Take-Two Interactive buys FarmVille developer Zynga for $12.7 bn

San Francisco (IANS) US-based video company Take-Two Interactive is acquiring mobile games giant and FarmVille developer Zynga for $12.7 billion.

The acquisition will not only establish Take-Two as one of the largest publishers of mobile games…

Nvidia acquires HPC software company Bright Computing

San Francisco (IANS) Graphic chip giant Nvidia has acquired Bright Computing, a leader in software for managing high performance computing systems used by more than 700 organisations worldwide, for an undisclosed sum.

Founded in 2009 and headquartered…

Logitech G unveils new gaming headset at Rs 7,495

New Delhi (IANS) Logitech G, a sub-brand of Switzerland-based tech firm Logitech, on Monday launched a new gaming wireless headset 'Logitech G435' at Rs 7,495 in India.

The new G435 wireless headset comes in three colour variations,…

User-friendly durable Braille maps using advanced technology soon for visually impaired students

New Delhi (IANS) Visually challenged students from all over the country will soon have the access to Braille Maps designed and developed using Digital Embossing Technology, enabling them the ease of use of these maps that are user friendly, better…

NASA's Webb Telescope unfolds primary mirror, set for big action

Washington (IANS) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope team has successfully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations in deeper space.

A…

Google, Ford working to bring consumer radar to more devices: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Google is working with several partners, including Ford, on the Ripple open API standard to "accelerate the growth of applications for general purpose consumer radar".

According to 9To5Gogle, experts from across…

Moto Edge X30 to launch in India soon: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Smartphone brand Motorola is gearing up to launch its flagship smartphone Moto Edge X30 in India soon.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has certified the Motorola Edge X30 for sale in the Indian market with the model number XT2201-01,…

Ransomware attack shuts thousands of school websites globally

San Francisco (IANS) In a serious ransomware attack, hackers have hit an education technology company, Finalsite, shutting down thousands of school websites and nearly 5,000 alone in the US.

Finalsite provides school districts with website…

Mozilla pauses crypto donations amid climate impact debate

San Francisco (IANS) After facing a backlash, Mozilla, the nonprofit organisation behind the Firefox web browser, has announced to stop taking cryptocurrency donations.

Cryptocurrency mining has come under intense scrutiny for its climate impact…

IN-SPACe centres to come up at more locations: Union Minister

Hyderabad (IANS) The Centre is in the process of opening more IN-SPACe centres at different places in the country and Hyderabad will be one of the proposed venues, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of Science, Technology and Space, on Friday.