China's giant telescope picks up signals from deep space

Beijing (IANS) Chinese astronomers have detected repeated fast radio bursts (FRB), mysterious signals believed to be from a source about 3 billion light years from the Earth, with the largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever built.

Scientists…

Vikram Found: ISRO takes photo of moon lander on lunar surface

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has found its moon lander Vikram on the lunar surface, said an official. This was hours after communication link with the lander was lost minutes before its soft landing on the lunar surface.

Did Vikram lose control and crash land on to Moon after tumble?

Chennai, (IANS) Did India's first moon lander Vikram crash on to the lunar surface resulting in the sudden snapping of the communication link with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter?

The officials of Indian Space Research Organisation…

Facebook, Microsoft join hands to fight 'deepfakes'

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has partnered with Microsoft, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions to fight 'deepfakes' and has committed $10 million towards creating open source tools that can better detect if…

Special prayers in TN for Vikram's successful moon landing

Chennai (IANS) Seeking the divine blessings of the Moon God Chandran for the successful landing of India's moon lander Vikram, special prayers will be held at the Chandranaar Temple in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district, an official said.

Huawei announces Kirin 990 (5G) chip at IFA 2019

Berlin (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei on Friday launched its latest Kirin 990 (5G) flagship chipset with an integrated 5G modem at the IFA 2019 here.

"Kirin 990 (5G) is the world's first 5G SoC, and it will enable…

Samsung's Galaxy Note10,10+ now with Rs 6,000 upgrade bonus

Gurugram (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday announced an upgrade bonus offer of Rs 6,000 with the purchase of Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ smartphones.

This new offer comes alongside with existing bank cashback and other…

India's moon lander Vikram all set to land on the Moon

Chennai (IANS) India's first moon lander Vikram is all set to land on the moon on September 7 with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completing the second and final de-orbital operations successfully on Wednesday.

According…

Android 10 released for Google Pixel phones

San Francisco (IANS) Google has officially released the final version of Android 10 for Pixel owners and will expand to partner devices in the coming weeks.

"With this release, we focused on making everyday life easier with features powered…

Samsung unveils 5G-integrated Exynos 980 mobile processor

Seoul (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung on Wednesday launched its latest mobile processor, the Exynos 980 with an integrated 5G modem and intelligent processing performance in a single chip.

"With the introduction of our 5G modem…