Gmail outage affects tens of millions of users worldwide
April 18th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by BNO News
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- An estimated 35 million users of the popular webmail service Gmail were unable to access their accounts on early Tuesday afternoon, Google said, although the issue ... Read more...
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Gmail outage affects users worldwide
April 18th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A large number of users of the webmail service Gmail were unable to access their accounts on early Tuesday afternoon, according to users affected by the ... Read more...
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New Indian consumer: Caught between tech and tradition
March 21st, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Indian market is high on growth and consumer confidence but mythology still rules Indian consumption that is still rooted in "existential fear", say ... Read more...
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Toyota recalls more than 680000 vehicles over safety concerns
March 8th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has announced the recall of more than 600,000 vehicles for safety concerns. The company said the affected vehicles have faulty brake lights ... Read more...
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Man survive two months in car in -30C
February 20th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) A Swedish man was pulled of a snow-covered car after having survived two months in sub-zero temperatures.Peter Skyllberg, 44, had eaten nothing but handfuls of snow ... Read more...
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Randy Travis arrest video released
February 16th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Country musician Randy Travis was arrested earlier in the month when officers found his car parked outside a Church. A video of the arrest has been ... Read more...
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New tool accelerates diabetes diagnosis
November 20th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS)A new diagnostic tool would enable doctors diagnose a patient's diabetic condition much faster and more comprehensively, reveals a study.Even the number of mouse clicks required to ... Read more...
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Tata Motors launches Indigo e-CS VX compact sedan
September 5th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Automobile giant Tata Motors Monday launched Indigo e-CS (compact sedan) VX, priced Rs.4.97 lakh for the petrol version and Rs.5.80 lakh for the diesel variant ... Read more...
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Facebook to launch music service
June 21st, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 21 (IANS) Social network Facebook will launch a new music service on its website in partnership with other online music services, a media report said.The launch ... Read more...
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Boss, our IT is ‘horrible’, Indian American IT guy to Obama
April 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's Indian-American IT guy is in full agreement with his boss that the White House is "like 30 years" behind the times ... Read more...
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UK man faces the sack for Christian cross on his van dashboard
April 17th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): An electrician in the UK is facing the sack for displaying a small cross on the dashboard of his company van.Former soldier Colin Atkinson has been summoned to ... Read more...
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Brit man, 80, reunited with car three years after forgetting it in car park
January 21st, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): A man in Britain has been reunited with his car after he forgot it in a car park three years ago.Gerald Sanctuary, 80, a grandfather, had parked ... Read more...
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UK truckers caught drinking lager, texting on phones while driving
January 15th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Some truckers driving on Britain's busiest motorways have been caught drinking lager, texting simultaneously with a mobile phone in either hand, and watching DVDs from a laptop on ... Read more...
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1bn Internet users’ interests being tracked online by data sharing firm
December 21st, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): An Internet link sharing service, which tracks users interests via cookies, is now offering parts of the data it has on one billion internet users to marketers.AddThis, the ... Read more...
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New Twitter tool will let users see how popular their updates are
November 25th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 25 (ANI): Social networking site Twitter has come up with a new tool that will allow users to see who is following them and who isn't.According to social media blog ... Read more...
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Doll that jiggles breasts when bra is taken off a hit in Malaysian market
November 24th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (ANI): A doll that jiggles its breasts when its bra is taken off is said to be attracting a lot of attention and customers at a market in ... Read more...
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Device that won’t let motorists fall asleep
November 11th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Scientists have developed a device to prevent motorists from falling asleep -- potentially saving 300,000 people from sudden deaths worldwide.
The system, devised at the Fraunhofer Institute in ... Read more...
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Coming soon: Device that wakes up drivers snoozing at the wheel
November 11th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): In an aim to help keep drowsy drivers alert on the road, a team of German scientists have invented a built-in sensor that will sound an alarm the ... Read more...
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CarLashes - latest “must-have” kitsch car accessory
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 23 (ANI): Car lovers, who wish to jazz up their vehicles, can now do so with the many accessories coming up, including CarLashes, which can be fixed above the ... Read more...
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Garmin recalls more than 1 million Nuvi GPS units
August 27th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Garmin is recalling more than one million units of its Nuvi GPS after the company said a problem with the batteries could cause a fire. It ... Read more...
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Police vehicle captures the horrific Ohio car crash on video
August 26th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ohio, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 19 year old driver of a 1985 Pontiac Firebird car is battling for his life in the intensive care unit of the Miami Valley Hospital ... Read more...
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Ohio Car Crash Captured By Trooper Dashboard Camera
August 25th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A police cruiser's dashboard camera has capture the horrific Monday morning Ohio car crash on the Interstate 675 highway. The video of the Ohio car crash ... Read more...
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More doctored BP photos surface
July 23rd, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) BP has done it again. The company has admitted to editing pictures of its clean up efforts in the Gulf which were publicly released.The oil ... Read more...
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Chace Crawford arrested for drug possesion
June 6th, 2010 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Hollywood actor Chace Crawford has been arrested for marijuana possession.
The "Gossip Girl" star was arrested Friday while in a parked car in the Dallas suburb of Plano. He ... Read more...
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Hackers can attack car control systems, warn experts
May 15th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 15 (ANI): A technological hazard is looming over auto industry. Scientists have warned that, in the future, hackers could be able to take over the control systems of car, disable ... Read more...
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US national arrested in Lahore
December 24th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Dec 24 (IANS) The security agencies here have arrested a US national and two Pakistanis after they refused to allow their vehicle to be searched, Online news agency reported.
Police personnel ... Read more...
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Google Dashboard would tell how much it knows about you
November 6th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): In a bid to allay growing concerns over Internet privacy, Google has unveiled a new service- Dashboard-that would allow users to see what information it holds on them.The ... Read more...
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The friendly dashboard robo that can make driving a pleasure
October 31st, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 31 (ANI): Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a robot that is sensitive to driver's moods and habits, and can revolutionise the way you interact with your car.The Affective ... Read more...
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Full horror of Rihanna attack revealed
August 26th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): The blow-by-blow account of the brutal attack made by Chris Brown on his former girlfriend Rihanna has found its way to the public.Brown was ordered hard community ... Read more...
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Demand for Indian flags lukewarm
August 14th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Independence Day is only a day away but the usual fervour for tri-coloured flags is missing this time.
Sales of miniature Indian flags at traffic signals and those ... Read more...
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XBox Live Update: For A Better Gaming Experience
August 11th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
The buzz around the gaming world right now is XBox Live Updates. Connoisseurs of gaming and XBox are already conversant with XBox Live and now there is a update taking place which ... Read more...
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Police fired over unconscious suspect beating
May 22nd, 2009 - 1:17 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Five US policemen in Birmingham, Alabama have been fired for beating an unconscious suspect who had crashed his car during a police chase.Video of the police beating an unconscious Anthony Warren has ... Read more...
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Brooke Shields’ shares her fake eyelash faux pas
April 3rd, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 3 (ANI): False eyelashes certainly don't make a beautiful sight for Brook Shields, as the actress once had an eyelash faux pas and hasn't used them since.Instead, the 'Lipstick ... Read more...
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Now, a device to read e-mails out for you while driving
March 20th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): Imagine opening your inbox and a female voice alerting you to a new email and even reading it out for you. Well, it has now become a ... Read more...
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South African couple take a deadly cobra for a drive
March 4th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, March 4 (DPA) South African Gordon Parratt and his wife drove for 170 km aware that a deadly spitting cobra was in their car - but not knowing exactly where, a ... Read more...
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