One of the enduring questions of the technology world When will iPad users get their very own Facebook app That questioned was answered Monday as Facebook said it was set to release an updated version of its iPhone application, one that’s also designed to fill out the iPad’s larger screen.
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After long wait, Facebook releases iPad app
Posted by Jenni (#1) 586 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)Memories come in packages eight times a second
Posted by Jenni (#1) 587 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
On the basis of research into rats, Norwegian researchers have now put forward the theory that memories come in tiny packages, each of which is 125 milliseconds in length.
Complete ban on encrypted communications not desirable: DoT
Posted by Jenni (#1) 587 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
In some relief to BlackBerry, the Telecom Ministry is understood to have said that a complete ban on encrypted communications is not desirable as long as solutions exist to have the data intercepted in a readable format.
Scammers try to cash in on Steve Jobs death
Posted by Jenni (#1) 589 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Online scammers are attempting to cash in on the death of Steve Jobs by offering fans pictures from his funeral, free iPads in his memory and links to purported memorial sites that actually contain malware.
ISRO gears up for launch of Megha-Tropiques
Posted by Jenni (#1) 589 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Final preparations are on for the October 12 launch of Indo-French ‘Megha-Tropiques’ satellite that would study tropical climate, from spaceport of Sriharikota, about 90 km from here.
Fewer women on NASA space flights: U.S. astronaut
Posted by Jenni (#1) 590 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
The nature of NASA’s space programmes is changing, says a former American woman astronaut, pointing to a growing gender imbalance on the U.S. agency’s space flights and a focus on low cost shuttles.
Tablets vs Netbooks: The final Face-off
Posted by Jenni (#1) 590 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
An unrelenting tablets wave seems to be sweeping netbooks out of store shelves. Even bored mothers are shunning the mother board. But, is this the end of the fight? Are tablets glorified media players or can they actually perform the job of a computer? Mahananda Bohidar and Ketaki Bhojnagarwala slug it out.
Apple unveils iPhone 4S
Posted by Jenni (#1) 592 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Apple Inc. unveiled a new iPhone on Tuesday that is faster and more powerful but stops short of a more radical upgrade. It said Sprint customers will now be able to use one.