Watches
Apple appeals an import ban on watches amid a patent dispute
27 Dec 2023
In an attempt to overturn a ban on the import of its watches, Apple has lodged an appeal following a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo.
TAG Heuer announces TAG Heuer Connected Model 41
15 Jan 2018
Iconic Big Ben to fall silent for four years for repairs
14 Aug 2017
The 161-year Big Ben will stop chiming for four years as it undergoes a major maintennce and overhaul to prolong its life
Analog watchmakers go ‘smart’
28 Oct 2016
Titan unveils Juxt smartwatch in tie-up with HP
21 Jan 2016
The timepiece features a subtle honeycomb dial, 3D indices and can be paired with smart phones having either Android 4.4 or iOS 8.1 and above operating system
AppleWatch dominated 52% of global smartwatch shipments: study
15 Jan 2016
Apple Watches accounted for about 52 per cent of global smartwatch shipments last year, since their launch in April 2015
Titan teams up with HP to launch smart watches
23 Nov 2015
Swiss watchmakers take their time, but get smart
31 Oct 2015
As the threat of a smartwatch revolution looms large, five Swiss watchmakers have announced imminent launches of their own smartwatches in various form
Apple’s smartwatch skewed towards geeks
11 Mar 2015
Threatened by Silicon Valley, Swiss watchmakers turning ‘smart’
02 Mar 2015
As technology firms like Apple increasingly threaten to intrude into the wristwatch market with ‘smart’ watches, Switzerland’s famed makers of traditional watches are feeling the threat, and responding in kind
Sony to introduce watch made from e-paper
27 Nov 2014
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
