West African leaders gather for Mali summit

BAMAKO, (MALI): West African leaders are gathering for a summit on Mali to flesh out their plans for ramping up its military role alongside the French.  The meetings taking place Saturday in Ivory Coastcome as the French-led military intervention in Mali enters its second week.  Charles Koffi Diby, Ivory Coast's foreign affairs minister, says Mali's neighbors must ``face up to the weight of our responsibilities in conducting and coordinating military operations in Mali.''  West African nations are expected to contribute about 3,000 troops, while France has said it has 1,800 forces in its former colony.  France's unilateral move on January 11 to intervene in Mali has put both European and African contributors...

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Tech : Me Against Rape' Android App Comes To Your Rescue

The candles at the peace march may be dying down along with the cries that flamed up at the time of the Delhi gang rape case, but deep down the fear of women's safety in the country has thankfully not been silenced. Since mobile phone is a common ally of almost every woman in the country, there have been people encouraging developers to come out with apps that can cater to the safety aspect ever since. Well, here comes another one to your rescue! Named 'Me Against Rape', this safety mobile application has been developed...

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NEWS, -10 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be The Year You Quit Your Job

People read TechCrunch because they want to create something, they don’t want to follow orders all of their lives, and they want financial freedom. I’m being blunt. The above three items feel good. God bless you. Hopefully once you get the three things above, you get to keep them. Most people (i.e. ME) have to ride a roller coaster for awhile because we are stupid. But some people are smart. Getting the things you want is hard but for reasons I explain below, you now have no other choice. The myth of corporate safety, of rising up through the ranks, of getting the gold watch, of getting applauded by your peers is over. Not because the economy is bad. But because innovation and the global economy are better than ever. But don’t...

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NEWS, -Facebook, Search Option From Facebook Is Privacy Test

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s greatest triumph has been to persuade a seventh of the world’s population to share their personal lives online. Now the social network is taking on its archrival, Google, with a search tool to mine that personal information, just as people are growing more cautious about sharing on the Internet and even occasionally removing what they have already put up. Whether Facebook’s more than one billion users will continue to divulge even more private details will determine whether so-called social search is the next step in how we navigate the online world. It will also determine whether Facebook has found a business model that will make it a lot of money. “There’s a big potential upside for both Facebook and...

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GADGETS - TABLETS, HCL ME Y3 dual-SIM tablet retailing online for Rs. 11,999

After dual-SIM feature phones and smartphones, it looks like there will soon be a flurry of dual-SIM tablets in the Indian market. HCL seems to be foraying in this space with its HCL ME Y3 tablet. HCL ME Y3 features a 7-inch capacitive multi-touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. There is a 1GHz Cortex A9 processor on-board and it will run on Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system.The HCL ME Y3 comes with 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel one in the front. There is 2GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. One can make voice calls from both the SIMs and it also supports FM Radio. It comes with a...

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