Aakash2The Aakash2 is available for $ 40.41 (2,263 rupees), but the government of India will subsidize half the cost for schoolchildren. The tablet is conceived as a tool to help end India‘s rampant illiteracy. Aakash2 will bring school-age children connectivity and unprecidented access to books.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Zynga Holiday Campaign Turns Virtual Goods Into Real-World...
Study shows growth in second screen users
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were once called couch potatoes. Many are becoming more active while watching now, judging by the findings in a new report that illustrates the explosive growth in people who watch TV while connected to social media on smartphones and tablets.The Nielsen company said that one in three people using Twitter in June sent messages at some point about the content of television...
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits to Head and Long-Term Brain Disease
Label: HealthThe growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain. The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic...
New-home communities boast food-related amenities
Label: Business If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, can builders and developers land home buyers via the same route?That may...
Dec
02
Egypt's top court postpones ruling amid pressure
Label: World A demonstrator chants slogans as several thousand supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi surrounded the Supreme...
Katzenberg, Spielberg attend Governors Awards
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere.These and other famous folks came to the film academy's Governors Awards Saturday to honor filmmakers whose names may not be as well known, but whose contributions to the industry have affected movie-lovers everywhere.Documentarian D.A....
Opinion: A Health Insurance Detective Story
Label: HealthI’VE had a long career as a business journalist, beginning at Forbes and including eight years as the editor of Money, a personal finance magazine. But I’ve never faced a more confounding reporting challenge than the one I’m engaged in now: What will I pay next year for the pill that controls my blood cancer? After making more than 70 phone calls to 16 organizations over the past few weeks,...
When home security salesman comes knocking, beware
Label: Business Door-to-door sellers of home alarm systems are required by the state to have passed a criminal background check and have...
Dec
01
Murder case against tennis umpire is dropped
Label: World From the beginning, the death of professional tennis umpire Lois Goodman's husband was beset by contradictions.When Alan Goodman,...
EBay’s double tax base prompts calls for investigation
Label: TechnologyLONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Germany may have missed out on a combined $ 1 billion in sales tax since online marketplace eBay picked a tiny Luxembourg office as its base for EU sales, a shift that lawmakers say should now be investigated.EBay’s nomination of Luxembourg unit eBay Europe Sarl – with a staff of nine – as its provider of services to EU clients allows it to charge customers in Europe...
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