Qualcomm, Reliance Jio light up India's first 5G trials, top 1000 MB speeds

New York (IANS) Inching closer to its 5G rollout, India's Reliance Jio, which counts 400 million subscribers on its 4G network in India, achieved a 1000 Mbps throughput milestone for its first round of 5G trials in partnership with US wireless-communication…

Mozilla fears it can be collateral damage in US-Google war

San Francisco (IANS) As the US Department of Justice and 11 states take on Google with an anti-trust lawsuit over its alleged anti-competitive practices in the Search and Search advertising markets, open source popular browser Mozilla Firefox is worried…

India's daily spike dips under 50K, 1st time since July

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday recorded 46,790 new coronavirus cases, which was less than what it registered on July 28 when for two consecutive days the fresh cases were 47,703 and 48,513, before going all the way up steadily to 97,894 on September…

Xiaomi fixes tech glitch that affected Mi India weather app

New Delhi (IANS) As Xiaomi users posted on social media that the company's smartphones were not displaying weather for Arunachal Pradesh, Mi India clarified on Sunday that the issue that was cropped up owing to a technical error in its app has…

Twitter resolves geotag issue after showing J&K as part of China

New Delhi (IANS) After courting controversy for wrongly showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of China, Twitter on Monday said it has resolved the issue.

"We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities…

Asteroid Bennu promises pristine ET material from space: NASA

Washington (IANS) As a NASA spacecraft gets ready for the historic moment to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu's surface on October 20, this pristine remnant from the early days of our solar system offers more than what meets the eye.

NASA's…

Samsung to launch Galaxy S21 series in Jan 2021: Report

Seoul (IANS) Samsung is reportedly planning to launch the Galaxy S21 series in January 2021, with the first sales tipping-off early February.

Samsung has traditionally opted for a February unveil and a March release, but this may not be the…

Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine gets nod for clinical trials in India

New Delhi (IANS) The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a Covid-19 vaccine made by…

Samsung launches Galaxy S20 FE 256GB variant in India

New Delhi (IANS) Samsung on Friday launched the 256GB variant of Galaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition) for Rs 53,999 in India.

Pre-booking of S20 FE (8GB+256GB) in Cloud Navy colour will be available from October 17 on Samsung.com and leading offline…

Moon once shared magnetic field with Earth, protecting atmosphere

New York (IANS) The Moon played a huge role in the evolution of life on Earth as a new study suggests that our natural satellite once had a magnetic field that helped shield our home planet from harmful solar radiation during a critical early time.