Google worked with Taiwanese electronics titan HTC to launch Nexus, its “superphone” the next step in the evolution of its Android Software. Nexus One smartphones will be sold at the Google-hosted Web store for 529 dollars (US) “unlocked”, without ties to a telecom carrier.
Link: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Google-unveils-Nexus-One-smartphone-/articleshow/5414472.cms
New Delhi: Sugar prices have become stronger on anticipation higher demand in the upcoming festival season and lower release in January by the government. This could mean higher prices for biscuits, cold drinks, confectionery, chocolates and other processed food items of urban mass consumption. The prices have shown a rally of Rs 5 on ex-factory prices. The rise is unusual because the Maharashtra output has grown up by 3.4%. The total production which was projected to be 16m tonnes is being revised to 15.5 million tonnes against a requirement of 23 million tonnes.
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Bhopal: MP Electricity Distribution Company has made it clear that the commercial and industrial user need to curtail their usage to their approved quota. He was speaking in a meeting with the CEOs of the company. He has also advised that there should not be any illegitimate usage of power for commercial activity under the household connection. Also, all those places where the usage is more than 3KWH should shift to 3 phase supply if they have single phase supply.
Centrally funded technical institutions (or the CFTIs) are currently short of more than 3000 faculty members, which is about 1/3rd their total strength. CFTIs include the IITs, IIMs, IISc Bangalore, ISM Dhanbad, NITs a total of 9 such institutions. The reason being cited is their inability to pay the qualified candidates, salaries at par with the market. Continue reading IIT Faculty Shortage: 1 in 3 professor posts vacant