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World Wide Web turns 25 years old
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Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist at a European physics lab.
That idea from Tim Berners-Lee at the CERN lab in Switzerland, outlining a way to easily access files on linked computers, paved the way
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What drivers will do in driverless cars
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Brew an espresso, watch a movie on a large screen, surf the internet or simply sit and chat with friends?
As automakers and technology firms steer towards a future of driverless cars, a Swiss think tank is at the Geneva Motor Show this week showing off its vision of what vehicles migh
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Why cloud computing has high penetration in India?
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It is more than a mere coincidence that Satya Nadella, before moving into the shoes of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft, was heading cloud computing initiatives of the company. His elevation from head of cloud computing to the post of CEO shows the growing significance of clou
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WhatsApps first new feature under Facebook
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The world's biggest messaging service WhatsApp, which Facebook has just bought for $19 billion, will add voice calls to its product in the second quarter of this year, its chief executive Jan Koum said on Monday.
With 450 million users worldwide, WhatsApp and its competitors South Kor
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Waving Your Wallet at the Computer
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Forget Google Wallet. A London-based startup has created object, pose and gesture recognition technology that could let you merely wave your wallet at a computer screen to initiate an online payment.
That's just one of many possible applications for Seemove, a technology from Seeper. As
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Wireless charging powering forward for your mobile phones
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On Tuesday two wireless charging standards agreed to join forces and share their technologies so that both can improve.
It's a move that will not only improve the standards of wireless charging technology but will also drive the industry towards a universal standard and in the process l
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Windows Phone may soon run Android apps
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Microsoft is reportedly considering bringing Android apps to Windows Phone and Windows.
According to a report by The Verge, the company is seriously debating if it should allow Android apps inside the Windows and Windows Phone Stores. However, some inside the company are not in favou
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Website to help you choose the right gift
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Apurv Bansal, an IIT graduate, was trolling the internet for a gift for his girlfriend. But the enormous number of products on e-commerce sites, and all sites claiming to be the best, left Bansal confused. Worse, he got snubbed by his girlfriend for his failure to get her a good gift.
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Why you should read online terms & conditions
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It was widely reported some years ago, how nearly 7,500 people unknowingly sold their souls to Brit online gaming software retailer, Gamestation. As a prank, the retailer added an 'Immortal Souls' clause to the terms and conditions (T&C), legally awarding itself the 'souls' of customers who bough
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