Science News Updates

San Francisco: After seeing the success of Apple credit card, Google is now reportedly working on its own physical and virtual smart debit cards that will allow customers to buy things online as well as in retail stores. According to a report in TechCrunch, the Google smart debit card will connect to a Google app […]

London: A team of German researchers has discovered a critical vulnerability in FPGA chips, part of Cloud data centres, mobile phone base stations, encrypted USBs and industrial control systems, that can help hackers gain complete control over chips and steal key data of governments and enterprises. Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGAs for short, are flexibly […]

New Delhi: With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down major parts of the global economy, governments are responding with massive stimulus packages aimed at supporting businesses and individuals. And not surprisingly, cyber-attackers are busy using scam and phishing techniques to get their share, security researchers warned on Monday. These scam websites use the news of the […]

New Delhi: Inspired by the stupendous growth of video meeting apps in social distancing times, WhatsApp has started rolling out a new feature for Android and iOS beta users that allows eight participants, from the current limit of four, to join group audio and video calls. Spotted first by WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks […]

San Francisco: Video streaming giant Netflix has added 15.8 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020 which is a growth of 22 per cent (year-over-year), registering quarterly revenue of $5.77 billion. Netflix now has over 182 million subscribers worldwide. The positive results, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and fluctuating US dollar, saw Netflix stock […]

New Delhi: As kids stay home during the social distancing times to prevent transmission of COVID-19, Facebook has brought its children-focused video chat service Messenger Kids to India along with more controls for parents to connect kids with friends. Facebook Messenger Kids was launched in the US in 2017 and was expanded into Canada and […]

Washington: NASA engineers have designed a new low-cost high-pressure ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients. The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), passed a critical test on April 21 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York — an epicentre of COVID-19 in the United States, NASA said […]

New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi have developed a web-based dashboard to predict the spread of deadly Covid-19 in India. The mobile-friendly dashboard, named as PRACRITI – PRediction and Assessment of CoRona Infections and Transmission in India, gives a detailed state-wise and district-wise predictions of viral cases in the country. Also Read: […]

San Francisco: Alarmed at the popularity of Zoom in social distancing times that allows up to 100 people to join a video meeting from the comfort of their homes, Facebook on Friday announced Messenger Rooms that will allow group video calls of up to 50 people. In Facebook Messenger Rooms, the users can post links […]

New Delhi: Instant messaging app Telegram has announced that it is developing a group video calling service that is due to be launched later this year. “Video calls in 2020 are much like messaging in 2013. There are apps that are either secure or usable, but not both. We’d like to fix that,” Telegram said […]

New Delhi: Microsoft on Monday announced new features in its Bing COVID-19 Tracker to help Indians stay up to date with the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the integration of the Apollo Hospitals bot for self-assessment and a hub for telemedicine support from reputed healthcare organizations. The Tracker will also offer content in […]

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday recommended changes to the structure and methodology of television ratings monitoring agency, Broadcast Audience Research Council, after concerns were raised over the neutrality and reliability of the existing system. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified the policy guidelines for television rating agencies in India […]

New Delhi: Indian business events discovery platform 10Times on Tuesday announced the launch of “Floor”, a virtual event solution designed to provide digital real-time correspondence between singular and multiple parties. Built on the company’s software-as-a-service platform oDASH, this virtual solution enables one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many interactions, the company said. Also Read: Zoom App Not Safe, […]

New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday doubled the number of participants in a video or voice call from four to eight people at a time on its platform. To access the new limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iPhone or Android. […]

New Delhi: Inspired by the growing use of its video conferencing app Meet – 30 lakh new users joining the platform daily – Google on Wednesday announced to make its premium video meeting app free for everyone in social distancing times. The free availability of the Meet app will roll out globally including in India […]