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Revealed: Most dangerous websites

A new report has come out with a list of the ten most dangerous categories of websites and also revealed that pornographic websites have ceased to be the ‘most dangerous’ places on web for picking up viruses.

Bharti adds 2 million Indian mobile users in April

Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile phone operator, added 2.01 million mobile users in April, taking its total subscribers in the country to 183.3 million, data from an industry body showed on Friday.

Nearly 80% school kids have mobiles

Cell phones are now constant companions of a majority of high school students in the city.

Steve Jobs wanted to build ‘iCar’

Late Apple visionary co-founder Steve Jobs, who created iconic gadgets like iPhones, iPods and Mac computers, was also considering creating an iCar, an official of the tech giant has revealed.

Experts caution on Facebook IPO frenzy

As the shares of social networking giant Facebook begin trading on the NASDAQ exchange today, experts believe that the stock is overpriced at USD 38 apiece and one must wait for now to invest in the firm.

Zuckerberg rings bell to mark Facebook IPO

Coming soon: 'Wikipedia' Town

A small Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia town."

Who got Facebook IPO shares?

A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

They say they don't want Facebook. They insist they don't need Facebook. They say they're living life just fine without the long-forgotten acquaintances that the world's largest social network sometimes resurrects.

Facebook prices massive IPO at $38 per share

'Google Earth used in 26/11 terror attacks'

Warning about dangers of 'democratisation' of technology, a top US military commander revealed that all the mission planning for Mumbai terror attacks was done via Google Earth.

Alert: Fake Wikipedia ads are a malware

Wikipedia has warned its users that if they see commercial ads on the online encyclopedia, it possibly means their web browser has been infected with a virus.

Are smartphones breaching our privacy?

With endless applications, high-speed wireless internet access, and free messaging services, smartphones have revolutionized the way we communicate, but at the cost of our privacy.

People need to be aware, such gangs were always there

Ashok Chand, Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) warns about the gangs that use mobile phones to go about their businesses.

Hello! Fraudsters calling

Hello! Fraudsters calling

Picture this: you get random missed calls from an unknown number in the dead of night. The caller bugs you continuously till you get irritated, call back and make a few queries in a sleepy condition only to find that it was a wrong number.

People need to be aware, such gangs were always there

Dump the mouse, control PC with brain

First we had keyboards and mouse for controlling our computers, before smartphones popularised the touchscreen movement. Now, people are getting ready to enter the world of thought-control, with headsets that can read our minds.