San Francisco: Google and the Associated Press have reached a new deal that will allow the web-search giant to continue running stories from the AP on its Google News site, the internet company said Monday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the announcement, which was posted on Google's official blog.

Google has not been linking directly to breaking AP stories since January when a previous agreement between the two sides expired. However Google still referred readers to older AP stories, and to AP stories at AP clients websites under a temporary licensing agreement.

New Delhi/Mumbai: Indian companies are mulling options that include leaving Research in Motion (RIM) for other smartphone makers as they face a threatened ban on BlackBerry services that could disrupt business.

RIM's rivals Apple Inc and Nokia would be among the biggest gainers if India blocks BlackBerry services. Both firms are waiting to gain share in a market that has been mostly dependent on BlackBerry. BlackBerry, once a synonym for safe corporate communication, faces an Aug 31 deadline for giving Indian security agencies access to its corporate email and messenger services, failing which the services would be blocked, the government has said.

London: The publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary says waning demand for printed versions means that the authoritative guide to the English language may only live online in the future.

The Oxford University Press says Sunday because of the increasing market for the dictionary's online version, the latest edition of the dictionary will only go to print if there is enough demand for the printed volume when it becomes ready.

A team of 80 lexicographers are preparing the third edition of the dictionary.

Houston: Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart.

The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites in the past year has come in part because of a surge in adoption by older members, with a national poll released Friday providing a surprising new measure for how fast baby boomers and seniors are adopting online

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has a fan page following of 67,921 people which could be among the largest for any leader in the country on the popular social networking site. Moreover, Gandhi's Facebook account, which Congress says has not been created by him, has 4,999 friends listed in it. It has photographs and videos as well as regular updates.

Rahul's sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too has a fan page with 17,469 people listed as followers and another page named as "Priyanka Gandhi politician" having 163 followers.

Hubli: A doctor here recently conducted brain surgery on a patient who was awake throughout the operation.

Dr Mithun G Sattur, consultant neurosurgeon, Sushruta Multispeciality Hospital, explained the process and said it was the first time such a surgery had been conducted outside Bangalore and the metros.

"On August 13, we conducted an awake craniotomy at our hospital and saved the life of 40-year-old Shanmukh Kalburgi who had a tumour, very close to the area of the brain, which controls speech. The surgery lasted three hours and 20 minutes and the patient kept talking to the doctors all the time," the doctor said.

Washington: Get ready to enjoy blockbusters like Avatar, UP or Toy Story 3 in 3-D and that too in the comfort of your living rooms.

There are already displays available and the new Blu-Ray players can already play 3-dimensional movies based on MVC.

However, what is missing is an efficient form of transmission-the problem is the data rate required by the movies - in spite of fast Internet and satellite links.

3-D movies have higher data rate requirements than 2-dimensional movies since at least two images are needed for the spatial representation. This means that a 3-D screen has to

New Delhi: Tired of receiving friend's request from your best friend's mom? Scared your mom might see your picture in that LBD which you posted on Facebook? Can't stop reminiscing the good ol' days when Facebook was a place where teens could meet and stalk crushes without any intervention by pesky parents.

Fret not! Enter CollegeOnly. A social networking site meant exclusively for college kids is here and it's a lot more tech savvy too.

Fulfilling a need for more specialized social networks, Josh Weinstein, the creator of CollegeOnly told mashable, “Facebook has changed — for the better — but its original use case is currently unserved, as college students are less likely to upload photos or post what they are up to with parents and potential employers looking on. As such, we realized that

New Delhi: Hire an expert if you have a bad reputation online, hampering your chances of getting a good job. There's a growing number of businesses ready to polish your digital image.

The fees run from $2,000 to $10,000 at one such firm, while another charges a monthly fee for constant vigilance in counteracting the negative.

One of the professional tricks of the trade is making sure that if any unwanted material does surface on a Google search, it doesn't show up on the first two pages.

Another is to work with the various personal search databases out there to remove clients' names and personal info.

Samsung has been on quite a roll lately with the sheer number of phones its been putting out in the market. The Corby series and the Galaxy series of the phones have been very well received by the consumers and have helped Samsung pick up its market share as well. With the Wave, Samsung has provided the consumers a fully loaded smartphone at an unbelievable price point, the only thing to keep a lookout is how would the Bada operating system fare to its competitor Android and iPhone OS.

The Wave is best described as one of the sexiest smartphones available. The slim profile with a large touchscreen daunting the front with a matte metallic body finish gives the phone a very young, urban and classy look. It has 3 buttons on the front bottom for menu, receive and end. On the right side is a lock key and camera shutter key, whereas the volume keys are on the left side. On top are the 3.5 mm audio jack and a microUSB port