Science/Tech

BMW AG revealed a convertible roadster version of its i8, a high-performance plug-in hybrid concept car. The new car, called the i8 Concept Spyder, is designed to perform like a sports car while logging better fuel economy than the typical small economy car. BMW said the two-seater can travel 17 to 19 miles on battery power alone, which contributes to ... Read More »

MasterCard is investigating a security data breach at a US-based credit card processor. It is believed millions of credit card information might have been compromised. MasterCard is yet to reveal any details regarding the investigations. “As a result, we have alerted payment card issuers regarding certain MasterCard accounts that are potentially at risk,” the firm said in a statement to ... Read More »

Silicon Graphics which is now known as Graphics Properties has sued top mobile manufacturers Apple, Sony, HTC and LG over patent violation over the sale of their mobile phones and other electronic devices. The lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The patent at issue relates to a computer graphics process that turns text and images ... Read More »

Wonder where this world is heading ? Soon, children will have their school uniforms microchipped to track their every moment to ‘protect’ them and know when they skip classes. Still, wondering who came up with this idea ? In Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, 20,000 grade school students have recently started wearing uniforms embedded with GPS chips similar to those used ... Read More »

A doctoral student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, discovers the tiny Wernerius inyoensis during a nighttime search of the park. Don’t worry, Angelenos: The elusive species may live underground and is likely to be found in dry, sandy habitats. Even in territory as well-traversed as California, biologists can discover new creatures. The latest? A species of scorpion in ... Read More »

Apple said it will be announcing its decision on what it will be doing with its ~$100 Billion cash (That is more then what the US Treasury has) on 19th March 2012. Apple could bail-out/invest in other areas rather then in Technology, after all it is having all these surplus cash just laying around doing nothing. Analysts expect Apple to ... Read More »

Looks like even a computer is struggling to make ends meet in this flattened out economy. IBM ‘s supercomputer Watson got itself another job. This time in Wall Street. IBM’s Watson, designed to conquer the TV quiz show Jeopardy!, is finding a second life. This time, though, instead of answering trivia questions, it’s helping clients on Wall Street analyze investments. ... Read More »