying approx 2 million euros in one and two-euro coins overturned near Foggia, Italy.
The lorry's rear door popped open, shedding the precious cargo.
Before the police arrived, some drivers stopped their cars and made off with at least 10,000 euros.
Police later closed the motorway to try to recover the money.
The incident made the front page of many Italian newspapers.
The lorry, belonging to a security firm, was transporting the coins from Cesena to Bari, distributing money from the Italian mint to banks, reports say.
The lorry's rear door popped open, shedding the precious cargo.
Before the police arrived, some drivers stopped their cars and made off with at least 10,000 euros.
Police later closed the motorway to try to recover the money.
The incident made the front page of many Italian newspapers.
The lorry, belonging to a security firm, was transporting the coins from Cesena to Bari, distributing money from the Italian mint to banks, reports say.
Russia and US in possible spy exchange deal.
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A lawyer representing a man jailed for spying in Russia says her client might to be exchanged for one of 10 alleged Russian spies being held in the US.
The lawyer said Igor Sutyagin, who was convicted of espionage in 2004, had told her he was one of 10 people to be deported from Russia in a swap.
There is no word on any spy exchange from Russian officials.
In June, 10 people were arrested in the US on suspicion of working as illegal agents for the Russian government.
The lawyer said Igor Sutyagin, who was convicted of espionage in 2004, had told her he was one of 10 people to be deported from Russia in a swap.
There is no word on any spy exchange from Russian officials.
In June, 10 people were arrested in the US on suspicion of working as illegal agents for the Russian government.
Solar Impulse plane powered by sunlight, starts 24-hour test flight
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The aim is to assess whether the plane can fly in darkness, using solar cells on its wings to generate enough power to stay in the air for 24 hours.
The HB-SIA plane, which took off from Switzerland, has the weight of a family car but the wingspan of a big airliner.
Japan's Sumo having ties with Underworld?
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Japan's sumo is going through its hard times from damaging scandals and declining popularity. Recently investigation suggests that the sumo wrestlers might be having ties with organised criminals(Underworld)
On Sunday, the Japan Sumo Association, the sport's governing body, announced the firing of a top wrestler and a stable master a powerful coach who controls a cluster of wrestlers for betting on professional baseball games in a gambling ring run by organized crime. Two other stable masters were demoted, and 18 other wrestlers were barred from competing in the next tournament.
This came after an apparently unrelated scandal two months ago over the sale of tickets for prized seats at the foot of the sport's raised dirt ring to around 50 members of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate. The seats allowed the gangsters, known as yakuza, to be clearly visible during television broadcasts of the bouts, a brazen display that sumo experts said was aimed at cheering up an incarcerated syndicate boss watching from prison.
On Sunday, the Japan Sumo Association, the sport's governing body, announced the firing of a top wrestler and a stable master a powerful coach who controls a cluster of wrestlers for betting on professional baseball games in a gambling ring run by organized crime. Two other stable masters were demoted, and 18 other wrestlers were barred from competing in the next tournament.
This came after an apparently unrelated scandal two months ago over the sale of tickets for prized seats at the foot of the sport's raised dirt ring to around 50 members of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate. The seats allowed the gangsters, known as yakuza, to be clearly visible during television broadcasts of the bouts, a brazen display that sumo experts said was aimed at cheering up an incarcerated syndicate boss watching from prison.
Bangalore Mono Rail work to begin in January.
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The Karnataka government said on Tuesday that work on the monorail project for Bangalore is slated to begin in January next and expected to be completed in three years.
"The detailed project report on the monorail would be ready by this month-end. Tender will be invited in September ...The work is slated to begin in January and is expected to be completed in three years," said Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Yeddyurappa was responding to separate questions on the metro and monorail projects raised by Congress MLAs Ramalinga Reddy and K J George during the question hour in the Assembly.
"A sum of Rs 2,700 crore has been spent on the Rs 11,609 crore phase-I (42.3 km) Bangalore metro project so far. The Baiyappanahalli-Cricket Stadium stretch of the project is slated to be thrown open for traffic in December this year," said Yeddyurappa.
He added that 25 per cent of the work on the first phase of the metro project has been completed.
The Central Government has till May end this year sanctioned Rs 539 crore for the metro project, the first phase of which would be ready by 2013.
"The detailed project report on the monorail would be ready by this month-end. Tender will be invited in September ...The work is slated to begin in January and is expected to be completed in three years," said Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Yeddyurappa was responding to separate questions on the metro and monorail projects raised by Congress MLAs Ramalinga Reddy and K J George during the question hour in the Assembly.
"A sum of Rs 2,700 crore has been spent on the Rs 11,609 crore phase-I (42.3 km) Bangalore metro project so far. The Baiyappanahalli-Cricket Stadium stretch of the project is slated to be thrown open for traffic in December this year," said Yeddyurappa.
He added that 25 per cent of the work on the first phase of the metro project has been completed.
The Central Government has till May end this year sanctioned Rs 539 crore for the metro project, the first phase of which would be ready by 2013.
India's first indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft unveiled .
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India's first Indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft LCA (Navy) NP1 rolled out on Tuesday from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bangalore. Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma was the chief guest at the event. Defence Minister A K Antony, and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
An important milestone for the naval programme of Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the aircraft was brought out of the build hangar where it was assembled part-by-part during.
The aircraft is being readied for induction into the Navy and for deployment on board the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), currently under construction at the Cochin Shipyard, by 2015.
Shopping for Men is not Manly : Research
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Shopping is really bad for men's health and fertility, scientists are now saying after new research.
Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found on some cash receipts contains a hazardous substance, Bisphenol A (BPA), which suppresses male hormones in the body and can make men impotent.
The compound, used to make ink visible on thermally sensitive paper, is ingested when men handle the paper and then touch their mouths or handle food.
Frank Sommer, a Berlin-based urologist, said the substance could just affect sex hormones in men.
"A substance like that could shift the balance of sex hormones in men towards oestrogen," Sommer was quoted as saying by The Telegraph newspaper here.
Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found on some cash receipts contains a hazardous substance, Bisphenol A (BPA), which suppresses male hormones in the body and can make men impotent.
The compound, used to make ink visible on thermally sensitive paper, is ingested when men handle the paper and then touch their mouths or handle food.
Frank Sommer, a Berlin-based urologist, said the substance could just affect sex hormones in men.
"A substance like that could shift the balance of sex hormones in men towards oestrogen," Sommer was quoted as saying by The Telegraph newspaper here.
Costliest iPhone, iPhone 4 Diamond Edition.[PIC]
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iPhone for the Higher Class with a Ding is on the way.Thanks to Stuart Hughes for sharing the info and what it looks like so-called iPhone 4 Diamond Edition. As you can see, not only does the phone pack a smattering of diamonds (including Apple logo), but it's a white iPhone 4 (32GB), and unlocked, not strucked with AT & T : P Anyways it is expected to cost $ 20,000. So are ready to shell out that much?
Android-Powered Tablet by LG, Comming soon.
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LG has announced plans to launch a tablet computer powered by Google’s Android operating system.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the device will launch in the fourth quarter of this year, though no other details were immediately available.
Just last week saw the introduction of the Cisco Cius, which runs on Android , with other recent headlines suggesting we’ll soon see tablets from HP (running on webOS) and RIM, in addition to Windows7-powered tablets (LG showed one off last month).
Back in May, Google was said to be bringing a tablet to market with Verizon Wireless, though there is no official announcement has yet.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the device will launch in the fourth quarter of this year, though no other details were immediately available.
Just last week saw the introduction of the Cisco Cius, which runs on Android , with other recent headlines suggesting we’ll soon see tablets from HP (running on webOS) and RIM, in addition to Windows7-powered tablets (LG showed one off last month).
Back in May, Google was said to be bringing a tablet to market with Verizon Wireless, though there is no official announcement has yet.
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