Technology News

Now a 'sat nag' system that will inform drivers against bad driving

ANI - 01:25 PM

London, October 27 (ANI): A backseat driver satellite navigation system that will inform drivers when they are rushing up, or are out of lanes, is being developed.

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Mobile alert

Doctors warn of rash from use of mobile

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Foldable computer

Foldable computer screens come closer to reality

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China

Largest sci-tech museum in China.

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Superb fridges

Fridges will communicate soon.

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The computer helper

What you need to know about Chrome.

ENTERTAINMENT

Rock on

Musical bands that start at school.

General

  • BlackBerry Bold to cost $299IE - Thu, Oct 23

    AT&T; Inc said on Wednesday it would sell the BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion Ltd for $299, or 50 per cent more than it charges for Apple Inc's iPhone.

  • Michael Dell, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Dell, delivers a speech during Dell Platinum Advisory Council in Shanghai October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Nir Elias
    Dell aims to outpace industry, sees uncertaintyReuters - Thu, Oct 23

    By Fang Yan and Helen DingSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Dell, the world's second-biggest computer maker, expects to grow faster than the industry this year but its CEO added it is hard to say whether the global PC market will improve heading into the year-end.

  • Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive of Research In Motion (RIM), holds the Blackberry Bold handset during its launch in Mumbai in this September 18, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe
    AT&T; to sell BlackBerry Bold for $299 Nov 4Reuters - Thu, Oct 23

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it would sell the BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion Ltd for $299, or 50 percent more than it charges for Apple Inc's iPhone.

  • Yahoo to axe 1,500 jobs on weak ad revenueIE - Wed, Oct 22

    Yahoo Inc posted a sharply lower quarterly profit on nearly flat sales, but its shares rose 8 per cent on the Internet media company's plan to cut at least 10 per cent of its work force to save costs.

  • Surging iPhone sales spur AppleIE - Wed, Oct 22

    Apple Inc reported a stronger-than-expected 26 per cent rise in quarterly profit, spurred by strong sales of its new iPhone, and its shares rose 13 per cent on Tuesday.

Internet

  • Dhaka daily hails India's moon missionIANS - Fri, Oct 24

    Dhaka, Oct 24 (IANS) A prominent Dhaka daily Friday hailed India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 and hoped that its spin-off would help the entire South Asian region.

  • Facebook fuels 'friendship addiction' and users insecurityANI - Thu, Oct 23

    London, Oct 23 (ANI): Social networking site, Facebook, is responsible for 'friendship addiction' and is fuelling insecurity in users, according to psychologists.

  • Internet plays increasingly important role in American electionIANS - Thu, Oct 23

    San Francisco, Oct 23 (DPA) If anyone still questioned the power of the Internet to play a key role in the general elections, the recent fundraising figures touted by Barack Obama should put all doubts to rest.

  • Obama views India's moon mission as a challengeIANS - Thu, Oct 23

    Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) As the White House hailed India's maiden moon mission as 'encouraging' and 'exciting', Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama saw it as a reminder to revitalise the US space programme and not let other countries surpass it.

  • Centre set up to fight growing cyber crimesIANS - Tue, Oct 21

    New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Taking note of the rising cases of cyber crimes, the government has set up a Resource Centre for Cyber Forensics (RCCF) at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) at Thiruvananthapuram, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

Software

  • Indian-origin researchers say IT outsourcing can uplift care at rural hospitalsANI - Fri, Oct 24

    Washington, October (ANI): A team of Indian-origin researchers in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) says that small hospitals in rural areas can provide patients with the benefits of modern equipment and technology by sharing an IT infrastructure with larger hospitals in the same geographic area.

  • Icelandic designer creates world's first bulletproof handkerchiefANI - Thu, Oct 23

    London, Oct 23 (ANI): Keeping in mind well-dressed gentlemen with dangerous lifestyles, an Icelandic designer has created the world's first bulletproof handkerchief.

  • Now, a gizmo to say 'no' to unwelcome callersANI - Thu, Oct 23

    London, Oct 23 (ANI): Want to get rid of those irritating cold calls that you have to attend? Well, then TrueCall might just prove to be your ultimate saviour.

  • Computer criminals can hear what you type on a keyboardANI - Wed, Oct 22

    London, October 22 (ANI): Swiss researchers have shown that computer criminals can misuse the electromagnetic signals produced by when buttons on a keyboard to eavesdrop on what a user types.

  • 'Free software allows cheaper long distance phone calls'IANS - Wed, Oct 22

    Panaji, Oct 22 (IANS) Free software and open source solutions offer a huge potential to link your computer to the mobile phone and the inexpensive Skype networks -- that allows you to make international calls over the internet -- and for sending out SMSes too.

Mobile

  • Telecom watchdog told to review call termination chargesIANS - Thu, Oct 23

    New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) India's telecom watchdog has been asked to undertake a review of mobile termination charges based on present and projected cost and traffic, parliament was informed Thursday.

  • India searching for better spectrum technologyIANS - Tue, Oct 21

    Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS) Indian telecom authorities are searching for better spectrum technology as the country looks to achieve its target of having a 500-million strong mobile subscriber base by 2010.

  • Mobile handsets will be cyber-criminals' next targets, says reportANI - Sat, Oct 18

    London, October 18 (ANI): U.S. experts are urging cell phone users to exercise the same caution with their mobiles that they do to protect their computers from spam and virus attacks.

  • Now, get electoral details via SMS!IANS - Thu, Oct 16

    New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Very soon, voters in the national capital would be able to access their electoral details by just sending an SMS, an aide to the state's chief electoral officer said here Thursday.

  • Nokia reports lower net profit in third quarterIANS - Thu, Oct 16

    Helsinki, Oct 16 (DPA) Finnish-based Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Thursday its operating profit dropped by 21 percent in the third quarter of 2008.


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