Technology News

Gujarat students leave for space camp in US

Seventeen schoolchildren from here will attend NASA's special eight-day space training programme in the US.10:32 AM on August 07

BigFix Partners With HCL, Paladion, and Wipro to Secure India and the World

US Security and Systems Management Firm Announces Key Partnerships Targeting Large and Growing Regional and Global Enterprises12:12 PM on August 06

Vectran Fiber to Propel Olympic Runners in Revolutionary New Nike Zoom Victory Running Shoes

Super Strong High-Performance Fiber Key to New Flywire Technology Hitting the Track in Beijing Summer Games12:05 PM on August 06

Abortion laws must be urgently amended

Every time I look at the ultrasound monitor to see the foetus from various angles, mothers read my face to see a twitch or a smile to suggest the baby is normal. Unfortunately their simple question 'Is my baby alright?' can only be answered in maybes. Diagnosis of foetal abnormality is not easy and is not always accurate.12:03 PM on August 06

India emerging as global hub for data hosting services

Convergence of technologies, domain expertise and falling bandwidth tariffs are making India a hot data hosting and remote infrastructure management (RIM) site for global enterprises, says a top industry player.12:02 PM on August 06

MIT project to introduce student laptops in Indian languages

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, launched by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nicholas Negroponte, will now introduce laptops with various keyboards in local Indian languages.11:30 PM on August 04

Ricoh says no plans to set up manufacturing unit in India

Japanese office equipment manufacturer Ricoh Co Ltd, which set up manufacturing and research and development (R and amp;D) facilities in China four years ago, said Monday that at present it has no plans to set up such units in India.9:31 PM on August 04

Nokia unveils GPS-enabled mobile device for navigation

Global telecom major Nokia Monday unveiled its first global positioning system (GPS)-enabled mobile device for the Indian market to navigate and map a location of choice.9:30 PM on August 04

NextXcell launches voice exchange product

Leading telecom application services provider NetXcell Ltd Monday announced the launch of MobiSmart, the first hosted voice exchange in India that enables one to communicate to any number of people regardless of location, language or mobile device.9:01 PM on August 04

Chandigarh gearing up for eRevolution 2008

Leading young entrepreneurs and businessmen of the country will converge in Chandigarh Aug 7-8 to participate in the two-day mega IT event, eRevolution 2008.4:30 PM on August 02

Singles face increased risk of dementia

Middle-aged single people are twice as likely to develop dementia than married ones or those with a partner, Swedish researchers have found.11:01 AM on August 02

Thousands gaze at sky for a solar eclipse view

Excitement and curiosity filled the air as thousands, including children and adults, gazed at the sky to see the total solar eclipse.9:36 PM on August 01

North east region saw more of solar eclipse

While most of India got to see only part of the sun covered by the moon during the solar eclipse Friday, astronomy enthusiasts in the north east were able to see a larger portion of the sun's disc eclipsed during the rare celestial event.9:17 PM on August 01

Saint Gobain, IIT-Madras to partner research projects

French multinational company Saint Gobain and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Friday announced plans for long-term research collaboration in the areas of advanced materials, energy conservation, production and environment protection.8:05 PM on August 01

India to auction airwaves for 3G telephony

Communications Minister A. Raja Friday announced the much awaited guidelines for the auction of spectrum, or airwaves, to launch third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the country.8:04 PM on August 01