Current wireless networks have a problem: The more popular they become, the slower they are. Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have just become the latest to demonstrate a technology that transmits data as light instead of radio waves, which gets around the congestion issue and could be te read more...

Barely an hour after coming round from her operation to insert an artificial pacemaker, 65-year-old Gaynor Wright took her first proper breath in almost two years. ‘The sensation as cool air rushed deep into my lungs was indescribable,’ she says. Incredibly, earlier that day Gaynor had been in end read more...

A few days ago, a leak tipped us off to an unannounced HP Chromebook 11, and today Google made that piece of hardware official. Priced at $279, this 11-incher is available today, and we’ve already had a chance to get our hands on the unit -- in several of its punchy color options, to boot. The read more...

A multi-storey building collapsed near the Bara Hindu Rao area of Delhi on Wednesday morning. One person has died and at least two have been injured. More people are still feared trapped inside. Four fire tenders have been sent to the spot. Ambulances were also sent to the spot. Rescue operations h read more...

More than displaying the time, watches are now made to receive calls, check mails and a lot more. The smart watches fall under the category of wearable devices and comes in different price range. The prominent models of these intelligent wearable devices are, Smart watch by Sony which features a cam read more...

Productivity on Android has always been important. Now, with tablets and devices that are bigger and better than ever, productivity is starting to become even more important. This is especially true for office applications because on-the-fly document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing and creati read more...

Nissan India will launch its first ever compact crossover, the Terrano, in the fast growing SUV/crossover segment tomorrow. Regulars here would remember that we recently spent a few days testing the new car on varied road conditions and here is what our experts have to say about the upcoming crossov read more...

Galaxy Round may be the name of Samsung’s first flexible display smartphone, recent reports backed up by a filing found with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office suggest. The trademark documentation, filed on September 30, clearly lists the Samsung Galaxy Round product name. While it’s not clear what t read more...

The Sun’s magnetic field is soon going to flip by 180-degrees which could lead to changes in climate, storms and even disrupt satellites, scientists have warned. The Sun’s magnetic field changes polarity approximately every 11 years. It happens at the peak of each solar cycle as the Sun
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Satish Kumar Garg singles out tackling of hypoglycaemia for effective handling Many health care solutions today, increasingly, ride on the technology train. The pills and syringes, devices are still there, sometimes, but now have the ability to do their task faster, better, with greater sophistica read more...

Maruti Suzuki has done it again. It’s been two years since India’s numero uno car maker launched the Musik Edition of the Alto K10 and now we have a repeat of this process. The Alto K10 gets a Musik Edition yet again, bang in the middle of the festive season. The Alto K10 Musik Edition model is basi read more...

Madonna was a rape victim in her early days in New York City, according to a frightening essay she wrote for Harper’s Bazaar. Madonna’s rape essay made headlines on Friday as she recounted the horrifying memory from her early New York City days. In a guest essay for Harper’s Bazaar, Madonna is str read more...