Apple set to tap mid-premium range Indian consumers in 2021

New Delhi (IANS) Apple which has had a successful 2020 in India riding on the popularity of iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 and price drop on other key models like XR, will focus on cementing its position further in 2021 with wooing mid-premium range consumers…

India at cusp of authorizing 1st set of Covid-19 vax: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday announced that India is at the cusp of authorizing the first set of Covid-19 vaccines and expressed the need for an expeditious vaccination drive to cover all the target populations…

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 game from PlayStation Store, offers refunds

New Delhi (IANS) Sony on Friday announced that it is pulling CD Projekt SA's Cyberpunk 2077 game from its PlayStation Store, and offering full refunds to anyone who bought the game from the digital storefront.

"SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment)…

Researchers use AI system to identify mosquitoes

New York (IANS) Researchers have shown the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) system -- known as a Convoluted Neural Network -- to classify mosquito sex, genus, species and strain.

Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes…

Now finish maths homework with Google Lens on Search in India

New Delhi (IANS) To help Indian parents solve certain homework problems in the remote learning times, Google on Thursday said that users in the country can now use Lens to click a photo of a maths problem and learn how to solve it on their own in…

India puts into orbit its 42nd communication satellite

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India on Thursday successfully placed its 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) in the geosynchronous transfer orbit in a textbook style.

India's brand new communication satellite CMS-01…

Google to automatically add 3D effect to your 2D photos

New Delhi (IANS) Google photos will turn your 2D photos into 3D ones and over the next month, people will start to see the Memories feature brought to life with Cinematic photos.

Google said that Cinematic photos use machine learning to predict…

Instagram testing new 'Lite' version of app in India

New Delhi (IANS) Instagram on Wednesday said it is testing a new "Lite" version of the app for Android users in India before a global roll out.

Making the announcement at the first "Facebook Fuel For India" virtual event, the photo-sharing…

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 678 SoC for mid-range smartphones

New Delhi (IANS) Global chipmaker Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 678 mobile platform with an aim to bring better photography and connectivity capabilities in the midrange market without sacrificing battery endurance.

According to the company,…

SUN Mobility rides on Microsoft Azure to help build EV ecosystem

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft on Tuesday said that electric vehicles solutions firm SUN Mobility is using its Azure Cloud as well as other solutions in developing a Cloud-connected swappable batteries to put the country on the road to the future.