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Gut bacteria key to protecting against arsenic poisoning

Gut bacteria key to protecting against arsenic poisoning

06-01-2019  comments

New York (IANS): Microbes in the human gut play an important role in protecting against arsenic toxicity, new research suggests.

Arsenic toxicity is a problem that affects an estimated 200 million people worldwide who are exposed to arsenic…

No evidence of atmosphere on Ultima Thule: NASA

No evidence of atmosphere on Ultima Thule: NASA

04-01-2019  comments

Washington (IANS): New Horizons spacecraft which explored the ancient Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, earlier this week, has yielded that the distant object has no evidence of an atmosphere, NASA has said.

New Horizons completed…

China's space probe lands on Moon's far side

China's space probe lands on Moon's far side

03-01-2019  comments

Beijing (IANS): China's Chang'e 4 space probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon, Xinhua news agency reported.

At 10.26 a.m. (Beijing time), the probe, comprising of a lander and…

India's second Moon mission gets delayed again

India's second Moon mission gets delayed again

03-01-2019  comments

Bengaluru (IANS): India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 that was to be launched on Thursday with a lander and rover got delayed again, officials said on Thursday.

"The next launch date of Chandrayaan-2 has not been confirmed yet,"…

India plans to launch 32 space missions in 2019

India plans to launch 32 space missions in 2019

02-01-2019  comments

Bengaluru (IANS) India is planning to launch 32 space missions in 2019, a top space official said here.

"The year 2019 promises to be challenging to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) community with 32 planned missions,"…

ASUS ROG Phone: Power-packed beast for gaming enthusiasts (Tech Review)

ASUS ROG Phone: Power-packed beast for gaming enthusiasts (Tech Review)

31-12-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS): As demands for high-end mobile games continue to rise in the country, Taiwanese electronics major ASUS recently launched its first gaming-centric smartphone under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand in India.

The company's…

Google introduces spam protection for text messages

Google introduces spam protection for text messages

29-12-2018  comments

San Francisco (IANS): Google has begun rolling out its spam protection feature for Messages after almost over six months of developing it for Android users.

Based on reports from a handful of tipsters, that spam protection feature is now going…

Google to shift Messages web app from Android.com: Report

Google to shift Messages web app from Android.com: Report

27-12-2018  comments

San Francisco (IANS): In a blow to brand Android, Google is planning to shift its Messages web app -- which allows users to manage SMS/MMS messages on their phone from another device -- from Android.com to Google.com, a media report said.

The…

Saankhya Labs launches multi-standard 'Pruthvi-3' chipset

Saankhya Labs launches multi-standard 'Pruthvi-3' chipset

27-12-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS): Bengaluru-based Saankhya Labs on Thursday launched an indigenous multi-standard "Next Generation" System-on-Chip (SoC) named Pruthvi-3.

Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha unveiled the chipset here in the presence…

Indian enterprises face over 2.8 lakh cyber threats daily: Report

Indian enterprises face over 2.8 lakh cyber threats daily: Report

26-12-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS): Enterprises in India faced more than 2.6 crore cyber threats during the third quarter of 2018 -- translating to over 2.8 lakhs threats every day, according to a new report from Seqrite, the enterprise arm of global IT security firm…

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