SpaceX hires ex-NASA expert, prepares to launch astronauts

San Francisco (IANS) Ahead of its launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard its Crew Dragon capsule which is tentatively scheduled for May 7, the Elon Musk-led SpaceX has hired a top former human spaceflight expert, the…

Samsung unveils its second foldable phone Galaxy Z Flip

San Francisco (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung has launched its second smartphone with a foldable display dubbed as Galaxy Z Flip at the company's Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, California.

The device has been priced at $1,380…

NASA, ESA set to send Solar Orbiter probe to Sun

Washington (IANS) NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Solar Orbiter mission to snap the first pictures of the Sun's north and south poles is scheduled to begin on Sunday during a two-hour launch window that opens at 11.03 p.m. EST (9.33…

OnePlus 8 series design, 120Hz display confirmed in new leak

Beijing (IANS) With the forthcoming OnePlus 8 series launch around the corner, a new leak of the devices has surfaced that confirms the design language of the handsets and a 120Hz refresh rate display.

A fresh new leak claims to have a render…

China virus set to throw MWC Barcelona 2020 out of gear

New Delhi (IANS) Novel coronavirus, which has killed over 700 in China and infected thousands across the globe so far, has now created initial chaos for the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona, with LG, Ericsson and Nvidia set to…

Family conflict may influence suicidal thoughts in kids

New York (IANS) Family conflict and parental monitoring are significant predictors of suicidal thoughts in children as young as 9- and 10-year olds, says a study.

The majority of children surveyed in the study had caregivers who either did…

Portable smartphone lab may diagnose NCoV in a jiffy

New York (IANS) Engineers from Ohio's University of Cincinnati, including one of Indian origin, have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your smartphone, connecting it automatically to a doctor's office through a custom app UC developed,…

Apple may launch new 'Apple TV' soon

San Francisco (IANS) A latest beta version of the tvOS 13.4 software update has referenced an unreleased Apple TV model which the Cupertino-based tech giant may launch soon, 9to5Mac reported on Friday.

As per report, the reference revealed…

Tencent lists 25k deaths, 1.54 lakh infections from coronavirus

Taipei (IANS) Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company Tencent has allegedly published "real" data on the novel coronavirus deaths, with briefly listing death toll as 24,589 -- way too higher than over 500 deaths China has officially announced…

Hero Cycles to showcase electric bi-cycles

New Delhi (IANS) As the Auto Expo 2020 kicks in, Hero Cycles is all set to showcase a range of its upcoming products including electric bi-cycles.

"As it works to fulfil its vision of capturing a 10 per cent share in global electric bicycle…