Category: Science

Unluckiest thief: Stole iPhone on test for GPS tracker

Unluckiest thief: Stole iPhone on test for GPS tracker

July 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

iPhones are one of the most commonly stolen mobile devices according to the crime scene statistics but, the 31 year old thief Horatio Toure got really unlucky when he tried his hand at stealing an iPhone during the demonstration of the new tracking software turned out to be a flop show. The company had given [...]

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US bear takes a joyride into the trees

US bear takes a joyride into the trees

July 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

A bear entered inside an empty car parked in the driveway of a house in the early morning at around  3am in US state of Colorado. The car was said to be left unlocked when the bear entered inside it as it was attracted by the sandwich that was lying on the back seat of [...]

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Smallest details of Mars in an online Map

Smallest details of Mars in an online Map

July 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

The most accurate maps of the Red planet till date have been posted online by NASA. Now we can virtually explore the Red planet make observation of the rugged surface. The map is the best till dates of the red planet even giving the smallest details of the planet and its surface to the eyes. [...]

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Tablet Prices falling Down Down Down Down to USD 35

Tablet Prices falling Down Down Down Down to USD 35

July 23, 2010 | Comments (0)

With the advances in technology the world has now reached a stage where the mother board, the chips, the  memory system, processors of computers, network connectivity all combined together costs mere USD 35. Recently the experts at IIT, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have  developed computing device priced at USD 35 [...]

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India launches five satellites at one go

India launches five satellites at one go

July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Five satellites, including the advanced high resolution cartography satellite Cartosat-2B, were placed in orbit Monday after India’s space agency ISRO successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket from here. “I am extremely happy to say PSLV 16 was a successful flight. All the satellites were injected precisely,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman [...]

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Sunita Williams headed for the stars again

Sunita Williams headed for the stars again

July 10, 2010 | Comments (0)

Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once again in June 2012. Williams, 44, would take over as station commander at the International Space Station that was her home in the sky from Dec 9, 2006 to June [...]

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Five mn Argentines look for love on web

Five mn Argentines look for love on web

June 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

About five million Argentines look for a girlfriend or boyfriend through online dating services, with about 50,000 users a day, a media report said. Argentina has 22 percent more singles than people who are married or in a relationship, and, after Brazil, is the Latin American country with the greatest acceptance of dating over the [...]

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Tata, Future Group launch GSM mobile service

Tata, Future Group launch GSM mobile service

June 19, 2010 | Comments (0)

Leading telecom operator Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and retail giant Future Group Saturday launched a mobile telephony service under the brand name T24. Under the first of its kind retailer-telcom partnership in India, T24 GSM mobile service rolled out its operations in the Andhra Pradesh circle and announced plans to launch operations in the rest [...]

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At $1.2bn, G8/G20 summits cost too much: Canadian leaders

At $1.2bn, G8/G20 summits cost too much: Canadian leaders

June 3, 2010 | Comments (0)

With Canadian taxpayers paying through their nose to host the G8 and G20 summits this month, many political leaders, including former prime minister Paul Martin, have joined in protests against the billion-plus dollar cost of the gatherings. At $1.2 billion, the two summits, spanning three days, will be the costliest 72 hours in Canadian history. [...]

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India tests n-capable Agni II missile

India tests n-capable Agni II missile

May 17, 2010 | Comments (0)

India Monday test fired the nuclear capable intermediate range Agni II missile, with a range of over 2,000 km, from a launch site in Orissa, defence sources said. The surface to surface missile was tested from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from here.

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