Google Maps reaches 10 bn Play Store downloads

San Francisco (IANS) Google Maps, the mobile app that's number 1 in navigation, has now reached the important milestone of 10 billion Play Store downloads.

Given that there are very few "free" mapping services that can match the accuracy…

US mandates fixing of bugs to prevent future cybersecurity attack

Washington (IANS) The US government has ordered all civilian federal agencies to patch, in six months time, hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities found between 2017 and 2020.

The new order, by the Joe Biden administration on Wednesday,…

Clubhouse adds support for 5 Indian languages

New Delhi (IANS) Social audio platform Clubhouse has started rolling out support for 13 new languages, including five Indian languages on its app.

The company announced that it is rolling out support for Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and…

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin gets WHO's nod

New Delhi (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday granted Emergency Use Listing approval to India's indigenously-developed Covid vaccine, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

The global health group's Technical Advisory Group…

Facebook India seeks 14-day extension from Delhi Assembly over summon

New Delhi (IANS) Facebook India has sought a 14-day extension to appear before the Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony, which had summoned the social media giant to send its senior representative to testify on November 2 over the February…

After record $50 bn quarter, Cloud firms face chip constraints

New Delhi (IANS) Driven by remote working and learning, the global Cloud infrastructure services increased 35 per cent to record $49.4 billion in revenues in the third quarter (Q3) this year. However, the impact of the global chip shortage is imminent…

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G is good for gaming, streaming content

New Delhi (IANS) Aiming to offer top-notch smartphones in the super-crowded mid-price segment in India, South Korean tech giant Samsung has recently unveiled a new smartphone Galaxy M52 5G for the Indian users.

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G comes in…

Plug And Play Tech Centre to set up facility in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (IANS) World's leading open innovation platform, Plug And Play Tech Centre has announced that its first centre in India will come up in Hyderabad.

The announcement was made after Telangana Industries and Information Technology…

NASA-Roscosmos plan joint training for future space missions

New York (IANS) NASA and Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos are planning to hold joint training sessions for mixed missions to the International Space Station (ISS), the media reported.

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator of…

Samsung to expand premium foldable smartphone, affordable 5G lineup

New Delhi (IANS) Despite component supply constraints across the industry, Samsung said on Thursday that it will further expand premium smartphone sales with Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition while continuing sales momentum of the Galaxy S series.