TikTok, WeChat to be banned from US app stores on Sunday

San Francisco (IANS) The TikTok and WeChat apps will be banned from US app stores starting Sunday, the country's Department of Commerce said on Friday.

The move "to safeguard the national security of the United States" came in response…

Antibody treatment found to cut Covid hospitalisation risk

New York (IANS) Raising hope of Covid-19 treatment at an early stage, an antibody therapy has been found to quickly reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load in newly infected patients and cut hospitalisation risk, US-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly said,…

Covid vax to be available by 'start of next year': Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine will be made available in the country by the start of next year. The remarks come at a time when India is recording more than 50 lakh cases and people…

Apple unveils Watch Series 6, cheaper Watch SE, iPad Air

Cupertino (California) (IANS) Keeping the new iPhone 12 series for a later launch, Apple on Tuesday introduced new Watch Series 6 with a revolutionary Blood Oxygen sensor in the Covid-19 times, a cheaper Watch SE for its aspirational fans and an iPad…

Oracle to protect key customer data with Cloud Guard

San Francisco (IANS) Cloud major Oracle on Monday announced the availability of Oracle Cloud Guard and Oracle Maximum Security Zones that will automate threat response and quickly and efficiently reduce customers cloud security risk at no additional…

Tesla, Huami join hands to launch new smartwatch: Report

Beijing (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla and Xiaomi-backed wearable brand Huami have reportedly partnered to launch a smartwatch that will have support for controlling certain aspects of Tesla cars.

Huami CEO Huang Wang teased about a launch event…

Oracle wins deal for TikTok US biz, Microsoft's bid rejected

San Francisco (IANS) Bytedance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has chosen Cloud major Oracle over Microsoft to run its US operations as a 'trusted tech partner', multiple media reports revealed on Monday while an official announcement was still…

Google Sabrina may retail as 'Google Chromecast with Google TV'

San Francisco (IANS) Google's upcoming "Sabrina" streaming device has thoroughly leaked in recent months and now a new report suggests that it could be called the "Google Chromecast with Google TV."

According to Artem Russakovskii of Android…

Samsung Galaxy M51: Forget power bank, keep the charger away

New Delhi (IANS) Monsters are not all that bad, ask kids. Even 'meanest monsters' can help you fight real-life problems and Samsung's new Galaxy 'M' smartphone M51 does just that: Break the cycle of constantly looking at how much…

SmarterEd gets 11k teachers, 15k students in 4 months

Bengaluru (IANS) Global PC market leader Lenovo's SmarterEd -- free online education platform on Friday revealed that it has secured over 11,000 volunteer teachers and nearly 15,000 student registrations in its first four months.

In April,…