Since the dawn of smartphones, mobile-phone design was trapped in a box-shaped mold. Even the Samsung series of phones and Sony Experia S stayed away from trying something new. But finally, with HTC One X, the Taiwanese firm has announced the start of a brave new world. HTC One X stands like an original Klimt in a sea of mediocrity. Its resemblance to the HTC HD 7 tries to promote false notoriety about this gem. But don’t believe your eyes.

After the entire “the world will end” fiasco in December last year, you’d have thought that something like that would never really happen. Turns out, a meteorite just exploded over Russia last night (9:20 a.m. local time). So, I guess panicking would be the appropriate thing to do.The 2012 DA14 asteroid zipped passed Earth yesterday and the scientists say that the meteor must’ve been a part of the asteroid itself.

Is this the beginning of the end for Yahoo’s Right Media Exchange? As confirmed by a Yahoo blog post, it has reached an agreement to allow Google Inc. to advertise on some of Yahoo’s most popular websites, adding a new turn to the long-running rivalry between the two Silicon Valley Internet firms.

Well, considering this is Twitter, where messages are broadcasted publically, there is a lesser amount of personal data that’s been spilled out in comparison to what would have happened if a website like Facebook had been hacked, but even then, the passwords and email ids being given out could pose a threat. As most users on the Internet use the same password for most of their accounts, be it email or other websites, access keys have been spilled. For this reason, users are advised to keep different passwords on their various accounts.

This week two important events took place in the corporate sector. One was the launch of BlackBerry 10 OS and the other was the selling off of the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips Electronics. While the world was eagerly waiting for the former, the latter did not come as a surprise either.Yes, for all those who did know, the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips, which was on the verge of failure has been sold to the Japanese company, Funai Electric Co.

Dreaming is something we all do, some of us get deep into figuring out what our dreams mean, while some of us just forget and never think of them ever again. It must feel like having an epiphany and then with a flash, it’s gone. Our dreams are our escape from reality, where we think of places we want to go, what we wish we had, and where we wish of becoming someone else. The realms of our dreams go beyond such thoughts.

For most people, video games are meant just for children and teenagers. Now, with advancements in the gaming industry, we have games that interest different age groups. In fact, now the average age of a gamer is in the mid 30’s.

The latest discovery came from a study of images taken by NASA’s powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that revealed new evidence of a wet underground environment on the red planet. The images focused on the McLaughlin crater and the water trails in the crater.

Although it’s an issue that has been prevalent in the country for a long time, the recent Delhi gang rape has shocked, shaken and stirred people into taking action. We all know about the intense protests, the petitions, and the attempts at changing the mindset of people. This time, the anger has been channelled productively; and we’re looking at the social and administrative solutions for the issue.

the science policy which was unveiled by the Indian Science Congress at Kolkata, was met with mixed responses from the science fraternity as well as other ministries.The science policy of 2003 blatantly promised a raise in investments in science and developments with targets of improving investments from one percent to two percent, however when the target for the next decade is the same as the last it shows the gaps in Indian policy making.