NASA's Perseverance rover lands successfully on Mars

Washington (IANS) The American space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet Mars' equator called Jezero.

Engineers at NASA's mission…

Facebook blocks Australian users, publishers from sharing news

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has announced to block both Australian users and media companies from sharing or viewing local and international news content, in response to Australias proposed new Media Bargaining law.

Facebook said that the…

Google rolls out dark mode for two-factor authentication prompt

San Francisco (IANS) Google is rolling out a new update for its two-factor authentication (2FA) prompt on Android, which adds support for dark mode.

Compared to the previous iteration, the new Google Prompt centres the company logo, "Is it…

Common cold can't be termed as sign of coronavirus: AIIMS

New Delhi (IANS) A while ago, a group of general physicians in the UK claimed that common cold symptoms should not be taken for granted, instead treated as a sign of coronavirus. But there is a divergent view, the President of AIIMS, Bhopal and Jammu,…

Apple may launch affordable clamshell foldable iPhone

San Francisco (IANS) Apple is reportedly working on a relatively affordable clamshell folding iPhone.

According to Wccftech news website, the Cupertino based giant might have settled on a Galaxy Z Flip-like design for its upcoming foldable…

itel leads sub Rs-7K segment on brand trust in India: Survey

Gurugram (IANS) itel, the leading smartphone brand from Transsion Holdings, has topped the sub-Rs 7,000 smartphone segment on brand trust (42 per cent), ahead of Samsung (39 per cent) in India, a new survey said on Wednesday.

itel's strong…

GitHub slashes Marketplace transaction fee to 5%

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft-owned open source developer platform GitHub has reduced its Marketplace transaction fee from 25 per cent to just 5 per cent.

The move will put more revenue in the pockets of the developers, who are doing the work…

Google Chrome 88 update fixes key zero-day bug

New Delhi (IANS) Google has released a key Chrome update with security fix for the zero-day vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild.

Although the company did not disclose which key vulnerability it has issued a fix for, but its Threat…

Huawei's HarmonyOS a 'rip-off' of Google Android

New Delhi (IANS) Fed up with the US restrictions, Huawei has announced to build its own operating system (OS) called HarmonyOS to end the dependency on market leader Google's Android. The company is all set to bring smartphones with the…

Google shuts down in-house Stadia game development division

New Delhi (IANS) Google has announced to shut down its in-house Stadia game development division, as it sees a great adoption of its technology by third-party developers and publishers to create world-class games.

Google said that it will not…