India on Monday achieved another space milestone when it successfully launched multiple satellites from one rocket into two different orbits. Monday’s mission was the longest for the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV C-35) that lifted off from Sriharikota at 9.12am carrying eight satellites — three from India, including the weatherContinue Reading
The world’s largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China’s rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige. Beijing has poured billions into such ambitious scientific projects as well as its military-backed space program,Continue Reading
A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone caught fire on an IndiGo flight from Singapore to Chennai. A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft while it was landing in Chennai today, prompting aviation regulator DGCA to summon company officials and issue an advisory against the useContinue Reading
Scientists have developed a new smartphone app and a thumb-size device which can detect irregular heartbeat and may help to prevent strokes at an early stage. The mobile device, developed at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has been tested with excellent results for around two years in real-life conditionsContinue Reading
Microsoft, Gooogle, and Yahoo will begin to block ads and information about sex determination in their online search engines in India as a result of a supreme court judgment in India. India has a history with sex determination in families, culminating in a ban on sex determination due to an alarmingContinue Reading
Bengaluru, a city know as a hub of information technology companies that serve the world 24×7, came to a virtual halt on Friday as Karnataka was shut on the call of pro-farmer groups, protesting the recent Supreme Court order to release water from the Cauvery river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is hostContinue Reading
Facebook has confirmed that it is in the early stages of testing a wi-fi service with Indian internet service providers (ISPs). A pilot version with a state-run telecoms company has already been offered at 125 rural wi-fi hotspots. According to a BBC report, Facebook said the tests were being carriedContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Fancy an email ID in your mother tongue? If the Indian government has its way, American tech giants Google, Microsoft and homegrown providers like Rediff could soon be signing you up for email addresses in the desi language of your choice. At a meeting convened last month, theContinue Reading
VHS has come unspooled. It has been taped over. The screen has filled with static, then gone blank. This month will see the last videocassette recorder (VCR) produced in Japan, according to reports. Once no home was complete without a library of chunky black cassettes and a recording device withContinue Reading