Category: Technology

Footballfield-Sized Balloon Studying Solar Flares over Antarctica

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Over the clear and calm skies over Antarctica, a large, helium-filled and football field-sized scientific…

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Space Gardening Can Help Astronauts Reduce Stress!

Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) You must have seen the picture of the solitary orange zinnia that astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted…

8 years ago

Facebook Responds to Indian Telecom Watchdog on Free Basics

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Social networking site Facebook on Wednesday responded to the Indian telecom regulator's letter regarding Free…

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Twitter Crashed Due to ‘Bad Coding’

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter crashed for its users all over the world on Tuesday due to…

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Beat This! You Just Can’t Have More Than 200 Friends on Facebook

London, Jan 20 (IANS) If someone claims that he or she has over 1,000 friends on Facebook, he or she…

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India Puts Fifth Navigation Satellite in Earth’s Orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 20 (IANS) India on Wednesday placed its fifth navigation satellite in the earth's lower orbit after…

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NASA Looks to Public to Help Design Robotic Arm

New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Members of the public, not to mention budding scientists and engineers with spare time and…

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India Readies to Launch Fifth Navigation Satellite

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) India is reading to launch its fifth regional navigation satellite on Wednesday from its…

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In a First, Reliance Industries Streams Results Live on Facebook

Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Exactly a month after Facebook allowed live streaming of commercial events, Reliance Industries on Tuesday took…

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‘New’ NASA Cargo Craft Was Soviet Space Shuttle 50 Years Ago

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) In what can be termed as an ironic twist of history, US-based Sierra Nevada Corporation's NASA-contracted…

8 years ago

Can Wikipedia Live Forever?

London, Jan 19 (IANS) Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced digital encyclopedia which seems to have all the answers when you need them…

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Facebook Launches Initiative to Counter Hate Speech in Europe

New York, Jan 19 (IANS) In a bid to answer critics that it has not done enough to tackle online…

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Hcl Awards First Grant to ‘Going to School’ NGO

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The HCL Foundation has announced the first HCL Grant of Rs.5 crore ($740,000) to the…

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Twitter Goes Offline on Tuesday

San Francisco, Jan 19 (IANS) Microblogging site Twitter on Tuesday went offline for users, with web visitors being greeted by…

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Kerala Amateur Scientist’s Escape Shute Impresses BARC

Alappuzha (Kerala) Jan 19 (IANS) A escape system developed by 60-year-old amateur Kerala scientist M.C.David has impressed a team of…

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New Lab to Provide Researchers Remote Access to Robots

New York, Jan 18 (IANS) Aimed at boosting research in robotics, the Georgia Institute of Technology is building a new…

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Chunk Of Responses on Free Basics Rather Than Net Neutrality: Trai

Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) India's telecom regulatory authority, which had launched a public consultation on a differential pricing of data,…

8 years ago

Whatsapp to Cease Annual Subscription Fee, Will Be Free

Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IANS) Global instant messaging behemoth WhatsApp on Monday said it will waive its annual subscription fee over…

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Countdown for Launch Of Indian Rocket Starts

Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) The 48-hour countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket -- the first one for 2016…

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App to Help Doctors Predict Preterm Birth Risk

London, Jan 18 (IANS) A new app can help doctors better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely. Called…

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