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Lenovo has recently taken the veils off its Windows 8-based convertible tablet - dubbed ThinkPad Twist - which boasts a 12.5-inch screen that can be swiveled all the way around, and folded down to enable it work as a tablet.

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan has strongly opposed the government's decision to equip the National Investment Board's (NIB) with powers to clear big projects without seeking clearances from the environment ministry.

A per powers envisaged for the NIB, which has been proposed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram with a sole objective fast-track clearances for mega projects, a project once cleared by the body can't be stalled by any ministry.

Aiming to renovate life cover design, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has announced a new set of guidelines for linked as well as non-linked insurance products.

The seven-page document aims a virtual overhaul of the insurance sector by making a number of proposals such as linked plans should be offered only under individual non-par products like ULIP (unit linked insurance plans) and variable linked plans.

Spain-born Juvencio Maeztu has been appointed as the Country Manager for IKEA Retail India, as official from the Swedish furniture retailer has revealed.

The news of appointment of Maeztu as the chief of the IKEA's Indian operations came just a day after the furniture giant filed the finbal part of its application with the Indian Government to start in India.

Maeztu has reportedly been serving IKEA for the last twelve years. Most recently, he was shouldering responsibility for IKEA's London business.

In a recent announcement, T-Mobile has revealed that it will be the "exclusive" US wireless carrier to offer Nokia's Lumia 810 Windows Phone 8-based handset, which is scheduled to be launched in the coming weeks.

Two new Slingbox hardware launches - the Slingbox 350 and Slingbox 500 - have recently been announced by EchoStar's Sling Media division, which has revealed that the new Slingboxes will allow users to access live as well as recorded programs on their home digital video recorder (DVR) from anywhere they may be on a computer, smartphone or tablet.