Airbus’ parent company EADS says its all-electric experimental aircraft has performed its maiden flight.

The Cri-Cri, the first four-engine all-electric plane, is the latest effort to develop a battery-powered aircraft with performance comparable to light, piston-engine airplanes. Continue reading “Electric plane takes to sky in maiden flight” »

Apple has launched its first ever music-centric social networking site Ping that connects all its iTunes users and even allows them to interact with the artists.

Ping connects iTunes’s 160 million plus users through iPhone and iPod touch, and it allows them to follow their friends and their favourite artists, reports Mashable.com.Apple has even launched a new version of iTunes called iTunes 10 which has been developed keeping Ping in mind. Continue reading “Apple sings a new tune, goes social” »

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods on Wednesday, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons. Like previous versions, the Nano has a built-in FM tuner and can display photos.

But instead of buttons, controls for playing, pausing and selecting music are  right on the screen. It will cost $149 for the 8 gigabyte version and $179 for 16 gigabytes. Continue reading “Apple unveils new iPod Nano Touch” »

Burger King Holdings Inc shares are climbing after a published report says the fast food chain is discussing a possible sale of the company with private-equity firms.

The Wall Street Journal didn’t name its sources in the article. But the newspaper says talks have taken place over recent weeks. Continue reading “On sale: Burger King” »

India will send notices to Google and Skype asking them to set up servers in the country and give access to its internet data, a top home ministry official said on Wednesday.

Echoing concerns raised by several other countries, India has already said it wants the means to fully track and read BlackBerry’s secure email and access to internet data that officials fear could be misused by militants. Continue reading “Now Government asks Google, Skype for access” »

Internet search giant Google has acquired social games website SocialDeck for an undisclosed amount, in a move to strengthen its social networking service. Continue reading “Google acquires social games website SocialDeck” »

Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry mobile phone, has given certain proposals for lawful access to its services by law enforcing agencies and these proposals will be operationalised in India, Home Ministry sources said.

It was also decided that the Department of Telecommunication would study the feasbility of all such services being provided through a server in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry gives in, agree to give access to services” »

Amid security concerns raised by the government over encrypted data travelling through mobiles, handset maker Nokia, which offers push-mail services today said it will set up required infrastructure by November to help the government monitor the contents.

The decision of the Finnish firm may put more pressure on Research In Motion (RIM), which offers BlackBerry services, to give security agencies more access to its encrypted messenger and BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES). Continue reading “Nokia to set up server in India; may put pressure on BlackBerry” »

Stating that security concerns are not specific to BlackBerry alone, Canada is understood to have told India that suspension of services may not yield any result.

The government has imposed a deadline of August 31 asking BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) to either provide a solution for monitoring encrypted data or shut shop. Sources in-the-know of the development that relates to security concerns that prompted the Ministry of Home Affairs to take a hard line, said the Canadian government has sent a communication to India. Continue reading “Suspension of BlackBerry service no solution: Canada tells India” »

Hinting at near doubling of investments made in stocks, Anil Ambani group’s renowned fund manager Madhusudan Kela has predicted that the benchmark Sensex will cross 30,000-point level in the next 3-5 years.

Although cautious about the market outlook in the next three months, Kela told PTI that he was highly bullish in the longer term. Continue reading “Sensex may cross 30,000 level in 3-5 years: Kela” »

Miffed with the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit’s handling of the ’spot-fixing’ scandal involving Salman Butt Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, the Pakistan Cricket Board might sue the ACSU if the players are found innocent.

The PCB’s senior legal advisor Talib Rizvi said that if the players were eventually found innocent, then the PCB would consider taking legal action against the ICC and other bodies involved in making the allegations and conducting the inquiry against the players. Continue reading “PCB might sue ICC if tainted trio found innocent” »

Anjaana-a-a-a anjaani-i-i-i. a peppy track from the Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer Anjaana Anjaani is on high rotation on music channels and FM Radio. Hear it once and you are likely to get hooked on to its rhythm.

The fast-paced catchy number has been rendered by Monali Thakur and Nikhil D’Souza. A former Indian Idol contestant, Monali is best known as the singer of racy numbers like Zaraa zaraa touch me and Khwab dekhe jhoothe moothe from Race. Continue reading “Anjaana Anjaani track was meant to be: Monali” »

Lindsay Lohan can’t steer clear of trouble. Just days after she was released from a jail and rehab stint, witnesses accused her Friday of hitting a baby stroller with her Maserati and then leaving the scene.

Footage of the immediate aftermath of the incident was posted on RadarOnline.com by a paparazzi. In the video the baby in the stroller appears to be crying while the baby’s nanny pushes the stroller across the street looking back at Lohan’s car. Continue reading “Now, Lindsay Lohan in hit and run case” »

The tainted Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, which is at the centre of a ’spot-fixing’ scandal’ that has rocked world cricket, was released without charge after being questioned by the Scotland Yard in London.

Officers of the Scotland Yard questioned Test captain Butt and pace bowlers Aamir and Asif, who were suspended by the International Cricket Council yesterday and charged with offences under its anti-corruption code for “alleged irregular behaviour” during last week’s Lord’s Test. Continue reading “Scotland Yard releases Pakistan’s tainted trio without charge” »

Just sometime back, in fact just in August, it was announced that Kangna Ranaut would be starring in Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of the novel Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie.

However, time changes a lot and so has the star cast of this film. Continue reading “Kangna walks out of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children” »

An explosion ripped through a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester in central England, causing fire inside the complex and trapping several worshippers.

The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, but the firefighters say one-third of the terraced property on Thoresby Street has been destroyed and is too unstable for crews to enter.

Specialist rescue teams and equipment, including search dogs and thermal imaging cameras, are being used to establish if any casualties are inside, the BBC reported. Continue reading “Blast rocks UK temple; worshippers trapped inside” »

The “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” actress will play a young operative who works with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) on his fourth tough assignment, reports contactmusic.com.

The movie will not be called Mission: Impossible 4 as producer J. J. Abrams and Cruise think of it as a reboot of the franchise rather than a continuation. Continue reading “Paula Patton joins Mission Impossible 4” »

Akshay Kumar only for Sajid Nadiadwala — that’s the amicable agreement that Sajid Khan has reached with his friend and producer before walking into an outside project.

“I think it’s only fair that I give my directors the freedom to work with other producers. If I showed trust in Sajid Khan by giving him a break in Heyy Babyy and then Housefull, Akshay Kumar also showed trust in Sajid Khan. So we’ve decided not to break the team. Whenever Sajid Khan will direct Akshay, I’ll produce,” said Naiadwala. Continue reading “Sajid Khan to direct Akshay only for Nadiadwala” »

Sachin Tendulkar, in a startling disclosure, said on Thursday that in his 21 years of international career no bookie has ever approached an Indian cricketer. Tendulkar’s statement comes as a big surprise as his second captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life for match-fixing in 2000.

“No, in my 21 years of international cricket, I have never heard of any Indian player being approached by bookies,” said Tendulkar. Continue reading “No Indian cricketer ever approached by a bookie: Tendulkar” »

Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan has no intention of selling his stake in his IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.

In a rare interview with CNBC-TV18, Khan spells out the business plans for his company Red Chillies Entertainment.

Below is a verbatim transcript of his interview with CNBC-TV18’s Swati Khandelwal. Continue reading “Will not sell KKR to make a fast buck: Shahrukh Khan” »