Mercedes-Benz EV threatens Tesla with record 1,000 KM on single charge

New York/London (IANS) In a strongest challenge to Elon Musk's Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) market, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its long-range 'Vision EQXX' concept car that travelled over 1,000 kms on a fully charged battery -- longest-ever…

Mars Ingenuity helicopter completes record-breaking 25th flight

Washington (IANS) NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter, originally expected to fly only five times, has aced its 25th flight on the Red Planet, setting new personal bests for speed and distance.

Weighing just 1.8 kg, Ingenuity became the first…

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Go 2 to feature 11th-gen Intel chips

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Microsoft's likely dubbed "Surface Laptop Go 2" is expected to ship with a new processor and colour, media reports say.

The device is codenamed "Zuma" and is expected to start shipping in the first half of…

UAE partners with NASA on Mars missions

Dubai (IANS) The United Arab Emirates has partnered with US space agency NASA on a Mars mission to boost scientific collaborations on the Red Planet.

The country's first interplanetary exploration Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) has finalised…

Astronomers find rapid, unexpected changes in Neptune's temperatures

London (IANS) Neptune, a very cold planet with average temperature reaching around minus 220 degrees Celsius, has seen rapid and unexpected temperature variations in the last two decades, scientists have found.

Using ground-based telescopes,…

Apple confirms manufacturing top-selling iPhone 13 in India

New Delhi (IANS) In a major fillip to India's dream to become a global manufacturing hub, Apple on Monday confirmed it has started manufacturing its top-selling iPhone 13 smartphone in India.

Apple first started manufacturing iPhones in…

Global smartphone applications chip market grows 23% to $30.8 bn

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the acute demand-supply gap, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 23 per cent to $30.8 billion in 2021, a new report has said.

Qualcomm maintained its smartphone AP leadership with a 38 per cent…

5G to drive connected cars as telematics control unit sales break all records

New Delhi (IANS) Driven by the rising penetration of connected cars and the consumer preference for digital features, global telematics control unit (TCU) shipments grew 13 per cent (on-year) last year, according to a new report.

A TCU refers…

L1 bidder HAL-L&T combine to deliver PSLV rocket in 2024

Chennai (IANS) The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) consortium has turned out to the lowest price bidder for making five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL variant rocket out of the three who had bid, said a space sector…

'XE' variant doesn't seem to cause more severe disease: Gagandeep Kang

New Delhi (IANS) One of India's top virologists, Gagandeep Kang, said on Thursday that going by what we know about the 'XE' variant of Covid-19 till now, it doesn't seem there is too much cause to worry.

The variant spreads…