OPPO to launch phone with 10x zoom camera setup

Barcelona (IANS) To add more power to smartphone photography, Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has said it will launch a phone with 10x "lossless" zoom technology in the second quarter of this year.

The phone will have…

New MIT-developed MRI sensor to peek deep inside brain

New York (IANS) Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to image calcium activity deep in the brain.

Calcium is a critical signaling molecule…

What led to dinosaurs' extinction?

New York (IANS) An asteroid or comet impact 66 million years ago reignited massive volcanic eruptions in India and may have contributed to the dinosaurs' extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period, finds a study.

In the study,…

Google remembers Irwin, the crocodile hunter

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Friday dedicated a doodle celebrating wildlife conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin's life and legacy, whom many grew up watching wrestling giant crocodiles in the Australian wilderness.

A zookeeper…

Japanese spacecraft lands on asteroid, takes samples

Tokyo (IANS) A Japanese spacecraft successfully touched down on the asteroid Ryugu on Friday, which is some 340 million km from Earth, to take samples that could provide clues on the origins of the solar system.

The Japan Space Exploration…

On its maiden flight, India's SSLV will carry two defence satellites

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency will fly two small defence satellites in July/August on its new rocket --now known as Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) - said a top official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

"We…

Google to acquire cloud migration platform Alooma

San Francisco (IANS) Google on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Silicon Valley data migration company Alooma to grow its cloud business service in its latest efforts to compete with its rivals Amazon and Microsoft.

According to the…

Smart feature phones to generate $28 bn revenues in 3 years: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The revenue opportunity from increased sales of smart feature phones is expected to be about $28 billion over the next three years, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research.

"This will be enabled by a…

Google shows Pakistan flag when searched for 'toilet paper'

New Delhi (IANS) Google has been showing Pakistani flag when searched for the "best toilet paper in the world", the "best China-made toilet paper" or just "toilet paper".

The glitch on Google Search results was…

Immersive VR therapy may help kids overcome autism phobias

London (IANS) Exposing children and adults with autism to immersive virtual reality (VR) can help alleviate their fears and phobias, say researchers.

A team from the UK's Newcastle University developed 'Blue Room', a virtual…