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Settled copyright dispute: Microsoft, Getty agrees to work together to provide digital media company’s images
LONDON: Microsoft and Getty Images have settled copyright dispute. Both the companies agreed to work together to provide the digital...
Gates emphasises Steve Jobs had always analysed things from a coder’s point of view
LONDON: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are the biggest names in the tech world. Both have headed pioneer companies from...
Intex brings dual-SIM, 3G Intex Aqua Speed HD with 1.3GHz quad-core for Rs. 8,999
NEW DELHI: Intex has launched another variant of the Smartphone, called Intex Aqua Speed HD, at Rs. 8,999. The Intex...
Apple hits $ 1 billion revenue in India in FY 2015, rise over 40% from year earlier
BENGALURU: Apple claimed to have touched $ 1 billion in revenue in India in the monetary year ended March 31,...
Spice Stellar 526n with 5 inch HD display, 1.4 GHz octa-core processor, Android 4.4 KitKat appears for Rs. 7,999
NEW DELHI: Spice Mobiles announced the launch of Stellar 526n octa-core version of its bestselling Stellar 526 Smartphone for Rs....
Now wait 60 seconds to charge Smartphone battery
SYDNEY: A new type of battery could be used to recharge a Smartphone in as little as 60 seconds and...
Brazil turning to 350MW floating solar power project to help relieve energy crisis
With Brazil’s historic drought drying up its hydroelectric plants, the South American country is turning to solar power to help...
Samsung estimates first-quarter operating profit at 5.9 trillion, 11.53% up from won in October-December 2014
TOKYO: Samsung Electronics estimated its first-quarter operating profit at 5.9 trillion won (S$7.4 billion), easily beating analysts' estimates. The operating...
Microsoft sees more 4G-compatible smart phones in India if infrastructure for the high-speed Internet service is ready in the country
NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced that it will line up more 4G-compatible smart phones in India once the infrastructure for...
National Broadband Council approves fibre optic cable landing points in four coastal states
LONDON: The National Broadband Council led by the Minister Of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, have approved the building of...
Syria in talks for 100,000 tonnes grain swap deal with Italy
DAMASCUS: Syria is negotiating an unusual deal to exchange 100,000 tonnes of hard durum wheat from Syria for 100,000 tonnes...
Vehicle production in Ukraine dips 93.5% in January-March 2015 to 922 vehicles
KYIV: Vehicle production in Ukraine plunged by 93.5% in January-March 2015, to 922 vehicles, according to tentative data from the...
Singapore stocks start down ahead of BOJ rate decision, STI slips 0.33pts
SINGAPORE: The Straits Times Index (STI) was down 0.33 point, or 0.01 per cent, to 3,465.29 points at 9.10am on...
Saudi’s Riyad Bank Q1 net profit up 8.6% to 1.17 billion riyals in 3 months
RIYADH: Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabia's third-largest listed lender by assets, posted an 8.6 percent increase in its first-quarter net profit...
MIT researchers developed new magnetic field detector which 1,000 times more energy-efficient than its predecessors
LONDON: MIT researchers have developed a new, ultrasensitive magnetic-field detector that is 1,000 times more energy-efficient than its predecessors. It...
Asian stocks mostly higher in early trade, Japan‘s Nikkei 225 climbs 0.8%
ROME: Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday after Japan's central bank maintained its expansively easy monetary policy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei...
Taiwan stocks fall, TAIEX dips 0.2%
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday as investors took profits on tech shares following recent gains. As of 0115 GMT,...
2016 Lexus RX 350 appears in 2015 New York Auto Show
SYDNEY: Lexus has now officially unveiled the company’s next generation RX 350 model. This vehicle has been revealed during its...
Dyer Observatory celebrates 25th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope
NEW YORK: Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory is hosting several events to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking science and images from the...
Lava tubes on moon have potential to provide shelter for human colony
FRANCE: Every year since 1970, astronomers, geologists, geophysicists, and a host of other specialists have come together to participate in...
