-
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. The site was booked under penal provisions and under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, on the complaint filed by senior police officer Amitabh Thakur. In his complaint filed at Gomtinagar police station, Thakur alleged ...
-
Samsung Galaxy Mega gets priced ahead of July release
, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is now sitting pretty with a £460 SIM-free price, and is available to order in both black and white models. The retailer hasn't announced an more specific release date than July ...
-
Dell dumps Openstack based cloud service to become a Joyant reseller
Dell has dumped its own cloud service offering to instead resell services for Joyant, Scalematrix and Zerolag. Dell's public cloud service was the firm's offering that was meant to tempt customers that buy kit from the firm not to run off to Amazon. Now it seems that Dell doesn't want to run its own cloud datacentre operations but resell services through its Cloud Partner ...
-
Copyright cartels axe falls on Movie2k and Download4all websites
the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) is behind a court order that has blocked access to the Movie2k and Download4all websites in the ...
-
Apples Cook to face Senate questions on taxes
HIGHLAND, Ill.o The good news for the Highland softball team was that it earned a postseason victory. The bad news is that it has to face ...
79.3°F Mostly Cloudy
Winds: From the South at 4.0 MPH Gusting to 17.0 MPH
Movie Review
L'Enfant [DVD]
Before they directed their first feature-length fictional film, Falsch, in 1987, filmmaker-brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne spent nearly a decade shooting documentaries. Not surprisingly, the raw immediacy of the documentary tradition is writ large in their fictional works, as is the ... ...
On Facebook
-
Gadgetwise Blog App Adds Smartphone Features to a GPS
Garmin's Nuvi GPS device is getting better at tying into your phone, if you can live with the additional expense. The Nuvi links to a phone through ...
-
Gadgetwise Blog QA Protecting Your Mail Account
A. E-mail security is an ongoing issue, but there are basic precautions you can take to help keep your account safer from intruders, viruses and other malicious scenarios. To start, make sure your computer's operating system, security software and e-mail/Web browser program have all the latest updates and security patches installed. Skipping simple or easy-to-remember passwords in favor ...
-
Govt to amend Telegraph Act to check VoIP misuse
Government plans to amend the 128-year-old Indian Telegraph Act in a bid to check misuse of VoIP, a tool that has become handy for terror and separatist ...
-
Sacking of iGates CEO a right decision Nasscom
Indian IT sector , said Krishnakumar Natarajan, Chairman, Nasscom. "This is a one off case and the industry is known for its highest standards of governance," he told ET Now. Natarajan said iGate board has taken a right decision to sack its President and ...
-
5 worst Internet acquisitions of all time
Executives buying a hot Internet company sound so assured and optimistic. In conference calls to celebrate such deals, they invariably predict accelerated growth for the parent business, a pipeline of new complimentary products and an infusion of entrepreneurial zeal. Check in a few years later, however, and the results are usually mixed. Some Internet acquisitions live up to their blockbuster ...
On the record
Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada
After getting off the Greyhound bus I trudged through the Whistler Village to the bottom of Whistler Mountain, and there ...
Keep readingRecord Your Vote
Do you take the threat of North Korea seriously?
Houston Mirror
Houston Mirror | Continuously updating Houston NewsWe work strenuously to bring our readers a completely independent perspective of Houston news. Our software programmers, editors, journalists and affiliated wire services are all dedicated to producing the best journalism possible.
This in a world where conflicts of interest pervade business empires, and political dynasties, and where a shrinking number of media proprietors are growing their interests at the expensive of diversity of media ownership. The Houston Mirror is an independent online newspaper. Our focus primarily is to produce the latest breaking stories out of Houston.
We also cover the nation. Regional news too is a priority, as is our extensive world news coverage. For a Houston weather report, local news, breaking international headlines, or what's happening in sports, the Houston Mirror is for you.
Our Business Centre too is active 24 hours a day, bringing you the latest market updates from key global centres like Tokyo, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin, and New York. Foreign exchange rates are a regular feature, and we provides a vast range of general interest news covering topics like business travel, seniors, womens interest, and lifestyle stories.
- Moscow safer than New York Russian minister
- Shocking lawsuit claims NY high schools admissions policy racially biased
- US charges three NYU researchers for taking bribes from Chinese company
- US senators approve immigration changes requiring fingerprint system at 30 airports
- Obama admin to hand over some CIA drone operations to Pentagon
- Nokia video ad touts Lumia 928s low-light camera
- RPT-Yahoos rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
- UPDATE 3-Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
- UPDATE 1-KKR sells entire stake in Australias Seven West Media
- UPDATE 2-Ireland says not to blame for Apples low tax rate
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get the latest Houston Mirror headlines delivered to your inbox.

