Australian Covid-19 vaccine yields positive pre-clinical results

Sydney (IANS) An Australian-developed Covid-19 vaccine has shown promising results in pre-clinical testing, raising hopes for its potential effectiveness and manufacturability.

The University of Queensland (UQ) released detailed results of…

Epic Games wins against Apple on Unreal Engine, loses Fortnite

San Francisco (IANS) A US judge has ruled that Apple cannot delete the developer account of Epic Games that supports open and real-time 3D creation platform Unreal Engine but can keep the Fortnite game away from App Store for violating its policies.

Samsung top choice for future smartphone purchase in UK: Survey

New Delhi (IANS) Samsung is the most preferred brand for future smartphone purchases in Britain, followed by Apple and Huawei, said a Counterpoint Research survey on Tuesday.

Chances of consumers shifting from Apple to Samsung are high as three-quarters…

New iPhone SE now assembled in India, arriving soon for Apple fans

New Delhi (IANS) Apple has started assembling its affordable second-generation iPhone SE (2020) in India that will reach authorised retail stores and online channels very soon, the company said on Monday.

Targeting Android mid-segment users…

Covishield will be commercialised once trials are successful: SII

New Delhi (IANS) Serum Institute of India, has clarified that the current claims surrounding Covishield's availability in the media are completely false and conjectural.

"Presently, the government has granted us permission to only manufacture…

LG launches new midrange 5G smartphone in South Korea

Seoul (IANS) LG Electronics on Sunday introduced a new mid-range 5G smartphone as the South Korean tech firm sought to overcome a long slump in its mobile business with price-competitive devices.

LG said the Q92 will go on sale in South Korea…

Space rock holds clues to evolution of life's building blocks

Washington (IANS) A space rock the size of a golf ball contains microscopic clues that could offer a peek into the evolution of life's building blocks on Earth, NASA scientists have said.

The rock, now known as meteorite Asuka 12236, was…

2nd Russian Covid-19 vaccine shows promise: Report

Moscow (IANS) A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia's Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology appears to be safe in early tests in humans, the media has reported.

This vaccine -- different from the one dubbed "Sputnik…

Pfizer-BioNTech 2nd Covid vaccine shows less side effects

New York (IANS) US-based Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech announced positive results for the Phase 1 trial of their second Covid-19 vaccine candidate, revealing that the latest vaccine candidate has fewer side effects than their first.

WHO starts discussions on Russia Covid-19 vaccine

London (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has started talks with Russia with the aim of garnering more information on a Covid-19 vaccine that the country last week approved even before starting the crucial phase-3 trial, the media reported.