Why Apple didn’t include Siri in OS X Mountain Lion
Apple’s latest OS X update, Mountain Lion, adds a slate of new features, nearly all derived from iOS 5. There’s one big omission, however: Siri, Apple’s voice-controlled virtual assistant, does not make the migration from mobile to desktop. Now, technically, Siri isn’t a part of iOS 5. It’s marketed as the most game-changing More...
National Geographic to develop Talking Dictionaries
To save the more than 7,000 languages spoken on our planet today from going in to oblivion by the end of this century, Linguists from the National Geographic’s ‘Enduring voices’ have come up with More...
Upgraded Aakash 2 tablet will be available at same price
HRD minister Kapil Sibal said that Aakash, the world’s cheapest tablet, will be fully indigenous and its improved version is likely to be launched by the government at the same price. Sibal said Datawind – More...
Pakistan air force making ‘iPads’
Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan’s military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version of the iPad. It’s More...
8GB Nook Tablet to challenge Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble may launch an 8GB version of its Nook Tablet at the same price point, or perhaps even cheaper than the Amazon Kindle Fire. The as-yet-unannounced device will go on sale in Wal-Mart stores at midnight More...
One Day in Space
Here are some stunning new NASA pictures, plus a few photos from a Russian source, you can get a closer look at science and maintenance work in orbit, including several fascinating spacewalks. STS-117 Atlantis mission’s More...
15 interview questions banned by Google
Google has been known to be among those companies that have an exhaustive process of interviewing, but this is a class apart. All of us may have often wondered what did the questions we were asked in a job interview More...
Welcome, to the airport terminal of the future
Welcome to the airport terminal of the future. There are self-service bag drops but no check-in desks. Your passage is seamless, punctuated behind the scenes only by discrete Near Field Communication (NFC) sensors. Occasionally More...
Samsung Mobile is 2011′s top brand in social media in India
NM Incite’s Social Media Brand Equity Ranking (SMBER) index has found that Samsung Mobile is the top brand for the year 2011 in social media in India. According to the ranking, the amount of buzz Samsung has generated More...
Top 10 remote hotels worldwide
When you want to get away from it all — really get away — there are plenty of remote destinations around the globe that allow you to disappear off the radar and recharge your batteries. You can head for the More...
