Volvo recalls 59,000 cars
Stockholm, Feb 21 (IANS) Volvo Cars is recalling 59,000 cars in 40 markets because of faulty software that can briefly shut down the engine and electric system while driving. Most of the faulty cars have…
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This app can replace your car keys
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) In a potential ground-breaking move, Swedish automaker Volvo has started testing a smartphone app that would replace physical keys making it the first auto manufacturer to offer vehicles without keys….
Microsoft wants you to retire pen and paper
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Looking for an alternative to pen and paper to scribble important notes on the go? US-based technology giant Microsoft heard you and has offered a tablet-based app recreating the analogue…
IIT-Kgp students design driver-less bike for differently-abled
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A team of undergraduates at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, have designed a driver-less bicycle that they say can assist the differently-abled and lower emissions. The 13-member team of students…
Frozen ocean spotted on Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon
A close-up of the canyons on Charon, Pluto’s big moon, taken by New Horizons during its close approach to the Pluto system in July last year. (Photo: NASA) Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) PlutoÂ’s largest…
Now, talk to businesses directly on Twitter
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has launched a new feature that is making it easier for businesses to directly receive messages from customers and address their problems. “The social network would roll…
Facebook’s suicide prevention tool now in Britain
London, Feb 20 (IANS) After a successful trial in the US and Australia, social media giant Facebook has rolled out its suicide prevention in Britain that allows users to notify it if a friend is…
Record number of Americans apply to be astronauts: NASA
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) US space agency NASA said on Friday that a record number of Americans have applied to be astronauts this year. NASA said in a statement it has received more than 18,300…
Indian storage flash memory market grew 42 percent: Report
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The India consumer storage flash memory market that includes memory cards and flash drives grew 42 percent during the calendar year 2011 to calendar the year 2015 in terms of…
Honda to recall 57,676 vehicles to replace airbag inflators
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Automobile major Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Friday announced a voluntary recall of 57,676 vehicles of previous generation models of City, Jazz and Civic. According to the company, the exercise…
Facebook to launch ads in Messenger?
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) A leaked document from Facebook has revealed that the social networking giant may launch ads within Messenger in the second quarter of 2016. The document, obtained by the tech website…
Facebook, Twitter back Apple over cracking shooter’s iPhone
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) A day after Google’s Indian-American chief executive Sundar Pichai supported arch rival Apple to fight a court order to help the FBI break into the iPhone 5c used by California…
Move over drones, bat-inspired micro air vehicles coming soon
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Inspired by bats, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher has successfully tested unique membrane wings that work like artificial muscles in flight, paving the way for a new breed of…
Astronomers record rotation of cloudy ‘super-Jupiter’
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) In a maiden attempt to decode the rotation of a massive exoplanet, astronomers using Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of a cloudy “super-Jupiter” by observing the varied brightness…
New NASA telescope to unravel dark energy, alien life
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) In a fresh attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe, NASA has announced to build a new, wider telescope that will have a view 100 times bigger than that of…
Twitter goof-up: Jammu in Pakistan and Kashmir in China!
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Twitter goofed up yet again when it began to show Jammu and Kashmir as parts of Pakistan and China! When users logged into the microblogging site using location services, it…
US engineer builds novel thruster to help send humans to Mars
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) An engineer from University of Michigan has developed a prototype of a thruster that may form the basis for a propulsion system to take a manned spacecraft to Mars in…
After 25mn users register for smartphone, LeEco to offer another Flipkart sale
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Chinese internet conglomerate LeEco says it will come out with another flash sale on February 25 for its Le 1s smartphone, which has elicited a strong response from buyers. LeEco…
Toyota models sold in India not part of global recall
(150508) — TOKYO, May 8, 2015 (Xinhua) — Japan’s auto giant Toyota’s president Akio Toyoda speaks during a press conference to announce its financial report for 2014 in the headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, May 8,…
Facebook to open Instant Articles feature to all publishers
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook has announced plans to open up its Instant Articles programme to all publishers globally to give users a better and faster reading experience — whether it…