Google announces its Nexus 4 smartphone with LG in India
Submitted by Medha Sood on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 14:29After a long wait, Google has finally announced the availability of the high-end LG Nexus smartphone in India.
The handset, priced at Rs 25,999, is now at sale at the LG exclusive stores as well as leading retail stores and multi-brand outlets in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata.
13-inch MacBook Air inventory drying up; Expect New MacBook Air at WWDC next month
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 14:27According to an arstechnica.com report, the inventory of the 13-inch MacBook Air is drying up; ahead of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) which is scheduled to be held from June 10 to June 14 in San Francisco.
US Treasury Secretary urges Congress to quickly raise borrowing limit
Submitted by Sarabjit Heera on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 12:59US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Friday urged the Congress to take swift action and raise the limit of borrowing to ensure confidence in the government’s capability to fund itself and make payments to its creditors.
U.S. airline industry group predicts pickup in summer air passengers
Submitted by John Davidson on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 09:00Top US airline industry group Airlines for America has predicted a pickup in air passengers in summer this year.
As per the industry group’s prediction, nearly 209 million people will travel using country’s carriers starting June through August. The projected figure represents a growth of 1 per cent from the corresponding period of the previous year.
Plants and Animals Could Face Major Climate Change Impact
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 18:20New Research from University of East Anglia has suggested that more than 57 per cent of plant species and more than 30 per cent of animal species could see major impact of climate change by the end of this century.
New Findings: H7N9 is a Mixture of Four Different Bird Flu Strains
Submitted by Ria Patel on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:21The first patient suffering with the symptoms of new bird flu strain H7N9 has been reported as fully recovered in Zhejiang province of China. And simultaneously, researchers have found that this deadly disease is mixture of flu strains of four different types found in birds and call it `quadruple reassortant' virus.
Telenav Offers New Version of Scout for iPhone Users
Submitted by Sarabjit Heera on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 18:41Recent news reports point towards Telenav’s latest iPhone update. It has been claimed that Scout app would be able to offer shared navigation with friends and family. It’s just a click away for Scout users and they can enjoy sharing any event, place, or location with contacts via email, text message, and Facebook updates.
FCC Aims to Release More Airwaves to Ease Wireless Congestion
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 17:47Recent news has suggested that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is all set to ease pressure on the wireless spectrum by adding more airwaves to it. While talking at CES 2013, it has been said by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that they are planning to release as much as 195MHz of 5GHz wireless spectrum so that bar is raised for public Wi-Fi.
Facebook Refuses to Enter Age Beyond 99; User Awaits Solution
Submitted by Sarabjit Heera on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 17:38This may not happen with 99.9% users of the social networking website Facebook. However, a recent news report showed that a Facebook user had to lie about her actual age since Facebook didn’t allow entering age beyond 99. Maguerite Joseph is noted to be quite active for last few years, but was up for a brief shock when she got to know that she can’t enter her real age.
Property in North Queensland Quarantined
Submitted by Satish Karat on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 09:39As per reports, it has been revealed that a property in North Queensland has been quarantined after a horse died of hendra virus.
Biosecurity Queensland and Queensland Health said they had confirmed the horse to be suffering from the virus. The health officials said they will be carrying out complete investigation in the area to know more on the same.
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