Facebook restrictions to have little impact on Huawei: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese smartphone giant Huawei, which is currently battling the trade ban imposed by the US, has also been cut off by Facebook to comply with the sanctions, but experts believe that the move by the social networking giant would not…

Junk food consumption ups allergy risk in kids

London (IANS) Researchers have found that high consumption of junk food such as microwaved foods and barbequed meats may be responsible for food allergies in children.

The study, presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society…

OnePlus 7: Strong hardware raises the bar

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus which has built a strong fan base in India with its competitively priced devices in the premium category recently launched two phones -- OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro -- at the same time globally. OnePlus 7…

Nurses at increased risk of sleep disorders

New York (IANS) Researchers have found that nurses are at an increased risk of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders such as chronic insomnia.

Published in the journal Sleep, the study found that there is a high prevalence of insufficient sleep…

Amazon Alexa to talk to you in impeccable Hindi soon

Las Vegas (IANS) India is a key growth market for Alexa's global team at Amazon and witnessing the potential, the team is working on to introduce more regional language capabilities in the voice-based assistant that has stormed the living rooms…

Google to share air quality findings with scientists

San Francisco (IANS) As part of a larger effort to track pollution, Google is releasing air quality data for scientists that it collected from California's Bay Area and Central Valley with its Street View cars under Project Air View.

The…

5G based industrial-use AI app launched in Finland

Helsinki (IANS) An ABB plant in Helsinki producing frequency alterer, or low voltage drives, has started using a 5G wireless-based artificial intelligence application for routine production purposes, ABB announced on Wednesday.

The company…

Nokia confirms 42 5G deals with operators globally

New Delhi (IANS) Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia on Tuesday confirmed that it had inked 42 commercial 5G deals with operators around the world, including T-Mobile and Telia Company.

Since the announcement of the 30th commercial…

Google Maps now offers live train status, bus data

Hyderabad (IANS) Google Maps on Tuesday launched three new public transport features, including live train status, to help commuters in India.

Google Maps users in 10 of the largest cities in India will be able to see bus travel…

Instagram suffers another global outage, reason unknown

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook-owned photo messaging app Instagram suffered a major global outage that hindered app logins, page refreshes, commenting on posts and uploading content on the platform.

Users started experiencing issues with Instagram…