Soyuz carrying humanoid robot aborts docking at ISS

Washington (IANS) The unmanned Soyuz spacecraft carrying a humanoid robot astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) will make a second docking attempt on Monday after the first attempt was aborted on Saturday, NASA said.

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Samsung Galaxy M30s with 48MP camera in India next month

New Delhi (IANS) Riding on the success of its online-exclusive Galaxy M series, Samsung India is all set to launch Galaxy M30s with 48MP triple rear camera setup in India mid-September.

Galaxy M30s will be powered by the new Exynos processor…

Huawei has no plan to launch Harmony OS phone this year

Beijing (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has officially denied its plans to launch a smartphone with its home-brewed Harmony operating system (OS) this year.

Vincent Yang, Senior Vice President, Huawei, said in a media event in…

Realme 5 Pro: Armed to spoil Xiaomi's Diwali party

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme that entered India only last year has created ripples in the Indian market and the leader Xiaomi is now competing hard to tackle the competition coming from Madhav Sheth-led Realme.

Bose adds Google Assistant to its smart speakers

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Thursday announced an automatic software update that would bring the Google Assistant to all existing Bose smart speakers and soundbars.

The Google Assistant joins Amazon Alexa for voice control of smart home devices,…

Huawei to launch first commercial AI chip on Friday

Brussels (IANS) Chinese technology giant Huawei will launch its first commercial AI (artificial intelligence) chip and a new open-source AI computing framework on Friday, the company said.

The information is included in a Tuesday invitation…

India operations help Xiaomi post robust profits

New Delhi (IANS) Riding on its India success story in the smartphone and TV businesses, Xiaomi has posted 71.7 per cent jump in net profit in the second quarter of 2019 and nearly 50 per cent increase in the first half (January-June period) this year.

Packaged food, drinks unhealthiest in India: Survey

New Delhi (IANS) A global survey has found that when it comes to having the healthiest packaged food and drinks, India ranks the lowest among 12 countries.

The UK topped the charts, followed by the US and Australia.

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Chandrayaan-1 team was anxious till spacecraft entered lunar orbit

Chennai (IANS) The guiding of Indias first spacecraft to the moon --Chandrayaan-1 -- was a very big event in 2008 and about 200 officials were in tense and anxious, sending up their prayers to their 'insta devathas (favourite deities) on the day…

India's Chandrayaan-2 on course to Moon

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency on Tuesday completed successfully the crucial orbit manoeuvre and put the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the lunar orbit.

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Lunar Orbit Insertion…