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Spotify testing new Stories feature for influencer playlists |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2020 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is working on a new feature that lets influencers share Stories alongside their public playlists. The new version will let select users share video clips that contain snippets of songs and album art. ... read.. |
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Mysterious China virus may impact MWC Barcelona 2020 |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2020 10:15:05 PM IST |
| Often considered a Mecca for tech enthusiasts, the mobile industry's premier event MWC Barcelona is facing a new challenge this year -- dealing with a mysterious virus first reported in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province. ... read.. |
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Samsung launches refrigerator that makes perfect curd |
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Gurugram | Wednesday, 2020 9:45:05 PM IST |
| In an effort to help nuclear families and millennials who do not have time or expertise to make that perfect curd at home, Introducing its 2020 refrigerator line up, Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its Curd Maestro refrigerator, which is the world's first t ... read.. |
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Twitter crashes on Android following update |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Twitter users in India on Wednesday were left helpless as the app crashed globally on the Android devices. The problem was acknowledged by Twitter, which has started fixing it. ... read.. |
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Fujifilm India enters projector market |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2020 11:15:06 PM IST |
| Japanese photography and imaging major Fujifilm on Tuesday forayed into projector market with the launch of Z5000 - an ultra-short throw projector equipped with "folded two-axial rotatable lens" to enable omnidirectional image projection without moving th ... read.. |
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Global device shipments to hit 2.16bn units in 2020: Gartner |
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London | Tuesday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| The global shipments of devices -- PCs, tablets and mobile phones -- will reach 2.16 billion units in 2020, an increase of 0.9 per cent from 2019 buoyed by growth in smartphone shipments driven by 5G handsets, a Gartner report said on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Only diversity can lead to synchronisation, say physicists |
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Illinois | January 21, 2020 8:12:03 PM IST |
| Exploring a completely new facet of diversity, a group of physicists have empirically demonstrated that within certain systems, the interacting elements can fall in sync only if they are different from each other. ... read.. |
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Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite in India for Rs 38,999 |
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Gurugram | Tuesday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Samsung India on Tuesday brought much-anticipated Galaxy Note10 Lite smartphone for a starting price of Rs 38,999 to India. It comes with 4500mAh battery, pro-grade camera and super-fast charging. ... read.. |
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World Economic Forum, TikTok launch diversity campaign |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| In collaboration with World Economic Forum (WEF), Chinese short-video sharing application TikTok on Tuesday launched the #AllTheDifference challenge to promote inclusion in diversity ahead of the Davos summit that will discuss inclusive societies. ... read.. |
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Move over 5G, Japan to launch 6G by 2030 |
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Tokyo | Tuesday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Japan is reportedly planning a comprehensive strategy for "post-5G" (6G) technology by 2030 and it is believed that the new technology will be 10-times faster than the current 5G. ... read.. |
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Global entertainment industry embraces Alibaba Cloud |
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Beijing | Tuesday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday announced it has become the first Public Cloud vendor in the world to obtain the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) certification from the global entertainment industry. ... read.. |
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Facebook apps helped EU firms generate 208 bn euros in sales |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Facebook apps have helped businesses in the European Union (EU) generate sales corresponding to an estimated 208 billion euros last year - resulting in nearly 3.1 million jobs, the social networking giant said in a new report. ... read.. |
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Earth's early magnetic field stronger than previously thought: Study |
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Washington D.C. | January 21, 2020 1:41:24 PM IST |
| The earth's invisible yet vital magnetic field exists as a result of hot molten iron flowing through its outer core. It is one of the primary factors that made our planet conducive for harbouring life. The magnetic fulfils its protective role by shielding ... read.. |
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Apple empowering Indian students pen success on iPads, iMacs (Lead) |
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Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) | Monday, 2020 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Frequented by historians and art lovers seeking solace in its rich past, another transformation, albeit quietly, is taking place in the city of Burhanpur and this time, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is empowering talented kids at the Macro Vision Acade ... read.. |
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SpaceX aims to send NASA astronauts to space in Q2 2020: Musk |
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Washington | Monday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| After NASA and SpaceX successfully completed a launch escape demonstration of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket, Elon Musk said that his aerospace company aims to send NASA astronauts to space between April and June this year. ... read.. |
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Android R developer preview spotted running on Google Pixel 4 |
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San Francisco | Monday, 2020 9:45:05 PM IST |
| With the next edition of Android operating system (OS) reportedly around the corner, a benchmark test has been spotted on Geekbench which indicates that a Google Pixel 4 smartphone was running the upcoming Android R OS -- the 11th iteration. ... read.. |
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Opera offering predatory loans via Android apps in India: Report |
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San Francisco | Monday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Opera -- a freeware web browser for Microsoft Windows -- is allegedly offering predatory loans through Android apps running four Android apps aimed at India, Kenya and Nigeria (CashBean, OKash, OPay and OPesa) that appear to be in direct violation of Goog ... read.. |
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India to see 1.5 lakh openings for data scientists in 2020 |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| India is set to witness 1.5 lakh new openings for data scientists this year -- a whopping 62 per cent increase from 2019 which would led by the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), manufacturing, healthcare, IT and e-commerce, a new report sa ... read.. |
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Huawei, TomTom ink deal for Google Maps alternative |
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Beijing | Monday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Sending a messege to the US that it can do without Google Maps, Chinese telecom and handset giant Huawei has now struck a partnership with Dutch location technology provider TomTom, which will allow it to use the companys maps, traffic information and nav ... read.. |
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Hacker leaks passwords for 5 lakh Internet-connected devices |
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San Francisco | Monday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| A hacker has leaked usernames and passwords of over five lakh servers, routers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices on the Dark Web which can be used to install malware on Internet-connected devices at home or at work. ... read.. |
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Space rock twice the size of Big Ben to skim past Earth |
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Washington | Monday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| NASA is closely monitoring an asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 755 feet -- larger than the Golden Gate Bridge tower or more than twice the height of London's Big Ben -- that is currently heading towards Earth and is expected to skim past the p ... read.. |
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip may cost as low as $860 |
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Seoul | Sunday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Samsung is expected to launch another foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Flip on February 11 at an event in San Francisco and now a new report claim that the device will be priced between $860 and $1,295. ... read.. |
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WhatsApp hits 5bn installs on Android |
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San Francisco | Sunday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp for Android has now notched up a staggering five billion downloads, making it only the second non-Google app to achieve this milestone. ... read.. |
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Samsung Galaxy S20 to come with 5X zoom: Report |
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Seoul | Sunday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| South Korean tech giant Samsung is all set to launch its new next gen smartphone Galaxy S20 instead of the S11 on February 11, if the recent report is to be believed, the devices will feature a 5x optical zoom capability. ... read.. |
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Cells fight stress with adhesion: Study |
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Washington D.C. | January 19, 2020 4:41:24 PM IST |
| Cell adhesion or cell to cell contact is imperative for the survival of human cells under protein-damaging and stressful conditions, according to a study. It was also revealed that cancer cells become more vulnerable to anti-cancer drugs when their cell a ... read.. |
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Key lessons for Jeff Bezos when he visits India next time |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| He came, he saw, but failed to conquer. It appeared as if the homework was not done properly for the world's richest man who visited India after a gap of six years despite "falling in love with India every time he returns here." ... read.. |
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India a lucrative market for super-premium foldable phones |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| The shipments of foldable, flexible or rollable display phones will grow to reach 228 million in 2028 globally, according to technology and strategic guidance firm ABI Research, and India is likely to be a major contributor, thanks to a stellar performanc ... read.. |
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New study finds why men are more cancer prone |
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Washington D.C. | January 19, 2020 2:41:19 PM IST |
| While several health studies have indicated that men are at a higher risk of developing cancer as compared to women, a recent study finds the reason behind higher susceptibility towards this deadly disease. The study has pinpointed the loss of function in ... read.. |
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OnePlus will bring premium tech for retail users this year |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 2:15:05 PM IST |
| Aiming to cement its position in the highly-congested premium smartphone market in India, Shenzhen-headquartered handset maker OnePlus is working towards bringing premium technology to more offline users in the country in 2020, a top company executive has ... read.. |
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WhatsApp to get animated stickers feature soon |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp's latest beta update for its Android has claimed that the latter might be bringing support for animated sticker packs soon. ... read.. |
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Web cookies help double ad revenue for online publishers |
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New York | Saturday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Irritating for users most of the times, web cookies nearly double ad revenue for online publishers and if users decide to opt out of online ads, there is over 50 per cent reduction in advertising revenue, new research has found. ... read.. |
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'$150 5G phones to be launched by the end of 2020' |
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Beijing | Saturday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei's President for 5G product line, Yang Chaobin believes that 5G smartphones priced around $150 are expected to be launched by the end of 2020 or in early 2021. ... read.. |
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Musk aims to send 10 lakh people to Mars by 2050 |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| SpaceX CEO Elon Musk aims to send 10 lakh people to Mars by 2050 and in a series of tweets, has revealed how is he going to achieve the daunting task of colonising the Red Planet and make humans beings 'multiplanetary'. ... read.. |
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Biomaterial mimicking muscles can turn stem cells into bone |
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Washington D.C. | January 18, 2020 5:11:35 PM IST |
| In a breakthrough invention, scientists have developed a polymer sheet that mimics muscles and has the ability to turn stem cells into bones. Stem cells are special in the sense that they can differentiate themselves into different types of cells, for ins ... read.. |
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Global used smartphone market to hit 206mn units in 2019 |
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New York | Saturday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| The global shipments of used smartphones, both officially refurbished and used ones - will reach a total of 206.7 million units in 2019 -- an increase of 17.6 per cent over the 175.8 million units shipped in 2018, according to a new report from the Intern ... read.. |
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Experiencing violence and adversity at early age can affect the brain |
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Washington D.C. | January 18, 2020 4:41:20 PM IST |
| A research study has shown that childhood adversity is a significant problem in the US, especially for children growing up in poverty. Those who face poverty have a much higher risk of being exposed to violence and suffering from a lack of social support, ... read.. |
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US judge orders Facebook to disclose malicious apps' data |
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New York | Saturday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| As part of a probe ordered in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving 87 million users, a US judge has ordered Facebook to hand over data of thousands of apps that violated its user privacy. ... read.. |
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Researchers develop new strategy to fight antibiotic resistance |
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Washington D.C. | January 18, 2020 3:11:28 PM IST |
| While traditional antibiotics are known to serve the purpose of killing or reducing the activity of individual bacteria, some bacteria become resistant to these antibiotics. In recent research, bioscience engineers have developed a new antibacterial strat ... read.. |
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Scientists develop vacuum suction units that defy gravity |
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Washington D.C. | January 18, 2020 1:41:24 PM IST |
| Your dreams of scaling high rise buildings may soon come true as scientists are on their way to develop a highly effective suction unit that can be used to latch on to rough and highly textured surfaces. ... read.. |
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I fall in love with India every time I return here: Bezos (Lead) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 1:45:05 AM IST |
| Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday posted a note on the company's e-commerce website Amazon India, saying "he falls in love with India every time he returns here", a day after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal snubbed him during a publi ... read.. |
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NASA building homes made of fungi for Moon, Mars |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well. ... read.. |
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UK opens trial for wirelessly charged taxis: Report |
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London | Saturday, 2020 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Britain's push towards sustainable transport is getting more serious as the UK government is funding a trial to charge electric taxis wirelessly at ranks, rather than needing to be plugged in at charging stations. ... read.. |
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Israel launches cybersecurity social network 'Cybernet' |
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Jerusalem | Friday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Israel has launched a cybersecurity social network to share cyber-attacks information in order to protect companies and other organisations, the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) has announced. ... read.. |
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Apple along with its employees donated $100mn in 2019 |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Apple has revealed that 21,000 of its employees donated $42 million, combined with the companys 1-for-1 donation match and $25 match per volunteer hour, making a total of $100 million to causes in 2019. ... read.. |
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UC Browser launches new online storage feature |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| UC Browser, part of the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group has launched a new feature of online storage within its browser. As in-app Cloud storage, UC Drive is now able to save online downloadable pictures, songs, and videos on mobile devices ... read.. |
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Huawei Mate Xs will be cheaper than the Mate X: Report |
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Beijing | Friday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Huawei is expected to unveil the successor to its foldable smartphone Mate X -- the Mate Xs -- at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 and now a new report has claimed that the device will be cheaper than the Mate X. ... read.. |
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