Apple unveils new iPads, Mac operating system

Apple Thursday unveiled its new iPad Air 2 calling it as the "world's thinnest tablet" along with the new iPad Mini 3 while introducing its new Mac operating system, Yosemite X.

Argentina successfully launches first telecom satellite

rgentina successfully launched its first domestically designed and developed geostationary communications satellite

Apple unveils 'world's thinnest tablet'

Apple Thursday unveiled its new iPad Air 2 calling it as the "world's thinnest tablet" along with the new iPad Mini 3 while introducing a new Mac operating system.

Iran opposes extending troubled nuclear talks

VIENNA - Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran opposes extending troubled nuclear talks beyond a November 24 deadline, even though major stumbling blocks remain in the way of a deal.

World pledges Ebola action as infections soar

GENEVA - Ebola’s escalating spread constitutes the worst global health emergency in years, world leaders warned, vowing to dramatically step up the response to the virus that has already killed nearly 4,500 people.
As of Sunday, 4,493 people had died out of a total of 8,997 cases in the outbreak now affecting seven countries, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization.

Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling

BELGRADE -  President Vladimir Putin accused his US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile approach towards Russia, warning in a Cold War-style tirade that Moscow would not be blackmailed by the West over Ukraine.

Low-caste Indian boy burnt to death over straying goat

PATNA - A low-caste teenage boy was burnt to death in eastern India for letting his goat stray into paddy fields belonging to a high-caste farmer, police said Thursday.

Kerry’s plane grounded ... again

VIENNA - Globe-trotting top US diplomat John Kerry was left hoofing it back on a commercial flight from Vienna Thursday, after his ageing Air Force plane broke down for the fourth time this year.

Venezuela, Malaysia, NZ win UN Council seats

UNITED NATIONS - Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola and New Zealand won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Thursday for two years from Jan. 1, 2015, while Spain beat Turkey in a third round of run-off voting. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly elected Venezuela with 181 votes, Malaysia with 187 votes, Angola with 190 votes. All three countries campaigned unopposed for their seats after being chosen as the candidates for their respective regional groups, but still needed to win the votes of two-thirds of the General Assembly to secure their spots.

India tests fire cruise missile 'Nirbhay'

New Delhi- India's indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay', which can strike targets more than 700km away, was today test-fired from a test range at Chandipur in Indian state of Odisha.

US sanctions Syrian officer, firms

WASHINGTON - The United States imposed new financial sanctions on Syria Thursday for human rights abuses, by blacklisting a general and a dozen firms and officials.

Natural disasters killed over 22,000 in 2013: Red Cross

GENEVA - Natural disasters claimed over 22,000 lives last year, with Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines the deadliest of all, the Red Cross said Thursday.

Son of Jalaluddin Haqqani arrested in Afghanistan

KABUL- Afghan forces have arrested the son of the feared Haqqani network's founder along with a militant commander in charge of suicide attacks, a blow to the Taliban-linked Islamist group, Afghanistan's intelligence service said Thursday.

Dozens die in fresh Baghdad bomb blasts

At least 36 people have been killed in a series of car bomb and mortar attacks in Shia areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

WHO to 'ramp-up' support to 15 African nations to prevent Ebola from spreading beyond subcontinent

 In an attempt to prevent Ebola from spreading beyond the three worst-hit African nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to prioritize a few countries in the subcontinent above others.

Ebola outbreak may not end until development of effective vaccine

Scientists have warned that the Ebola outbreak has gone "completely out of hand" and it wouldn't end until the world has developed an effective vaccine.

Mysterious dark matter 'axion' detected in X-ray sky

 A new space study detected mysterious dark matter-'axions' in the X-Ray sky.

As first author, Late Professor George Fraser from the University of Leicester had said that the dark matter was a kind of invisible mass of unknown origin that cannot be seen directly with telescopes, but was instead inferred from its gravitational effects on ordinary matter and on light.

NASA's Hubble spots distant galaxy 13bln light-years away

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recently spotted a diminutive object that is estimated to be over 13 billion light-years away; this is supposed to be one of the farthest, faintest, and smallest galaxies ever seen.

Saturn's moon Mimas may have ocean under its icy surface

 A new study has suggested that the wobbles of Mimas, the closest of Saturn's regular moons, indicate that the moon either contains a weirdly shaped rocky core or has a sub-surface ocean beneath its icy shell.

Lead author Radwan Tajeddine from the Cornell University said that after carefully examining Mimas, they found that it librates, that is, it subtly wobbles around the moon's polar axis.

Now, 'metal ball' fusion reactor that can power earth forever

 Scientists have developed a metal ball shaped fusion reactor that may be able to save the world by powering it forever.

iPhone 6 Plus v/s Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The two major smartphones of 2014 are out and now we know how the specifications look like for the iPhone 6 Plus and the Galaxy Note 4. So which phone takes the best shot?

Anonymous messaging app 'Whisper' reportedly shares users' location with US agencies

Whisper, the discreet social media app that lets users post messages anonymously, may have been tracking its users' locations, and sharing it with US government agencies like Pentagon.

Apple has no plans to introduce Touch-screen Macs, says Craig Federighi

Apple senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi said that introducing Macbooks with touch screens is something Apple has no plans to do.

Google offers artificial personal assistant for users ready to give up personal info

Tech giant Google has said that it can create an artificial personal assistant for users, if they agree to give up more and more of your personal information

Apple accidentally releases screenshots of new iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3

Apple on Wednesday mistakenly released screenshots of iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini in the iTunes Store to reveal additional features with the devices.

Google set to release new Android version 5.0 'Lollipop'

Google is set to release the latest Android version "number 5.0"code-named Lollipop.

According to CNET, the new version ushers in a brand-new design throughout the operating system, enhanced notifications, changes to how users multitask, and handful of other features.

Google Nexus 6, 9 may hit Indian market soon; Android 5.0 Lollipop launched

HTC had earlier worked with Google on the original Nexus One in 2010.

Unlike Android phones from various handset makers, Nexus products are often viewed as a "Google" product since the tech firm works closely with a specific handset vendor in designing the product. The previous generation of smartphone, Nexus 5, was manufactured by LG.

Google unveils 'Lollipop' Android operating system for cell phones

Google Inc today ramped up its mobile arsenal, upgrading its Nexus line with a new smartphone and tablet, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, and unveiled its revamped Android software, to be dubbed "Lollipop."

U.S. health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever

A second Texas nurse who has contracted Ebola told a U.S. health official she had a slight fever and was allowed to board a plane from Ohio to Texas, a federal source said on Wednesday, intensifying concerns about the U.S. response to the deadly virus.

Missteps mount in US handling of 1st Ebola patient

The second infection of a health care worker who treated the United States' first patient with Ebola has exposed a series of gaps in US preparedness for confronting the deadly virus.

Ebola ‘most serious’ health emergency in years: Western leaders

The Ebola epidemic is “the most serious international public health emergency in recent years,” British, U.S., French, German and Italian leaders agreed in a conference call on Wednesday.

NASA spots Kuiper Belt targets for Pluto mission

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered three Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) the agency's New Horizons spacecraft could potentially visit after it flies by Pluto in July 2015.

21-day quarantine period for Ebola not enough: Study

The 21-day quarantine period for Ebola virus might not be enough to completely prevent the spread of the deadly disease which has already claimed over 4,000 lives, according to a new study.

A new drug soon to treat heart attack

Some scar-forming cells in the heart have the ability to turn into cells that form blood vessels, which are required to boosts the heart's ability to heal after an injury, an Indian-origin researcher has found, suggesting a new approach to treat heart attack.

NASA tool to help airlines reduce weather delays

 NASA scientists have developed a tool that would help airlines minimise weather delays and save both flight time and fuel. Known as Dynamic Weather Routes (DWR), this computer software tool is programmed to constantly analyse air traffic throughout the National Airspace System along with the ever-shifting movements of weather severe enough to require an airliner to effect a course change.

Scientists find evidence of aancient Himalaya-like mountain

Australian scientists have found evidence of an ancient Himalaya-like mountain range that they believe sustained the start of life on earth 600 million years ago.

First 'Uranus-like' planet discovered in another solar system

Astronomers recently found an "ice giant" planet in another solar system 25,000 light-years away that resembles like Earth's Uranus for the first time ever.

New study to shed light on 'super-Earths'

A new study has provided a deeper insight into the long-running hunt for super-Earths orbiting into the space.

NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which had launched on a planet-hunting mission in 2009, searched one small patch of the sky and identified more than 4,000 candidate exoplanets-worlds orbiting stars other than our own Sun. It was the first survey to provide a definitive look at the relative frequency of planets as a function of size.

MAVEN mission tracks streams of satellite-destroying 'solar energy particles'

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, or MAVEN spacecraft, has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars and produced unprecedented ultraviolet images of the tenuous oxygen, hydrogen and carbon coronas surrounding the Red Planet.

Astronomers spot first-ever Uranus-like 'ice-giant' planet

Scientists have discovered an " ice-giant" planet, similar to Uranus and Neptune, for the first time in a far away galaxy .

The international research team led by Radek Poleski, postdoctoral researcher at The Ohio State University, said that the newly discovered planet is so far away that they can't actually tell anything about its

Scientists get closer to identifying 'Earth-like planets' in other solar systems

Scientists may be able to pinpoint the Earth-like planets in other solar systems sooner than later.

As per what is known about the universe, thousands of Earth-like, habitable planets should exist in other solar systems.

World's thinnest electric generator is now a reality

 A team of researchers from Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed world's thinnest electric generator.

Google unveils set-top box, tablet, smartphone featuring Android Lollipop

Google has reportedly announced three new Nexus-branded devices, designed especially to showcase its new Operating Software called Android Lollipop .

Children who play better do better in school

 A new study has revealed that just two hours of extra physical activity each week can improve school performance.

Approximately 2,000 twelve-year-olds were part of the study was done by scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Energy drinks pose danger to public health, warn scientists

 A new study has revealed that increased consumption of energy drinks may pose danger to public health.

This effect was especially prevalent among young people, therefore, the scientists warned a team of researchers from the World Health Organization Regional Office.

MIT says Mars One Mission still not a feasible idea

 A study by a team in MIT that assessed the Mars One mission to check its feasibility said that presently the technologies there do not support the idea.

Private Red Planet mission to carry Uwingu's map to Mars

Pioneering Mars One project have announced that all their missions are going to carry Uwingu's Mars Map, and will use these feature names as a part of Mars One's mission operations at the Red Planet.

New 'experimental' device may help in search of Earth-like exoplanets

Astronomers have created a new optical device that will help in measuring the Venus' precise gravitational pull on the sun, which might ultimately help in finding Earth-like exoplanets orbiting distant stars.

Fruit flies' 'sense of smell' can help detect drugs, bombs

 A new study has revealed that 'sense of smell' in the fruit flies can help in detecting drugs and bombs.

Researchers from University of Sussex found that the "nose" of fruit flies could identify odors from illicit drugs and explosive substances almost as accurately as wine odor, which the insects are naturally attracted to because it smells like their favorite food, fermenting fruit.

Dinosaurs used noses to enhance sense of smell, cool brains

 A new study has revealed that millions years ago dinosaurs used their noses not just to breathe but also to enhance their sense of smell and cool their brains.

Prolonged use of touch-screens keyboards leads to chronic shoulder problems

A new study has revealed that using touch-screen keyboards on tablet computers for long periods of time could lead to chronic shoulder problems.

How 'geckos' move comfortably on steep, smooth downhill surfaces

A new study has provided deeper insight into how geckos alter foot orientation during downhill locomotion.

Embryonic stem cell transplants to cure disorders found safe for long-term.

Scientists have provided the first evidence of the medium-term to long-term safety and tolerability of transplanting human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in humans.

Deadly virus from space may have played role in earlier extinctions

A new study has revealed that a super-virulent virus, which either came from space or were supercharged by particles brought to Earth on comets, was most likely responsible for killing the dinosaurs.

New protein with 'anti-tumor factor' for breast cancer discovered

Scintists have discovered a new protein called Erbin, which is believed to be an anti-tumor factor in aggressive breast cancer.

Apple Pay rumoured to be launched this week

Apple has reportedly asked its employees to attend a one-hour training session, fuelling speculations that the company is close to launching its new service, Apple Pay, this week.

Now, 'iPhone-controlled' vibrator that you can turn on from anywhere

A new vibrator has been developed that can be controlled by your iPhone, allowing you to turn it on from anywhere.

Soon, computers may be built from magnetic 'tornadoes'

A new study has revealed that magnetic 'tornadoes' may play a key role in building up computers in the future.

Google uncovers vulnerability in SSL web encryption technology

Three Google researchers have reportedly discovered a security bug in widely used web encryption technology that can be used by hackers to take over email accounts, banking accounts and other services.

Microsoft rolls out Windows, IE, Office update to fix two dozen vulnerabilities

Microsoft has rolled out eight security bulletins to fix two dozen vulnerabilities as part of its October edition of Patch Tuesday.

The software giant has also issued update addressing the " SandWorm" bug reportedly being exploited by Russian hackers to spy on NATO and the Ukrainian government.

Dropbox denies claims passwords of 7 million users compromised by hackers

Cloud storage service Dropbox has refuted claims that its systems were breached by hackers, who reportedly stole 7 million usernames and leaked hundreds of passwords online.

Google Announces Its Latest Apple TV Clone

Google is trying to crack TV, again.

This time it's introducing the "Nexus Player" which looks like an Apple TV.

Microsoft Tries To Take On Snapchat With Its 'Skype Qik' Messaging App

Microsoft has released its own ephemeral messaging app, "Skype Qik," in an attempt to prove there still is some innovation left in the increasingly crowded messaging space.