No headphone jack Patel is critical of Apple’s decision to drop the headphone jack – technology that has been standard since Victorian times – without fully supporting wireless headphones or speakers from other manufacturers. As the world’s biggest tech firm, Apple gets to decide for all of us when it’s time to move on from an existing technology, says Patel, Read More

India’s Test captain Virat Kohli took the field along with team mates for a light session at Green Park, in Kanpur, on Sunday. The Indian players arrived in batches on Saturday for the Test match. The first ones to reach were Wriddhiman Saha, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja. The New Zealand team will arrive on Monday. The three-match Test series between Read More

Maruti Ignis is the next micro SUV. This will be smaller than the Vitara Brezza and will be the entry-level car to the Nexa Range. Maruti had showcased it at the 2016 Auto Expo. This will open up an entirely new segment that will help the company to enhance its sales. Here is a detailed preview of this new compact Read More

Close on the heels of surge pricing in premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi express, Humsafar trains are set to be launched next month with fares that would be about 20 per cent higher than the normal Mail and Express services. Announced by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu during the presentation of the Rail Budget 2016-17, Humsafar, a special class service Read More

Seated in her tiny home in Kurla in north Mumbai, Reshma Qureshi has plenty of unanswered questions. “How come it’s easier to buy acid than get the right shade of lipstick?” “Why can’t people treat me normally, just like they would treat other girls my age?” Reshma is just like any girl her age. She shares the same excitement of Read More

With the sale of smartphones failing to reach the desired level in the first half of this year, handset makers are banking on the coming festive season to gain traction. According to sector estimates, about 70 new smartphones could be launched in the festive season, which begins end-September and goes on till the end of the year. Of these, 50 Read More

Maruti Ignis is the next micro SUV. This will be smaller than the Vitara Brezza and will be the entry-level car to the Nexa Range. Maruti had showcased it at the 2016 Auto Expo. This will open up an entirely new segment that will help the company to enhance its sales. Here is a detailed preview of this new compact Read More

The Bombay high court, on Tuesday, asked Mumbai-based firm SGI Commex, which claims to have won the auction of Vijay Mallya’s luxury jet, to file an affidavit in response to a petition filed by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), seeking taxes and hangar charges of Rs 3.95 crore. The aircraft is at present parked at Mumbai Airport and MIAL is Read More

Perez, who left Deportivo La Coruna last month, netted 17 La Liga goals as his side finished sixth from bottom last season. The 28-year-old Spaniard was handed his English top-flight debut in the 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. Defender Shkodran Mustafi also made his first appearance for the London club in the same game. “It is not easy to Read More

At the Reliance Industries (RIL) annual general meeting last Thursday, chairman Mukesh Ambani made a special mention of his children, Akash and Isha. Both are 24 years old, and directors of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail Ventures. Mukesh praised them for being hands-on leaders in a business where the average age of employees is 30. Though the spotlight is firmly Read More