Technology

    New Mars finding dims chance of life

    Washington, Aug 6 (DPA) A NASA rover on Mars has discovered a toxin in soil on the north pole, diminishing the likelihood of finding life on the red planet, space agency officials said Tuesday.


    Toyota’s Winglet to compete Segway

    Toyota Motor Corporation announced its new product “Winglet”, a stand-up motorized scooter in Japan show fair. It will be tested in Japanese market before it hit market globally for commercial use in 2008-2009. Toyota’s Winglet will be in direct competition with Segway.

IIM Ahmedabad to launch carbon finance course

Aug 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, Technology

Ahmedabad/Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) After the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML), it is now the turn of IIM Ahmedabad to launch a programme on environmental management strategies with special focus on carbon markets, a market in which India is now the second largest seller in the world.



YouTube: Olympics highlights online

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Sports, Technology

The largest video sharing website, YouTube have earned the limited broadcasting rights to upload the sports clips of Beijing Olympics 2008 Games for more than 77 countries including India and Iraq. YouTube will broadcast in countries where digital rights have not been sold.



Report:Apple to sell 45 million iPhone 3Gs in 2009

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Popular, Technology

For Apple, this quarter will bring more good news as Analysts are now adjusting their forecast for iPhone 3G units shipment. As iPhone 3G is now available in 22 more countries, now market experts are expecting that Apple will sell more than 5 million iPhone 3Gs units and 3 million Macs this quarter. It is […]



Nokia unveils GPS mobile for navigation

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, Popular, Technology

Bangalore, Aug 4 (IANS) Global telecom major Nokia Monday unveiled its first global positioning system (GPS)-enabled mobile device for the Indian market to navigate and map a location of choice.



NextXcell launches voice exchange product

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, India, Technology

Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Leading telecom application services provider NetXcell Ltd Monday announced the launch of MobiSmart, the first hosted voice exchange in India that enables one to communicate to any number of people regardless of location, language or mobile device.



MIT project to introduce student laptops in Indian languages

Aug 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, India, Technology

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, launched by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nicholas Negroponte, will now introduce laptops with various keyboards in local Indian languages.



People are separated by just six degrees: study

Aug 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology, World

London, Aug 4 : Do you know that you are just six introductions away from famous people such as the Dalai Lama or Barack Obama? Though it sounds strange, we are all linked by chains of acquaintance, a new study has found.



Amazon to purchase AbeBooks

Aug 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

Amazon has decided to buy AbeBooks of Victoria, B.C, According to Amazon.com. Russell Grandinetti, VP of books for Amazon said “As a leader in rare and hard-to-find books, AbeBooks brings added breadth and expanded selection to our customers worldwide,”