You could be suffering from 'sitting disease'

You could be suffering from 'sitting disease' Staying in a chair for long hours causes ‘sitting disease’ Want to stay healthy? Please stand up. Experts have reported an alarming connect between sitting down and chronic disease. So, if you have always been inactive and prefer to park yourself on a sofa for hours or just flop down into the office chair and stay there for eight hours, get moving. The butt-bound philosophy...

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It's all about bonding for Suresh Raina

It's all about bonding for Suresh Raina Suresh Raina of Chennai Super Kings celebrates his century against Kings X1 Punjab during the 6th Indian Premier League Match at the M A Chidambaram stadium. CHENNAI: Suresh Raina is the league's most successful batsman but the only thing that had eluded him over six years was a century. On Thursday at Chepauk, the wait finally ended as he scored a match-winning, unbeaten 100...

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Bharti Infratel in talks with Reliance for tower sharing

Bharti Infratel in talks with Reliance for tower sharing Bharti Infratel, the tower arm of Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it will talk to the telecom units of Reliance Industries to lease out its towers, a top official of the company said today."We would definitely be in talks with them, we would like to do more and more business with them. So as far as we are concerned they are very credible customer, so we would definitely be in touch...

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Bharti Airtel's quarterly profit drops 49 percent

Bharti Airtel's quarterly profit drops 49 percent India's biggest telecommunications company Bharti Airtel says quarterly net profit fell by nearly half to 5.1 billion rupees ($94.7 million). It blamed the steep drop in part on higher taxes.The company said revenue for the January-March final quarter of its fiscal year rose 9.2 percent from a year earlier to 205 billion rupees ($3.8 billion). The company said it faced a tax increase...

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Cellphone thefts grow, but the industry looks the other way

Cellphone thefts grow, but the industry looks the other way When a teenage boy snatched the iPhone out of Rose Cha's hand at a bus stop in the Bronx in March, she reported the theft to her carrier and to the police - just as she had done two other times when she was the victim of cellphone theft. Again, the police said they could not help her.Cha's phone was entered in a new nationwide database for stolen cellphones, which tracks a phone's...

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Huawei G510 review

Huawei G510 review While the market is mushrooming with phones or rather phablets from Indian brands that feature 5-inch+ displays and quad-core processors, many would prefer a phone that comes with a mid-size 4.3 to 4.5-inch display and offers a decent smartphone experience.The Huawei G510 is an economically priced Android smartphone that offers a balanced specifications set with Android, Jelly Bean in a compact form factor. We try...

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Google Now comes to iPhone, iPad as an update to Google Search app

Google Now comes to iPhone, iPad as an update to Google Search app Google Inc is bringing its Google Now technology to the iPhone, where it will compete head-on with Apple Inc's Siri to serve as the primary service that smartphone users rely on to get everything from weather updates to traffic forecasts.Google Now, which made its debut last year on mobile devices powered by Google's Android operating system, will be available as a feature...

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Latest Windows 8.1 build beefs up IE developer tools

Latest Windows 8.1 build beefs up IE developer tools Build 9385 of the upcoming OS update revamps the developers panel that pops up in Internet Explorer when you press F12.   Developers who need to peek at the code behind Web pages in Internet Explorer will find more robust tools in Windows 8.1. A leak of Windows 8.1 Build 9385 reveals an overhaul to the developer panel in IE. Pressing F12 in any current version of Internet Explorer...

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Twitter gives developers new embedded timeline options

Twitter gives developers new embedded timeline options Embedded timelines can now have a specific number of tweets, and don't have to have a scrollbar. Developers got a little more control today over how embedded Twitter timelines appear. In a blog post Thursday, Twitter said it has made some minor modifications to the way its embedded timeline tool works. For one, the post said, developers can now choose how many tweets appear, so...

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Microsoft boasts 400M active Outlook.com accounts

Microsoft boasts 400M active Outlook.com accounts Microsoft has completed its Hotmail.com to Outlook.com migration and now is claiming 400 million active Outlook.com Web mail accounts.   Microsoft has completed moving its Hotmail.com users over to Outlook.com, and executives are now claiming the company has 400 million active Outlook.com accounts as a result. Microsoft announced the completion of the Hotmail-Outlook.com transition...

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Google Keep note-taking comes to Chrome

Google Keep note-taking comes to Chrome Google Keep debuts as a Chrome Web app, bringing its simple note-taking features to Chrome browsers and Chromebooks. Keep for Chrome. Google Keep wants to be the app that you dump all your little notes and big thoughts into, and Google introduced a Keep Chrome Web app version on Thursday. To install it, you must use the link above, as it's not yet available by searching the Chrome Web Store....

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Intel has a new CEO: Now what?

Intel has a new CEO: Now what? Brian Krzanich's appointment to the top job may mean bigger chip manufacturing deals -- with Apple, for instance -- but watch closely for subtle shifts, too. Intel pitches itself as the sponsor of tomorrow, but it could lose that position if it doesn't break into mobile. Intel decided to play it safe with its next leader. By going with tradition and tapping an insider, Chief Operating Officer Brian...

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Windows 8 Wikipedia page vandalized

Windows 8 Wikipedia page vandalized Why would anyone wish to besmirch the Windows 8 Wikipedia page? Hasn't Windows 8 got enough problems? Please don't say it's a fanperson from another brand. It seems that it might have been.   Every time I see a squirrel squashed, a house painted yellow, or a discarded condom on a sidewalk, I wonder what sort of human might have perpetrated such a deed. Was it someone angry, someone merely...

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Hate Facebook mobile ads? Now you can hide them

Hate Facebook mobile ads? Now you can hide them The social network lets users hide some mobile ads, with even more ad-nixing options on the way.   Facebook is letting mobile users hide ads in their News Feeds, the company confirmed today. This applies to the ads that Facebook Pages share featuring photos or links, and is available on iOS, Android, and the mobile Web (Pages are Facebook profiles for brands or public figures). The...

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Today`s Quote

“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.” ...

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HR believes in innovation and not management skills

HR believes in innovation and not management skills The role of an HR in startups is to drive the workforce through effective action and not by means of their position Needless to say, both large and small companies face a number of HR challenges such as recruitment issues, communication problems, setting up of roles and responsibilities, processing of remuneration, etc. While in larger...

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Top 6 foods for your hair

Top 6 foods for your hair Top 6 foods for your hair Here's how paying a little more attention to diet can add to the shine of your mane. It's not called the crowning glory for nothing. Deepika Padukone's hair in the movie Cocktail was a head-turner. Now that's what you call statement hair. Beautiful, lush thick hair is a symbol of your body's well-being. Hair care and maintenance goes beyond oiling them with exotic...

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Sony, HP slash prices of Windows 8 laptops

Sony, HP slash prices of Windows 8 laptops Sony and HP have cut prices of Windows 8-based laptops in India by up to Rs 2,000. BANGALORE: Amidst slowing personal computer sales and lukewarm consumer interest in Microsoft's latest operating system, at least two device-makers have cut prices of Windows 8-based laptops in India. This comes just days after PC-makers in the United States dropped prices to combat slow sales for...

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Chennai Super Kings not taking it for granted

Chennai Super Kings not taking it for granted "I don't think we would really rest anyone (for the next game). I think it's important to continue playing your best XI," skipper Dhoni said after Tuesday night's win over the Pune Warriors. (TOI Photo) CHENNAI: MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings go into their penultimate home game against Kings XI Punjab on Thursday knowing that a win will all but assure a playoff spot. With ...

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IPL 6: Mumbai choke in Hyderabad

IPL 6: Mumbai choke in Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad player Shikhar Dhawan celebrates his fifty runs during their IPL6 match against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad on Wednesday. HYDERABAD: It is a formula that has served Sunrisers Hyderabad rather well in the tournament, the formula of forcing the opposition to play into their hands. Watch IPL Videos | Scorecard | Match in Pics MUMBAI: Indians were their latest...

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Microsoft launches Skype Video Messaging preview for Windows users

Microsoft launches Skype Video Messaging preview for Windows users Microsoft has launched the preview of Skype Video Messaging for Windows desktop version of the app on Windows 7 or above. However, the feature is not available yet on Skype for Windows 8, the Metro UI/ Modern UI version of the app.Through Skype Video Messaging, users can record a video message of up to 3 minutes and send it to people on their contacts list any time,...

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Intel to announce first Atom chip redesign

Intel to announce first Atom chip redesign Intel's redesigned Atom will offer performance that gets closer to mainstream laptop processors. Asus may be eying new Android devices with Intel chips. Intel will detail plans for the first redesign of its Atom processor since its launch in Netbooks five years ago. On May 6, the chipmaker is expected to announce the Silvermont micro-architecture, which will spawn Bay Trail and Merrifield...

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Facebook courts small businesses with new ad type

Facebook courts small businesses with new ad type With Promoted Page Likes, the social network targets local merchants with smaller budgets and basic targeting needs.   Facebook is providing Page owners with a basic way to pay to garner more "likes." Promoted Page Likes is a new ad tool attached to Pages and is meant to more conveniently serve small businesses that don't have the targeting requirements, or budgets, of bigger companies....

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Yes, you can tweet from Google Glass

Yes, you can tweet from Google Glass LeWeb founder Loic Le Meur confirms to CNET that he's been using a third-party tool called GlassTweet to tweet photos.Due to erroneous information provided by a source, the original version of this report misidentified the app as an official Twitter app for Google Glass. It is in fact an app produced by a third party. There's no doubt about it: Google Glass is already being used to send tweets. For now, however, it's not known for certain that anyone has done so with an official Twitter app for Google's...

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IE 10 doubles its share of desktop browser market

IE 10 doubles its share of desktop browser market The latest version of IE now claims 6 percent of the browser desktop market, according to Net Applications.   Internet Explorer 10 doubled its reach last month thanks to its recent debut for Windows 7. In April, Microsoft's latest browser won a 6 percent share of all traffic seen by Net Applications, a healthy rise from the 2.93 percent captured in March. Of course, the bounce isn't...

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LinkedIn turns online resumes into professional portfolios

LinkedIn turns online resumes into professional portfolios Now users can upload videos, images, and other rich media to showcase their work and skills on the professional social network. LinkedIn users can now upload images of their work to their profiles and have discussions about it with members in their networks. LinkedIn is letting users take their online resumes to a whole new level. The social network announced Wednesday that...

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Hey Google Glass, are you recording me?

Hey Google Glass, are you recording me? The Glass display is on when in record mode, but it's not easy to detect from a distance or if you are unaware that someone with strange glasses is staring at you. Google Glass display shows cards with information customized for each user. (Credit: Google) Google's Glass is officially in the wild. There are sightings of Glass explorers -- a few thousand people who are paying $1,500 to be among...

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Apple remains tablet king, but Samsung climbs

Apple remains tablet king, but Samsung climbs Apple comes in at No. 1 in the world's tablet market, but the share of No. 2 device maker Samsung grows quickly.   The tablet market has grown by more than 140 percent over the course of a year, with Apple continuing to reign as the No. 1 provider of tablets, according to a report published Wednesday by IDC. That means Apple shipped 19.5 million of the 49.2 million tablets shipped worldwide...

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