San Francisco, Aug 19 (DPA) Google is teaming up with Taiwanese phone-maker HTC and the largest US cellphone carrier Verizon to launch a challenger to Apple’s iPad in time for the holiday season, PC World reported Wednesday.
The as-yet-unnamed tablet would run on Google’s Chrome operating system, and is likely to be heavily subsidized for buyers who opt to purchase the device along with a monthly data plan from Verizon, the report said.
Gandhinagar, Auust 18, (IANS) The first international delegation to South Korea to promote the Vibrant Gujarat 2011 investment summit has received an overwhelming response, an official said here Wednesday.
About 80 Korean companies and trade associations participated in the roadshow that was organised Aug 16 at Seoul. Ravi Saxena, Gujarat’s Additional Chief Secretary for science and technology, led the delegation.
Los Angeles, Aug 18 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron, who has been working in cooperation with NASA to help scientists build a 3D camera for Mars, wants people to to be willing enough to visit the planet.
The director says although he is enthusiastic about sending ordinary people to Mars, he is worried that the public is not interested in exploring the planet enough. He also suggested more money should be spent on space exploration than funding wars that he deems as unnecessary.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Sixteen historical monuments in the country are being conserved by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy said that more PSUs have expressed their willingness to conserve monuments and places of historical importance in the country.
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday granted bail to B. Ramalinga Raju, prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam fraud case.
After spending 19 months in jail, the former chairman of Satyam Computers has finally got bail but he may still not be a free man as he may have to remain in the hospital where he is undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C for the last nine months.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday said it was not contemplating to bring the fabled Kohinoor diamond from Britain and the Peacock Throne from Iran.
There have been several demands in the recent past for the return of the diamond, which was mined in the Deccan and is now part of the British crown jewels. It came up again when British Prime Minister David Cameron visited India last month.
Kathmandu, Aug 18 (IANS) Even as neighbour India laid down an Aug 31 deadline for BlackBerry to provide law agencies access to its encrypted data or face the closure of its secure email service, the smartphone wiz has entered Nepal via a tie-up with the first private mobile telephone service provider.
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday granted bail to B. Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam fraud case.
Justice Raja Elango, who had reserved the orders Monday after hearing the arguments from Raju’s counsel and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), pronounced the same Wednesday.
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