By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India has committed an initial $6 billion for jointly developing a fifth-generation stealth combat jet with Russia, a project that will eventually cost the country $30 billion and envisages the manufacture here of 144 aircraft. The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, told India Strategic defence [...]
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Samsung confirms the rumored Galaxy S3 Mini for European markets. The South Korean firm’s head for Mobile Communications, JK Shin has verified the rumors. In a press meet in Korea on Wednesday, Mr. Shin has said that the device will be officially announced in Germany on October 11. Samsung hasn’t exposed more details about the [...]
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New Delhi, (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 127 points lower in afternoon trade Wednesday. Realty, power and capital goods stocks were the worst performers. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,699.19 points, was ruling at 18,666.88 points, 126.48 points or 0.67 percent [...]
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New Delhi, (IANS) Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a personal fortune of $19.3 billion, is the richest Indian, China-based research firm Hurun said in a report Wednesday. Ambani is followed by Arcelor-Mittal chief L.N. Mittal, whose wealth is pegged at $16.9 billion. In terms of personal fortune, Ambani and Mittal are followed by Azim [...]
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United Nations, (IANS) Noting that black money debilitates the economy limiting growth and investment in productive sectors, India has called for a war on corruption and transparency and accountability in governments. “While this problem afflicts both developing and developed world, its consequences are more severely felt in the developing countries where it undermines the delivery [...]
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Samsung’s Galaxy S3 continues to rock. It is arguably the best Android phone ever. Nokia’s Lumia 920 is set to be launched in the market in the first week of November. The Windows Phone 8-based Nokia handset may pose serious threat against top end phones in the market. Well, here we compare the devices and [...]
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Windows Phone 8 release date revealed: Nokia, Samsung, HTC handsets in focus
October 10, 2012 3 CommentsWindows Phone 8 handset release date in US has finally been revealed. AT&T has said that it will start pre-orders for Nokia, Samsung and HTC Windows Phone 8 handsets on October 21 Microsoft Windows 8 will be launched in the market on October 26, just over two week’s time from now. The excitement is very [...]
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Thimphu, (IANS) Bhutan’s capital Thimphu has over 35,000 vehicles – over half of the entire country – causing traffic congestion and a daily now wants the government to improve its city bus service. An editorial in Kuensel daily Wednesday said that the government’s initial plan was to introduce city buses to provide Thimphu residents a [...]
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New Delhi/Chandigarh, Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday released documents alleging quid pro quo between Haryana government and DLF and demanded income tax scrutiny of assets of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra over his business links with the realty major. The fresh allegations ignited angry denials from the Haryana government, DLF and Congress but [...]
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Though many of us haven’t got even Jelly Bean updates on our device, but reports suggest that Android 4.2 Key Lime Pie, the new Android version release is coming soon Is Google really working on Android 4.2 update? Hopefully, the next Android update is looking to be an iterative upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, [...]
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New Google Nexus phone is going to be a reality pretty soon. Here we discuss its rumoured specs and features While the next Nexus phone is still to become a reality, there are enough rumors and images swirling around the net to point to LG as the new collaborator for this Nexus device. Apparently, if [...]
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There are several differences in Apple iPad and Windows 8 tablets that will be launched before October end. Features make Windows 8 tabs mini computers, says S Danish Although many Windows 8 tablets have been announced, none of them have hit the market, which is natural given that Windows 8 itself is yet to be [...]
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By Shafey Danish There are three things that you must know about Google’s Nexus 7 tablet. 1) It is a 7 inch tablet. 2) It runs Jelly Bean, and 3) it costs $199. Steve Jobs famously said that 7 inch tablets were impractical. Too small for reading, surfing, playing games or watching movies, and too [...]
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It has made the competition tougher in tablet market. Here we review Kindle Fire HD specs and features As expected, Amazon has rebooted its Kindle line. There is new hardware, improved abilities under the hood, a retooled software, and a better screen. The Kindle Fire was the star of last year’s lineup. How does the [...]
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