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Teen Girl Invents Device to Recharge Phone Battery in 20 Seconds

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Winner of Young Scientist Award, 18-year-old Eesha Khare is an Indian-American who has invented a device that can recharge your mobile phone in all of 20 seconds. According to this young scientist, the device she has invented can last for 10,000 charging cycles of the cell phone as compared to regular chargers that last only for about 1,000 charging cycles. The efficiency of this device lies in its ability to store a high amount of energy within a minute. That’s how it can provide swift cell phone charging service. She stood winner among the 16,000 participants from over 70 nations. The California-based teenager earned $50k in awards for her amazing work. Her rectangular-shaped super capacitor device can be installed inside the smartphone for complete recharge of battery within 20 seconds. Her frequently dying cell phone battery inspired her to carry out this discovery. She is going to utilize the award [+more]

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Is Note 3 The Samsung Lover’s Diet?

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It is tough to pinpoint Samsung’s strategy in going big this season. While the world considers slim as eye-candy, Samsung has changed the dimension of sexy by going really wide on a slim body. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 could exemplify what we mean. I call it a fab-let—oops – a fab Phablet.  Just some time back, I was lost in dreams of the Samsung Galaxy S4 knocking at my door. And now I have gone on to dream of another Samsung Knight—the Galaxy Note 3—this time it is in shining armour indeed. While I though the Samsung  Galaxy Note 2 had caught on some rust, I found two good reasons why my relationship with it can still go strong —despite the Note 3 tempting me to betray my erstwhile partner. Why would I abandon a partner how has stuck to my fingers as honey does to bees? Given that [+more]

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HTC One Set To Enchant Smartphone Lovers—Will Samsung Galaxy S4 Escape Its Magical Web Or Get Spellbound?

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The smartphone party is getting hotter. With HTC looking to snap at any counterpart coming close to its territory, the scenario seems justified. Now here is more news that escalated the HTC flagship avatar—HTC One – to a height most brands crave to reach. Ever heard of popularity even before real-time availability? The HTC One breathes life into such a tag. A number of friends have already received notification from Rogers about the One set to be shipped in five days. The pre-order book has only stacked on more pages till date. Adding fuel to such fiery heat of the rumors that US stores have received stocks of the HTC One and customers would just have to wait until the official release date. Reminds me of the excitement I had while waiting in queue for the Apple iPhone and iPad way back. The Super LCD 3 capacitive touch screen is [+more]

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Get Closer To The Samsung Galaxy S4 With Rogers And Fido- Fire Start The Galaxy Race Before Others Join

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It was only a few days ago when we heard that various Canadian carriers had begun taking pre-registration for the Samsung Galaxy S4, but now Rogers and Fido have also joined the list and are taking pre-orders for those consumers who want the Galaxy S4 on the day it launches. Nearly all Canadian carriers will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S4, which is expected to release by the end of this month – the exact date, however, remains unknown. You can pre-book the 16 GB Galaxy S4 model with just $40. As of now, the phone is available in two color options – Black Mist and White Frost. Samsung will offer the Galaxy S4 in two versions – the 3G and the 4G-LTE version. One of them will be powered by the 8-core Exynos 5 processor while the other will come with a quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset. While the exact [+more]

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Not Just A HTC One And Samsung Galaxy S4 Thing Anymore, Facebook Lord Is Coming With Stunner Of A Phone

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It’s been a while since we heard about how Facebook was busy working on bringing out a whole smartphone of its own. Given how most of the activity on this popular social network comes via mobile devices, it’s not surprising that Mark Zuckerberg’s creation has decided to take the plunge into the technology space directly. But in a world where Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile OS’s reign supreme and a bunch of others like BlackBerry and Windows Phone fight hard to occupy a distant third place, do we really need yet another smartphone that stands out so much? And as addicted as we are to Facebook, do we really need a completely dedicated Facebook smartphone? Or is an Android or iOS Facebook app more than adequate? Facebook is trying to expand beyond being just a social network that keeps you connected with your friends. With its active push for [+more]

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Google Goofs Up With Too Heavy Price Tag For Chromebook Pixel, Wonder Why I Broke My Bank!

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Since the time I got hands on the Google Chromebook for $250 , I have been wishing for time to fetch me the sequel soon. And now that it is out, I am not too sure if all my prayers were worth it after all. My Chromebook gave me immense pleasure to surf like a breeze and all my cribbing for more disk space found oblivion with its awesome app support. With Google Chromebook Pixel- its younger sibling—the price climbed upped by about five times from the Chromebook, yes. But what does it actually bring for me? A stylish looking metal body for starters—sexy, slim and crisp. A great track pad, for the main course and the awesome light display as per wake or sleep mode—for the dessert! However, is that all I would get at the bank breaking tag? On closer thought, I fell in love with its high [+more]

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Nexus 7 vs. Nexus 10: Which Google Tablet Makes Most Sense for You?

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Google made quite a grand entry into the tablet arena during 2012 with its affordable Nexus 7. So it’s no wonder then that later in the year, Google came out with a full-sized, 10-inch offering of its bestselling Nexus tablet. Google’s Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets boast of superior tech specs at highly competitive prices, and make for a sensible alternative to the highly priced tablets like the iPad. So, which of these is right for you? Nexus 7: The Nexus 7, like the name suggests, features a 7-inch display with a 1280X800 pixel resolution. The Nexus 7 may be tiny but sure does pack a punch with its 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB of RAM. If you’re among those who need a camera, the Nexus 7 could be a bit of a disappointment since it comes with just a 1.2 MP front-facing camera. The 16 GB [+more]

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Aakash 2 Soon to Be Available at Price of Rs. 1900

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Indian government’s low cost tablet Aakash 2 will now be available at a further discounted price of Rs. 1900 or $35, Kapil Sibal said at a Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM) organised by Telecom Equipment and Service Export Promotion Council. This is 10 dollars less than the existing price. Sibal said that the Indian government is now looking for Cabinet approval after which it will be able to manufacture 50 lakh units of the Aakash tablet in India. He also added, “A global tender for its production in the country will be floated then”. The Aakash 2 tablet was launched earlier this month. The tablet has been designed, developed and manufactured by DataWind Ltd. for supply to IIT Bombay. DataWind will be supplying 100,000 units of Aakash 2 to IIT Bombay, which will further be distributed to engineering university and college students. View more about what Kapil Sibal said here.

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Samsung Offers Rs 81.6 lakh Package to IIT Madras Passout

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The placement season in IIT has started. What has come as a surprise is a top offer provided by South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung to a computer science student in IIT Madras. The technology giant has offered a package of Rs 81.6 lakh. Google has occupied the next position in offering a PPO pre-placement offer) to a student IIT Kharagpur. He has been offered a package of Rs 73 lakh. The first day of placement saw big recruiters like Boston Consulting Group; Deutsche Bank Group; Goldman Sachs; ITC, Google, Sony (Japan), Facebook, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft amongst others. Average domestic salaries are in the mid-Rs 20 lakh range on the first day. IIT Bombay’s kitty included 35 companies on the first day with first timers like LinkedIn, Twitter and Blackstone. “Salaries are 5-10% higher than last year and several companies offered international roles including Samsung, Microsoft and Google,” said Avijit Chatterjee, [+more]

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Ireland Austrian Student Group Disappointed with Facebook Investigation

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The privacy campaign group in Ireland plans to sue social networking site Facebook. This Austrian Student Group has been campaigning for better data protection for a year now to push Facebook to remove its facial recognition feature in Europe. But the group showed disappointment on Tuesday and said that more changes need to be done and the response of Data Protection Commissioner in investigating Facebook is not satisfying. “The Irish authority is miles away from other European data protection authorities in its understanding of the law, and failed to investigate many things. Facebook also gave the authority the runaround,” it said in a statement. “We are hoping for a legally compliant solution from the Irish data protection authority. Unfortunately, that is highly doubtful at the moment. Therefore we are also preparing for a lawsuit in Ireland.” Facebook is also entangled in a lawsuit in the United States, where it is [+more]

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