Microsoft testing wallpaper stickers, tablet mode in Windows 11

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft is testing a tablet mode, desktop wallpaper stickers and a sustainability section as part of new Windows 11 features.

References to stickers for desktop wallpapers, the ability to hide the taskbar for tablets, and…

Mozilla adds 4 privacy-centric organisation to Data Futures Lab

San Francisco (IANS) Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, has announced this week that four organisations have joined its latest Data Futures Lab cohort.

Place Trust, Driver's Seat Cooperative, Drivers Coop and Digital…

OpenSea launches new system to protect against recent bug

San Francisco (IANS) NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace OpenSea has launched a new system that will help users clear out unclaimed sale offers, set to roll out over the next two weeks.

In an announcement post, CEO Devin Finzer described the…

Global cloud services spending reach $192 bn, metaverse to fuel demand

New Delhi (IANS) Global cloud infrastructure services spending grew 35 per cent (on-year) to reach $191.7 billion last year -- up from $142.0 billion in 2020, a new report has shown.

In the fourth quarter (Q4), the global cloud services spend…

This space startup aims to build robotic outpost near the Moon

Washington (IANS) A US-based startup aims to build robotic outposts and spacecraft that can be sent to space near the Moon.

The company called Quantum Space, formed in 2021, is run by Steve Jurczyk, who served as NASA's associate administrator…

Chandrayaan-3 scheduled for launch in August 2022, Lok Sabha told

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Space has planned as many as 19 missions this year even as the Chandrayaan-3, the next phase of India's mission to the moon, is scheduled for August 2022, the government told the Lok Sabha.

"Based on the…

Portronics launches LED projector 'Pico 10' in India

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic consumer electronics brand Portronics on Tuesday launched its new compact smart music LED projector Pico 10 in the Indian market.

The projector is priced at Rs 29,990 and is available on Amazon.in, company's official…

Makings, markings are there for TN turning into a global space sector hub

Chennai (IANS) A combination of factors -- existing and emerging supply chain, entry of private rocket and satellite makers, an upcoming space port on the coast -- is all set to make Tamil Nadu a global space sector hub, said industry experts.

Samsung patents dual-fold smartphone

Seoul (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly developing a double-folding smartphone, meaning that it folds and unfolds in two directions.

According to LetsGoDigital, the foldable phone will have two hinges to support its three…

How Musk's SpaceX rocket will deliver a crater on Moon on March 4

New Delhi (IANS) On March 4, Moon will get a fresh crater thanks to a chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission and is now on a collision course with the lunar surface.

A…