New USB version to offer 80Gbps speeds via Type C cable

New Delhi (IANS) The USB is taking a new avatar and soon, the USB 4 version 2.0 will be capable of delivering speeds up to 80 Gbps over the Type C cable -- double the capacity of the original USB 4, even Thunderbolt 4.

The USB Promoter Group…

How Microsoft AI is helping slum dwellers in India fight heat waves

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith on Thursday visited SEEDS, a disaster response and preparedness non-profit organisation, which is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the impact of multiple hazards like…

Next-gen iPhone SE may look same as iPhone XR

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Apple's upcoming fourth-generation iPhone SE is allegedly going to be identical to the iPhone XR, which was launched in 2018.

According to AppleInsider, the tech giant's expected fourth generation iPhone…

Meta introduces no-cost EMIs for advertisers in India

New Delhi (IANS) Meta (formerly Facebook) on Tuesday announced no-cost EMI feature for advertisers to ease cash flow for small businesses in India.

The no-cost EMI feature will allow advertisers to pay Meta for their advertising campaigns in…

Sony Linkbuds offer new design, unique listening experience

New Delhi (IANS) As the market for high-quality earbuds becomes more competitive, Sony India has come up with true wireless earbuds -- LinkBuds -- with a distinctive look and a unique listening experience.

Priced at Rs 19,990, Linkbuds has…

Google Duo gone, but its icon returns on Android

San Francisco (IANS) After rebranding its Duo video chat app as Meet, tech giant Google has brought back the original Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that appears in the app launcher.

Google decided to combine its two video calling…

Google wants you to chat with its AI chatbot at your own risk

New Delhi (IANS) Google has opened its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for the public and you can now register to chat with the AI-driven bot trained on the company's controversial language model.

Google has already warned…

New generation of Covid vax shows promising results

Stockholm (IANS) A team of researchers is developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and will likely be equipped for future strains.

As per a study, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, the vaccine…

Insufficient sleep in teenagers linked to overweight, obesity

Barcelona (IANS) Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep, finds a new study.

The study, presented at the ESC Congress 2022, showed that shorter…

Streaming media platform Plex admits massive data breach

New Delhi (IANS) Streaming media service Plex on Wednesday admitted a serious data breach that may have compromised emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords of its customers.

Plex is used by nearly 20 million people to stream video, audio…