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Murdoch - pay content: Rupert Murdoch’s promise to end the great news free-for-all is bold but risky. The media mogul is vowing to do at News Corporation what most of his rivals dream of — charge for access to all online news content. The flagging industry has seen profits disappear with the rise of the internet, a trend accelerated by the recession, and needs a powerful player to move first. But even Murdoch will find this endeavour tricky. http://smallpersonalloans.org.uk

Apple plans to embed ads in operating system
Imagine this scenario. While you are booting your computer or notebook, an advertisement pops up and the screen freezes for some time. The ad could be an audio or a plain visual one. Regardless, it may offer you some product or could even offer the operating system (which enables you to start or boot your computer) free or at a lower cost. Tying you down for a few more seconds, the ad automatically fades away and allows you to continue with the booting process.

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Wockhardt bleeds due to Rs 284-crore hit
A mark-to-market (MTM) loss of Rs 284.4 crore caused drug major Wockhardt to post a net loss of Rs 54 crore in the third quarter ended September as against a net profit of Rs 62.2 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. Consolidated sales revenues stood at Rs 922.7 crore, a growth 2.23 per cent over the Rs 902.5 crore posted in the year-ago period. The MTM loss has been accounted for as an exceptional item and negotiations are in progress in respect of hedging instruments outstanding.
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Astrosat all set to be launched next year: Isro

India’s first science satellite Astrosat is all set to be launched next year, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Madhavan Nair said today. - ISRO earned Rs 100 cr from foreign satellite launches - ISRO to launch 8 foreign satellites; also eyes acquisitions - Vast scope for research on moon: ISRO scientist - "Bhuvan should be accessed by different organisations" - Isro working on rural health - NASA signs agreement with ISRO for use of Indian satellite One more satellite ‘Aditya’ to study Sun’s coronal mass ejection (CME) would be launched in two years while the science mission to planet Mars by 2013, Nair said, addressing a galaxy of scientists from India and abroad and the student community at the Grand Finale function of Bhabha Centenary celebrations, which concluded today. The multi-wavelength astronomy mission Astrosat on an Indian remote sensing satellite-class satellite in a 650-km, near-equatorial orbit would be launched next year, he said, adding it will be launched by the Indian launch vehicle PSLV from the Sriharikota launchpad. The expected operating life time of the satellite will be of five years. ‘Adiyta’ will be launched in next two years to study the properties of CMEs, that are gigantic bubbles of electrified gas that billow away from the Sun.


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