Posted Nov 22, 2013 | General | 6278 Views

A California jury has ruled that Samsung must pay Apple$290 million in additional damages for patent infringement. Apple had asked for$380 million in damages. Samsung had asked to pay Apple only$52 million. A jury in the summer of 2012 had ruled that Samsung had infringed on five Apple patents in r Read more...

Posted Nov 21, 2013 | General | 5148 Views

(Updated Nov 21, 2013)

Well, comparisons with Tendulkar was bound to happen, especially when you slam 546, even if it is school cricket. Prithvi Shaw, slammed a record 546 against St. Francis D’Assisi in a Harris Shield match. He has already made a reputation for himself as a run machine. His innings of 546 came in 367 Read more...

Posted Oct 26, 2013 | General | 1324 Views

With a defiant Sahara group refusing to furnish the requisite bank guarantee, the BCCI on Saturday decided to terminate Pune warriors from the IPL after a meeting of its all-powerful working committee. The decision to terminate Pune, owned by Sahara, would leave the IPL an eight-team affair for the Read more...

Posted Oct 26, 2013 | General | 767 Views

The wait for information on the eagerly anticipated KTM RC390 has been cut short by about 10 days due to a leak on the company’s website. The bike, which was set for a 5th November EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show launch, was exposed when the company’s Canadian website accidentally published the bike’s s Read more...

Posted Oct 26, 2013 | General | 3158 Views

In what may come as bad news for McDonald’s and other big burger joints in the country, one of the world’s top fast-food companies, Burger King, will soon enter India. According to an Economic Times report, Burger King will enter India through a franchising partnership with a company that will be he Read more...

Posted Oct 25, 2013 | General | 672 Views

Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was on Friday ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since last year. The index, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum( WEF), has ranked 136 countries on how well reso Read more...

Posted Oct 25, 2013 | General | 4149 Views

Google has reportedly added a new handwriting input tool to Gmail and Google Docs that allows users to send emails in their own handwriting. With a mousepad or cursor users can write out what they want and Google will do its best to create a typed version of their words and also give suggestions fo Read more...

Posted Oct 25, 2013 | General | 3521 Views

Samsung has managed to land itself in a big soup. Already battling a slew of cases filed by Apple against it, Samsung has been caught apparently "paying for false praise and negative comments about competitors and has been fined just over $340,000". Apparently, the issue came to light in April afte Read more...

Posted Oct 24, 2013 | General | 1109 Views

MUMBAI: Wholesale prices of vegetables, especially essential staples like onion and potato, increased sharply at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) complex in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. While onions sold for Rs 5,300 per quintal at the wholesale market on Monday, prices went up to Rs 5,50 Read more...

Posted Oct 24, 2013 | General | 657 Views

Irony was the constant refrain of Manna Dey’s life. A world happy to sway to jingles could not always appreciate the steeped-in-classicism kalaam of Manna Da. Not blessed with the rare yodelling skills of Kishore Kumar or the soaked-in-romance style of Mohammed Rafi, there were a few things Manna D Read more...

Posted Oct 24, 2013 | General | 722 Views

More than 83,000 people below 20 years are affected by stroke each year globally. Stroke — a condition traditionally associated with old age — is increasingly affecting young and middle aged people, according to a major new analysis from the Global and Regional Burden of Stroke in the 1990-2010 stud Read more...

Posted Oct 23, 2013 | General | 1339 Views

Chandigarh: The Indian Railways will provide special meals on demand for diabetic and ailing passengers travelling on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. This was stated in a communique from the railway ministry to Jagat Prakash Nadda, Rajya Sabha member of parliament (MP) from Himachal Pradesh. Nadda h Read more...

Posted Oct 23, 2013 | General | 4337 Views

Just a day after getting leaked online, Micromax’s new 5-inch Canvas Magnus A117 smartphone has appeared at online retailer Snapdeal. The smartphone can be purchased for just INR 14,999, which is lower than what we had anticipated. With the release of A117, Micromax is giving consumers an alternativ Read more...

Posted Oct 23, 2013 | General | 3708 Views

Regulars here would remember that we reported in detail when it emerged that Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), India’s second largest selling car maker, has pulled the plug on the Accent C segment sedan. The discontinuation of the Accent has left quite a void in the car maker’s product portfolio a Read more...

Posted Oct 22, 2013 | General | 4088 Views

As announced by BlackBerry earlier today, BBM for Android went live in Google Play minutes ago. Initially scheduled to launch last month, the release was canceled at the last moment because of some technical glitches as around one million Android users installed the leaked beta version of the app an Read more...

Posted Oct 22, 2013 | General | 2038 Views

Exciting news comes our way from the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS 2013) in the form of a car based on the Renault Duster. Renault South Africa has taken the covers off a concept car called the Renault Duster Detour, a sibling to the Duster launched in South Africa this past month. Wha Read more...

Posted Oct 22, 2013 | General | 1734 Views

Honda has showcased the new CBR300R in the 12th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition in Chongqing, China. This bike is expected to replace the CBR250R globally. The new CBR300R will be built in Thailand, where the CBR250R is currently produced. From Thailand it will be exported to intern Read more...

Posted Oct 22, 2013 | General | 4996 Views

An innovative motorcycle helmet that gives its rider directions, map locations and weather forecasts has been developed. The helmet, developed by a Silicon valley-based start-up, features a tiny heads-up display, positioned so that the image appears in front of your right cheek, where you would nee Read more...

Posted Oct 21, 2013 | General | 3045 Views

(Updated Oct 21, 2013)

More details about Micromax’s upcoming Android smartphone Canvas Turbo have leaked online. The smartphone, which is expected to be launched in the coming weeks, will be the first full HD phone from the company.Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 Sketch A Micromax Canvas Turbo sketch, probably taken from the Read more...

Posted Oct 21, 2013 | General | 471 Views

After playing the yes-yes no-no game, it seems that Govinda has finally given the nod to play father to the reigning superstar Ranbir Kapoor in the film ’Jagga Jasoos’. Buzz is that Ranbir Kapoor will be playing the role of a 17-year-old boy in the film, which is a joint production betwee Read more...