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Bye, bye dentures: alligators give hope for human tooth regrowth
Teeth that grow back again for alligators could, in the view of researchers, reveal a way for humans to grow a third set of teeth after thei read more
Malaria mosquitoes more attracted to humans: study
Mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite are more attracted to human odours than uninfected ones, according to a study by a team of sci read more
ADCOM launches Thunder smartphones priced at Rs 3,199
ADCOM Thunder smartphone series are loaded with 5.3 inch screen, dual core CPU, 8MP camera and 512 MB RAM. read more
Phaneesh Murthy sacked by iGate after sexual harassment probe
Murthy denies sexual harassment charges, admits to an affair, but says it is 'extortion'. read more
Indian American teen Eesha Khare invents wondrous 20-sec charger, Google eyes bid
Khare sees it fitting inside cellphones and other portable electronic devices. read more
Former Nokia employees unveil first MeeGo smartphone
A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled their first smartphone on Monday, aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a s read more
Phaneesh Murthy’s sacking a right decision, NASSCOM
iGATE board has taken a right decision to sack its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy. read more
Now, robot takes drink order via smartphone
Scientists have created a cocktail-making robot that can be controlled by smartphones... read more
Yahoo’s acquisitions: from Geocities to Tumblr
Yahoo has been criticized for making big acquisitions that have not always reaped lasting returns. read more
Yahoo’s rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer faces plenty of challenges in her efforts to turn Tumblr into a money-spinner. read more
Apple used subsidiaries to dodge billions in taxes: US panel
Apple's three subsidiaries had no official tax residence, which made them pay little or no taxes. read more
Former Nokia software team unveils smartphone
A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone on Monday. read more
See, how your smartphone can help you stay fit
It’s possible that you find it hard to motivate yourself to exercise or to head to the gym, and you don’t like the idea of a personal tr read more
Irish govt: Don’t blame us for low Apple tax rate
Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for the low rate of tax paid by Apple Inc after a US Senate report said the company had kept bil read more
Apple denies using tax gimmicks
Apple Inc will argue for a comprehensive corporate tax reform that will levy a "reasonable tax" on foreign earnings and is not dependent on read more
Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox all set for debut
Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to compet read more
Microsoft to build Australian cloud computing centres
Microsoft Corp is expanding its services for hosting and processing online data in Australia with the establishment of two new "cloud" compu read more
At a glance: Comparing Yahoo and Tumblr
Yahoo is paying $1.1 billion to buy the popular blogging site Tumblr. It's part of Yahoo's comeback efforts, after years in a financial funk read more
Why security experts want desi Facebook, Twitter
Cybersecurity experts are exploring the option of promoting a ‘desi’ social networking entity as an alternative to the US-based sites.&n read more
Yahoo revamps photo-sharing website Flickr
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo has unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic read more
Yahoo’s rise in Asia offsets Tumblr buy risk
Yahoo Inc chief executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the ag read more
Indian-American teen invents device to charge phone in 20 seconds
An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds. read more
Wipro’s E.Go Sense tablet disappears from retail stores
Wipro introduced a tablet computer much before current market leaders, Samsung and Micromax, had trained their sights on the then nascent se read more
iGate sacks CEO Phaneesh Murthy over sexual misconduct
iGate has named Gerhard Watzinger as president and CEO. Previously, ex-Infosys employee Rekha Maximovitch had filed a sexual harassment case read more
Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes: Senate report
Apple Inc has held billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a US Senate report on t read more
Urban PHCs to work from noon till night
Aim is to help urban poor go to health facilities after working hours read more
Protein that can stop diabetes in its tracks identified
Scientists have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of Type-1 diabetes in its early stage read more
People for Periyakulam
The Periyakulam lake came alive on Sunday as nearly thousand people showed up to help de-silt the 320-acre water body read more
It’s not just another day
Tomorrow is International Day for Biodiversity. Geeta Padmanabhan suggests what we can do to protect our planet read more
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