Ashley Cole dumped by wife Cheryl

Posted by Karan Israni On February 23, 2010 View Comments
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Cheryl Cole has dumped footballer husband Ashley Cole. She sent him an sms saying it’s all over. She sent the message “Move out. It’s over” from Los Angeles early on Sunday. The 26-year-old singer could be making a statement about the split in the course of this week. Cheryl has reportedly ordered her husband to  [ Read More ]

Transistors explained

Posted by Karan Israni On February 22, 2010 View Comments
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Ever since your school days you have been reading about the presence of transistors in computers and all. But what are these transistors? What work do they do? And mostly importantly HOW? Transistors are one of the most important and handy pieces in modern day electronics. They are compiled into Integrated Circuits (ICs). Two basic  [ Read More ]

Freezing Water with Heat: Path breaking guide

Posted by Karan Israni On February 21, 2010 View Comments
Looks like we may be able to overcome the universal problem of Global Warming

Normally when water freezes, we think that it’s getting colder. In fact, water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). That’s cold! But a recent study out of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel reveals that a group of scientists have found how to turn liquid water into ice…with heat! The discovery is  [ Read More ]

Energy Efficient Olympics

Posted by Karan Israni On February 21, 2010 View Comments
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A new energy monitoring system developed by software company Pulse Energy aims to make the Olympic Games, which started February 12 in Vancouver, more efficient. The software gives managers a real-time readout of energy consumption at all the seven venues. They can then make adjustments like turning off equipment that is not in use, to  [ Read More ]

football roundup

All results from Sunday (doesn’t include games currently in progress or due to start OF COURSE)

iPad Apps might require large storage space

Posted by Karan Israni On February 20, 2010 View Comments
The size of iPad apps might be larger than the iPhone

We were somewhat expecting this and now it’s almost sure that it is going to happen. So what are we talking about? With it’s latest announcement, Apple has just proved that its iPad applications will be data hungry. They have announced the upping of the over-the-air 3G app download limit from 10MB to 20MB. Victory  [ Read More ]

football roundup

In the early kick-off today, Manchester United traveled to Goodison Park aiming to get a win and put pressure on Chelsea but miserably failed to do so. After Berbatov opened the scoring for the visitors in the 16th minute, it was all Everton. After Bilyaletdinov’s equaliser 3 minutes later, 2 second half super subs (Gosling  [ Read More ]

Honorable MEN: A great (funny) read

Posted by Karan Israni On February 20, 2010 View Comments
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Must Read for Every Man and of course Woman (to understand man) If a female is reading this article then just realize the value of a man; and if its a male then feel proud of after reading it! “One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his  [ Read More ]

Champions League setback for Scottish clubs

Posted by Karan Israni On February 20, 2010 View Comments
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Europa League results mean Scotland will lose one of its two Champions League places from the 2011-12 season. Good results for Anderlecht, Standard Liege and Club Brugge mean that Belgium has leapfrogged Scotland into 15th in Uefa’s co-efficient ranking table. Brugge beat Valencia, Standard overcame Red Bull Salzburg, while Anderlecht drew with Athletic Bilbao. The  [ Read More ]

The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2010

Posted by admin On February 20, 2010 Comments Off
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Even in these tough times, surprising and extraordinary efforts are under way in businesses across the globe. From politics to technology, energy, and transportation; from marketing to retail, health care, and design, each company on the following pages illustrates the power and potential of innovative ideas and creative execution.

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