Malicious code targets Samsung phones
A simple line of malicious code embedded in a Web page can cause some Samsung Galaxy smartphones to lose all their data, security researchers revealed recently. But Samsung says a fix has been out for...
View ArticleApps on wheels
Automakers are finding ways to bring apps to your dashboard and change the way you drive, says John R Quain.Smartphones are reshaping all aspects of our lives including the way we drive. Automakers...
View ArticleBattered India insurers need more than foreign funds
India's proposal to allow more foreign investment in its $41 billion insurance business provides a lifeline for an industry starved of capital and squeezed by regulation, but it may not pass parliament...
View Article'Can't hold on to roles like politicians'
As Infosys came out with their second quarter results last week, a lot more changed in the company than its client matrix. The outgoing Chief Financial Officer (CFO) VBalakrishnan of the Rs 1.37 lakh...
View ArticlePunchups mar power privatisation
It is rough being an employee of Torrent Power Limited in Agra. Furious residents regularly take staff of the power distributor hostage or beat them up, stone-throwing mobs besiege the firm's...
View ArticleArt review
Negotiating urban dynamicsOne has become almost used to the still relatively fresh and still enthusiastically practised phenomenon of artists' initiatives in Bangalore. Considered against an...
View ArticleMusic and dance reviews
Promising dancerB Bhanumathi, reputed dancer, is well known in the field not only as a senior danseuse, but also as a choreographer and teacher. She has trained hundreds of students through her school,...
View ArticleTv talk
Who gets the queen?Watch 'Troy' on HBO at 5.55 pm on October 16. The film is set in the year 1250 BC. Paris (played by Orlando Bloom), the prince of Troy, falls in love with Helen (played by Diane...
View ArticleFilmi fundas
'I'll sing my own songs'Nidhi Subbaiah is really on a high right now. It's not every Southern actress who manages to snag a role in a Bollywood film, but she's soon going to be seen opposite Jackky...
View ArticleTo foster interest in the sciences
Indian Academy Pre-University College held a unique inter-school science exhibition called 'Innovision'. Around 35 schools participated in this exhibition. The students enthusiastically moved around...
View ArticleSome learning and some fun
IFIM Business School hosted its two-day management and cultural fest Naman 2012, which saw participation from eight colleges. The management fest had seven different events, including HR, marketing,...
View ArticleA battle of views
The Maria Philip Debate Competition', an annual tradition at XIME, was held with great enthusiasm recently. This inter- B-School debate competition is held in memory of Maria Philip, daughter of XIME...
View ArticleThe world at your fingertips
For most college students, an important part of hostel life is their laptop. Other than the fact that it is their window to the Internet — an information explosion in itself — it...
View ArticleWith a touch of pink
There are few things as pleasant as an evening that combines pleasure and a good cause — and this was exactly what took place at the Taj West End recently, at an event which sought to promote...
View ArticleBe treated like royalty
For the first time in India, Disney is going to hold an event called the 'Disney Princess Academy' later this month. 'Disney Princess Academy' is a one-day event, in which young girls aged between...
View ArticleAn unusual angle captured
Women Changing India', a photo-exhibition on the modern women in our country today, is being held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat. The work of six acclaimed Magnum photographers — Olivia...
View Article'I want to awaken people to the reality of design'
Japanese designer Kenya Hara, who designs both objects and experiences through his concepts, was recently in town to give a talk on the future of design. Metrolife caught up with the man to find out...
View ArticleHaven for music lovers
Bangalore recently experienced the three-day-long music festival, 'The Kingfisher Great Indian Octoberfest', held for the first time at the beautiful lawns of the Jayamahal Palace Hotel. Unlike the...
View ArticleFill before the pump closes
Bangaloreans will have to get into the habit of tanking up their cars and bikes as starting this week, a majority of the petrol bunks in the City have started enforcing the 'single-shift' policy....
View Article'We feel safe only on campus'
The alleged rape of a 21-year-old student of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) brings up the issue of safety around the campus of NLSIU, Bangalore University in particular and the...
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