US NSA tells developers to shun C and C++ programming language

San Francisco (IANS) The US National Security Agency (NSA) has requested developers worldwide to shun old programming languages like C and C++ which are more prone to hackers to shift to new, memory safe languages.

Microsoft, Google and others…

IIT Madras develops regional climate model to predict localised, accurate rainfall

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Madras has developed a localised regional weather model to predict rainfall at the ward level and is now being used in the Chennai corporation.

This was a research project of an IIT Madras scholar, Krithiga,…

Windows 11 starts testing filter box in Task Manager

New Delhi (IANS) Tech giant Microsoft has started testing a search/filter box in its Task Manager, to filter the possible matches and display those on the page.

This feature is helpful when users want to find out a process or a group of processes,…

ASUS launches foldable Zenbook laptop in India

New Delhi (IANS) Taiwanese tech major ASUS on Thursday launched its 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop called 'Zenbook 17 Fold OLED' in India.

Priced at Rs 3,29,990, the laptop is available for Indian users online and offline, according…

Nintendo partners with DeNA to strengthen digital games, services

San Francisco (IANS) Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has announced a joint venture with mobile company DeNA to establish a new firm called Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd, which is set to launch in April 2023.

According to The Verge, DeNA co-developed…

Activision to release 'next full premium' Call of Duty in 2023: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Gaming company Activision Blizzard has revealed in its annual third-quarter earnings release that 2023 Call of Duty will include "the next full premium release in the blockbuster annual series."

Earlier this year, Bloomberg…

COP27: $3.1 bn plan to achieve early warning systems for all

Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) (IANS) It will cost the equivalent of just 50 cents per person per year for the next five years to reach everyone on Earth with early warnings against increasingly extreme and dangerous weather, according to a plan unveiled…

Fujifilm India launches new mirrorless digital camera

New Delhi (IANS) Fujifilm India on Monday announced the launch of a new mirrorless digital camera with a new sensor and high-speed processor.

The 'Fujifilm X-H2' is priced at Rs 1,99,999. It comes with a digital camera lens kit priced…

$8 Twitter Blue with verification in India in less than a month: Musk

New Delhi (IANS) Elon Musk on Sunday confirmed that the new Twitter Blue subscription service with verification (blue badge) for $8 will be available in India in less than a month.

The company has already started testing Twitter Blue subscription…

Xbox Cloud Gaming gets resolution boost on Linux, ChromeOS

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has rolled out an update on Xbox Cloud Gaming that will provide a higher resolution and smoother streaming experience on Linux and ChromeOS devices for gamers who stream the game on browsers.

Since Steam Deck…