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Washington, Dec 31 - Microsoft is planning to introduce a completely new br

Washington, Dec 31 : NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is facing some problems with memory and been going through bouts of "amnesia" because of flash memory storage failures.

NASA project manager John Callas said that the Opportunity rover uses two different types of memory: "volatile" and "non-volatile", the Verge reported.

The volatile memory is akin to a computer's RAM, so any data stored there is wiped every time the rover shuts down, while non-volatile memory is where the important data like telemetry - the measurements the rover is collecting - is stored so that it can be accessed whenever Opportunity is powered on.

New Delhi, Dec 31 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced on Wednesday that Aamir Khan starrer ' PK' will be entertainment tax-free in the state.

The blockbuster film has been under attack from several right-wing organisations that have vandalized several film theatres across the country for screening the film.

Protesters in New Delhi had stormed a theatre showing the movie and vandalized furniture and also forced the theatre owners to stop the screening.

The Bajrang Dal has accused the film of making fun of Hindu gods and godmen, a charge denied by film director and actors.

London, Dec 31 - Twitter was bombarded with tweets from cricketers as they praised Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his retirement from Test cricket following the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

After the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the news of Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket on its Twitter account, fans immediately reacted on Twitter with shock. However, Indian cricketers lauded their skipper for the bold decision.

New Delhi, Dec 31 - Google has celebrated the last day of the year 2014 with an animated doodle that gives a

Washington, Dec 31 - A man who claimed that Justin Bieber's goons had beaten him up bad at a Southampton nightclub, is taking legal action on the matter and demanding big bucks from the singer.

According to TMZ.com, police were looking into the 20-year-old pop star's crew after the violent brawl last year at South Pointe nightclub that had allegedly left 22-year-old Wayne Rennalls injured.