Over 600 delegates and 300 exhibitors from 30 countries will take part in a four-day mega mining conference to be held here from Feb 13. The fifth International Mining, Exploration, Mineral Processing Technology, Metals and Machinery Exhibition at the Salt Lake Stadium would end Feb 16, a release from the organisers, Metallurgical Institute of India […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged 337.63 points or 1.60 percent in the pre-noon trade Monday. All the sectors were trading in the red. Substantial selling pressure was seen in the banking index (bankex), capital goods, metal, auto and oil and gas sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock […]
With an image showing the motorcycle display, similar to the ones performed at the Republic Day Parade, Google doodle Sunday celebrates India’s 65th Republic Day. On Jan 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution came into force and the country celebrated its first Republic Day then. The Google doodle, in the colours of the Indian flag – […]
In a first, national broadcaster Doordarshan Sunday broadcast on internet High Definition live streaming of the Republic Day Parade in the capital, fetching over 13,000 views. The crystal clear picture quality of the parade arrived on computers, laptops and mobile phones, barely a few seconds behind the actual proceedings. It was a welcome development for […]
Scientists have discovered the use of a simple single-celled amoeba to understand the function of human proteins in causing Alzheimer’s disease. A single-cell amoeba can equip scientists with a much better understanding of how human proteins cause Alzheimer’s disease, that too without the need for animal testing. Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and […]
How did cells make the transition from life as a solo cell to associating with other cells to become a single, cohesive unit? The answer lies in plants which have changed in size, shape, structure and reproduction over the past few million years, says a new study. Karl Niklas, a plant evolutionary biologist at Cornell […]
Cell-phone chip maker Qualcomm Inc. said Thursday it has acquired patents once owned by smartphone maker Palm Inc. from Hewlett-Packard for an undisclosed amount. Qualcomm says the purchase covers 1,400 U.S. patents and about 1,000 more foreign patients for the company’s mobile computing technology. Hewlett-Packard Co. paid $1 billion for Palm in 2010 as […]
Micromax has announced the launch of its Russia operations in partnership with VVP Group – one of the leading distribution companies in the country. The popular domestic handset maker has announced that it will be launching 14 Bolt and Canvas series smartphones in the initial phase. The company said it is also targeting to be […]
Microsoft Corp. reported revenue and earnings for its fiscal second quarter that topped Wall Street expectations, as the company sold 3.9 million Xbox One consoles to retailers and doubled revenue from its line of Surface tablets from a quarter earlier. Net income in the quarter through December climbed to $6.56 billion, or 78 cents per […]
2014 is all set to come to an end and today we take a look at the top five smartphones from the year. We’ve chosen these phones based on the kind of appeal they generated, the features offered and of course, consumer popularity. The list is in no particular order. iPhone 5s: If there was one phone that managed […]