Russia to produce Sputnik V Covid vaccine in India

Moscow (IANS) The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Hetero, one of India's generic pharmaceutical companies, have agreed to produce in India over 100 million doses per year of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India.

The parties intend…

Xiaomi's first-ever Redmi-branded smartwatch launched

Beijing (IANS) Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi on Friday launched its first smartwatch in China for about $45.

The watch will go on sale in China on December 1, but it may come to other markets - including the US, reports The Verge.

It comes…

Nokia 9.3 PureView 5G delayed until next year: Report

New Delhi (IANS) HMD Global, that makes and sells Nokia-branded phones, was likely to launch flagship 'Nokia 9.3 PureView' in the second half of this year and now a new report says that the phone will no longer launch this year.

According…

Jupiter, Saturn to look like double planet for 1st time in 800 years

New York (IANS) A rare celestial treat awaits stargazers the world over as two of our solar system's largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, will look like double planet just after sunset on the evening of December 21, the beginning of the winter…

NASA starts assembling Artemis moon mission rocket

Washington (IANS) In preparation for the Artemis I launch next year, NASA has stacked the first piece of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the mobile launcher.

Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight to test the SLS rocket and Orion…

Less than 50K Covid cases in India for 18th day now

New Delhi (IANS) With 44,376 new cases of Covid infections, India's total cases reached 92,22,216 on Wednesday. It is the 18th straight day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in a day.

The last time daily new cases crossed the 50,000-threshold…

Samsung announces 2 new entry-level phones for 2021

New Delhi (IANS) Samsung has announced the Galaxy A12 and A02S -- two new entry-level smartphones set to launch next year in Europe.

The A12 is currently set to start at 179 euros ($212) for 32GB of storage and 3GB of RAM, with 128GB and 6GB…

Sony confirms Variable Refresh Rate coming to PS5 in future update

San Francisco (IANS) Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will get Variable Refresh Rate or VRR support via a future software update.

VRR is a display technology that allows a console or PC to push frames to a display only when a new frame…

Google testing paid service 'Task Mate' in India

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to improve its mapping services and bring more businesses online, Google is testing a paid crowdsourcing service called Task Mate in India that will help select users earn some money.

In the "early access" Beta testing…

SK Telecom, Samsung develop advanced 5G Cloud system

Seoul (IANS) Mobile carrier SK Telecom said on Sunday it has developed a next-generation cloud native core network system with Samsung Electronics that can provide better 5G services.

A core network is the central part of a telecommunications…