India does away with offset policy in Rafale-like deals

New Delhi (IANS) India has done away with the offset clause in government-to-government, inter-government and single vendor defence deals, a week after the country's auditor pulled up French defence giant Dassault for not meeting its contractual…

Global wearables market to grow over 14% in 2020: IDC

San Francisco (IANS) Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396 million units in 2020, a growth of 14.5 per cent from the 345.9 million units shipped in 2019, according to a forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC).

Over $150mn emptied in KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange hack

Singapore (IANS) Over $150 million is estimated to have been emptied in a hack of Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin.

KuCoin confirmed the security incident saying that it detected some large withdrawals since Saturday.

It…

Google Pixel 5 128GB variant to cost $699 in US: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Google is prepared to launch Pixel 5 smartphone during its annual hardware event on September 30 and now a new report claims that the smartphone will be priced at $699 in the US.

According to Jon Prosser, a reliable Apple…

Consumers enjoy online shopping via AR/VR, 3D content: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As millions of people stay home in the pandemic, immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality and 3D content can enhance consumer purchasing confidence and increase online sales, according to a new Accenture report.

J&J Covid vaccine produces strong immune response in early trials

New York (IANS) A leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson produced a strong immune response against novel coronavirus in early-to-mid stage clinical trials, a report said.

According to the…

Common pelvic pain drug ineffective in women: Lancet

London (IANS) A drug -- gabapentin -- that is regularly used to treat chronic pelvic pain in women has been found to be no more effective than a placebo, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet.

Chronic pelvic pain affects…

IIT Madras develops 'MOUSHIK' chip for IoT devices

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Thursday said its researchers have successfully developed 'MOUSHIK', an indigenously-made microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices.

According to the institute,…

Samsung unveils Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) for $699

Seoul (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE), the newest member of the Galaxy S20 series, starting at $699 for the 5G variant.

Pre-orders for the Galaxy S20 FE 5G and S20 FE begin on Samsung.com from…

iOS 14 adoption outpaces iOS 13 in 5 days after release

San Francisco (IANS) The Apple iOS 14 adoption has already surpassed 25 per cent of active iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices just five days after release.

According to mobile analytics research firm Mixpanel, iOS 14 adoption outpaced iOS…