Your iPhone can now control your bike with just the touch of a button. Computerized KICKR Power Trainer can connect to an iOS app that controls resistance. The app allows you to simulate climbs, descents, and flats with a simple tap of on the screen. iPhone users can also use apps like TrainerRoad or Kinomap
After releasing LG Optimus L3, L5 and L7, LG has now announced its latest ‘LG Optimus G’. Optimus G has earned spotlight due to its quad-core Qualcomm S4 APQ8064 SoC, 4.7 inch display with True HD IPS+ technology and its new battery technology. This is not the end, Optimus G has a
You may be happy with your current refrigerator but you would be happier with this power-less refrigerator. This refrigerator can keep your food fresh without any electricity. This Zeer pot-in-pot refrigerator requires only water, sand, and a hot, dry climate to preserve food through evaporative cooling. Here’s a small Do It
After two long years, India’s first double decker AC train was flagged off by the railway minister Mukul Roy and chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday evening. The red and yellow double decker train started its first journey from Delhi to Jaipur. The double decker train will have 12 coaches with
For the very first time, scientists have succeeded in calculating simple math problem of dividing a number into its prime factors by a functional solid-state quantum computer. This accomplishment may not be much big as it was only number 15 that was split into prime factors but it is definitely a
After Curiosity, NASA’s next mission to Mars would be a stationary probe to drill into the planet. The probe is called InSight Lander and will rival the Mars Curiosity’s lasers in terms of penetration. It would be drilling 30 feed into the crust of Mars. InSight Lander will be designed and built at the
NASA’s space rover, Curiosity on Mars successfully completed the testing of its lasers by zapping its first rock with its laser beam on Sunday. It is an important step in the search of life-friendly habitats. Chemistry and Camera instrument or simply ChemCam device mounted on Curiosity fired a flat a
Today’s newspapers were flooded with Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary ads. The papers were covered with colored, black and white, half page and smaller ads, many of which adjacent to each other. The cost of such ads is estimated between one crore and four crores each depending upon the factor if
The big rockets get all the attention when they are launched into the space. But people generally ignore the important tiny stowaways known as CubeSats that accompany the rocket and drop into the orbit. They are roughly the size of a Rubik’s Cube and weigh only 3 pounds. They are convenient and
A new study by Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has shown the rise of food subsidies in India over a period of six years. The reports are shocking. During the time span between 2006-07 and 2011-12, food subsidies in India have grown over 300 percent. Studies show that the
This year at the Google I/O developer conference, it was announced that Google would soon be turning on delta updates for the apps on Android 2.3+. Excitingly, this feature is now up and running. Now the users don’t have to download the complete app again when there’s an update to the app is
Mumbaikars worrying about low rainfall? Well, government don’t trust in pleasing Indra, they instead are going to give the bollywood town an “artificial rain”. Artificial rain, The first of its a kind experiment in India is being supported by Mumbai civic body and supposedly would cost Rs 6.5 crore. Mumbai
Just as we like to keep our computers and smart phones up to date with the latest software, same is the case with NASA. NASA is trying to keep the Curiosity rover’s software up to date from 350 million miles away. The team at NASA has finished working on the
From our childhood, we used to believe that Independence day is a national holiday. But now the government says that it isn’t. Government says that it has no such record available that says that 15 August, 26 Jan or 2nd Oct is a national holiday. This has been clarified in a
The inflation rates in June 2012 were 7.25 % and in May, 7.55 %. A Thomson Reuters poll of 24 experts had median projection of the inflation rates as high as 7.37 %. But the inflation rates (measured by Wholesale Price Index) in July remained lower than expected. The Reuters poll predicted
Riots broke out in Mumbai over last month’s Assam violence. Demonstrators made huge damage by attacking shops and setting up news vans on fire. When Independence Day for India is coming close, the country got trapped in riots over the Assam violence that happened last month. Violence broke out in
Wikileaks, the internet sensation that uncovered all the secrets of the governments all over the world has reported that it has been under massive attacks during this week. They say that the DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is very strong that they are facing and the site has been brought
Before jumping into general elections in 2014, Team Anna may test its political power in Delhi Assebly polls next year while giving a miss to elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. A large number of volunteers have came forward for fighting the Delhi Assembly elections as per the sources in India Against
When India will celebrate its 65th independence day, Star Plus will present the country a special episode of ‘Satyamev Jayate’, the show that has encouraged the society to question its mindset and free our minds of greed and open everyone’s eyes to apathy. As expected Aamir Khan will be hosting
The Mars Science Laboratory has landed on Mars with its cameras all set to discover Mars like never before. Those “7-minutes of terror” are history now. The breaking news is that Curiosity rover is planning a brain transplant. Curiosity’s brain transplant (software upgrade) will prepare it for the next phases of
The prodigious Perseid meteor shower will cover the Bangalore sky this Sunday morning, illuminating it much more than the clearest of starry nights. So make sure you wake up early to witness the history. The light shower may be very fast and at the edge of the human field of view confusing everyone
If you are going mad for Google Now but can’t get it just because you don’t have Android Jelly Bean running on your phone then there is a good news waiting for you at the XDA Developer forums. You can enjoy Google’s virtual personal assistant, Google Now on your smartphone right
An amazing world record of long jump was set in 1968 by Bob Beamon. He made a crazy awesome leap of 8.9 meters. This world record is considered more amazing as it was set in Mexico City which is 8000 feet above sea level. The air is thinner in Mexico
As sweated dripped from the forehead of Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player in the Wembley Arena last week at the 2012 Olympics, London’s Ainsley Richards jumped into action on the court. Her job was not to pass the shuttlecock to the players. It was to mop up the player’s sweat falling on the floor.
Around 1.4 billion people don’t have access to electricity at all in the world while there are many others who have an extremely unreliable access. Stats show that around the globe 30,000 clinics and 60,000 schools still don’t have access to electricity. Solar Turbine Group or STG International, a nonprofit start-up company run