Google X boss says company should have curbed Glass hype

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 09:28

Google Inc was wrong to let expectations about its Glass wearable gadget get overheated, the head of the Google X research lab said on Tuesday.

Americans eye ways to skirt online snooping: survey

Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 20:24

Americans have been stepping up efforts to keep their data private since the revelations about vast US government surveillance programs, a survey showed Monday.

Worldwide tablet shipments to cross 269 mn units by 2019: IDC

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 13:09

Worldwide shipment of tablets is expected to reach 234.5 million units this year, a modest year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent from 2014, and touch 269.4 million units by 2019, it said.

Worldwide tablet shipments to cross 269 mn units by 2019: IDC

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 13:09

Worldwide shipment of tablets is expected to reach 234.5 million units this year, a modest year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent from 2014, and touch 269.4 million units by 2019, it said.

Apple's ResearchKit to give scientists ready access to study subjects

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 00:38

Apple Inc on Monday released ResearchKit, an open-source software tool designed to give scientists a new way to gather information on patients by using their iPhones.

SPARC shares surge 15%; m-cap up by Rs 1,685 cr

Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 18:05

Stocks of Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company surged 15 percent Monday after the company received approval from the US health regulator for a New Drug Application (NDA).

Apple smartwatch to launch tomorrow

Last Updated: Sunday, March 8, 2015, 09:52

Apple's hotly-anticipated smartwatch is expected to debut tomorrow as the trend-setting firm sets out to make stylish wrist-worn computers must-have accessories for modern lifestyles.

RBI revises priority sector lending norms

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 19:33

RBI, RBI guidelines, priority sector lending, adjusted net bank credit, Macquarie Research

Gold deposit scheme can fetch Rs 1 trillion: SBI Research

Last Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 19:49

Describing the proposed gold deposit scheme as "game changer", the SBI's economic research department has said it will help attract at least Rs 1 trillion in deposits on the precious metal.

Samsung leads Indian tablet market in 2014, but losing grip: CMR

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 14:00

Overall, the tablet market in India fell by 9.2 per cent to 3.89 million units shipped in 2014 as compared to 2013, it said in a statement.

Honda CEO to step down, replaced by low-profile engineer

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 17:07

Honda Motor Co on Monday named an experienced, yet little known, engineer as its new chief executive, who will take over in late-June with the Japanese automaker battling the fallout from a slew of recalls that have shaken its reputation for quality.

'Use research to weed out procedures encouraging corruption'

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 23:26

A high-level government commission has suggested that tax department undertake regular and periodic review to identify and weed out procedures that lead to corruption in the department.