Hybrid new normal of work brings new challenges: Microsoft

New Delhi (IANS) As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to transform our daily lives, the Asia-Pacific region has accelerated an increase in overall technology adoption, realising a hybrid new normal of work that comes with its own set of challenges,…

Flu vaccine may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease: Study

New York (IANS) People who received at least one flu vaccination were 17 per cent less likely to get Alzheimer's disease over the course of a lifetime, researchers said.

"Because there are no treatments for Alzheimer's disease, it is…

Pfizer, BioNTech start late stage clinical trial of Covid vax

New York (IANS) US-based Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech have announced the start of a late stage clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by the two companies.

The Phase 2/3 study will involve up to 30,000 participants…

Too much hand sanitiser can lead to severe hand dermatitis

New Delhi (IANSlife) Hand sanitisers have irrefutably become the most important thing in our lives to protect ourselves during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; the other things include masks and social distancing. It has been a long time since hand…

Google spying on users' data to learn how rival apps work: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Google is reportedly keeping tabs to how its users interact with rival Android apps, selectively monitoring how the users interact with non-Google apps via an internal programme to make its own products better.

According…

Lancet study shows mothers unlikely to pass Covid-19 to newborns

New York (IANS) Contrary to the previous findings, the researchers now claim that mothers with Covid-19 infection are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborn if correct hygiene precautions are observed.

The study, published in The Lancet…

Lenovo IdeaPad C340: Go for a secure, lag-free WFH experience

New Delhi (IANS) As businesses and individual professionals in India aspire to own laptops that can do justice to the work from home scenario, PC market leader Lenovo has a plethora of options to choose from, and IdeaPad C340 has proved to be a powerhouse…

2022 iPhones to feature periscope telephoto cameras

San Francisco (IANS) Apple is reportedly planning to introduce periscope telephoto cameras into its iPhone lineup in 2022.

A periscope lens offers optical zoom capabilities not otherwise possible in a smartphone camera, allowing for 5x or even…

US top cyber diplomat tells global telcos to follow Jio model

New York (IANS) The United States is urging telecom operators around the world to follow the Reliance Jio template of developing homegrown 5G solutions, while delivering stinging criticism against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and the consequences…

Airborne transmission of COVID-19 'distinct possibility': CSIR

New Delhi (IANS) Alluding to the emerging evidence, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief Shekhar C. Mande has asserted that airborne transmission of COVID-19 is indeed a "distinct possibility" and advised people to wear masks…