‘Eega’ exceptionally innovative, technically brilliant (Telugu Movie Review)
July 7th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Eega"; Cast: Sudeep, Naani, Samantha, Toogubothu Ramesh, Sreenivasa Reddy, Karthick; Producer: Suresh Babu; Writer and Director: S.S.Rajamouli; Camera: Senthil Kumar; Music: M.M.Keervani; Rating ****After the phenomenal success of his previous ... Read more...
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Hand shadowgrapher Amar Sen holds infinity in his palm (With Images)
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Amar Sen knows literally how to create the world with his fingers. With a swish and a flick of his fingers, grains of sand transform into ... Read more...
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‘RA.One’ proves Indian films can match Western technology: Karan
October 24th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar, who saw the preview of "RA.One", is going ga ga over the movie and says it has the best computer graphics ... Read more...
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‘Mausam’ delayed, now releasing Sep 23
September 14th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Much-talked about film "Mausam", which was scheduled for a Friday release, will now hit the screens across the globe Sep 23. The decision has been taken ... Read more...
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‘5Ters…’, a 3D animation film by computer whizkids
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A group of freelance computer wizards have made a live-action animation film on global warming titled "5Ters - Castle of the Dark Master", which will ... Read more...
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CBI prays for abetment to suicide in Rizwanur case
March 21st, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 21 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prayed for slapping abetment to suicide charge against industrialist Ashok Todi and other accused before a city court here on Monday in ... Read more...
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Rizwanur case: Calcutta High Court to frame charges against Todi
March 21st, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 21 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court is expected to initiate the process for the framing of charges against industrialist Ashok Todi and six others accused for the murder of computer ... Read more...
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Human cues to improve computer’s user-friendliness
March 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Researchers are using human cues to improve a computer's user-friendliness by going beyond the scope of the traditional keyboard and mouse.
"Our research in computer graphics ... Read more...
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Game characters to become more realistic
October 25th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Scientists have developed new software that will ensures that a game character's clothes ripple and ruffle realistically as the action unfolds.Carsten Stoll of the Max Planck Institute for ... Read more...
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CBI moves apex court against fresh probe into Rizwanur death (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that directed the investigating agency to treat Rizwanur Rahman's death as murder and conduct ... Read more...
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CBI moves apex court against fresh probe into Rizwanur death
September 1st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing the investigating agency to treat the death of Rizwanur Rahman as murder and ... Read more...
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Making animated 3D models becomes child’s play
July 11th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): Researchers at the Texas A&M University in College Station, US, have developed a new software that allows almost anyone to bring characters to life in 3D using video ... Read more...
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Court orders CBI to probe Rizwanur death afresh (Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a murder case and investigate afresh the mysterious death of Rizwanur Rahman, who ... Read more...
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Court asks CBI to conduct fresh probe into Rizwanur death
May 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a fresh probe into the death of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman, whose mysterious death ... Read more...
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Rizwan case: Calcutta HC directs CBI to initiate fresh probe
May 18th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 18 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to start fresh investigation into computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman's murder case.The court has affirmed ... Read more...
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Rescue mission robots just got smarter
May 7th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): University of Missouri researchers have developed software for a robot with a laser sensor that can enter dangerous structures to assess the structure's stability and locate any remaining ... Read more...
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Orson Welles’ final recordings to form basis of a new children’s film
March 30th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 30 (ANI): The last professional recordings of Orson Welles will now be turned into a children's film 25 years after the filmmaker's death.The show reels, which contain footage ... Read more...
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Shahrukh Khan drops KKR-Lux Cozi deal
February 24th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Once bitten, twice shy'. That seems to be the motto guiding the Bollywood Badshah, Shahrukh Khan, these days. It seems that Shahrukh doesn't want to get entangled in yet another controversy ... Read more...
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Novel algorithm improves video game quality
February 19th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A new algorithm to improve computer graphics for video games has been unveiled by researchers.In a paper by Morgan McGuire, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, ... Read more...
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Computer game-like technology for pin-hole surgery training
January 1st, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): New research at Bangor University will now allow pin-hole surgery training on virtual 3D patients.The ImaGINe-S simulator uses almost the same technology employed in computer games and gives ... Read more...
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Watch computers spread horror in ‘www.bhaya.com’(Kannada Film Review)
December 12th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "www.bhaya.com"; Director: Vemagal Jagannatha Rao; Cast: Santhosh, Shankar Aswath and Sundar Raj; Music: Rajesh Ramanath; Rating:**1/2Veteran Kannada director Vemagal Jagannatha Rao has been making horror films for long ... Read more...
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‘Endhiran’ confirmed for summer 2010
September 15th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
For sure, Shankar's "Endhiran' is worthy to be tagged as "ever longest project in the history of Kollywood'. The film started rolling, say, before 15 months and still the filming schedules ... Read more...
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Pixar directors win Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award
September 8th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 8 (ANI): Directors of Pixar Animation Studios in the US have been awarded the Venice Film Festival's lifetime achievement award, making them the first team to bag the honour.Pixar has ... Read more...
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LTTE cadres unaware of plans to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi: Colonel `Karuna’
May 21st, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 21 (ANI): The former commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam's eastern forces, Colonel `Karuna' has said that he has no doubt about the fact that LTTE supremo ... Read more...
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Pankuj Parashar forays into digital paintings
April 27th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shekhar Kapur anticipates more success for himFilmmaker Pankuj Parashar has always been obsessed by the use of new technology in the medium of cinema. Now he has taken his obsession into ... Read more...
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‘Rosy’ skin does indicate healthiness and ‘pale’ illness
April 1st, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): University of St Andrews researchers in Scotland have shown that there is truth to the received wisdom that a "rosy" complexion of the skin represents healthiness, while a ... Read more...
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Eva Mendes revealed she cant swim after seeing watery role in script
December 22nd, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 22 (ANI): Eva Mendes latest flick The Spirit forced her to divulge a secret she had harboured for years she can''t swim.The 34-year-old actress thought that she ... Read more...
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Rizwanur case: CBI raids Ashok Todi’’s residence
October 28th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct 28 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last night conducted a raid at the residence of Ashok Todi, the father-in-law of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman who was ... Read more...
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Knightley talks about boobs, babies and wanting to set her head on fire
October 17th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): Keira Knightley has denied Internet rumours that she refused to have her breasts digitally augmented for The Duchess promotional campaign, insisting that the subject never came up."I ... Read more...
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“Fake” ethnic minority children at Olympic opening ceremony
August 15th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 15 (DPA) The children wearing traditional costumes displaying the unity of China's 56 ethnic groups at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games were all members of the Han Chinese ... Read more...
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Breakthrough makes cheaper images for 3D video games possible
August 13th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Most of the images that serve as computer screen or 3D video games background are often hand painted and expensive. But a breakthrough by a University of California ... Read more...
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Hand-painted sets for ‘Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye’
July 25th, 2008 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Breaking away from the trend of designing sets with the help of computer graphics, documentary filmmaker Madhureeta Anand has planned hand-painted sets for her first feature ... Read more...
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US stocks mixed amid another record day for oil
July 4th, 2008 - 7:23 am ICT by IANS
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New York, July 4 (DPA) US stock indices saw mixed results Thursday as oil prices continued climbing to record highs and the US economy shed more jobs. The US Department of Labour ... Read more...
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Computers aiding in creation of new products
April 17th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
London, April 17 (IANS) From cars and mobile phones to computers and furniture, most products in the market are created virtually on a computer before actual production. Under the Functional Digital Mock-Up ... Read more...
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Researchers make Colour Sudoku
December 18th, 2007 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
London, December 18 (ANI): A doctoral student at the University of Warwick has invented a colourful and easier Sudoku, as part of his research on how to make computers more creative.Antony ... Read more...
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