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Melbourne: An amateur gunsmith has successfuly made a fully operational pistol and an assault rifle that fires from 3D printouts, with the help of plans posted on the net. According to Australian Popular Science, the gunsmith using the name "HaveBlue," has made a fully operational 0.22 caliber pistol and parts of an AR-15 assault rifle. He announced in online forums that he had tested the pistol that was made from a chunk of plastic feedstock into a commercially-a

Washington: A US-based tech firm, which makes parts used in Apple and Google products, has said as many as 400,000 of its users' passwords have been stolen by hackers. Semiconductor maker Nvidia said that attacks this month resulted in hackers compromising its users' encrypted passwords, and that it has suspended five of its websites as it investigates the matter. The Los Angeles Times quoted a spokesman for the company as saying, that despite the passwords being &#

Washington: Researchers have designed a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to mimic the human gait accurately. The neural (nerve cell) architecture, musculoskeletal architecture and sensory feedback pathways in humans have been simplified and built into the robot, giving it a remarkably human-like walking gait. The robot's biological accuracy has allowed the researchers to investigate the processes underlying walking in humans and may bolster theories o

New Delhi: Finnish handsets manufacturer Nokia launched Lumia 610 priced at Rs.12,999 in the Indian markeet. The company has already launched Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 priced at Rs.24,999 and Rs.15,999 respectively. "The smartphone will introduce Windows Phone to a new generation of smartphone users," Vipul Mehrotra, director-smart devices, Nokia India, told reporters here. "It is designed to appeal to a more youthful audience purchasing their first sma

New Delhi: The number of telephone subscribers in India increased by 0.84 per cent to 960.90 million at the end of May 2012 as compared to 952.91 million at the end previous month, the Government said. According to the latest telecom subscription data released by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the share of urban subscribers had declined to 64.65 per cent from 64.95 per cent, whereas the share of rural subscribers has increased to 35.35 per cent in the re

New Delhi: Samsung Electronics launched the much-awaited "Galaxy S III" in the Indian market at a price tag of Rs 43,180. Powered by Android 4.0, the smartphone having 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera and a 1.9 megapixel front camera. "The strong adoption of Smartphones by the Indian market has encouraged us to sustain the excitement in the marketplace by launching flagship, iconic devices like the Galaxy SII, Galaxy Not