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‎7.2 Earthquake Rattles Eastern Turkey , 1000 feared dead

October 23, 2011 in News

Turkey Earthquake 1000 killed

7.2 Turkey Earthquake 1000 killed

Ankara: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing about 45 buildings according to the deputy prime minister.

Only one death was immediately confirmed, but scientists estimated that up to 1,000 people could have been killed.

The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border.

“Around 10 buildings have collapsed in the city of Van and around 25 or 30 have collapsed in Ercis, including a dormitory,” Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said. Continue reading “‎7.2 Earthquake Rattles Eastern Turkey , 1000 feared dead” »

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October 13, 2011 in Dating

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Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (Steven Paul Jobs) dead at 56

October 6, 2011 in News

Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs dead.

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs picture is featured on the front page of the Apple website after his passing in this screen grab October 5, 2011.

Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, the transcendent Silicon Valley entrepreneur who reinvented the world’s
computing, music and mobile phone industries and changed the daily habits of millions around the globe, died on Wednesday at the age of 56. Steve Jobs, Apple Co-Founder Transformed Technology, Media, Retailing And Built One of the World’s Most Valuable Companies.

His death after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer sparked an immediate outpouring of tributes as world leaders, business rivals and fans
alike lamented the tragedy of his premature passing and celebrated his monumental achievements.
“The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a
device he invented,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement. Continue reading “Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (Steven Paul Jobs) dead at 56” »

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Govt. may allow 100% foreign investment in single-brand retail in India.

October 4, 2011 in News

NEW DELHI: The government is considering opening fully its single-brand retail sector to foreign direct investments, the industry secretary said on Monday, a possible boon to the government’s reform programme which has appeared on the backburner.
India currently allows 51% foreign direct investment ( FDI) in single-brand retail and 100% in wholesale operations. The government has considered allowing foreign firms such as global retail giant Wal-Mart to invest in supermarkets, but lack of political consensus and concerns of the small-shop owners have so far prevented the move. Continue reading “Govt. may allow 100% foreign investment in single-brand retail in India.” »

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India debuts world’s cheapest tablet computer at $35

October 4, 2011 in News

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In this Thursday, July 22, 2010 photo, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal displayed the prototype of $35 basic touch screen tablet computer.

NEW DELHI: The world’s cheapest tablet computer, which will be unwrapped on Wednesday, 5th October, 2011 and will go on sale in India starting December, the maker of the device has said.

Created for use by students, the tablet will first be made available to colleges at Rs 1,750 apiece ($35)

The tablet, will run on Google’s Android platform, with WiFi connectivity for internet access and cloud storage. It will have 256 MB of RAM, a 2GB SD memory card, a 32 GB expandable memory slot and two USB ports.
A Canadian of Indian descent, Suneet Singh Tuli, the chief executive of the company making the device, declined to disclose its retail price, but said it will cost as much as “a vegetarian meal for two at a five-star hotel in Delhi”.
Tuli is the founder of Datawind, a UK-based company which also makes the PocketSurfer, a handheld device to surf the web.”We wanted to show the world when China can break price points, India can do it better,” Tuli said.
The cheapest tablets available globally are at about $99 for an HP TouchPad and $199 for Amazon’s Kindle Fire. In India, tablets currently start from $99 for Pepper, a tablet launched last month by Devraj group of companies. The Wespro ePad is available at Rs 7,000.
Text courtesy: The Economic Times.

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