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Google testing redesigned Gmail interface for Web: Report

Washington: Internet search giant Google is reportedly testing a newly redesigned Gmail interface for Web.

It says the company has invited a select group of users to test a completely new interface for the webmail client as part of the trial.

According to a prominent website of tech news, the test version of Gmail, which may never see an official release, dispenses with design elements that have been present from the very early days of the email service.

Airtel facing demands worth Rs 5,817 cr from DoT

Airtel facing demands worth Rs 5,817 cr from DoT       New Delhi: Bharti Airtel is facing demands worth Rs 5,816.9 crore from Department of Telecom including a one time spectrum charge of Rs 5,201.3 crore and penalty worth Rs 350 crore for 3G intra-circle roaming (ICR) pacts as on March 31, 2014.

Apart from DoT demands, the country's largest mobile operator has got contingent liabilities worth Rs 7,100.8 crore from various departments and agencies, including income tax for Rs 2,070 crore and customs duty worth Rs 605 crore.

"The contingent liabilities represent disputes with various government authorities in the respective jurisdiction where the operations are based and it is not possible for the Group to predict the timing of final outcome of these contingent liabilities," Bharti Airtel said in a filing to the BSE.

Microsoft says it is ready with 4G devices

 Microsoft says it is ready with 4G devicesMumbai: Software and mobile handset major Microsoft is ready with 4G band devices, said a senior executive Monday.

"As soon as the operators decide about the 4G, we can offer them the technology," said Raghuvesh Sarup, sales director at Nokia India, a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobiles.



Social media changes face of Indian general elections


Facebook may be one of the best ways to employ intervention strategies, such as encouraging women to a stop to so-called 'fat talk,' researchers said.The three American social media giants – Facebook, Twitter and Google – have emerged as a major player in the ongoing general elections in India, with political parties and candidates competing with each other in breaking the news, spreading their message through these outlets in addition to those via the traditional media.
While the impact of these social media on the elections could be known only after May 16 when the results are declared or could be a matter of another academic research, all the three major players have seen substantial increase in their India traffic and usage.

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For instance Facebook has now 100 million users in India –its largest outside the US, while that of Twitter has more than doubled since January this year.
After the 7th round of polling, there were 49 million Indian elections-related conversations on Twitter — more than double the 20 million Indian elections-related conversations on Twitter for all of 2013.
In 2009, Sashi Tharoor was the only Indian politician to have a Twitter account and had 6,000 followers. Five years later there is hardly any major political leader who does not have an account on the micro-blogging site.
Tharoor is now the second most popular politician on Twitter with 2.16 million followers, after Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate with 3.89 million followers.
Modi now also has nearly 14 million fans of Facebook. Barack Obama is the only other politician to have more Facebook fans than Modi.
With political parties, leaders and candidates putting their advertisement on social media to reach out to their voters, all the three major players are reported to have made substantial addition to their revenue.
Though none of the companies are willing to discuss the advertisement revenue this election cycle, all of them have put in several months of tireless efforts and diverted substantial amount of their resources in the elections, many of them working thousands of miles away from India.
Facebook started working on the Indian elections towards the end of last year, says Katie Harbath, manager for Policy at Facebook, adding that the company started doing a series of things beginning March this year when the elections were announced.
This includes launch of election tracker so that people can see in real time. Candidates are now using Facebook and Twitter for breaking news
We are really seeing the entire country discuss the issues (related to elections),” Harbarth told PTI in a recent
interview.
“Facebook is really the key place of the conversation that is happening,” she said.
Adam Sharp, Head of Government and Nonprofits at Twitter, who has been involved in participating in elections in various countries of the world, said Twitter is a powerful way to return to retail politics. He
While the majority of the users of social media are concentrated in urban areas, the elections have also helped them expand their reach to the rural areas too.
Before the elections, the use of social media was generally restricted to the national political parties, but as the general elections gained momentum, even regional parties joined the social media bandwagon.
In a recent interview, Raheel Khursheed, head of news, Politics and Government, Twitter India, said the electoral landscape of social media has changed forever in India.
“Twitter has now become an integral part of Indian elections,” Khursheed told PTI.
The sheer size is a major challenge for them, concedes Harbarth.
“It is just exciting to see, how much social media is being used in the election,” she said.
In addition to the volume and size, Twitter officials said the nine-phased elections are another major challenge.
While the majority of the users of social media are concentrated in urban areas, the elections have also helped them expand their reach to the rural areas too.
Before the elections, the use of social media was generally restricted to the national political parties, but as the general elections gained momentum, even regional parties joined the social media bandwagon.
In a recent interview, Raheel Khursheed, head of news, Politics and Government, Twitter India, said the electoral landscape of social media has changed forever in India.
“Twitter has now become an integral part of Indian elections,” Khursheed told PTI.
The sheer size is a major challenge for them, concedes Harbarth.
“It is just exciting to see, how much social media is being used in the election,” she said.
In addition to the volume and size, Twitter officials said the nine-phased elections are another major challenge.

New smartphone app to help you sleep

Based on the "cognitive shuffle" technique, the app works by prompting users to imagine various objects or scenes in rapid succession. Based on the "cognitive shuffle" technique, the app works by prompting users to imagine various objects or scenes in rapid succession.









Quirky gadgets: Earphones on a zip and USBs for the phone



Quirky gadgets don't have to be expensiveThis section will feature the quirkiest gadgets in town. Here are the first two.
STK Zip Stereo earphones: Made for EDM, not Rock N Roll
If you have the habit of shoving your earphones into your pocket in a jumbled heap and spending your next ten minutes figuring out the wire puzzle, these earphones will make your life a tad easier.
With a fancy tangle-free zip design, these earphones are purposely made keeping daily commute and ease of use in mind. With one sweep you can pull the chain up and down without any hassle.

Apple v. Samsung: Honey, I Shrunk the Damages

Apple v. Samsung: Honey, I Shrunk the DamagesThe latest recalculation of damages Samsung owes to Apple for patent infringement pales in comparison to the $1 billion a jury awarded in 2012 in a verdict that was considered a major victory for Cupertino. After slashing that amount, Judge Lucy Koh ordered a new trial to reconsider damages. The proceedings ended this week with the jury deciding Samsung is liable for a paltry $119.5 million.




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