China unveiled an extravagant farewell to the Olympics on Sunday and David Beckham, the world's most famous football player, said hello by kicking a ball to start the countdown to London 2012. The appearance of Beckham on top of a red double-decker bus that unfolded into a hedge-clipped silhouette of London sent 91,000 fans into a frenzy in the futuristic Bird's Nest stadium.
Tata, who attended the annual gala event at the National Centre of Performing Arts after five years, was alluding to Chandra's presentation on the performance of the Tata group of companies.
One of the world's most futuristic phones began life as a block of wood with a painted-on screen. Swedish start-up Neonode created what was at the time an innovative design for a phone--a super-compact device with a large touchscreen and menus that flipped with the swipe of a thumb.
Talks have failed between the Dhoots of the Videocon group and Mahendra Nahata of Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd to buy out the latter's 36 per cent stake in all-India mobile licence-holder Datacom Solutions.
Swimmer Michael Phelps demolished his own world record to win a first Olympics gold on Sunday in the quest for an unprecedented eight, but conflict in Georgia and a dozen bomb attacks in west China spoiled the party mood.
The Punjab government will soon launch e-agriculture services in collaboration through 'Kisan Soochna Kendras', a network of agri based information kiosks with broadband connectivity.
Bahrain Bay Development, a futuristic residential and commercial project, has signed a letter of intent with an Indian consortium to develop a $150 million project within the Bahrain Bay masterplan.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi changes his tactics every day. If he swept the 2002 elections almost single-handedly with his rhetorics, this time BJP spin doctors are trying to give him a larger-than-life image of a matured leader who aspires to take the state forward with his futuristic dreams.
Humsafar will be launched as overnight inter-city service on high-demand routes
The future of vending lies in tailored on-demand services. Now, who wants ice cream?
The still versions of the campaign will appear in print and digital.
Tainted stock broker Ketan Parekh and 8 of his associates received a blow, when the Supreme Court dismissed their appeals against a Sebi order banning them from trading for 14 years.
'Tata A&D, when formed, will be better equipped to execute larger and more complex projects and be more globally competitive as part of the global supply chain.'
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) made it public that its key promoters - Mahendra Nahata and his nephew Vinay Maloo - had parted ways.
The all-rounder has a clear edge over other mid-tier flagships and is worth the price.
'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'
Liverpool's new stadium in Stanley Park will not be 'as dramatic' as planned, the Premier League club said.
The future is here--at least, as we imagined it in 1962! Here's what you need to live that Jetsonesque life.
The popular Indian concept of 'nagin' makes an appearance as the 'Snakewoman' stalking the streets of Los Angeles, to seek revenge.
One Laptop Per Child's breakthrough software replaces the standard PC look with a design for the networked age.
Luce conveys his sense of bafflement that a country of such contradictions should do so well in spite of the diversity or because of it.
'From India to Indiana, there has always been a sense of hope, optimism, and goodness.'
A new generation of mobile phone games is slated to hit the market in the next two months: Ramayan 3392 AD, 3D-Sachin Tendulkar, Rounders (a poker game based on a Hollywood movie) and a host of other film celebrity games.
It will take 30-40 years for China to even catch up with US
One look at the HP Pavilion tx1016 and it's easy to brand it as a futuristic-chic entertainment Tablet PC while the LG C1 comes across as a more professional machine.
In a move that could bring down prices of CDMA handsets further, Qualcomm Inc has licensed Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd to manufacture 3G CDMA2000 mobile handsets, fixed-wireless phones and line modem cards.
Swati Kalsi's collection was an ode to the traditional Sujani embroidery and Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama's USP was minimal measurements and stitching involved.
While its operating radius remains secret, a back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates it can easily strike targets 1,000 kilometres away and return to base.
The new Audi TT is a fabulous coupe with much more comfortable ride quality and razor sharp handling.
Apart from battle tanks, Pakistan Army is also procuring 245 150mm SP Mike-10 guns from Italy out of which it has already received 120 guns.
Chosen by schoolchildren across Japan and announced before a gymnasium of cheering pupils in Tokyo, the as yet unnamed blue character will be the mascot for the Olympics and the pink cherry blossom-inspired one for the Paralympics.
The famous Nokia 8110 comes back to life in a new avatar after 22 years!
Design engineers are critical to producing state of art weapons like submarines, electronic warfare system, setting up networking of armed forces and for forays into frontiers of space and missile technology, he added.
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