New York: A traveller was detained at the busy John F Kennedy Airport in New York for mentioning an explosive device, with officials later discovering that he was actually talking about a 'bomb sandwich'. Jason Michael Cruz, was on an escalator in Terminal 7 Thursday when a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer overheard him tell a friend he "had the wrong kind of bomb" just after 1 pm. She reported...
10:56 PM, Apr 14, 2013
The US fast-food chain Subway got caught up in an online furor after an Australian teenager measured his "footlong" Subway sandwich and found that it was an inch short. ...
11:40 AM, Jan 23, 2013
New Delhi: Noida based Pantel Technologies, which tied up with BSNL to sell its tablets, has launched an upgraded version of 8-inch 3G tablet, called the Penta T-Pad WS802C. The tablet was earlier available with Android Honeycomb in March this year. The tablet is sold co-branded with BSNL, which is offering a 3G data plan of 2 GB with 60 days validity, along with the Penta T-Pad. The new upgraded...
01:33 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Toronto: A passenger on a domestic Air Canada flight found a sewing needle in a catered sandwich, prompting authorities to investigate the bizarre incident. The needle was found in a sandwich served to a passenger on Monday on a flight from Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto. Air Canada said that it was "working closely" with its caterer to "ensure heightened security measures have been put in place." "Safety is always...
06:22 PM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: Pantel Technologies has launched its new Android-powered tablet PC named "T-Pad IS701C" in the Indian market. The tablet is engineered with a cortex A8 1GHz processor. It features a 7-inch TFT LCD capacitive multi-touch screen with a resolution of 800X480 pixels. The device runs Android Ice cream Sandwich operating system. The Penta T-Pad IS701C tablet PC is a Wi-Fi device with 3G USB dongle support. It has a...
10:42 AM, Jul 24, 2012
Minneapolis: Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich aboard a Delta Airlines flight and felt a sudden jab in his mouth. Glancing down, he noticed what looked like a sewing needle in the food. Another passenger on the plane reported the same thing. At first, he thought a toothpick meant to hold the sandwich together had punctured the roof of his mouth....
10:35 AM, Jul 18, 2012
Atlanta: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating after needles were found in turkey sandwiches on Delta Airlines flights from Amsterdam to the United States. Delta says what appear to be sewing needles were found in five sandwiches on Sunday. One passenger on a flight to Minneapolis was injured. The other needles were on two flights to Atlanta and one to Seattle. FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett in Atlanta...
08:14 AM, Jul 18, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Now that the madness and commotion of 2011 has subsided, world number two Rory McIlroy believes he is better equipped for a tilt at his maiden British Open title. Twelve months ago, in the absence of the injured Tiger Woods, the young Northern Irishman was the main attraction for the third major of the season at Sandwich. McIlroy had just won the U.S. Open by a record...
11:42 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New York: Delta Air Lines Inc said it was working with federal authorities after what appeared to be sewing needles were found in food on four US-bound flights that left on Sunday from Amsterdam, injuring one passenger. The needles were found in sandwiches made by the airline's Amsterdam caterer, Gate Gourmet, Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly said in an email on Monday. The FBI and Netherlands officials are investigating, as are...
08:05 AM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: WishTel has announced the launch of its new tablet - the Ira Thing 2. The tablet has a 7-inch, multi-touch capacitive screen and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream sandwich) operating system. It is powered by a 1.5GHz processor, and has 512MB RAM. The Ira Thing 2 is available in 6 colours " black, red, yellow, pink, blue and white. The TV app on IRA thing 2 gives consumers...
04:26 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Human nature is that we tend to get attached with others who understand us, fulfil our needs and desires and generally take care of us. But when a human and a smartphone develop a similar bond, it should seem to be out of the ordinary. But it is not, when the gadget in question is the Samsung Galaxy S III - the smartphone right on top of the...
02:23 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Karbonn Mobiles announced the launch of its Smart Tab 1 Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet. The Smart Tab 1 is priced at Rs 6990 and along with three phones launched on the same day - the Karbonn A5, A7 and A9 - are the first of Karbonn's new 'Karbonn Smart' range of devices. With a 7-inch (17.8 cm) capacitive 5-point touch screen, 1.2 GHz X-Burst processor, 3700 mAh...
04:35 PM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: Samsung has announced the launch of its new phone - the Samsung Galaxy Chat. Designed for socially-active users, the Samsung Galaxy Chat will be available from July starting in Spain and gradually rolled out to Europe, Latin America, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia at a competitive price point. The Samsung Galaxy Chat runs Android 4.0, and has a 3-inch touchscreen with a full QWERTY keypad....
05:10 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: Zync has launched an Android 4.0 ICS-based tablet - the Zync Z-999 plus - in India. Priced at Rs 11,990, the tablet has a 7-inch LED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. The company claims that the tablet's screen is scratch-resistant. The tablet features 3G calling and data connectivity through an onboard SIM slot. Running Android 4.O operating system, the tablet has both 3G and WiFi...
01:34 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: iBerry India, manufacturer of low cost Android tablets in India, will launch their third Google Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) based WiFi only tablet, iBerry Auxus AX01, for Rs 5,990 in first week of July. The 7 inch, iBerry Auxus AX01 tablet comes with a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 architecture based processor with dedicated dual Mali-400 graphics engine for speed and better graphic capabilities that supports Open GL...
02:28 PM, Jun 29, 2012
New Delhi: Sony has finally, through its official blog, announced the roll out of the Android ICS upgrade for its Android based Xperia S smartphone. The roll out of the upgrade has begun but the availability of the upgrade will differ from market to market. Indian Sony Xperia S users can expect the upgrade in the next couple of days. The upgrade brings along a whole new look and feel...
01:08 PM, Jun 23, 2012
New Delhi: One thing is for sure, tablets are the future of education. But I am not quite certain if that tomorrow will be displayed on a 7-inch screen. 10-inch devices do seem to have an advantage. Even if they currently carry a heavier price tag, I am quite sure things will change fast. As fast as the plummeting prices of feature-rich tablet devices. On Tuesday, when Micromax announced its...
03:43 PM, Jun 18, 2012
The man behind the snack: John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, is said to be the man after whom the sandwich was named, 250 years back. When he ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal. The story goes that the Earl asked for the particular serving so that he could eat while...
03:08 PM, May 14, 2012
