Your obsolete car does not just stop at the scrap yard. It continues its journey till it enters your kitchen! Puzzled? The answer lies in recycling and Finnish people would tell you how there is no end to the road for your junked car, literally. In Finland, up to 95 percent of an obsolete car […]
In ray of hope for those at risk of developing pancreatic cancer, scientists are developing a credit card-sized, low cost device that could help doctors diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier and faster. The prototype can perform the basic steps for processing a biopsy, relying on fluid transport instead of human hands to process the tissue. “This […]
India is to set up a rural technology park in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, in addition to an information and communication technology park that has been inaugurated in the former French colony. This was stated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur during her visit to Côte d’Ivoire last […]
For all those frequent or not-so-frequent air travellers, what about some conversation up in the sky that can lead you to a date, even to make a little turbulence in the lavatory? You heard it right. Here comes an in-flight app that promises to let you meet fellow passengers on your flight while you’re still […]
Shortly after he was named the new CEO of Microsoft, Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella shot off a letter to employees asking the software giant to “prioritize innovation” and “help drive cultural change.” “While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more,” wrote Nadella, only the third CEO in the company’s 39-year history, Tuesday […]
A new era of smart batteries are near us where the source of charging would be solar power, TV set or even Wi-Fi at your home. Although it would take some years to hit the market, Apple is looking into ways to fit its smartwatch’s screen with a solar charging layer. This would charge the […]
Twitter has acquired more than 900 patents from computing giant IBM, ending a dispute between the two companies, a joint announcement said Friday. The statement said the two firms entered into a patent cross-license agreement as part of a deal giving the patents to the messaging platform. “This acquisition of patents from IBM and licensing […]
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the central government for its laxity in coming out with a notification on a national email policy for official communication. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul warned the government of “coercive action” if it keeps on delaying the email policy despite the […]
It seems Google might release a new colour variant for its Nexus 5 next month, if the latest purported image in a series of leaks is to be believed. Android Police has posted an image that suggests that Nexus 5 will be hitting Google Play store on February 4. The leaked image comes via US […]
samSamsung’s current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, and its compact version, the Galaxy S4 mini, will soon be available in a Black Edition, which also features black-coloured faux-leather back cover, as seen in Galaxy Note 3. The smartphones were previously only available in the dark-blue Black Mist and off-white White Frost variants. The Samsung Galaxy […]