HTC announces launch of Vive Cosmos in India next month

New Delhi (IANS) Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC on Thursday announced that the new Vive Cosmos virtual reality (VR) headset would be launched in India in October during the festive season.

"Since Vive began our VR journey,…

iPhone 11 set to make Apple's Diwali a grand affair

Cupertino (California) (IANS) Learning its lessons from the success of iPhone XR in India, Apple has done the right thing by launching iPhone 11 at a reasonable price point at a time when the festive season is round the corner, industry analysts said…

Instagram users tend to snap selfies that centre on left eye

London (IANS) It may not just be artists who make their eyes the centre-point of their own original work. New research suggests that Instagram users tend to compose selfies that horizontally centre on one of our eyes, particularly the left.

This…

HTC's revenue goes up 67% in August: Report

Taipei (IANS) Taiwanese tech company HTC has recorded 66.8 per cent growth in revenue in August compared to July.

HTC has made $23.5 million revenue in August, which is a significant increase compared to the previous month. However, while everything…

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…