E-waste in Commonwealth of Independent States rises 50% in decade

New Delhi (IANS) Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia rose by 50 per cent between 2010 and 2019, roughly the world average, but overall just 3.2 per cent was collected and safely managed, well below the…

WhatsApp testing playback speed controls for audio messages: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp in May rolled out the ability to change the playback speeds of voice messages and now the firm is working on bringing the same feature to audio messages.

As per a report by…

Lava announces dedicated service manager for each AGNI 5G user

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Tuesday announced a dedicated service manager for each AGNI 5G smartphone user for troubleshooting any issue, if required.

The smartphone users will also have access to doorstep services, wherein,…

Apple to repair sound issues on iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro for free

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has announced that it will repair iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models suffering from an issue that affects the speakers for free.

In a new bulletin, the Cupertino-based tech giant said that a "very small percentage"…

Apple Watch Series 8 may retain old rounded design

San Francisco (IANS) Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportdly recycling the old design for the Watch Series 8, with the only change involving the speaker grille.

The speaker grille has been split from being a single long piece to a duo…

New DuckDuckGo tool to block apps from tracking Android users

San Francisco (IANS) Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is launching 'App Tracking Protection for Android' into beta, a new feature that will block third-party trackers like Google and Facebook lurking in other apps.

These hidden…

Astra Space successfully reaches orbit for first time

Washington (IANS) Rocket builder Astra Space reached orbit for the first time with its rocket LV0007.

The company on Saturday launched the rocket, which carried a test payload for the US Space Force, from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak,…

AWS expands access to free computing skills training

Bengaluru (IANS) Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of Amazon, on Friday announced four initiatives to empower learners with access to free cloud computing skills training as part of the company's mission to educate 29 million people by…

Wearing mask can reduce Covid infection by 53%: Study

Sydney (IANS) While vaccinations are safe, effective and saving lives around the world against Covid, wearing masks is the most effective public health measure that can reduce the incidence of the deadly infectious disease by more than half, according…

Apple releases iOS 15.1.1 with call improvements

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has released an update to its mobile operating system to fix dropped calls on iPhone devices, including the iPhone 12 and 13.

The release of the iOS 15.1.1, an updated version of the iOS 15.1, fixes the call drop…