Apple applies for iPad Smart Cover patent
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Aug 3 (IANS) Apple has applied for a patent on iPad Smart Cover with an embedded secondary display designed to enhance the functionality of the tablet computer."Thin flexible ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Allied Computers offers low-cost laptop at Rs.4,999
June 27th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Allied Computers International (Asia) Wednesday launched here ACi Icon-1100, a laptop computer costing just Rs.4,999."We are creating history and this is what the whole country has ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Purified’ silicon nudges quantum computing ahead
June 11th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) The quantum computer is a futuristic machine that could operate at speeds even more mind-boggling than fastest super-computers in existence.
Physicist Mike Thewalt of Simon Fraser ... Read more...
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CBI again searches Jharkhand Congress lawmaker’s home
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 22 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths Sunday searched the house of Congress legislator K.N. Tripathi here for the second consecutive day following horse-trading charges that ... Read more...
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NASA loses command codes to control space station
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) An unencrypted laptop computer stolen from NASA last year contained command codes used to control the International Space Station (ISS), media reports said.
The PC Magazine ... Read more...
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British kids carry modern gadgets to school
September 1st, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Many schoolgoing children in Britain are carrying smartphones, laptops and iPads to their classrooms in place of traditional kit like pencil cases.Only 16 percent of children ... Read more...
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Robber crash-tackled by naked man in Oz
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 22 (ANI): A man in Australia chased a robber almost 200 metres down the street and then crash-tackled him to the ground in nothing but his birthday suit.Ryan Dein, from ... Read more...
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US kids develop ‘Math is for boys’ stereotype as early as 2nd grade
March 15th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Researchers have found that children in the US express the stereotype that mathematics is for boys, not for girls, as early as second grade.The University of Washington study ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UK magistrate’s ‘extreme porn collection included animal sex images’
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 03 (ANI): A magistrate in England has reportedly been caught with a collection of extreme pornography - including images of women having sex with a gerbil and a frog.Michael Hall, ... Read more...
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US man dubbed ‘most stupid criminal ever’ pleads guilty to burglary
February 24th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): The US man, who was dubbed as "the most stupid criminal ever" after he posted a photo of himself on the Facebook page of the owner of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Renato Seabra Held For Murdering Gay TV Journalist
January 9th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Manhattan, Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a sensational development, reputed television journalistof Portugal Carlos Castro has been killed by a male companion over some feud between the duo which is ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Punjabi man perpetuates $20-million fraud on Grammy winner
November 10th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) A Punjabi computer repairman put the secret cult Opus Dei in Dan Brown's epic novel 'The Da Vinci Code' to great use to fleece a Latin Grammy-winning ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New software helps edit billions of pixels in seconds
October 31st, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Computer scientists have developed a software that quickly edits "extreme resolution imagery," huge photographs containing billions to hundreds of billions of pixels or dot-like picture elements.
Until ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Video game obsessed Brit mum left kids to eat cold baked beans
September 13th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 13 (ANI): A Brit mother, who got so addicted to computer game that she left her children to eat cold baked beans from the tin, has been given a suspended ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Onion layer technology’ capacitor could power phone, laptop for days
September 1st, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): Using the onion's multi-layered design as inspiration, scientists have created a new super capacitor that is cheaper, more compact and powerful enough to power your laptop or phone ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
CBI arrests commerce ministry official for graft (Lead)
August 24th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior officer of the commerce and industry ministry and recovered incriminating documents and Rs.7.25 lakh acquired through alleged illegal ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Why ‘Aussies’ shorten words
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 22 (ANI): From "barbie" (barbeque) to "arvo" (afternoon) and "rellies" (relatives), Aussies are known to shorten words as they speak, and now a university is delving deeper into the most ... Read more...
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Woman dies of heart attack while using sex toy
July 9th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A "healthy" woman in her early thirties suffered a cardiac arrest and died while using a sex toy.
Nicola Paginton, 31, was found dead by friends at her home ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brit woman dies ‘in state of arousal’ while using sex toy
July 9th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 9 (ANI): A British woman in her thirties, who suffered a cardiac arrest while using a sex toy, is said to have died from being in a state of arousal.Nicola ... Read more...
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Anonymous man donates laptop to ailing Indian kid in Malaysia
June 27th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 27 (IANS) Only his beaming face conveyed the happiness of Malaysian Indian child R. Vicknesh, suffering from a brain disorder, on receiving a laptop as a gift from a ... Read more...
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British credit card cheat gets four years in prison
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 23 (IANS) A computer wizard branded "the most prolific chip and pin fraudster" in Britain has been jailed for four years.
Theogones De Montford, 29, stole the details of at ... Read more...
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Man steals church computer after asking to be baptised
June 17th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, June 17 (DPA) A Taiwan man arrested Thursday was accused of stealing a laptop computer from a church after asking to be baptised there.
The man, identified only by his surname Hong, ... Read more...
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Virtual friendship can cost you RM1.2mil
June 4th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 4 (ANI): A Malaysian woman has revealed that she was conned out of RM1.2million by a British man who she befriended on the Internet.The 47-year-old housewife, who only wanted ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Katie Spotz: The youngest person to row across the Atlantic
March 16th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A 22-year-old American rower accomplished a solo voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. She contacted a dock in the coffee-brown waters of Guyana ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Robot to provide 3-D images of dangerous locations
February 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a robot that provides 3-D images of risky locations.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Couple wins $88mn lottery, daughter says ‘whatever’
February 16th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) "Whatever", said the teenaged daughter of a British couple who won a 56 million-pound (about $88 million) EuroMillions lottery.
When Nigel Page discovered he had won 56 million ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Wanda Sykes & Kylee Kim
January 8th, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
By Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first segment of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" today featured "audience talent" where people from the audience were called up to show their unusual talent. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Wireless brain-computer interfaces help produce speech
December 12th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Experts at the Boston University have developed the first completely wireless brain-computer interface.The system works by converting brain waves in FM waves, which are then decoded to produce ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tila Tequila threatens legal action over leaked sex tape footage
November 25th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): Singapore born singer/model Tila Tequila has threatened to take legal action over leaked sex tape footage she alleges was stolen from her laptop.Tequila, 28, who is featured in ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Fort Hood gunman gave his belongings to neighbour before rampage
November 7th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): The US Army psychiatrist, who allegedly killed 13 soldiers and injured 30 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, gave his belongings to a neighbour, saying ... Read more...
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Colorado terror suspect had a bomb guide
September 21st, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): A Colorado-based terror suspect, Najibullah Zazi, was according to court papers released Sunday, trained to make and handle bombs.During a search in New York, agents found a laptop ... Read more...
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Cat’s urine on laptop may have sparked house fire Down Under
July 6th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 6 (ANI): Australian investigators are probing into the possibility whether a cat could have sparked a fire that has nearly destroyed a house in Gold Coast by urinating on a ... Read more...
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Soon, slithery ‘robo snake’ to spy on the battlefield
June 11th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is developing a robot snake, which is capable of recording video and sound on the battlefield, working as an effective spy.The spying robot, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brazil confirms Air France AF447 Bodies found
June 7th, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The bodies of two men, a suitcase and an aircraft seat have been found by Brazilian naval vessels searching for wreckage from Air France flight AF447.
Brazilian Air Force spokesman Colonel Jorge ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Sue Brearley underwear photos stolen
May 31st, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
UK police are investigating how embarrassing photos of Sue Brearley, a school headmistress were stolen off her laptop computer and spread over the schools computer network.
Brearley has allegedly told colleagues that the ... Read more...
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