Samsung Galaxy S4 shootout versus HTC One, iPhone 5

Samsung Galaxy S4 shootout versus HTC One, iPhone 5 Samsung may have loaded up its 13-megapixel smartphone shooter with playful settings, but it didn't skimp on raw image prowess. The Samsung Galaxy S4's camera goes for gold. Samsung has absolutely stuffed its Galaxy S4's 13-megapixel camera with settings and modes, but non of that matters if the phone's image quality can't stand up to the hype. And so, this smartphone shootout, between...

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'Wintel' on the wane: Intel goes Google

'Wintel' on the wane: Intel goes Google Intel has been synonymous with Windows PCs seemingly forever. But it's trying to change that in a hurry. Enter Google. A sign of things to come? A $99 Craig Android 'Netbook' powered by Intel. The fact that Microsoft and Intel no longer rule the personal computing world isn't news. But what happens next is. I'll start with a flashback from the early '90s. I remember attending the launch of Windows...

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Today`s quotes

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ...

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Workplace stress can double your risk of heart disease

Workplace stress can double your risk of heart disease Healthy employees exposed to stress at work are at twice the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new German study has warned. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Germany evaluated data from a population-based cohort study and found that healthy workers exposed to stress at work displayed significantly elevated inflammatory parameters...

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“Even a moderate increase in happiness at work improves the bottom line by 20%”

“Even a moderate increase in happiness at work improves the bottom line by 20%”   Alexander Kjerulf AKA The Chief Happiness Officer is the founder of Woohoo inc and one of the world’s leading experts on happiness at work How important is happiness at workplace? Happiness at work is the most important success factor for businesses, and has a huge impact on the bottom line....

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Try Ayurveda for hair loss

Try Ayurveda for hair loss Try Ayurveda for hair fall For thousands of years, men and women of all countries and races have shared the tragedy of pre-mature hair loss. According to Ayurveda , the hair is derived either as a by-product or produced as a breakdown product of Asthi (bone tissue). Any disturbance in this tissue metabolism, which very much depends on the digestive fire, can affect the health of the hair. To a certain...

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7 Foods that help burn fat in summer

7 Foods that help burn fat in summer Foods that help burn fat Forget fancy diets, the top flab busters can be found in your own kitchen. Summer is here and if you have been feeling wistful over not being able to wear your bikini, it's not too late. A magazine quoted dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton as saying, "Metabolism is what converts food into energy. A slow rate means calories are more likely to be converted into fat."...

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Airtel, Microsoft announce combo offer

Airtel, Microsoft announce combo offer Bharti Airtel and Microsoft announced a partnership, wherein consumers in the country can get discounts on purchase of Xbox games and Airtel high speed broadband connection. NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Microsoft announced a partnership, wherein consumers in the country can get discounts on purchase of Xbox games and Airtel high speed broadband connection. As part of this combo...

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Dhoni does it again as Chennai beat Hyderabad by 5 wickets

Dhoni does it again as Chennai beat Hyderabad by 5 wickets MS Dhoni rejoices after hitting the winning shot for Chennai in their IPL 6 match against Hyderabad. CHENNAI: It was that man MS Dhoni again for Chennai Super Kings . The CSK skipper played yet another blinder on an innings (67, 37 balls, 7x4, 4x6) to take his team home against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Thursday night.In what another tight finish, CSK needed...

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Skype finally coming to BlackBerry 10

Skype finally coming to BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry said on Wednesday it plans to fill one of the biggest gaps in the app line-up on its new BlackBerry 10 devices with a long-awaited Skype application.Skype, which was acquired by Microsoft Corp in 2011, allows its users to communicate via voice, video or chat over the Internet, by-passing traditional telephone networks. The service has hundreds of millions...

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YouTube to get its funny on with Comedy Week

YouTube to get its funny on with Comedy Week First comes Twitter's #ComedyFest. Then in May you can head to YouTube for your online chuckles. The challenge posed by YouTube Comedy Week. If you think you might need a good laugh or two come mid-May, you might want to keep YouTube in mind. Google's Internet video subsidiary on Thursday announced the first-ever YouTube Comedy Week, scheduled for May 19 through May 25. It will start out...

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Facebook purchases Parse to promote mobile app development

Facebook purchases Parse to promote mobile app development With the buy, the social network unveils a new strategy in mobile: selling backend services to app developers. Facebook has agreed to purchase Parse, a service that allows developers to build mobile applications for iOS, Android , Windows, and mobile web. The social network announced Thursday that it picked up the mobile-focused company for an undisclosed sum and said it plans...

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Yahoo Mail for Android review: Simple and reliable e-mail client for Android

Yahoo Mail for Android review: Simple and reliable e-mail client for Android The good: Yahoo Mail performs smoothly and comes with most of your basic e-mailing needs. It even offers formatting tools that aren't available in other mobile mail clients. The bad: Doesn't let you perform any actions (delete, star, or mark as unread, for instance) from the search results screen. The bottom line: Yahoo Mail is a reliable performer...

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