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No plan to restrict Facebook, Skype after 3G auction
The government holds no plan to restrict important services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Skype after spectrum auction of…
NASA telescope can now measure distance to stars 10,000 light years away
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be aging, but it regularly delivers images of astronomical wonders, and now its operators have…
YouTube ban: Govt. to follow court orders only
The federal government has decided not to take any independent decision regarding lifting ban on video-sharing website YouTube. An official…
‘Heartbleed’ computer virus creates confusion on internet
Computers vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug are actively being targeted online, say security experts. However, it is not yet clear…
Hard Disk Inventor Wins This Year’s Millennium Technology Prize
Professor Stuart Parkin of Finland, hard disk inventor, won the Millennium Technology Prize along with a million Euros of prize…
Google invests in robot-maker
Google is taking a stake in a Silicon Valley-based robotics company even though it has yet to reveal its first…
India’s first Mars mission crosses halfway mark
India's first mission to Mars has successfully crossed the half-way mark, four months after leaving on a voyage to the…
Britain gets its first cloned dog
Britain’s first cloned dog has been born after a 12-year-old dachshund was reproduced as a puppy in a South Korean…
Volcanic islands merge in Pacific Ocean
A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, according to NASA The…