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New York: Our galaxy, which is home to Earth and its solar system, might not be as “typical” as previously thought, and therefore Milky Way-based models to understand other galaxies of the universe could be misleading, new research suggests. “We use the Milky Way and its surroundings to study absolutely everything,” said Marla Geha of Yale […]

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is likely to launch its next smartphone with dual-selfie cameras around Diwali. The brand could be working to bring their innovation to the front-camera setup, industry sources told IANS on Thursday. Honor has recently launched a contest named “See Yourself With 2 Eyes” that asks users to […]

New Delhi: Sony on Thursday launched ‘Xperia XA1 Plus’ at Rs 24,990 in India. The smartphone features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. An octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 chipset powers the device which is coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The on-board storage can be further […]

Washington: Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has found that an unusual object in the asteroid belt is, in fact, two asteroids orbiting each other that have comet-like features. These include a bright halo of material, called a coma, and a long tail of dust. The odd object, called 2006 VW139/288P, […]

New Delhi: The number of retired persons is increasing in the country and we should try and use their energies in a positive manner, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday as he inaugurated the first Pension Adalat and unveiled a mobile app for pensioners here. “There should be a smooth transition from their active […]

Bengaluru: Nasscom Foundation of the Indian IT industry apex body on Wednesday announced a Rs 10-lakh grant each for mentoring technology-based social innovations in five thematic areas. “The Nasscom Social Innovation Forum (NSIF) will award grants of Rs 10 lakh each to winners of innovations in five areas of financial inclusion, healthcare, environment, education and […]

Washington: You stand a chance to win a grand $100,000 prize for designing a lightweight and easy-to-use aerosol sensor that could be used to monitor air quality in space and on Earth, NASA has announced. Tiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, can contribute to a variety of health problems, such as asthma and respiratory tract […]

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone company OPPOs “OPPO F3” smartphone has been ranked number one amongst top sellers in the Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000 price segment in India for the quarter April to June 2017, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint. The “OPPO F3” smartphone topped the chart by capturing 24.2 per […]

Bengaluru: IT major Infosys subsidiary EdgeVerve Systems’s financial software product Finacle will tie up with financial technology start-up Niki.ai to offer chat-based service to customers of banking clients, it was announced on Tuesday/ “The partnership will enable banks using our Finacle to offer its customers a virtual banking assistant for shopping products and services,” said […]

Chennai: Tractor major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd plans to launch its driverless tractor in 2019 while it would launch a driver assist model in 2018, a top company official said here on Tuesday. “We will launch the driver assist tractor in 2018,” Pawan Goenka, Managing Director told reporters near here. He said following that model, […]

London: Researchers in Britain are working on smart materials that when embedded in road surfaces would be able to harvest and convert vehicle vibration into electrical energy to power street lamps or electric vehicle charging points. The research project aims to design and optimise energy recovery of around one to two megawatts per kilometre under […]

New Delhi:  Intex Technologies on Tuesday launched “Cloud C1” and “Aqua S1” at Rs 3,499 and Rs 3,999 respectively. “Cloud C1” with 4-inch WVGA screen is equipped with 2MP front camera and 5MP rear camera with LED flash. The device is powered by 1.3 GHz quad core processor. Another device “Aqua S1” comes with 5-inch FWVGA […]

Mumbai: Domestic electronics company Zebronics on Tuesday launched its new DJ speaker “Monster Pro X15L” at Rs 32,499. The two-way speaker system is integrated with 200W RMS (Root Mean Square) of total output, 38cm full range drivers and 2.5cm horn tweeters that delivers a roaring sound output without distortion, the company said in a statement. “We […]

Thiruvananthapuram: With the new tourism season round the corner, the southern Indian state of Kerala has put in place plans to provide world-class Ayurveda facilities and services for visitors factoring in the biodiversity hot spot Western Ghats. One of the eight biodiversity hot spots in the world, the Western Ghats has been identified a key […]

 New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Monday joined the bandwagon of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) -based payment apps launching its “Tez” app. Tez, which means fast in Hindi, is a standalone payments app that can be downloaded on Android and iOS devices. It is based on UPI — a payments protocol built by government-backed National Payment […]