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Phishing attacks cost Indian firms Rs 328 cr in Jul-Sep 2013

RSA ranked India fourth most targeted country by phishing attacks receiving 3 per cent of the total volume.

Intel wants to sell Internet television for $500 mn: Bloomberg

Verizon Communications , one of the suitors, has spoken with content providers about a streaming television service, Bloomberg also said, citing unnamed sources.

Researchers say Greenhouse gases allowed liquid water to flow on Mars

researchers used a model to show that an atmosphere with sufficient carbon dioxide, water and hydrogen could have made the surface temperatures of Mars warm to above freezing.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire now as mobile game

Get a chance to experience the adventures of sci-fi film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire via a mobile game.

IRCTC's e-wallet scheme makes ticket booking hassle-free

The scheme has got good response since its launch in the second week of this month.

Atmospheric oxygen during dinosaurs' time much lower than assumed, says study

The findings challenge theories that high levels of oxygen in the atmosphere may have caused dinosaurs to grow gigantic in size.

What's the sound of space? Chorus of birds singing

For the first time, scientists have captured the sound of deep space in stunning new recordings - and it sounds like the dawn chorus of birds singing in spring interspersed with deep bass pulses from the Sun

Besides being always in motion, our Milky Way also wobbles

The galaxy makes small wobbling or squishing movements. It acts like a Galactic mosh pit or a huge flag fluttering in the wind, north to south, from the Galactic plane with forces coming from multiple directions, creating a chaotic wave pattern, researchers said.

Technology key to better healthcare: Kalam

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam Sunday said technology was a key enabler for better healthcare.

Internet should be regulation, policing free: Tewari

Tewari said the time is ripe to distinguish between right to privacy and right to anonymity.

Google introduces $279 laptop based on Chrome operating system

Google is introducing a new $279 laptop based on its Internet-centric Chrome operating system, borrowing many of the high-end features found in a model that costs about $1,000 more

Scientists invent neutron microscope to view high-res images

Neutron-based instruments have the ability to probe inside metal objects such as fuel cells, batteries, and engines, even when in use to learn details of their internal structure, researchers said.

Google search is making people forgetful, says study

The internet is fast eroding people's memories of world-changing events in history, making them more forgetful as they increasingly bank upon Google to provide the information, a new UK study has found.

GSLV D5 satellite to be launched on 15 December

"The launch of GSLV D5 satellite which was postponed on 19 August about two hours before liftoff after detection of a fuel leak in the rockets' second stage will now be held on 15 December," ISRO chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan said.

Tata flags off new R&D centre for Jaguar Land Rover in Warwick

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today announced a multi-million-pound investment in research and development in the UK that will be focused on a state-of-the-art centre at the University of Warwick campus.

After a monkey, Iran mulls sending Persian cat into space

The effort is part of Iranian ambitions to send a human into space by 2018, but questions have been raised about the reported successes of Iran's animal missions.

Offer more to end antitrust case, EU regulators tell Samsung

If Samsung fails to allay the European Commission's concerns, it could face a fine of as much as $18.3 billion or 10 percent of its 2012 revenues.

Baidu boosts consumer base with $160 million stake in Chinese group-buying firm

Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine provider, will acquire a stake in Chinese group-buying website Nuomi Holdings Inc for $160 million as it accelerates its push into the country's rapidly growing mobile Internet market.

Microsoft offers ad-free Bing for US schools to battle Google

Microsoft on Wednesday opened a new front against the world's No 1 search provider by piloting an ad-free offering for educational users of Bing, its search engine that for years has trailed Google.

Now, you can name newly discovered planets and moons

Public will now be able to submit their own suggestions on what to call new discoveries in space, International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is responsible for naming planets, stars and other celestial bodies, has announced.

Researchers find rare dinosaur egg shells in Portugal

They likely belonged to a Torvosaurus, a massive, bipedal dinosaur that grew up to 11 meters tall.

Worlds first talking humanoid robot blasts off to space

Developers say the childlike robot will be a companion for astronaut Koichi Wakata and will communicate with another robot on Earth.

Russian astrophysicists to construct world's largest gamma ray telescope

The telescope will be constructed in Tunka Valley in Buryatia, close to Russia's border with Mongolia.

Scientists uncover how brain pays attention and ignores distractions

Despite much study of attention in the brain, the cellular mechanisms responsible for the effects of attention have remained a mystery until now, researchers said.

Minor Apple shakeup: Bob Mansfield to work on new 'special projects' team

Mansfield, who has led the development of a number of Apple devices including the popular MacBook Air laptop, had at one stage announced his plan to retire last year as head of hardware engineering but stayed on to lead Apple's semiconductor and wireless teams.

DRDO plans nano materials research and production units

DRDO was also looking into the possibilities of using carbon composites in making military aircraft, tanks and arms, Sundaresh said.

Researchers develop e-skin that will 'revolutionise touch'

A research team led by Ali Javey, University of California, Berkeley associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences created the first user-interactive sensor network on flexible plastic.

Mobile manufacturer Celkon to spend Rs 100 cr on brand promotion

Mobile phone maker Celkon Impex Pvt Ltd said it would spend Rs 100 crore towards brand promotion, including sponsoring cricket matches and fashion shows, in the current fiscal.