NASA gears up for NextGen supersonic X-planes
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US space agency is preparing to put in the sky an array of new experimental aircraft — known as X-planes and intended to carry on the legacy of demonstrating advanced…
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App that alerts when you smell bad
New York, April 24 (IANS) Do you feel embarrassed at your foul-smelling body odour? Hold on as skin care products company Nivea Men has developed a smartphone app called “NOSE” that quickly senses and tells…
Etihad Airways launches mobile app
Abu Dhabi, April 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates national flag carrier, Etihad Airways has launched a mobile app for the iPhone that enables guests to organise and manage their journey with ease. Guests will…
Will spectrum auction ultimately improve customer experience?
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Blame it on spectrum! That’s been the alibi of telecom operators on many of the ills in the system, including the call drop menace. As India readies…
Solar-powered plane completes Pacific crossing
San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed a three-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, a media report said on Sunday. It flew over San Francisco’s Golden Gate…
India to test reusable launch vehicle in June
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) India is set to flight test, in June, a home-grown reusable launch vehicle to demonstrate its capability to re-enter atmosphere and return to earth for more space missions, a top official…
Facebook, Google’s Silicon Valley campuses face flood risk: Report
London, April 23 (IANS) At a time when global warming is threatening a rise in sea levels across the world, Silicon Valley giants Facebook, Google and Cisco may be more concerned as their campuses are…
Over a million people using Facebook on ‘dark web’
New York, April 23 (IANS) More than one million people are now connecting to Facebook through Tor “dark web” — which maintains privacy and leaves no digital trail — every month, media reports said on…
Twitter eyes Japan, Britain to push users’ growth
New York, April 23 (IANS) In a fresh bid to recover from the stalled users’ growth and declining revenue, micro-blogging website Twitter has joined hands with business listing and review site Yelp to supply location…
US construction tools firm DeWalt launches first smartphone
New York, April 23 (IANS) US-based construction power tools firm DeWalt has unveiled its first smartphone “MD501” with tough looks and even though it is a full touchscreen device, user can work on it with…
Three teams chosen winners of ‘Ericsson Innovation Awards India 2016’
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Three teams from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Bits) Pilani, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay and IIT-Varanasi were on Friday chosen as winners of the second edition…
App that magnifies smartphone screen for low-vision users
New York, April 23 (IANS) A team led by an Indian-origin researcher has developed a smartphone app that projects a magnified smartphone screen to provide better visibility to low-vision users. The team from Schepens Eye…
Telecom industry stakeholders express ‘deep dismay’ over TRAI comments
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The telecom industry stakeholders on Friday expressed their deep dismay over the remarks made against them in the Supreme Court by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in…
‘Huge room for China-Russia cooperation in space’
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) China and Russia have a good mechanism for cooperation in space and aerospace and the room for cooperation is “huge”, the head of China’s space administration said on Friday. China and…
Now use your smartphone to get exciting reads with Juggernaut app
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Fond of reading but find it hard to lug around books with you? Now, you can access a range of exciting reads – from short stories by Sunny Leone to…
Konica Minolta launches new business printer series in India
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Adding to its existing product lines, Japanese technology company Konica Minolta on Friday launched its new series of colour and monochrome business printers in India. Ideal for small-to medium-sized business…
Achutanandan’s five-day-old FB page has a lakh ‘likes’
Kolkata: CPI-M leader V S Achuthanandan during a party rally in Kolkata, on Dec 27, 2015. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) He is 92 but veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala chief…
Users seek refunds as Apple’s iBook, iTunes services blocked in China
New York, April 22 (IANS) People using Apple’s iTunes Movies and iBook services in China have sought refunds for the purchases after reports of blocking of these services surfaced, a media report said on Friday….
China aiming to launch Mars mission
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) China is aiming to launch its first mission to Mars around 2020, the director of the National Space Administration said on Friday. “The probe is expected to orbit the red…
Artificial intelligence to curb poaching soon
New York, April 22 (IANS) As the world celebrated Earth Day on Friday, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher has found a way to use artificial intelligence (AI) to protect the Earth’s endangered animals…