Astronomers have discovered a new Venus-like rocky exoplanet 39 light years away, which may be cool enough to potentially host an atmosphere. If it does, it is close enough that we could study that atmosphere in detail with the Hubble Space Telescope and future observatories like the Giant Magellan Telescope, researchers said. “Our ultimate goal…
Voting began on Friday in New Zealand’s referendum on a potential replacement for their national flag. New Zealanders have just under a month to send in a postal ballot on which of five potential new flags they prefer. A second vote in 2016 will ask whether they want to replace the existing flag, which features…
Google Maps’ offline feature with turn-by-turn directions is now available in India. Earlier while you could save a map offline, it would not give the exact directions to a place in the offline mode. In a press statement Google said, that users can now get driving directions, search for specific destinations, and find useful information…
NEW DELHI: India will overtake the US as the second-largest Internet user base in the world by next month, behind only China, which has more than 600 million subscribers. The number of Internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December, a growth of 49 per cent over last year, according to…
Heavy rainfall has thrown life out of gear in several parts of Tamil Nadu where educational institutions remained closed even as the weather office forecasts heavy downpour in the next 24 hours. In Chennai, residents had a harrowing time due to water-logging and delay in train services. Several areas, including Mylapore (South Chennai), Vysarpadi and Perambur…
The acting chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party conceded defeat to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition on Monday and said he would accept the result of the country’s first free national election in 25 years. “We lost,” Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) leader Htay Oo told Reuters in an interview. The vote count is still…
One morning in September, I logged on to the website of HelloMD, a medical start-up that promises to connect patients with doctors instantly over the Internet. I filled out my personal details, explained my ailment — I often get heartburn — and entered in my credit card number to cover the $50 consultation fee. Within…
1. Speed Even aside from incompatibilities and other issues that many people had with Vista, one of the most straightforward was speed – it just felt too sluggish compared to XP, even on pumped up hardware. Windows 7 brings a more responsive and sprightly feel and Microsoft has spent a lot of time and effort…
NEW DELHI: American tech giant Apple has the biggest share of the total 14.8 million 4G-enabled devices active across all important frequencies in the country, says a study by Nokia Networks. Among the top 15 4G models, Apple devices — iPhone and iPad — occupy the top two slots. iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 devices,…
WASHINGTON — The Renwick Gallery, housed in an ornate, 156-year-old confection here that was the first American building constructed as a public art museum, begins a new chapter in its history on Friday. After being shuttered for two years, the Renwick, the part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum that is dedicated to craft and…
