An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator launches An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN 77). George H W Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The... [Read More]

  Mercedes-Benz BSM Team Once customs duties are slashed, your dream to own a luxury car may become a reality. In the next few years, you wouldn’t have to shell out exorbitant amount of money to buy luxury cars in India. The Indian government is currently negotiating a free-trade agreement... [Read More]

  Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel’s rivals, perhaps more in hope than expectation, are looking to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix to usher in a season where the German and his Red Bull team have their three-year monopoly of Formula One titles broken. Here is a look at team-by-team... [Read More]

  Developers and programmers participate in a coding While Silicon Valley is the undisputed technology hub in the world, there are other centres that are fast catching up. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest technology hubs in the world. Developers and programmers participate in a coding... [Read More]

  Apple's new iPad mini as she waits for the release of the tablet. Noel Randewich in San Francisco Shipments of tablets running Google Inc’s Android will overtake the iPad this year for the first time, research house IDC predicted on Tuesday, as Apple Inc cedes more mobile market share... [Read More]

  Walt Disney Concert Hall. Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, US The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Centre. The project was launched in 1992, when Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, donated $50 million.   This amazing steel structure was designed... [Read More]

  A worker cleans the windshield of a car next to a model during. There are ‘concept cars’, vehicles designed by imaginative souls, accepted at pitch meetings and displayed at auto shows, without ever achieving production-model status, according to CNBC. Let’s take a look at some... [Read More]

  Amazon The number of companies with great reputation has fallen from 16 to 6 in the last 2 years in the United States according to a Harris Interactive study. Auto and financial services industries show strong growth. The key drivers for these reputed companies are: social responsibility, emotional... [Read More]

  A view of Concept One car in Zagreb, Croatia. While there was no shortage of high-end luxury cars on display at Geneva Motor Show this year, 10 cars simply stood out for their brilliance, style and comfort. Let’s take a look at these 10 show stoppers.   LaFerrari hybrid car at Geneva... [Read More]

  A model is reflected in a mirror while she reads her iPad backstage. Many of the top online sites have managed to significantly increase the time spent on their sites in the past year due to the rise in mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, says 24/7 Wall St. The top 25 digital media... [Read More]

  Let's have a look at 10 most expensive pens in the world. We all know that some things, such as cars, homes and diamonds, are expensive, but there are pens that will make a bigger hole in the pocket than buying a mansion. Let’s have a look at 10 most expensive pens in the world.   Aurora... [Read More]

  Cars drive past a giant Swatch watch placed We all know that some things, such as cars, homes and diamonds, are expensive, but there are watches that will make a bigger hole in the pocket than buying a mansion. Let’s have a look at 10 most expensive watches in the world.   Chopard... [Read More]

  RUNWAYS from hell Some people just hate flying. The fear is so extreme sometimes that it can cause panic attacks, and at times, even vomiting at the mere sight of an aircraft. Though flying can be scary for some, gizmodo.com reports that 60 per cent of all aircraft incidents occur either during... [Read More]

  Kingfisher airline The erosion has been steady for the Kingfisher airline brand in the past year or so. From a valuation of about $500 million (or Rs 2,500 crore) two years ago, the brand on Wednesday is down to zero as planes remain grounded, its licence to fly suspended and lenders lose patience... [Read More]

  Grand Central Terminal, New York, US What makes these railway stations unique? Icons of a nation’s booming infrastructure, these grand transport hubs have set several records. Take a look at 10 stations dubbed as ‘world’s record breakers’ by railway-technology.com. Grand... [Read More]

  CRH380 (China Railway High-speed) China is set to open a 2,298-km high-speed railway line, the world’s longest, in about two weeks, linking the capital city with the country’s trading hub of Guangzhou. According to the Ministry of Railways (MOR), the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway... [Read More]

  A woman looks at the Diamond Diadem Crown Diamonds are one of the world’s, and specifically Africa’s, major natural resources. An estimated $13 billion worth of rough diamonds are produced per year, of which about $8.5 billion are from Africa (65 per cent). The diamond industry employs... [Read More]

  An auto show in Seoul, South Korea. A company, Barrett-Jackson Auction, set up camp this month in Scotsdale, Arizona, United States, to sell dozens of its amazing classic cars to the highest bidder, according to Business Insider. Let’s take a look at 25 cars that were sold for jaw-dropping... [Read More]

  A view of Stockholm, Sweden. Apple barely missed making the list of the 10 most well-liked in the US, says marketing research firm YouGov BrandIndex, according to Business Insider. YouGov BrandIndex interviews 5,000 people each weekday from a representative US population sample about brands’... [Read More]

  Taiwan's China Airlines plane takes off at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. The Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, which collects information about aviation accidents and safety, has published its annual Airline Safety Ranking, according to Business Insider. Sixty airlines... [Read More]

  A workers walks through finished steel bars of different quality India’s rank in the world order of steel production remained unchanged at fourth slot with an output of 76.7 million tonnes, despite logging the highest growth of 4.2 per cent among major producing nations in 2012. There was... [Read More]

  Samsung Galaxy Grand As reported by The Mobile Indian earlier, Samsung today launched its much discussed Galaxy Grand Android smartphone in India for Rs 21,500. The dual SIM based handset is powered by Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system and runs on a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. It... [Read More]

  Smartphones hitting the market every other day With newer smartphones hitting the market every other day, older models’ prices are dropping every passing day. Especially, many Android smartphones with great displays and hardware, which were earlier available for Rs 30,000, can now be purchased... [Read More]

  Shanghai World Financial Centre. The world economy is projected to grow at an average rate of just over 3 per cent per annum from 2011 to 2050, doubling in size by 2032 and nearly doubling again by 2050, states a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. According to the report, ‘World in 2050 The... [Read More]