Twitter blocks accounts of Iranian news agencies

Tehran (IANS) Twitter has blocked accounts of some major Iran news agencies over alleged harassment of people who follow the Baha'i faith.

The agencies speculated the blocking of their accounts occurred after British-flagged oil tanker…

World celebrates 50 years of Apollo 11 touchdown at Moon

Washington (IANS) The world on Saturday celebrated the success of Apollo 11 -- one of humanitys greatest achievements -- when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the Moon on…

Huawei Mate X: More specs revealed, to soon launch in China

Beijing (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huaweis foldable phone Mate X has passed through Chinas TENAA certification agency and is listed as a 5G phone with model number TAH-AN00.

According to the listing, the device would house an 8-inch…

YouTube Music now lets users switch from audio to video

San Francisco (IANS) After matching over five million audio tracks with their official videos, YouTube Music is now letting premium users to transit from the audio of a track to watching the music video without any pauses or interruptions.

"Switching…

Indian bug hunter finds flaw in Instagram, wins $30,000

New Delhi (IANS) Chennai-based security researcher Laxman Muthiyah has won $30,000 as a part of a bug bounty programme after he spotted a flaw in Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram.

Muthiyah said the vulnerability allowed him to to…

Samsung Galaxy A80 launched in India for Rs 47,990

Gurugram (IANS) Samsung India on Thursday refreshed its Galaxy A series with Galaxy A80 with the world's first rotating triple camera, priced at Rs 47,990.

The Galaxy A80 has a 3,700 mAh battery and features Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Octa-Core…

Chandrayaan-2 launch rescheduled for July 22

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency on Thursday announced that the launch date for its ambitious second Moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 has been rescheduled for July 22, seven days after the ambitious launch by ISRO had to be aborted…

Xiaomi launches Redmi K20, K20 Pro smartphones in India

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi on Wednesday launched two new smartphones -- Redmi K20 and K20 Pro -- in India which are the first flagship series under the Redmi sub-brand.

The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of Redmi…

Facebook's digital coin Libra 'delusional': US lawmakers

Washington (IANS) The US lawmakers attacked Facebook's upcoming digital cryptocurrency Libra at a Senate hearing here, calling it "delusional" and "dangerous" and directing the social networking giant to clean up its house…

TECNO's flagship Phantom 9 debuts on Flipkart at Rs 14,999

New Delhi (IANS) Hong Kong-based Transsion Holdings' smartphone brand TECNO Mobile on Tuesday said its flagship smartphone Phantom 9 will be available on Flipkart starting July 17.

Priced at Rs 14,999, TECNO Phantom 9 comes with an in-display…