Russian expert who sold rocket secrets to China freed
June 19th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The former head of a Russian rocket technology firm, who was jailed in 2007 for selling state secrets to China, has been released on parole.Igor ... Read more...
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MasterCard, C-SAM to jointly offer mobile wallet service
May 18th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Mobile technology firm C-SAM Friday said it has joined hands with MasterCard to provide "mobile wallet" service in the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and ... Read more...
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NGO to provide free insulin to poor diabetics
March 30th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A medical technology firm in collaboration with a voluntary organisation Friday committed to provide free insulin to diabetic children from economically weaker sections and organising ... Read more...
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Edutor Technologies raises Rs.2 crore
March 20th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Edutor Technologies, a company serving the education market, has raised Rs.2 crore from Hyderabad Angels, a network of angel investors focused on early stage businesses."This strategic ... Read more...
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Apple’s new iPad faces ban in China
March 8th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) Apple's new iPad could be banned in China if it does not resolve a trademark issue with Chinese technology firm Proview, a media report said Thursday.Proview ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Robots to replace human labour in China
January 16th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next three years."Robots are more accurate and adaptive than workers," ... Read more...
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Finnish engineering firm sets up R&D; centre in India
October 7th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Oct 7 (IANS) Finland-based engineering and technology firm Metso Corporation's automation business arm has set up a research and development (R&D;) centre in Mumbai to cater to India's booming ... Read more...
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US firm dials in healthcare for seven million Indians
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A US-based technology firm will promote access to healthcare among seven million Indians in rural areas over the next three years through mobile phone applications, ... Read more...
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RIM ties up with Dolby for its audio technology
September 13th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Global audio technology firm Dolby Laboratories Tuesday said it has entered into a license agreement with Canadian BlackBerry maker Reserch in Motion (RIM) for using Dolby's ... Read more...
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Saina to work with Indian cricket team analyst
July 26th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Badminton star Saina Nehwal will work with Indian cricket team's performance analyst S. Ramakrishan to finetune her game in the run up to the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
BSNL launches voice, video telephony services over internet
July 18th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in association with information and communications technology firm Sai InfoSystem (India) Ltd, Monday launched its voice and video telephony ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Indian parents wary of kids getting hooked online: Survey
June 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Increasing use of internet and access to a host of mobile devices are making Indian parents wary of their kids being exposed to the risks of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Nucleus Software partners with Turkish firm
June 7th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Leading technology firm Nucleus Software Tuesday announced tying up with Turkish firm Gantek to provide IT solutions in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector ... Read more...
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Samsung to offer scholarships to IIM-A students
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) Digital technology firm Samsung India Electronics Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to roll out a scholarship ... Read more...
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South Korea opens visa application centre in New Delhi
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) South Korea Friday opened its first visa application centre in India and said it would outsource the facilities to a private firm in a bid ... Read more...
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Man Takes Revenge On Shovel Thief, Buries Car In Snow
February 9th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Welles, a resident of Chicago and an owner of a technology firm, took a sweet revenge on one of his neighbors in a harmless manner, ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Blue-tinted light to wake up drowsy pupils
November 26th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) A school has become the first to try out a special blue-tinted light designed to wake up children and become more alert by affecting their internal body clock.The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Japan’s latest pop sensation is a hologram!
November 13th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): Japan has a new pop sensation and she can perform anywhere and everywhere, reason for her being so accommodating - she is a hologram.Hatsune Miku has played at ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Futuristic concept sees humans living in mini floating cities in the Pacific
November 12th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): A Japanese technology firm has come up with a concept that sees humans in the future living in giant skyscrapers on floating water lilies in the middle of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Humans could live on floating mini cities in future
November 12th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Humans in the future could be living in floating mini cities that drift across the Pacific Ocean as if on giant water lilies.The startling new concept has been ... Read more...
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Robot punches humans to test pain thresholds
October 14th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Contrary to the first law of robotics, which states that 'a robot may not injure a human being,' a powerful robot in Slovenia has been hitting people over ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
The 2,000,000,000,000,000th Digit Of The Mathematical Constant Pi Is Discovered
September 17th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Mathematicians have always been intrigued by the mysterious number ‘pi’ and have tried to deduce the actual value. In a recent development, ... Read more...
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Apple staff faces probe for selling secrets to Asian firms
August 16th, 2010 - 5:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A senior employee of Apple Inc. has been arrested for passing on secret information of the technology firm to its six Asian suppliers and receiving at least $1 ... Read more...
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Pakistan promoting ‘export of terror’: Cameron
July 28th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 28 (ANI): Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday suggested that Pakistan is promoting the 'export of terror' in Afghanistan and around the world. In words likely to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New text ‘app’ could make typing on touchscreen mobiles 50pc faster
July 15th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Typing on touchscreen mobiles could soon get fifty percent faster, thanks to a new text and email programme for smartphones.Mobile technology firm TouchType, has introduced SwiftKey, a text ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Only 2% of Facebook users to quit on “Quit Facebook Day”
May 29th, 2010 - 5:34 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – A new study from interactive research and technology firm Vision Critical was released on Friday and it uncovered recent privacy issues with Facebook and consumer reaction ... Read more...
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Microsoft unmoved by market value result
May 27th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, on Thursday shrugged off being surpassed by a rival brand as the world's biggest technology firm in terms of ... Read more...
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IGNOU to make 100 mn rural youths computer literate (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Monday joined hands with technology firm Srei Sahaj e-village to make 100 million youths in rural India computer literate. ... Read more...
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Larsen and Toubro teams up with Raytheon to upgrade T-72 tanks
February 16th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Tuesday announced it had submitted a joint proposal with US defence technology firm Raytheon for upgrading India's T-72 tanks.
According to the proposal ... Read more...
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Tech Mahindra, HDFC queue up to recruit Delhi University students
January 28th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Heralding better days ahead for the capital's students, several top notch companies like Tech Mahindra, HDFC and Dell are queuing up at Delhi University (DU) for recruitment ... 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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British financial advisor jailed for fraud
December 11th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Dec 11 (DPA) A British financial advisor began a 21-month jail sentence in Hong Kong Friday after she lied to her client and invested $272,000 of his money in a ... Read more...
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HCL, Cisco team up for security solutions services
November 24th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) HCL Security, a wholly-owned subsidiary of hardware major HCL Infosystems, Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with technology firm Cisco to provide internet protocol-based safety ... Read more...
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Coming soon: Dual-screen laptop
August 30th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 30 (ANI): The world's first laptop with twin monitors is slated to hit the stores by the end of the year.The dual-screen laptop, entitled Spacebook, was masterminded by Alaska-based ... Read more...
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Indian device for cancer treatment gets EU certification
August 19th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 19 (IANS) Cytotron, a device developed by the city-based medical technology firm Scalene Cybernetics for treatment of cancer and osteoarthritis, has received the European Union (EU) certification from Underwriters Laboratories, ... Read more...
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