Iran wants Japan to help it build nuclear power plants, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said. The official said he believed Iran and Japan could work together to build facilities that generate electricity. The Japanese leaders are aware of the idea, and it will become one of the key issues linking the two […]
The Indian space agency Monday successfully completed the first orbit raising operations of its communication satellite GSAT-14. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first orbit raising operation of GSAT-14 was completed by firing the apogee motor for 3,134 seconds or 52 minutes. The realised orbit is 8,966 km perigee (nearest point from […]
Internet calling and messaging service Skype said that user data is safe after the Syrian Electronic Army momentarily took control of the company’s Twitter feed and Facebook page. The SEA, a group of hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched a cyberattack Wednesday to protest against Skype owner Microsoft’s cooperation with the National Security […]
In your 40s and not been able to cut that extra flab? It could be the end of ‘good’ brown fat in the back of your neck. As we age, thermogenic activity of brown fat – good fat that helps burn bad white fat around our bellies – slows down, claimed a new study. To […]
Smartphones, often billed as distractors, can actually help enhance attention and mindfulness, claims an Indian-American researcher. Jasprit Singh, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at University of Michigan, has suggested that smartphones can enhance mindfulness, help users stay attentive and achieve particular goals while at work or home. “In our culture today, we often […]
The aliens didn’t know it was going to pour! But we did. Hold your breath. For the first time, astronomers have provided weather forecast for an alien planet. Using Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers from Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago have characterised the atmosphere of a super-earth class planet orbiting another […]
India’s supercomputer PARAM Yuva II, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), has been ranked first in India, ninth in the Asia Pacific Region and 44th in the world among the most power efficient computer systems as per the Green500 List announced at the Supercomputing Conference (SC 2013) in Denver, Colorado, in […]
2013 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 […]
The basket of 12 crude oils of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stood at $108.57 a barrel Monday, compared to $109.35 last Friday, according to the OPEC Secretariat. The new OPEC reference basket comprises Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), […]
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) Monday approved a proposal of British telecom major Vodafone Group Plc to increase its stake to 100 percent in the Indian holding with an investment of around Rs.10,141 crore ($1.7 billion). Vodafone would now need final approval from the union cabinet. “We are pleased to have obtained FIPB approval […]