Nokia G50 starts receiving Android 12 update

New Delhi (IANS) Finnish mobile phone manufacturer HMD, the parent company of Nokia, has started rolling out Android 12 update for its latest Nokia G50 smartphones.

The Nokia G50's Android 12 update requires a download of 2.09GB. It has…

Boosters raise vax effectiveness against Omicron by 88%: UK studies

London (IANS) Although the Omicron variant of Covid has been shown to evade vaccines, two new studies led by the UK health agency showed that a third booster dose increases vaccines' effectiveness by 88 per cent.

The studies, led by the…

Telegram adds message reactions, in-app translation in latest update

New Delhi (IANS) Encrypted messaging app Telegram has started rolling out its latest update for its iPhone as well as iPad app with several new features, including message reactions, translation, hidden text and more.

Users can now double tap…

1,000 villages in UP mapped by Garuda Aerospace drones

Chennai (IANS) The Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, a Drones-As-A-Service (DaaS) startup is putting up drone assembly units at Manesar in Haryana's Gurugram and Tamil Nadu's Hosur at an outlay of $3 million, said a top company official.

Waymo partners with China's Geely to develop electric robotaxis

San Francisco (IANS) Google's self-driving unit Waymo has partnered with Chinese automaker Geely to create a fleet of all-electric, self-driving robotaxis.

The companies announced the partnership earlier this week calling the production…

Indian researchers' new transistor that can be useful in wireless transmission

New Delhi (IANS) Indian researchers have developed a high-performance, industry-standard model transistor that can be used to make high-power radio frequency circuits, which include amplifiers and switches that are used in wireless transmission and…

Global firms to obtain user consent, share data map in China

New Delhi/Beijing (IANS) As China toughens its stand on Big Tech and international companies, the new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) law now requires global businesses that process information from China, to obtain user consent and establish…

India online used car sales to reach 8.3mn units by 2026: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India saw three online used car platforms -- Droom, CarDekho and Spinny -- becoming unicorns (market cap of over $1 billion) in 2021 and riding the digital wave, the used car sales are expected to grow to 8.3 million units (at a healthy…

WHO says new drugs may aid fight against Covid in 2022

Stockholm (IANS) New drugs against Covid-19 will significantly increase survival chances for coronavirus patients in severe condition in 2022, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said.

The European Medicines…

Apple may remove physical SIM slot from future iPhones

San Francisco (IANS) Apple introduced support for eSIM on its iPhone XR, XS, as well as XS Max and now a new sketchy rumour suggests that the iPhone 15 Pro slated to be launched in 2023 will be the first iPhone model to ship without a physical SIM…