Lahore, May 2 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson termed the launch of Apple Computers in Lahore today as a landmark of American investors’ confidence in Pakistan.
Washington, May 2 (IANS) A computer-assisted programme, along with traditional counselling, has helped drug abusers stay straight longer than those who received counselling alone, according to a new study. As part of the study, 77 people who sought treatment for drug and alcohol abuse were randomly assigned to receive traditional counselling or to get […]
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian Kozhikode, May 2 (IANS) You have heard of desktops and laptops, but now two engineering students in Kerala have come up with a virtual computer that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. All it needs is an internet connection. K. Ansar and P.P. Ismail, final year computer science […]
Amreli (Gujarat), May 1 (IANS) Gujarat celebrated its 49th foundation day Thursday with Chief Minister Narendra Modi announcing e-connectivity to all 590 village councils in Amreli district of Saurashtra region. “Gujarat is the only state in Asia to have such a network,” Modi said at a function here while dedicating the first ever ‘e-gram […]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bowing to the demands of the IT industry, the government Tuesday announced the extension of the tax benefit scheme given to the country’s software firms. Under the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme, introduced in 1999, Indian IT firms get tax holiday on profits from exports. The scheme was […]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Tata Communications Ltd (TCL) and Cisco Tuesday announced they would set up telepresence rooms at four offices of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the country. The telepresence rooms, the first of their kind in the country, will be set up at CII offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and […]
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) For Nobel laureate microbiologist Sidney Altman, biofuels and clones are “no, no” but genetically modified (GM) food is a big “yes”. The renowned professor at Yale University thinks biofuels “cannot be the solution” the mankind is looking for.
“There is no indication that biofuels can ever substitute fossil fuels,” […]
The efforts of Internet service providers to keep track of what their customers do online poses an interesting question for the makers of anti-spyware software: Should they find a way to help users block these systems from monitoring their surfing or showing them advertising that relates to their interests?
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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), April 25 (IANS) A team of four IT students has developed a path-breaking gadget that can end all four-wheeler thefts forever. The simple yet effective gadget was developed in a backyard of this industrial hub, 600 km south east of Chennai, by the power of innovation, S. Kavitha, 21, a member of […]
London, April 25 (ANI): A team of scientists in Finland has woven a new type of spider web-like solar sail, with positively charged wires, that might be able to repel positive ions in the solar wind and thus propel itself through space.
According to a report in New Scientist, the spider webs are designed to catch […]