Vietnam successfully test-flies drones
byHanoi, May 19 (IANS) Vietnam Sunday successfully conducted test flights of six indigenously-made unmanned aerial vehicles, a media report said. The “made-in-Vietnam” drones flew…
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Britain’s first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015
byLondon, May 19 (IANS) Britain’s first “official” astronaut, 41-year-old Major Tim Peake, has been selected to go on a five-month mission to the International…
4G to debut in Shanghai next month
byBeijing, May 19 (IANS) 4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will…
Rodents return to Earth after space flight
byMoscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite landed in Russia Sunday, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various…
Telecom players eye higher call rates for survival
byNew Delhi: Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival….
Kerala software engineer develops anti-piracy software
byThiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) A Kerala-based software engineer has come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated…
Man kidnapped 23 years ago finds kin thanks to Google Maps
byBeijing, May 18 (IANS/EFE) A 28-year-old Chinese man who was kidnapped 23 years ago and sold to a family 1,500 km from his home,…
Australian firm apologises after customer data leak
bySydney, May 17 (IANS) Australian communications provider Telstra apologized Friday for a massive online leak of customer details. Newspaper Fairfax Wednesday found that a…
Number of internet, mobile phone users soar in Brazil
byRio de Janeiro, May 17 (IANS) The number of internet and mobile phone users in Brazil has significantly increased since 2005 as more people…
Remains of soldier who lived 1,400 years ago found in Egypt
byCairo, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists found the 1,400-year-old remains of a soldier in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt, Minister of State for Antiquities…