Obama win keeps NASA’s space plans on course
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Washington : The re-election of US president Barack Obama could mean one small step back to the moon and a giant leap to landing astronauts on Mars and asteroids.
Apple sells three million iPads over weekend
By IANS,
San Francisco: Apple announced Monday that it sold three million iPad mini and fourth generation iPad when the products went on sale this weekend.
Google, YouTube to get Russian site blacklist updates
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Google and YouTube will receive updates regarding "blacklisted" websites in Russia, the country's communications oversight agency said.
Russian ‘internet blacklist’ site faces attack
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: A Russian website with a special register of "blacklisted" sites came under attack shortly after it went online Thursday, said the federal agency which runs it.
Airport scanner can damage diabetes device
By IANS,,
Washington : Full-body scanners used at airports can damage the insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device used by diabetics, caution experts.
Microsoft opens Windows 8 in india
By IANS,
Bangalore: Global software major Microsoft late Thursday unveiled its Windows 8 version of the operation system in India as part of its worldwide launch.
Arctic deep-sea litter doubles in last decade
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow : Scientists have found the amount of debris lying on the ocean floor in the Arctic has doubled over the past decade.
Apple introduces new computer models
By IANS,
San Francisco (US): Apple Tuesday updated its computer products lineup with the launch of new notebook and desktop models.
Facebook has 65 million active users in India
By IANS,
Hyderabad : World's largest social network Facebook Thursday announced that it has over 65 million active users in India, an eight-fold increase over last two years.
‘Electric’ pants stop bedsores
By IANS,
London: A special underwear has been designed to jolt the buttocks with electricity so it can help prevent bedsores, the BBC reported Monday.
Russia launches US telecom satellite
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow : Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket with US telecom satellite Intelsat-23 blasted off Sunday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.
Mobile internet access booms in New Zealand
By IANS,
Wellington: More than half of New Zealanders are now accessing the internet through their mobile phones, the government statistics agency announced Friday.
Samsung unveils Galaxy S3 mini
By IANS,
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said Friday that it unveiled a new version of Galaxy S3 smartphone to better compete with Apple's newest smartphone iPhone5.
Apple pays tribute to late co-founder Steve Jobs
By IANS,
Washington: Apple Friday paid tribute to its late co-founder Steve Jobs with a heartfelt video and a note from Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook.
Facebook hits one billion mark!
By IANS,
London : Popular social networking site Facebook has broken the record for one billion active users, according to its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Apple starts production of smaller iPad
By IANS,
San Francisco: Mass production of a smaller and cheaper version of Apple's iPad tablet computer has started, media reports said Wednesday.
Indian satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit
By IANS,
Bangalore : India's heaviest communication satellite (GSAT-10) was Wednesday placed in the geosynchronous orbit, about 36,000 km above the earth, the Indian space agency said.
Hackers attack Swedish websites
By IANS,
Stockholm: Several Swedish websites including those of banks and armed forces were attacked Monday, causing their servers to crash.
Quartz glass computer storage that lasts 100 mn years
By IANS,
London: Computer firm Hitachi has developed a quartz glass-based storage system that will last for an unbelievable 100 million years.
New US Formula One circuit gets the nod
By IANS,
Austin: The new Formula one circuit being built here has got the FIA approval for the upcoming United States Grand Prix to be held Nov 18.
Happy Birthday Google!
By IANS,
New Delhi: Google turned 14 Thursday and celebrated its birthday with a doodle of a rich chocolate cake.
Google Play store hits 25 bn downloads
By IANS,
San Francisco: Google announced Wednesday that its online store for media and applications Google Play has hit 25 billion downloads.
Chinese firms to make SIMs for iPhone 5
By IANS,
Beijing: Mobile phone companies in China plan to make smaller SIM cards for use in Apple iPhone 5, a media report said Saturday.
Smartphone games a hit in Tokyo
By IANS,
Tokyo: Social networking games installed on smartphones are the rage at a game show in Tokyo.
Apple share tops $700 on iPhone 5 success
By IANS,
New York: Apple's stocks closed higher than $700 per share for the first time after Tuesday's trading, as orders for its new iPhone 5 hit a new record.
US probes Apple’s patent infringement
By IANS,
Washington: A US trade panel Tuesday launched a probe after the Motorola company alleged that its patents were infringed by Apple Inc.
Google acquires Nik Software
By IANS,
San Francisco: Google has announced that it has acquired Nik Software, a German software company behind the popular photo application Snapseed on Apple's iOS platform.
India’s tryst with Mars begins in November 2013
By IANS,
Bangalore : India's tryst with Mars will begin in November 2013 to explore the red planet's atmosphere and search for life-sustaining elements, a top space official said late Monday.
Memmoo, a phone to speak with many, to launch in Kerala
By IANS,
Kochi: Britain's KloudPaD, a mobile electronics convergence brand, is ready with its non-GSM based wireless open phone memmoo network for consumers in Kerala.
Half a billion Android devices activated: Google
By IANS,
San Francisco : Google Wednesday announced that 500 million devices running on its Android operating system have been activated so far.
Abu Dhabi hosts information technology summit
By IANS,
By WAM,
Abu Dhabi: The 6th information and communication technology summit of the Middle East's oil and gas sector opened in Abu Dhabi Tuesday.
ISBA secretariat at Technopark-TBI
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks (STEPs) and Business Incubators' Association (ISBA) will open its new headquarters in the Technopark-TBI here.
India’s next moon mission banks on Russia, no Mars race with China: ISRO chief
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
Manmohan watches as 100th Indian space mission blasts off
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
IT investment region to come up around Hyderabad
By IANS,
Hyderabad: This information technology hub is expected to witness rapid growth in the IT sector with the setting up of investment region around the city.
Over 270 government websites hacked till July
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New Delhi: Over 270 government websites were hacked till July this year, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot informed parliament.
Russian deputy PM backs hypersonic bomber
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By RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin Monday reiterated his appeal for developing a hypersonic aircraft for its PAK-DA long-range bomber requirements.
Wipro joins Google’s cloud platform
By IANS,
Bangalore: Indian IT bellwether Wipro Technologies has joined global search engine Google's cloud platform as its services partner, an official said Monday.
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 800 in India
By IANS,
New Delhi: Samsung Electronics Friday launched a new tablet, Galaxy Note 800, in the Indian market expanding its product portfolio.
Mahindra Racing join hands with Swiss firm
By IANS,
New Delhi: Mahindra Racing will team up with former Grand Prix rider Eskil Suter's company to produce an all new bike for the 2013 Moto3 season.
Google maps ancient Arctic village
By IANS,
New Delhi: Google is surfing new places in the remote northern outposts of the Canada's Arctic region with its mapping device, the search engine said in a statement Thursday.
Only one hacking in last three years: Antony
By IANS,
New Delhi: India's defence establishment has recorded only one breach of security by hackers from outside in the last three years, parliament was informed Wednesday.
Russia launches US satellite
By IANS,
Moscow : Russia launched a 5,600-kg US communications satellite Sunday from a seaborne launch platform in the Pacific Ocean, Xinhua reported.
Russia to launch US satellite
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow : A Russian rocket is set for a seaborne launch Sunday to put a US telecom satellite into orbit, a spokesman for the Sea Launch company said.
Hacker claims security flaw with Apple’s iPhone
By IANS,
San Francisco: A hacker Friday revealed a security flaw that he claimed could make Apple's iPhone particularly vulnerable to text message cheating.
NASA completes `brain transplant’ on Curiosity rover
By IANS,
Los Angeles : NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has announced that it has completed "brain transplant" on Mars rover Curiosity.
Signal received from missing Indonesian satellite
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow : Contact has been made with an Indonesian telecommunications satellite which went missing following a failed launch last week, a Russian rocket firm said Monday.
Puerto Rican to prepare menu for manned mission to Mars
By IANS/EFE,
Orlando (Florida) : A Puerto Rican scientist will be in charge of creating the menu for the first manned mission to Mars.
Curiosity lands on Mars
By IANS,
Washington : US space agency's nuclear-powered rover Curiosity touched down on Mars Sunday.
India to launch three satellites next month
By IANS,
Chennai : India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of this year, said a senior official here.
China launches communication satellite
By IANS,
Beijing : China Wednesday night successfully launched a communication satellite into space.
Indian scientists help save 131 trees in Cambodian temple
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Indian scientists have been successful in conserving 131 trees at the 800-year-old Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia, better known as 'Temple Tree'.
India tests n-capable Agni-I missile
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: India Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
Cuba uses biotechnology to revive coffee industry
By IANS,
Havana: Cuban researchers are trying to revive the nation's wilting coffee production by using bio-technology, an expert said.
Microsoft to acquire multitouch display maker
By IANS,
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced that it has agreed to buy large-scale multitouch display maker Perceptive Pixel.
Russia launches Proton-M rocket with Dutch telesat
By IANS,
Moscow: Russia conducted the launch of a Proton-M rocket with a telecommunications satellite late Monday.
Solar Energy Corp to develop India-centric technology and products
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
Your body heat could power future devices
New York, July 1 (IANS) A new way of powering gadgets using simply a person's own body heat has been developed by an American company that specialises in green power sources.
New way to inject oxygen excites medical science
By IANS,
London: A new way of administering oxygen into blood, that could allow people to stay alive without breathing, has been discovered.
Russia, France to develop armoured vehicle
By IANS,
Moscow: Russia and France will jointly develop a new armoured vehicle soon, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.
Russia, France to jointly build armoured vehicle
By IANS,
Moscow: Russia and France will jointly build a new armoured infantry vehicle, Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport said.
Giant ocean found on Saturn’s moon
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Around 100 km beneath the rocky crust on Saturn's largest moon Titan is an ocean of water spanning the entirety of the celestial body, scientists said.
Google announces cloud-computing service
By IANS,
San Francisco: Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.
Chinese astronauts return to Earth
By IANS,
Beijing: Three astronauts who completed China's first manned space docking safely returned to Earth Friday morning.
Som Mittal stays as Nasscom president till 2014
By IANS,
New Delhi: Som Mittal will continue as president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) for two more years.
Global warming will push up sea level
By IANS,
Amsterdam : Sea levels worldwide are expected to rise by several metres in the coming centuries if global warming continues unabated.
Chinese spacecraft docks with orbiting module
By IANS,
Beijing: Chinese astronauts Sunday manually docked a spacecraft with an orbiting module, the first such attempt in China's space exploration history, authorities said.
Cockroach essential to earth’s delicate ccoystem
By IANS,
London : People need to stop stamping on cockroaches, as one of the most despised of all insects is essential to our planet for converting nitrogen into fertiliser, experts have said.
Sunita Williams heading back to space again
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006.
New mosquito species doesn’t need blood before laying eggs
By IANS,
Sydney : Scientists have discovered a secretive and exotic species of mosquito, which, unlike others of its kind, do not require a blood meal before laying eggs.
US launches spy satellite
By IANS,
Washington : The US Wednesday launched a spy satellite into space.
China launches Shenzhou-9 with first woman astronaut
By IANS,
Beijing: China launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard Saturday.
Chennai watches transit of Venus
By IANS,
Chennai : The passage of planet Venus across the face of Sun is once in a life time celestial event and many viewed it here, an official said Wednesday.
Five minor planets named after Chinese scientists
By IANS,
Beijing : Five minor planets have been named after top Chinese scientists with the approval of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Iran builds new space centre
By IANS,
Tehran : Iran is building a new space centre to launch satellites, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday.
NASA hails new era in space
By IANS,
Washington : NASA head Charles Bolden has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station Tuesday by a private company, BBC reported.
Iran to launch three satellites
By IANS,
Moscow : Iran has plans to launch three satellites in the near future, according to the Iranian embassy in Moscow.
Billions of life bearing planets float in the milky way
By IANS,
London : A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing earth-sized planets may exist in the space between stars in the Milky Way, says a study.
Iran not to retreat on nuke programme
By IANS,
Tehran: Iran will not retreat "an iota" from its right to develop nuclear energy despite Western-led sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said.
Kudankulam n-plant a step closer to going on stream
By IANS,
Chennai: The first unit of the protest-hit nuclear power project at Kudankulam is about to be commissioned. Officials have initiated the process to remove its dummy fuel.
NASA’s Spitzer detects light of alien ‘Super-Earth’
By IANS,
Washington : NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time.
British lab growing human body parts
By IANS,
London: British experts are growing human body parts like nose and ears in laboratory, Daily Mail reported Sunday.
Your card details could be ‘robbed by radiowave’
By IANS,
London: Millions of credit and debit card users could be "robbed by radiowave" because of a new contactless technology, the Daily Mail reported.
89 power projects pending with environment ministry
By IANS,
New Delhi: A total of 89 power projects seeking green clearance are pending with the ministry, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the Lok Sabha Monday.
PM launches Rs.21,500 crore Bathinda refinery
By IANS,
Bathinda (Punjab): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday inaugurated the Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Punjab's Bathinda district.
China installs largest optical telescope in Antarctica
By IANS,
Beijing : A Chinese expedition team to Antarctica has finished installing and testing the largest optical telescope in the snow-capped region, experts said.
Life on Mars found but destroyed by mistake
By IANS,
London: Bungling NASA scientists are believed to have found tiny live microbes on Mars - but mistakenly killed them by boiling them alive, a media report said Saturday.