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Google Set To Roll Out Dark Mode On Chrome OS

San Francisco: Chrome OS is reportedly getting a dark mode which has been in high demand for its benefits on eye strain and general readability. Spotted in Google’s experimental Canary channel, Android Central reported that the Canary version of Chrome OS contains an experimental version of Chrome OS’s dark mode. “It may only be accessed […]

Google Play Store: Avast Detects Malicious Adware In 21 Gaming Apps
Google Play Store: Avast Detects Malicious Adware In 21 Gaming Apps

New Delhi: Digital security provider Avast has said that its security researchers discovered 21 adware gaming apps on Google’s Play Store and reported those to the tech giant for necessary action. Currently, 19 of the apps are still available on the Play Store, but Google was investigating the report. Similarly to adware apps reported by […]

NASA Seeks To Send 1st Person Of Colour To Moon In 2024
NASA Seeks To Send 1st Person Of Colour To Moon In 2024

Washington: Acting NASA administrator Steve Jurczyk has sought to not only land the first woman on the Moon but also the first person of colour under the Artemis programme. The…

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NASA Confirms Water On Sunlit Surface Of Moon For 1st Time

Washington: Water on Moon could be more easily accessible than previously thought as NASA on Monday said it found traces of water on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. The discovery was made using Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Centre. “We […]

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Google To Make Its Product Packaging Plastic Free By 2025

San Francisco: Google has pledged to make its product packaging 100 per cent plastic free and completely recyclable by 2025. Currently, the back housing (or the back cover) of the recently launched Pixel 5 is made with 100 per cent recycled aluminum, Google said in a statement on Monday. “We’ll continue to keep all shipping […]

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Zoom Rolls Out End-To-End Encryption For Both Free, Paid Users

San Francisco: Video meeting app Zoom has made its new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) feature available to users globally, free and paid, for meetings with up to 200 participants. This optional feature is available immediately as a technical preview, meaning that the company is proactively soliciting feedback from users for the next 30 days, Zoom said […]

Desi Short Video-Making App Mitron Debuts On Apple App Store
Desi Short Video-Making App Mitron Debuts On Apple App Store

New Delhi: Domestic short-format video app Mitron TV on Tuesday said it has made its debut on iOS devices, enabling Apple users to create, upload, view and share one-minute videos. The app was first made available on the Android Play Store and in just six months, witnessed significant traction with over 39 million downloads. “Given […]

NASA Spacecraft To Stow Asteroid Sample To Stop Leakage
NASA Spacecraft To Stow Asteroid Sample To Stop Leakage

Washington: NASA on Tuesday said its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is ready to perform an early stow on October 27 of the large sample it collected last week from the surface of the asteroid Bennu to protect and return as much of the sample as possible. On October 22, the OSIRIS-REx mission team received images that showed […]

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YouTube In India Hits 325 Million Monthly Unique Viewers

New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday said the platform is now being watched by over 325 million unique viewers (over 18 and above) month on month in India and it is the top platform for accessing videos in regional languages in the country. YouTube creators in India are now entering diverse categories, driving massive watch […]

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Harley-Davidson Unveils Its 1st Electric Bicycle 'Serial 1'

San Francisco: Harley-Davidson has unveiled its first-ever electric bicycle inspired by the brands very first motorcycle from 1903. The new business called ‘Serial 1 Cycle Company’ started as a project within the motorcycle manufacturer’s product development center. “The formation of Serial 1 allows Harley-Davidson to play a key role in this mobility revolution while allowing […]

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ISRO Adopts New Satellite Naming Style, RISAT-2BR2 Now EOS-01

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided follow a new naming policy for its earth observation satellites, it is learnt. Henceforth, the Indian space agency will be naming its earth observation satellites as EOS tagged with a serial number. As a result, ISRO’s radar imaging satellite RISAT-2BR2 has been renamed as EOS-01, an […]

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Twitter Rolls Out Topics Feature In India In English, Hindi

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday rolled out a new feature called Topics in India in both English and Hindi that will make it easy for people to find, follow and talk about their interests and the things they like. The ‘Topics’ feature lets people follow specific subjects of their interest, allowing them to see more […]

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Google Tests Tool To Let Users Compare Similar Apps On Play Store

San Francisco: Google is reportedly testing a new feature in the Play Store app that will allow users to directly compare similar apps, in order to make decisions before downloading an app. According to a report in Android Police, a new section called “Compare apps” has begun showing for a few users that displays similar-looking […]

Scientists Trace Genetic Legacy Of Modern Dogs To Ice Age Canines
Scientists Trace Genetic Legacy Of Modern Dogs To Ice Age Canines

London: A global study by an international team of archeologists has found that there were five different types of dogs more than 11,000 years ago in the period immediately following the Ice Age, a discovery which sheds light on the origin of the many different lineages of humanity’s best friend. The research, published in the […]

Elon Musk's Neuralink Shows How Monkey Plays Pong With His Mind
Elon Musk's Neuralink Shows How Monkey Plays Pong With His Mind

New Delhi: In what could help paralysed people to use their mind to operate a smartphone in the near future, Elon Musk-run brain-machine interface company Neuralink on Friday posted a…

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