China will spend more than $182 billion to boost Internet Speed by the end of 2017, a top government body said, as Bejing moves rowards a more service-driven economy to boost growth. The state council said the government will invest more than 430 billion yuan ($69.3 billion/0 this year on network construction, with at least another 700 billion yuan ($112 billion) spent over the following two years.
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China to spend $182 Billion to boost Internet by 2017
China will spend more than $182 billion to boost Internet Speed by the end of 2017, a top government body said, as Bejing moves rowards a more service-driven economy to boost growth. The state council said the government will invest more than 430 billion yuan ($69.3 billion/0 this year on network construction, with at least another 700 billion yuan ($112 billion) spent over the following two years.
YouTube celebrates 10th Year
Having launched as a smaller beta in May 2005, YouTube celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 23.The first video ever posted was called "Me at the zoo," featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. Just one year after its launch, Karim and co-founders Cha Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube to Google for US$1.65 Billion. Its now the third-most-visited website, following Google and Facebook with some 800 million user.
Nepal gets Digital support
On April 25, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal with tremors an aftershocks killing over 5000 people. According to a report in the Wired, the combine efforts from digital volunteers across the world have helped map the quake affected ares in Nepal in just 48 hours. The numbers of degital volunteers rapidly increased to over 2,182 and together helped with 14,700 km2 worth of high resolution satellite imagery, helping identity over 3`128 damages buildings.
Earthquakes in Nepal: Past , Present, & Future
Earthquakes in Neola have been charted foe at least 700 years, and this one as an exact repeat of a 1934 event that killed 16,00 people in Nepal and Northern India. Linked directly to the formation of te Himalayas, the location of the last Eararthquake has been noted as unsurprisingly an yet the exact time of the event remains unpredictable.
All you wanted to know about - ''Shamitabh''
Amitabh Bachchan has once again joined hands with R Balki to come up with the amazing 'Shamitabh'. Shamitabh is directed by R Balki who gave Bollywood films like Cheeni Kum and Paa.In Shamitabh, 'Sh' is actually the last two letters of Dhanush's name which is followed by Amitabh's name. Amitabh says in the promo, "It's not picture, it's mixture." Shamitabh also marks the debut of Kamal Haasan's daughter, Akshara Haasan.
Bollywood`s First Audio Poster - '' Shamitabh ''
Amitabh Bachchan has once again joined hands with R Balki to come up with the amazing 'Shamitabh'. For the 1st first time a director has done a release of an audio poster for the film. Who else then R Balki can be so thoughtful? Director R Balki is popular for his exceptional skilled movie and again he is here with a different way to amaze his audiences with the fabulous movie’s plot along with different film’s promotion concept.
BCCI Announced India’s 15-Man Squad For World Cup
BCCI selection committee meeting to name the squads for ODI Tri-series and World Cup 2015 held yesterday. Earlier, in 30 men probables – Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh all 2011 Heroes were ignored. But injury of Ravindra Jadeja & 3 back to back centuries of Yuvraj made the fans think that Yuvraj will be selected for the squad but it’s not the case and Yuvraj Singh has been ignored by the selection committee.
Vajpayee to be conferred with Bharat Ratna
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee – the most accepted leader |
Secrets behind PK`s Transistor
The famous ‘PK’ transistor, which took the internet by storm for all the wrong reasons ever since the release of the infamous first look poster. has recently received an offer of 1.5 crore.The transistor was just bought for Rs. 277 from the Chor Bajar and recently an online auction site had made an offer of whooping Rs.1.5 crores for the transistor. The transistor has been getting a lot of inquiries for the auction and sale.
The touching tribute to the late Phillip Hughes by Australia
Hughes passed away last month after being hit by a bouncer at the back of his skull during a domestic game. His death stunned the cricket world and left the national team distraught.Cricket Australia on Monday named him the 13th man of the national squad for the opening Test against India and promised a range of tributes to honour his memory in what is likely to be an emotional match starting in Adelaide on Tuesday.
How to avoid payment on an ATM for exceeding the free usage limit?
If you are one of those, using bank ATMs for frequent cash withdrawals, it’s time to change your habit for good to avoid any unnecessary charges. Here are some tips for individual account holders to minimize their bank ATM usage and avoid payment on an ATM usage fee for exceeding the free usage limit.