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Russia plans four spacecraft launches in 2014

Russia's Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch programme, an official said.

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Russian social network blacklisted by mistake

Vkontakte, Russia's biggest social networking website, was put on a state registry of blacklisted websites by mistake Friday, an official said.

UIDAI launches online identity authentication services

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday launched three Aadhaar-Enabled services to help citizens authenticate their identity online and announced opening of 300 more permanent enrolment centres.

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Microsoft wins patent war with Google

Microsoft won a round in a complex patent war when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility.

HTC launches dual-SIM Desire 600 with quad-core processor

HTC has announced the launch of Desire 600, a dual-SIM (dual-active) smartphone that offers HTC's latest Sense 5 experience including BlinkFeed and BoomSound, most recently launched as part of the HTC One.

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Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus with 5.0-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12,100

Micromax has officially listed the successor to its Canvas 2 phone, the Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus, on its website for Rs. 12,100.

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Tim Cook’s testimony at Senate hearing helps Apple defuse some tax tensions

Tim Cook came to the lion's den on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, prepared to face down lawmakers furious over evidence that Apple, the famous company he runs, had avoided paying billions in taxes.

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Microsoft unveils new all-in-one Xbox console

Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox console Tuesday that represents a major upgrade on the US-market-leading Xbox 360 model.

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Massive Moon explosion captured on NASA video

NASA cameras have captured video of the explosion it has ever seen on the moon, when a meteorite crashed into the lunar surface in a bright burst of light visible to the naked eye.

Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter

An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said.