Taking into account the societal relevance of the Right to Information Act, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to rollout certificate and diploma courses in RTI. The new programmes, which are being worked out with support from Central Information Commission (CIC), will also form mandatory part of training for all Central Government…
In what could well become a larger sectoral trend, Wipro, India’s third-largest information technology (IT) services company, has started hiring non-science graduates. Traditionally, the industry depends on engineering, computer science and science graduates for its talent pool. For the first time, the Bengaluru-based company is experimenting with commerce, fine arts and business management graduates. These…
Facebook remains the most popular social networking site in India with 51 per cent of users logging on daily, while WhatsApp tops the list of instant messaging (IM) apps, according to report by global research consultancy firm TNS. As per the findings of ‘Connected Life’ — a global study of the digital attitudes and behaviours…
NEW DELHI: Less than two weeks after the new iPhones went on sale, a number of users are reporting issues with the flagship Apple devices. Users are complaining about the phones’ Touch ID or home button overheating while starting up the device. Several users took to Apple’s support forum explaining the problem. A user posted…
WASHINGTON: Imagine a pair of glasses that project a virtual map as you walk down a new road, or turn your office into a gaming arena where you fight out zombies. A new patent application by Google could make it possible. Google has published a patent application for using holograms in a head mounted display…
NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone start-up OnePlus is offering OnePlus One phones free in Bengaluru, if they aren’t delivered within 60 minutes of the order being accepted. Sounds like a pizza delivery promotion gone wild, but OnePlus is serious about this promotion offer. “Can you ever imagine receiving a smartphone in about the same time as…
The 3D Printed Mars Habitat Challenge organized by NASA results are out. There were more than 165 submissions that were then narrowed to 30 best entries. The first-place award of $25,000 went to Team Space Exploration Architecture and Clouds Architecture Office for their design, Mars Ice House. The second place was grabbed by Team Gamma…
London: British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday. “They want to own your phone instead of you,” the whistleblower said in an interview with the BBC’s Panorama programme, referring to Britain’s…
LONDON: Japanese scientist Takaaki Kajita and Canadian physicist Arthur B McDonald have won the Nobel prize in Physics 2015 “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass”. Neutrinos are one of the fundamental particles which make up the universe. These subatomic particles produced by the decay of radioactive elements that lack…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has debuted at the 13th spot in ‘Bloomberg Markets Most Influential’ annual ranking topped by US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. Chinese premier Xi Jinping, US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are other politicians ranked above PM Modi in the coveted list of 50 people. “He won election…
