Technology

Giant asteroid to buzz past Earth in two weeks

A gigantic asteroid will fly by Earth at the end of this month, making its closest approach for at least the next two centuries. On May 31, asteroid 1998 QE2, believed to be about 2.7 kilometres or ni......read more

Science and Technology

NASA records giant explosion on Moon visible from Earth

A meteoroid has smashed into the Moon, causing the biggest explosion ever seen on the lunar surface which was visible from Earth with the naked-eye, NASA said. "On March 17, 2013, an object about th......read more

All Rounder: Asus Fonepad

Intel finally enters the tablet segment with the Asus Fonepad By the time Intel decided to step into the tablets segment, most mobile devices already use Apple, Qualcomm or MediaTek processors. But th......read more

Mars rover Opportunity examines rock altered by water

NASA's Mars rover, Opportunity, has finished examining a fractured rock on the red planet intensely altered by water, providing evidence about a wet ancient environment possibly favourable for life. ......read more

New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a ye......read more

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette ......read more

Microsoft trials TV signals for WiFi

By Andrew Parker, Telecoms Editor A consortium led by Microsoft will on Wednesday begin a technology trial that should pave the way for new mobile broadband networks that can support bandwidth-hungry ......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

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

New Frontiers Mission

NASA's asteroid mission gets final go ahead

NASA's first asteroid sample mission has received the final approval for its ambitious launch in 2016 and is now entering the development and testing phase. The USD 1 billion OSIRIS-REx reached a maj......read more

Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon

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 explos......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