Realme's Smart TVs coming to India in Q2 2020

Beijing- (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Realme was expected to unveil its smart TV on February 24 in Barcelona, Spain but with Mobile World Congress cancelled we don't have a global launch date but now in an interview on YouTube, Realme's…

5G smartphones to make up 15% of market in 2020

San Francisco (IANS) A research report by Strategy Analytics has claimed that the number of 5G smartphones is expected to grow more than tenfold to reach 199 million shipments worldwide which translates to an estimated 15 per cent of all smartphone…

Design key sensor for Venus rover and win $15,000: NASA

Washington (IANS) NASA is seeking help from the public in designing an obstacle avoidance sensor for a possible future Venus rover and has announced a competition with the first-place prize of $15,000.

The first runners-up will grab $10,000…

MIT scientists use AI model to identify powerful new antibiotic

Washington (IANS) US researchers used an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a powerful new antibiotic compound, which could kill many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria in lab tests.

The study published…

Sale of Tibetan pill used to prevent infectious diseases stopped

Dharamsala (IANS) In the wake of directions from the health authorities, the sale of a traditional Tibetan medicine that supposedly prevents the spread of infectious diseases, including coronavirus, has been stopped.

Men-Tsee-Khang, the Tibetan…

ISRO to validate design, engineering of rocket carrying human

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency will carry out a series of tests to validate the design and engineering of the rocket and orbital module system for the country's prestigious human space flight programme-Gaganyaan, a top official said.

Pre-book Samsung Z Flip in India at Rs 1.10 lakh from Feb 21

Gurugram (IANS) Samsung on Thursday announced the pre-booking for its new foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Flip in India from February 21 that will be available for those who pre-book the device at Rs 1,09,999 from February 26.

Galaxy Z Flip comes…

Google Cloud acquires IT company Cornerstone Technology

San Francisco (IANS) Google Cloud has acquired IT company Cornerstone Technology for an undisclosed sum that is aimed at helping customers migrate their mainframe workloads to Google Cloud.

Mainframe computers or mainframes are machines used…

Microsoft tests software to ensure votes are not altered

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has begun testing its free open-source software called "ElectionGuard" in a small Wisconsin town in the US that aims to make voting more secure, verifiable and efficient.

"ElectionGuard" will enable end-to-end…

Coronavirus outbreak to affect our revenues worldwide: Apple

Cupertino (California) (IANS) Apple has warned that Coronavirus outbreak will affect its business in the January-March quarter as worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained.

In an investor update late Monday, the tech giant said…