BCCI rejects ICC’s recommendation on DRS (Lead, changing dateline)
June 25th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday refused to change its stance on the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) even as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive ... Read more...
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ICC committee recommends mandatory DRS in Tests, ODIs
June 25th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive committee Monday recommended the universal application of the controversial Decision Review System (DRS), which has been fiercely opposed ... Read more...
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Why do we fumble at times in recognising faces?
January 16th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Do you easily recognise everyone you've ever met, or do you struggle, even with familiar faces?
It is already known that we are better at recognising ... Read more...
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Ganguly offered BCCI technical panel chairmanship
September 19th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was Monday offered the chairmanship of the technical committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).BCCI's newly appointed president ... Read more...
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Lbw decisions won’t be reviewed in India-England series
July 20th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Leg-before decisions will not be reviewed in the upcoming four-match Test series and five One-day Internationals between India and England.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ... Read more...
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Players will get used to DRS: Sourav
June 30th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, June 30 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has welcomed the International Cricket Council's decision to make the Decision Review System (DRS) compulsory in Tests and One-day Internationals.Ganguly ... Read more...
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BCCI accepts ICC’s modified DRS version (Roundup)
June 28th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong/New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee has recommended a modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS), which has been accepted by the ... Read more...
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Modified DRS made mandatory; BCCI agree to its use without Hawk Eye (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong/Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) The controversial Decision Review System (DRS) with Hotspot and Snickometre technology has been made mandatory for Tests and ODIs at the International Cricket Council's chief ... Read more...
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Fleming calls modified version of DRS a compromise by ICC
June 27th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said the modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS) is a "compromise formula" worked out by the ... Read more...
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ICC meeting recommends mandatory use of modified DRS version
June 27th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, June 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee has recommended a modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS) be made mandatory for Tests and ODIs.However, ... Read more...
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UDRS not reliable, reiterates Indian cricket board
June 18th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday reiterated that the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) is not reliable.The board's unwillingness to ... Read more...
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Humpback whales use unique compass mechanism for navigation
April 20th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): A new research has suggested that humpback whales may have a unique compass mechanism, which helps them maintain remarkably straight movements for weeks across thousands of kilometres of ... Read more...
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Ball-tracking firm Hawk-Eye goes to Sony
March 8th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 8 (ANI): Hawk-Eye, the British-based company that provides ball-tracking technology in tennis and cricket, has been purchased by electronics giant Sony.Financial details weren't disclosed but sections of the British media ... Read more...
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‘Eye tracking’ laptop, ‘telepresence robot’ debut at Germany Science fair
March 4th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): There might come a day soon when you won't even have to lift your hand to click an icon on the screen - instead all you have to ... Read more...
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‘Control computer by sight’ technology is here
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Mar 3 (IANS) A laptop prototype has been unveiled with a device that allows a user to control the computer by sight.The eye-tracking technology monitors the user's gaze and ... Read more...
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Facebook raises row over revealing user’s location
August 20th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Controversy shrouds Facebook over revealing user's location in a new feature that it has launched.
Called Facebook Places, the application uses satellite tracking technology to permit people ... Read more...
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Motion tracking technology to reduce injuries for older adults developed
August 11th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed technology to track motions while people exercise.The technology provides feedback to patients as they recover from injuries or illnesses ... Read more...
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New Motion Tracking Technology to reduce Injuries in the elderly
August 11th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): A new motion sensing technology developed by the researchers from the University of Missouri will help in reducing injuries in older people.University of Missouri researchers from the Sinclair ... Read more...
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‘Hot Spot’ camera shortage for 2011 World Cup cricket matches
August 5th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 5(ANI): The 'Hot Spot' infrared imaging technology is likely to assist umpires only in the final stages of the 2011 World Cup due to a shortage of cameras.A Melbourne-based firm, ... Read more...
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Soon, eye movement-based lie detector test
July 17th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Our eye movements have long been thought to reveal whether we are telling the truth or lying. Now a group of University of Utah researchers are using eye-tracking ... Read more...
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New social networking technologies ‘destabilizing trust’
June 12th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 12 (ANI): An information and technology researcher has revealed that applications that enable people to track each other's location are destabilizing trust.PhD researcher Roba Abbas from the University of Wollongong ... Read more...
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ICC says at least 18 months study required to consider day-night test feasibility
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that at least 18 months' research has to be done on different coloured balls before activating a plan to hold day-night ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb criticised for not being able to track Maoist leader
December 28th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee's statement of not being able to track down Maoist top leader Koteshwar Krishna Rao alias Kishanji received a wide range of ... Read more...
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Roach decision will set a precedent for controversial umpire referral system
December 21st, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec 21(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his West Indies counterpart Chris Gayle have agreed that the use of the controversial umpire referral system by fast bowler Kemar Roach after his ... Read more...
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Broad clarifies Roach dismissal in Perth Test
December 21st, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec. 21 (ANI): ICC match referee Chris Broad has sought to clarify the dismissal of West Indies batsman Kemar Roach during the third and last Test against Australia in Perth, which ... Read more...
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Miandad backs ICC’s new referral system
November 26th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov.26 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has supported the new referral system, Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS), saying it will help reduce umpires' mistakes considerably."It will make an umpire more ... Read more...
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Aleem Dar supports use of controversial video referral system
November 21st, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov.21 (ANI): International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the ... Read more...
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Dar backs new umpire referral system
November 19th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Eminent Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar Thursday said the new umpire referral system will help minimise errors.
The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in which each side is allowed ... Read more...
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Australia to go ahead with new referral system against West Indies and Pakistan
November 18th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.18 (ANI): Despite refusal of several countries, Australia has decided to go ahead with the new video review system for umpires in the coming season.While both India and South Africa have ... Read more...
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Exercise puts smokers off ciggies
October 27th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Exercise makes cigarettes look less attractive in the eyes of smokers, claims a new study.The study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise ... Read more...
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Microsoft fires Natal back at Wii
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Microsoft has fired back at video game leader Nintendo with Natal, a new hands-free control technology that does away with the need for a traditional controller.The company hopes that the hands-free technology ... Read more...
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BMW developing cars that ’sense’ danger to pedestrians
May 13th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Munich, May 13 (DPA) BMW is refining a car-to-car communication system that offers more pedestrian protection by "sensing" situations and persons that cannot normally be seen by motorists, according to the car ... Read more...
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UK does not have right type of force to counter Mumbai-style terror attack: Expert
November 30th, 2008 - 10:34 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov.30 (ANI): A former SAS officer has warned that Britain is not in a position to counter a terrorist strike similar to what happened in Mumbai this week, as it ... Read more...
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Autistic infants look more at others mouths than eyes
September 27th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 27 (ANI): A new study has found that autistic toddlers look significantly more at the mouths of others, and less at their eyes, as compared to their normal counterparts. ... Read more...
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Soon, robot assistants that will operate according to surgeons gaze
September 25th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): Robot assistant that work according to a surgeons gaze will soon replace human assistants in operation theatres, thanks to the new eye-tracking technology that can easily tell ... Read more...
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