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Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on lunar surface
An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound (40 kg) rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday.
The explo......read more
Chinese firm ZTE to sell mobile handsets directly in India
ZTE is introducing five models, priced between Rs 5,799 and Rs 14,999, followed by tablet PCs by Diwali.
Aiming to become one of India's top three handset vendors, Chinese telecom major ZTE announce......read more
Simmtronics launches XPAD tab at Rs 5,999
Simmtronics Semiconductors on Friday launched its calling tablet XPAD X-722 in India at the price of Rs 5,999.
The tablet runs on Android 4.0 ICS and is powered by Cortex A8 1.0 GHz and 400 2D/3D proc......read more
Stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers
Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main par......read more
Extinct creature creature with Edward Scissorhands-like claws named after Johnny Depp
An ancient extinct creature with scissor-like claws, newly-discovered in fossil records, has been named after movie star Johnny Depp.
The 505-million-year-old fossil called Kooteninchela deppi is a d......read more
After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters.
Amazon wi......read more
Spice unveils Stellar Horizon Pro Mi 505 smartphone at Rs 8,499
Mobile Internet company S Mobility on Thursday unveiled Stellar Horizon Pro Mi 505, an Android based dual-sim smartphone on 3G platform, priced at Rs 8,499.
Horizon Pro has a 5 mega-pixel rear camera ......read more
A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers
Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main par......read more
EBay developers working on possible apps for Google Glass
Developers at eBay Inc are working on potential applications for Google Inc's Glass project, opening up the possibility that shopping and broader commercial activities might be conducted through the ......read more
Facebook, Twitter jump on Google glasses
Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.
"Built by Fac......read more
Google gets personal with self-drive cars, Google Glass
For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer.
“Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life,’’ Page told a crowd of 6,000 softwar......read more
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Smartphones: Google Android trumps Apple iOS, Windows edges up
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed today. The IDC survey showe......read moreStaying on XP to cost more than moving to Windows 8: Microsoft
Companies may have to spend three times more or about $300 per user if they do not plan to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8, a study commissioned by software giant Microsoft today sai......read more
Panasonic aims to capture 8% smartphone mkt share in India
Electronics product company Panasonic today said it is aiming to capture 8 per cent market share in the country's smartphone segment within a year.
“We expect to capture 8 per cent smartphone market......read more
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