Miscellaneous

San Francisco, Sept 4: Google said the next version of Android will be called "KitKat" in keeping with its penchant for giving tasty names to its software for powering mobile devices. "Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert," the California-based technology titan said yesterday in a blog post.chocolate "As everyone finds it difficult to stay away

Vatican City, Aug 31: Pope Francis has broken protocol once again, appearing with a puzzled look on his face in a "selfie" photo taken with a group of teenagers visiting the Vatican. The picture appeared on the Facebook page of one of the youngsters, who used it as his profile picture, and was going viral on social media today. The picture comes in the same week that the Oxford English Dictionary

Chennai, Aug 18: 29-hour countdown began for the crucial launch of India"s GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage engine — which is being tested after a failed attempt over three years ago — and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, from Sriharikota spaceport. The rocket carrying the 1,982-kg satellite would be launched at 4.50 pm tomorrow from the second launchpad at Indian

Boston, Aug 18: In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number. As social media has become increasingly influential in shaping reputations, hackers have used their computer skills to create and sell false endorsements - such as "likes" and "followers" - that purport to come from users of Facebook, its photo-sharing app Instagram

Melbourne, Aug 5: A 21-year-old Australian woman who was trying to buy Apple smartphones online was conned into paying $1,200 for two edible apples! The woman, who has not been named, had posted an ad on website Gumtree asking to buy two Apple smartphones. She was soon contacted by another woman who said she had "two Apples" for sale. They met at a McDonald"s restaurant where the woman handed over

Jul 19: announced its new Galaxy Tab 3 range in London and now it seems the company is ready to bring these tablets to our shores. Earlier this morning, the South Korean company tweeted a teaser image of the tablet ahead of the launch event at Delhi tomorrow. Though it announced the 7, 8 and 10.1-inch variants in the Galaxy Tab 3 range, the Samsung India e-store listings show that we might only be

Singapore, Jul 16: Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday. Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the

Mumbai, Jul 8: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today launched its sports car Jaguar F TYPE priced up to Rs 1.61 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai), while it mulls over assembling more models in India. The Jaguar F TYPE will be available in two variants. The F Type V8S powered by a 5 litre petrol engine will be priced at Rs 1.61 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai), while the F TYPE S with a V6 3-litre

This girl's science project really puts your baking soda volcano to shame A 15-year-old girl in Canada has invented a flashlight that only needs the warmth of the hand to turn on. Ann Makosinski, a high school junior in Victoria, British Columbia, was trying to think of a way of harvesting untapped energy when she was inspired to make the flashlight. She realized that the warmth generated by the

Melbourne, Jun 20: An 11-year-old boy in New Zealand has become a father after conceiving a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend. The woman coerced the boy, from Auckland, into repeated sexual encounters over a period of time before becoming pregnant, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. The woman gave the boy beer to drink and then later took part in a sexual encounter with