RSS technology is currently only being used by a minority of Internet users to create a personally-tailored news ticker, but the development of advanced news apps specifically designed for mobile devices means the situation is changing.
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Posted by Jenni (#2) 638 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)Scientists clock progress of migrating cuckoos
Posted by Jenni (#2) 643 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
British scientists investigating a decline in the number of migrating cuckoos say five birds fitted with tiny satellite tracking devices have reached Africa on their journey south.
NASA spacecraft observations will ‘better’ forecast solar storms
Posted by Jenni (#2) 643 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
With the help of NASA spacecraft observations and new data processing techniques, scientists can for the first time track the effects of a solar storm on Earth, offering new advancements in our ability to predict space weather and how it will impact satellites, communications, power grid and air traffic control equipment on Earth.
IBM produces first 'brain chips'
Posted by Jenni (#2) 643 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
BM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain.The system is capable of "rewiring" its connections as it encounters new information, similar to the way biological synapses work.
Govt collects Rs 2.15 lakh cr as spectrum fee
Posted by Jenni (#2) 645 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
The government said it has received over Rs 2.15 lakh crore so far from telecom operators as spectrum fee and licence fee.
Chennai to figure in animation movie on Vivekananda
Posted by Jenni (#2) 645 days ago (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
CHENNAI: Marina Beach, Vivekananda House and a few other locations in Chennai city will feature in a 3D animation movie on Swami Vivekananda to be produced by Sri Ramakrishna Math.
Google Transit launched in Chennai, Hyderabad
Posted by Divya (#1) 679 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
This is bound to be good news for those who use Google Maps to figure out their way around the city and who are determinedly faithful to the public transport system. Google Transit, the search giant's application that gives users access to public transport systems embedded on Google maps, was launched in Chennai and Hyderabad on Wednesday. Currently, only information pertaining to local bus servi
Soon, track status of RTI plea online
Posted by Divya (#1) 689 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
In a move to promote greater transparency, the State Information Commission (SIC) will soon help individuals, who have sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, know the status of their application through phone, SMS and the internet. Set to be implemented in phases, the new software that is being procured from the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for this purpose is likely to