Is coronavirus less virulent in India? Too early to say

New Delhi (IANS) As SARS-CoV2, the new coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, keeps wreaking havoc globally, a new study has come out with the finding that there may be a unique mutation in the Indian genome that needs to be studied further…

Johnson & Johnson plans to start human trial of COVID-19 vaccine by Sept

Mumbai (IANS) US-based global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson on Monday announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate, adding that it expects to initiate testing of the vaccine in humans at the latest by September this year.

COVID-19: Google cancels April Fools' jokes

San Francisco (IANS) Google has decided to cancel this years April Fools prank out of respect for those fighting new coronavirus pandemic globally.

An internal email from Google marketing head Lorraine Twohill reportedly said that Google is…

This spyware targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia

Moscow (IANS) Actors behind the ‘LightSpy' spyware campaign targeting users in Southeast Asia distribute links to malicious websites, mimicking the original ones that are likely to be frequented by potential victims, researchers from cybersecurity…

UoH faculty member cracks corona code, cuts development cycle from 15 years to 10 days

Hyderabad (IANS) Amid a frightening picture being painted by coronavirus concerns across the world, there's a ray of hope emerging from the University of Hyderabad (UoH). In what could be a welcome breakthrough for the country and even the world,…

Xbox Series X graphics source code stolen

San Francisco (IANS) US-based semiconductor company AMD claimed that a hacker has obtained source files for some of its current and future GPUs, including details about the Xbox Series X.

"In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who…

Canadian researchers developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19

Toronto (IANS) Canadian researchers are developing a DNA vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and has currently infected nearly 5,00,000 people worldwide and crippled the global economy.

Entos Pharmaceuticals, a health-care…

TECNO CAMON 15 series promises new level of smartphone night photography

New Delhi (IANS) Ask any photography lover: what is the hardest shot to capture right on their smartphones? The answer in all probability would be the perfect night or lowlight shots as majority of users still struggle to take that perfect night shot…

Novel coronavirus may not spread through tears

Singapore (IANS) Contrary to some reports, researchers now claim that new coronavirus doesn't spread via tears and it is unlikely that infected patients are shedding virus through eye fluid.

While researchers are certain that coronavirus…

Smartphone production may fall 40% in India in H1 2020

New Delhi (IANS) Revising its estimates amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a new report said on Thursday that smartphone production in India is likely to tumble by 38-40 per cent in the first half (H1) of this year.

The prospects for H2 2020,…