Asteroids – rocky bodies floating in the space – don’t evoke a particularly positive feeling. Remember one of them hitting the earth and wiping out the dinosaurs? Well, it appears that another huge asteroid might be on a collision course with our planet and might wreak havoc due to its sheer size. Named 1998 OR2, … Read more
My Puma football shoes, gloves, shaker, jersey and shorts and Nintendo – that’s what you’ll find in my kit. I’m currently getting the hang of… the Apple Watch. My shoes from my Indian Team Debut against Iran… are my most prized football possessions… Winning trophies in my career so far, playing for India, playing in Europe… are few of the memories I cherish … Read more
Google actively works to combat malware found on the official Android app store – Google Play. But there is no doubt it could improve its screening process in the app approval stage, thereby preventing the problem rather than looking for a cure. Google rival Apple’s App Store also has millions of apps, but it doesn’t … Read more
A wise man once said that innovations are limited by your own imagination. Perhaps, this is why some of the most important inventions of our time are inspired by the work of fiction. Science fiction to be precise. Artist like to imagine intriguing gadgets that are beyond the scope of contemporary technologies at disposal. There … Read more
Life-changing gadgets come in two distinct categories: the stuff on your “when I’m a bazillionaire” wishlist, and the surprisingly practical products you can buy on Amazon for under $20 right this second. In column A, you have things like a self-driving car, a basket bed that swings from the ceiling, and a secret bookcase/door that opens into … Read more
For long considered an “anti-biosignature,” the presence of carbon monoxide may now be compatible with a photosynthetic biosphere around a rocky planet, like this one orbiting Proxima Centauri (artist’s depiction).NASA, ESA, G. BACON (STSC) How do astronomers look for signs of life away from Earth? They study the chemical composition of the atmospheres of planets outside … Read more
It’s 2019, and watching kids play hide-and-seek, football, fly kites, make paper boats or just happily jump in muddy puddles has sadly become a rare sight. What’s the cause of this sudden change? Technology has all of a sudden taken over our lives in such a way that it has steadily changed from a necessity … Read more
Alone on Valentine’s Day? That doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself and your inner-techie That wonderful day known as Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for couples to profess their love for each other. In small ways like flowers and gifts, and in big gestures, like expensive dinners or romantic getaways. Either way, V-Day can … Read more
Xiaomi has launched a new variant of the Poco F1 (globally known as Pocophone F1) in India. More specifically, this is a variant of the Armoured Edition. While previously this particular color variant could only be purchased in the top of the line configuration of 256GB storage and 8GB RAM, the new variant has 128GB … Read more
Prasad 10 December 2018 Nokia Android HMD Global has launched the Nokia 8.1 in India. The phone is priced at INR 26,999 ($372) and will be available in only one variant, starting December 21, with pre-orders starting December 10. The phone can be purchased across all major offline retailers as well as online through Amazon … Read more