Mobile Application ‘mPassport Seva’ launched for Android users

The Ministry of External Affairs, with a view to provide mobile enablement of public services, has launched a Mobile Application 'mPassport Seva' to offer a wide variety of services to smartphone users such as Passport Application status tracking, locating the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and general information on various steps involved in obtaining a Passport. 

TDR should be filed before or within 1 hour* of the Departure of Train - Otherwise you may miss your refund

Refund Rules and TDR Filing w.e.f 01-JULY-2013

Authority:- Railway Board letter No.TCII/2003/12/Refund Policy dated 14 Jun 2013 – The Gazette Of India Notification Dated 07.06.2013. Refer Alert & Update section on irctc.co.in

Gmail inbox - New Look

New customizable tabs put you back in control so that you can see what's new at a glance and decide which emails you want to read and when.

How to Book Train Ticket Through SMS/USSD - Smart Revolution from IRCTC

Railway e-ticket now on mobile

• IRCTC introduces for the first time a non-internet based ticketing system that will empower masses even in remote areas to use the omnipresent mobile device to make reservations.

• Millions of rail travellers can now use their mobile phones to book tickets in a simple, convenient and secured manner.

• It uses simple SMS or menu-based USSD technology which works on all mobile phones and involves no internet and costs very little.

• The services can be currently availed by IRCTC registered users only.

Google Maps new UI update for Android Mobile.

Google has started rolling out the updated version of its Google Maps app to phones with Android 4.0.3 or higher and iPad App Coming Soon...

If you've been running the Maps app that Google released for iOS back in December (three months after Apple ditched Google Maps in favor of their own, not-at-all-ready-for-prime-time app), the new Android interface probably looks pretty familiar. The core of the interface, that big ol' full screen map view, is almost identical on both platforms now. The menus which once dropped down now slide out from a drawer on the side, instead.

Facebook on Monday turned on “Graph Search” for all English-speaking users in the U.S., - Check Your Privacy Settings

This tool allows people using natural language searches to find nearly anything indexed on Facebook FB +1.40% — "Photographs of friends between 2010 to 2012″ or "Theme Parks in San Francisco"- giving them another reason to share information and spend more time on Facebook. It's also another reason to double-check your privacy settings.

Micromax has launched its new smartphone the Canvas 4

Micromax has launched its new smartphone the Canvas 4 in New Delhi today. The price of the smartphone is Rs 17,999. The phone will be available in stores this weekend.

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Low cost Housing Developed by IIT Madras - 800 square feet Flatfor a cost of just Rs 10 lakh

It is an amazing research from IIT for our Indians who want their dream house in Low cost which is also very eco-friendly.

Chennai:DevdasMenon, Professor in Department of Civil Engineering - IIT Madras, explains about a flat that could create affordable housing for masses.