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  • Britain to Pay More for Power Than Germany for Years

    British electricity prices may be almost double those in Germany within three years due largely to the impact of a new tax aimed at supporting renewable power generation, a report by bank Credit Suisse showed on Wednesday. Rises in retail prices have become a popular bugbear in Britain at a time when wages are falling in real terms. The bank's analysis showed wholesale prices, which form ...

  • Google Glass Canada Australia express concerns

    Google Glass's privacy issues have concerned officials from six nations. According to Fox News, the six nations which include Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Israel and Switzerland have jointly sent a letter to Google's ...

  • India sets up nationwide snooping programme

    India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone ...

  • Yahoo rejects hacking fears for old user IDs

    Yahoo on Wednesday downplayed concerns that its plans to recycle inactive user IDs could leave users exposed to hackers, saying only 7% of those IDs are tied to actual Yahoo email accounts. The internet company, which announced last week it would release user IDs that have been inactive for more than 12 months so that other people can claim them, was pressed to defend the plan after critics ...

  • Microsoft tweaks Xbox One policies

    Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games. Microsoft has been criticized for vague statements about whether it will allow Xbox One buyers to play secondhand software. Gamers also expressed distaste for a requirement that the console be ...


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Movie Review

21 [Blu-Ray]

21 [Blu-Ray]

Although based on real events as recounted in novelist Ben Mezrichs first nonfiction book Bringing Down the House, the story in 21 has been carefully molded into a nearly perfect specimen of by-the-numbers three-act moviemaking. It takes the basic scenario from Mezrichs book--a group of MIT ... ...

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  • Microsoft offers $150000 to fix security hole

    Microsoft is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to protect Windows PCs from attacks, offering rewards of as much as $1,50,000 to anybody who helps identify and fix major security holes in its software. Microsoft unveiled the rewards program, one of the most generous in the high-tech industry to date, on Wednesday as it sought ways to prevent sophisticated attackers from ...

  • Telcos slam data breach laws

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  • FTC reportedly planning sweeping probe of patent trolls

    The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission is expected Thursday to propose a sweeping inquiry into companies created to extract licensing fees from other companies rather than make products based on their patents, according ...

  • Facebook eyes Samsung deal to boost mobile ad sales

    Samsung president Shin Jong Kyun. According to Bloomberg report, the partnership would reportedly focus on advancing mobile advertising sales. As per a CNET report, Zuckerberg did meet with executives at Samsung but the social network is not providing details of what was discussed. Facebook has been strongly encouraging advertising on mobile. In April, Facebook Home had been launched by social ...

  • Modi most Jaitley least mentioned politicians on social media

    Twitter handle being cited in online posts across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media. The study was conducted by Indian consultancy firm Blogworks from January to April 2013. It found that Modi had thrice as many mentions as Rahul Gandhi. The BJP leader was cited over 10 lakh times. However, in percentage terms, Rahul Gandhi's share of demographics between 18-34 years was ...

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