God didn’t create the Universe: Stephen Hawking
London: God didn’t create the universe – it was actually a result of the inevitable laws of physics, British physicist Prof Stephen Hawking has concluded. In his latest book, ‘The Grand Design’, Hawking said, “Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the [...]
Sony to challenge Apple with video service
TOKYO: Sony Corp will launch a new music and video download service linking a range of its devices, in a challenge to Apple Inc’s dominant position in the market, the Financial Times said. The announcement is set to be made at the IFA technology show been held in Berlin, the paper said, coinciding with a [...]
MySpace users can now sync posts to Facebook
Los Angeles: MySpace, which recently revamped itself to look more like Facebook, is now allowing users to sync their posts to Facebook, too. That means people on Facebook can see their friends’ MySpace items without leaving Facebook. It’s a sign the site seeks to carve out a niche that is no longer about competing with [...]
Can BlackBerry continue in India? Decision likely today
New Delhi: The decision on whether BlackBerry can continue in India or not will likely be out today. Union Home secretary GK Pillai will be meeting key officials from National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), Intelligence Bureau and the Department of Telecom (DoT) today to take the final decision on the issue. The technical teams have [...]
Google may allow phone calls from Gmail
New York: Already, Gmail serves as a control panel, an always-open tab, for the loyal Google user. It offers quick and simple access to our email, contacts, calendar, documents, chat and more. Soon, it may be home to a Web-based telephony client. According to CNET, Google has begun testing a Gmail-integrated VoIP (voice over Internet [...]
An iPhone workout, barbells optional
New York: While a number of exercise apps tell you how to sculpt and tone in the gym, a new app from celebrity trainer Christine Hazelton does that as well as telling you how to work out when you don’t have a gym. Called “Body Fate,” the $3.99 app puts users through a “functional fitness” [...]
Google sued in Spain over data collecting
Madrid: A judge in Spain opened an investigation into whether Google unlawfully collected data from unsecured wireless networks while gathering photographs for Google’s photo-mapping service Street View. The judge, Raquel Fernandino, has ordered a representative from Google to appear before her in early October over a lawsuit filed by a Spanish association of Internet users. [...]
BlackBerry partially relents after govt’s ultimatum: Sources
New Delhi: Faced with the government’s month-end deadline to allow intercepts, BlackBerry has reportedly relented on at least one encrypted service. But it says the lawful access it provides will be conditional. Sources have told that BlackBerry does not want to go against the government and details are being worked out to give access to [...]
