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Airtel's 4G service to be launched in Bangalore in 30 days PTI |Apr 11, 2012, 10.51AMIST NEWDELHI: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it will be ready to launch 4G service in Bangalore in the next 30 days. "We will be ready for launching it (4G service) in Bangalore in 30 day s time. We have selected Huawei (as network equipment vendor) for Bangalore,"Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor told reporters during a conference call. The company today announced launch of fourth generation (4G) telecom service using TD-LTE technology in Kolkata. It has selected Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE for providing technology and equipments for the service. The company has not got approval to provide voice and sms service to users on 4G network, Kapoor said. Airtel has selected Nokia Siemens Network for its launch in Maharashtra and is y et to finalise telecom equipment vendor for Punjab circle. Airtel has selected Pune and Chandigarh to start 4G service in Maharashtra and Punj...

Google Glass revealed By Joshua Ostrer in Sci/Tech | April 12, 2012 | Views: 116 On April 4, Google released a teaser video entitled “Project Glass: One day…” The video, which has already gained over 10 million views, showcases Google’s new product: Project Glass. Project Glass is Google’s attempt at integrating your entire life with social media using their prototype glasses. The glasses, as shown in the video, employ the use of Augmented Reality (AR) in a transparent display in front of the user’s very eyes. Google intends to integrate Google Maps, Google+ and voice recognition technology to allow users to live their life through a Google-guide. “We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of the way when you don’t,” says the Project Glass Google+ page. In the video, the wearer of the glasses is able to look outside and instantly check the weather and see his schedule for the day, respond to text messages he views through the glasses by voice, ...

ACTIVE USERS OF THE LIRC (Period: 01/03/2012 to 31/03/2012 ) CATEGORY: STUDENTS Sr. No. Member No. of transactions 1 MERIN SHAILA MANIDURAI PACKIALET 20 2 SAWANT SAISH UMAKANT SHRADDHA 20 3 ISHA D. SHAH 16 4 KOTIAN HARSHITA MOTILAL 16 5 PAIS NIGEL 16 6 DESAI GOURI S. 15 7 JHAWAR SHRIMOHAN 13 8 YOGESH PUSARLA 13 9 ROSE JOYCE JOSEPH 13 10 PAWAR VIVEK 12 11 YADAV JAGDISH H. 12 CATEGORY: FACULTY Sr. No. Member No. of transactions 1 Asso. Prof. NAZNEEN ANSARI 10 2 Asst. Prof. PRACHI RAUT 10 ...

Breaking the records of Jayasimha, Mohammed Khursheed Hussain, Pothireddy Krishna Teja and Sridhar Raju, B V A Manoj Varma, a junior analyst at the Wordworks Apex ITES (India) Pvt Ltd set a new record.This confirmed his entry into the India Book of Records for typing all the 26 English alphabets in just 2.16 seconds without any space in between the letters, and 3.90 seconds with space between the letters.However, he has his dreams, set high.A native of West Godavari district, BVA Manoj Varma Penmetsa pursued his masters in computer applications from Karimnagar and is also an expert with the lower hand in typewriting.“I have been practicing this for almost two years and it is my dream is to become a Guinness World Record holder.” His stint at the India Book of records, Varma says, is his first step to the Guinness Books of Records.“Two years ago, when I saw Jayasimha breaking the world record, I have been working on it. And this is very important to me as people get recognised for their...

London: The first “book of cancer knowledge” detailing how hundreds of cancer cells respond to anti-cancer agents has been published, which scientists say will speed up the search for new cancer drugs. The cancer “encyclopedia” is a step towards tailoring cancer medicine to a patient’s genetic profile. In the field of cancer research, scientists have so far grown a number of cancer cells in the lab that allowed them to study the effect of new cancer drugs on humans. Now, a team at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge and various cancer institutes around the world have released two papers cataloguing data on hundreds of cancer cell lines, the BBC reported. The team screened more than 600 cancer cell lines with 130 drugs, identifying genetic signatures linked with drug sensitivity. Already clues are emerging that could be of benefit to patients, including the discovery that a rare bone cancer in children. Mathew Garnett of the Sanger Institute, lead author of one paper, sai...

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Time capsule planned at Borivli college fest TNN Feb 24, 2012, 03.03AM IST Tags: Time capsule | St Francis Institute of Technology MUMBAI: Burying your problems and worries now seems possible with the help of a time capsule. Designed by two third-year engineering students of St Francis Institute of Technology, Borivli, as part of their college fest, Iris 2012, the idea behind the project is to invite people's suggestions on things they want to see in 10 years. "A leather-bound book will be kept on the day of the festival for comments. We will place the book along with pictures and other memorable items in the time capsule and bury it," said Shelton Nazareth, one of the designers. The capsule will be unearthed in 2022 at the same fest by the students. "We will place a Google Maps picture and an environmental report of Mumbai from 2012, photos of prominent locations of Mumbai among other things," said Prathamesh Chodankar. The capsule will have a report on the pr...