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Click & Shop – New Mobile Technology

Click & Shop – New Mobile Technology

/ February 28, 2010 11:36 pm

Shoppers will soon be able to stand outside the designer boutique, point a phone at merchandise in the window and buy it — even late at night when the store is closed. ScanLife technology allows customers to scan bar codes

Hyundai and Maruti announce hike in Car Prices

/ February 28, 2010 11:06 pm

Within half an hour of the presentation of ‘Union Budget 2010′, the leading car makers, Hyundai, Maruti and Toyota announced a hike in car prices. The decision was taken after the government increased excise duty on small cars, large cars

Amitabh, Vidya win Filmfare Awards; 3 Idiots bags six Awards

Amitabh, Vidya win Filmfare Awards; 3 Idiots bags six Awards

/ February 28, 2010 11:56 am

Breaking News! Superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the ‘Best Actor’ award in a leading role (male) for ‘Paa’ at the 55th Filmfare Awards

Samsung Jet 2 Reaches India

Samsung Jet 2 Reaches India

/ February 28, 2010 9:22 am

Samsung has announced its latest touchscreen handset dubbed the Jet 2 in India. The Jet 2 is an obvious successor to the “original” Jet announced last year. If you thought the Jet 2 was a major upgrade over the previous

No Holi celebrations in this Korba village for last 150 years!

/ February 27, 2010 11:44 pm

When the entire country rejoices celebrating Holi, a non-descript village in the district of Korba would once again be staying away from the festival of colours. Thanks to a self-imposed ban, Kharhari village, 35 kilometres from Korba and having a population

LG Launches Watch Phone in India

LG Launches Watch Phone in India

/ February 27, 2010 4:14 pm

If you are a watch freak and also happen to be a fan of ultra rare gadgets, this might just interest you. The LG GD910 watch phone looks like a normal watch – except for the fact that it can

8.8 magnitude quake hits Chile, Tsunami expected

/ February 27, 2010 2:34 pm

The Pacific Tsunami [ Images ] Warning Center has issued a Tsunami alert for Chile and Peru, after an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude struck Chile in the early hours of Saturday. The extent of damage due to the quake is

Freida Pinto signs film with Indian director

Freida Pinto signs film with Indian director

/ February 27, 2010 10:28 am

The Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto signs a film with Indian director. But the movie is not a Bollywood flick instead an international project that too a war epic

Body Movements converted into Electricity

Body Movements converted into Electricity

/ February 27, 2010 10:05 am

A flexible electricity-producing sheet of rubber that can be implanted in the body. It may not seem like it, but even the laziest of couch potatoes is a human dynamo. The act of breathing — of moving the ribs to

Cabinet nod for women’s quota Bill

/ February 26, 2010 1:14 pm

The Union Cabinet tonight cleared the much-delayed Women’s Reservation Bill which provides for 33 per cent reservation to the fairer sex in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The Bill has been hanging fire for close to 14 years due to