• COMPUTERS
    This Wrong Command Could Brick Your Linux Laptop

    If you have a Linux-powered computer, you would want to be extra careful when erasing your existing build from the device. Turns out, one command can end up bricking your device. The issue was first reported by a user last month on Linux Arch forum. The user noted that he executed the “rm -rf –no-preserve-root […]

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    Windows 10 Surpasses Windows XP, Windows 8.1 in Market Share: Report

    In less than six months since its release, Windows 10 has already gotten enough installations to surpass the number of Windows XP users or Windows 8.1 users. According to the latest figures from marketing research firm Net Applications, Windows 10 is now being used on 11.85 percent of all computers in the world, whereas Windows […]

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    You Can Now Run Windows 95 on a Web Browser

    If for some reason, you ever wanted to use Windows 95, now is a good time. It has become easier than ever to run the two-decade-old operating system from Microsoft – because it can now be run on a Web browser. Programmer Andrea Faulds has created a website that is designed to simulate Windows 95. […]

  • NEWS
    Datawind DroidSurfer 10, DroidSurfer 7 Android ‘Netbooks’ Launched in India

    Datawind on Monday launched two budget Android ‘netbooks’ in the Indian market, under its ‘DroidSurfer’ series. Called the DroidSurfer 10 and the DroidSurfer 7, the netbooks are priced at Rs. 7,999 and Rs. 5,999 respectively, and will be available via retail distribution outlets in India. The devices arrive with free unlimited Internet browsing packs valid […]

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    Court Says Chemicals Caused Samsung Chip Worker’s Ovarian Cancer

    A South Korean court says exposure to carcinogens at a Samsung chip factory caused a worker’s ovarian cancer. The ruling is the first time a court in South Korea has linked ovarian cancer with chemicals that chip workers were exposed to. The Seoul Administrative Court said Friday it sees a “significant causal relationship” between the […]

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    Xerox to Split Into Two, Icahn to Get Board Seats in One

    Xerox Corp said it would split into two companies, one holding its legacy hardware operations and the other its business process outsourcing unit, in which activist investor Carl Icahn will get three board seats. Icahn, who first revealed a stake in Xerox in November, had said he would seek representation on the company’s board as […]

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    AMD Plans to Enter India in a Big Way: Ravi Shankar Prasad

    Chipmaker AMD plans to enter Indian electronics sector in a big way and has already tied up with HSMC for chip manufacturing in the country, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. AMD CEO and President Lisa Su met Prasad and conveyed that the company is committed to transform India into electronics manufacturing hub. […]

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    C-DAC Plans Rs. 350-Crore Investment in Indian Language Computing

    The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) plans to invest Rs. 350 crores to develop technologies for computing in Indian languages. C-DAC Director General Rajat Moona said the thrust this year will be on bringing internet to the common man and implementation of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). While one can already register domain […]

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    Series of Supernovae Showered Earth With Radioactive Debris: Study

    An international team of scientists has found evidence of a series of massive supernovae, or explosions after a star runs out of fuels and leads to creation of many radioactive heavy elements, near our solar system which showered the earth with radioactive debris millions of years ago. Debris that includes radioactive iron-60 in sediment and […]