Dell unveils two new laptops in India

New Delhi (IANS) With an aim to empower users, Dell on Tuesday launched two new laptops -- Alienware m15 R5 and Alienware m15 R6 -- in India.

The Alienware m15 R5 starts at Rs 1,34,990 and the Alienware m15 R6 at Rs 1,59,990. Both the models…

Google won't let users sign in on old Android devices from Sep 27

New Delhi (IANS) Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7 or lower starting September 27.

If you sign into your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google…

EVTRIC Motors launches 2 slow-speed electric scooters in India

Pune (IANS) Automotive start-up EVTRIC Motors on Monday launched its first electric scooters in the slow-speed category -- EVTRIC AXIS and EVTRIC RIDE -- for Rs 64,994 and Rs 67,996, respectively.

The company said that the booking will soon…

Cooking with coal, wood linked to higher risk of eye diseases

Beijing (IANS) Cooking with wood or coal can increase the risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according to a study involving nearly half a million people in China.

The study led by a team of international researchers from…

POCO F3 GT looks like an all rounder in crowded mid-segment

New Delhi (IANS) Aiming to offer top-notch devices for the users in the super-crowded mid-premium price segment in India, smartphone brand POCO has unveiled another device -- POCO F3 GT -- that features the latest 6nm Dimensity 1200 chipset for top-end…

Birds' brain may hold clue why they outlived other dinosaurs

New York (IANS) US researchers have discovered a new bird fossil which showed that a unique brain shape may be the reason why the ancestors of living birds survived the mass extinction that claimed all other known dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

App Store now accepting UPI, Rupay cards for payments in India

New Delhi (IANS) Apple has started accepting App Store and iTunes payments in India using Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Rupay cards and Net Banking, a media report said on Friday.

The acceptance of RuPay and UPI cards means Apple users…

Russia blames 'software failure' for misfired engines that shook ISS

Washington/Moscow (IANS) Russian space agency Roscosmos has blamed a short-term software failure which led to erroneous engine firings by its Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, docked with the International Space Station (ISS), shifting the ISS…

Covid infection from banknotes, coins unlikely: Study

London (IANS) While the fear of getting Covid infection from banknotes and coins has driven much more contactless payments during the pandemic, researchers say the risk is far too less.

Experts at the European Central Bank, in collaboration…

Micromax unveils affordable smartphone, earbuds

New Delhi (IANS) Home-grown smartphone maker Micromax on Friday launched a new affordable smartphone called IN 2b in two storage variants.

The 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB variants are priced at Rs 7,999 and Rs 8,999, respectively, and offers black,…