Everyone’s rushing to get a digital set-top box so they can watch IPL in peace, but how much do you know about this transition that the industry is going through in India? What is Digital television transition It is a process of converting analogue terrestrial television to digital terrestrial. It also transition from analogue cable to digital [...]
Games come packed with social features now and everyone wants a piece of the pie, gaming as we know it is changing and fast Popularity of smartphones has had a big impact on gaming and the industry is evolving to include more and more features traditionally associated with mobile games in good ol’ AAA games. The biggest change [...]
Google reveals views of Japan’s nuclear ghost town Tokyo: Visitors to Google Maps can now roam virtually through the overgrown streets of an abandoned town where time has stood still since a tsunami crippled Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant two years ago. The Internet giant’s mapping site is offering views of the deserted streets of Namie, [...]
Elevators are something we don’t pay enough attention to always, but there are some that demand attention from you. Here are some. Seven Record Breaking Elevators infographic by zws.
Washington: Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has set his sights and his vast wealth on a new way to improve the world – offering up to $1 million to anyone who can invent a “better” condom. “We are looking for a ‘Next Generation Condom’ that significantly preserves or enhances pleasure, in order to [...]
Gears of War: Judgement has got rave reviews for its storyline, that many critics have called movie-like. It’s quite a departure from earlier games in the series that were primarily about a bunch of bulked up human beings fighting another species that wants them out off the planet. That being the case, great storylines are not new in games, here are five games that had stories better than what you find in most movies.
An average person spends 22% of their income on technology, but if your technology needs are above average then your spending on it will skyrocket this year. So here’s a handy list of all gadgets you might be looking forward to buy this year.
Smartphone, tablet, laptop, portable console, eReaders; people are carrying more and more gadgets with them and Germans lead the pack. How many devices do you carry? infographic
People love being connected on the go, but is your phone really the best place for social media?
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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