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NASA has announced the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at 7.20 am EST (5.50 pm India time) on December 24. Webb, the world’s premier space science observatory, will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s flagship telescope that has been in service for over thirty years now. According to NASA, Webb is not […]

Gan will assume the day-to-day leadership of the company from Tim Stokely, who will be stepping down to pursue new endeavours.

San Francisco: US-based chip maker Qualcomm is reportedly working on its next flagship chipset — Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 may already be in development according to a Weibo tipster, reports GizmoChina The chip industry tipster asserts that the possibly accelerated timeline for the new chipset may not be unconnected with […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google now lets users customize how its Voice service handles incoming calls. According to Engadget, users can now configure the app to forward calls from either individual or groups of contacts to a linked phone number or your voicemail. Separately, users can set a rule that plays custom voicemail greetings for […]

San Francisco: The world’s biggest consumer electronics show ‘CES 2022’ appears to be falling apart as some of the major tech companies like Amazon, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest and T-Mobile have announced not to attend the event in-person, owing to the fast spread of the Omicron variant across the globe. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, one of […]

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to add a 48MP camera lens to the iPhone next year, followed by a periscope lens in 2023. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, these iPhone camera upgrades over the next two years will help to boost Taiwanese manufacturer Largan Precision’s market share, revenue, and profit, reports MacRumors. Kuo previously […]

Mumbai: Just five months after launching, 10-minute grocery delivery app Zepto on Tuesday announced it has raised $100 million led by Y Combinator, taking its valuation to $570 million. Besides the fundraise, Zepto has been growing incredibly quickly and is tripling its user-base every month. Over the past two months, Zepto has expanded beyond Mumbai […]

Seoul: Samsung Electronics took over the top spot in the global semiconductor market by revenue in the third quarter on the back of strong memory chip sales, a new report revealed on Tuesday. Industry tracker Omdia said Intel, which had been the top chipmaker for 11 straight quarters, slipped to number two behind Samsung “as […]

New Delhi: Smartphone maker realme on Monday announced that its GT 2 series smartphones will come with a back cover made of bio-polymer material, a 150 degree ultra-wide camera and company’s innovation forward communication. realme GT 2 Pro features a minimalist, sustainability-focused design inspired by paper. Created by renowned Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa, this “Paper […]

New Delhi: Foldable smartphones are rapidly rising in popularity globally, including India, and keeping the trend in mind which has been set by Samsung, Chinese brand OPPO has launched its maiden foldable smartphone called ‘Find N.’ The brand has not yet revealed its availability and pricing in India, a country which is set to witness […]

New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Monday announced the launch of its first India-focused Newsroom Leadership programme, in collaboration with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The six-month long programme, to be conducted virtually in this edition, aims to enhance the leadership skills and nimble decision-making capacity of newsroom leaders working and living in […]

Hyderabad: The workplace around the globe and particularly in India is undergoing a significant digital transformation. And in times of these changes, employees need to reskill themselves to meet the demands of the evolving business landscape. The top surging workplace skills in India are algorithmic trading and Next.js even as cryptocurrency, software practices, python scripting […]

New Delhi: Nearly all cars sold in the US, Europe and China now come equipped with 5G connectivity which allows automakers to preserve or enhance the value of vehicles post-sale in a manner that will alter the calculation of residual vehicle values, according to a study. Once all cars are equipped with 5G, the report […]

San Francisco: Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship S22 series, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ as well as the Galaxy S22 Ultra soon and now an alleged live image of the base model, the Galaxy S22, has surfaced online. The image was shared by reputable tipster Ice Universe on Weibo along with […]

New Delhi: As the world scrambles to plug serious security bugs that can derail the Internet for millions, Google has said that more than 35,000 Java packages, amounting to over 8 per cent of the Maven Central repository (the most significant Java package repository), have been impacted by the recently disclosed vulnerabilities with widespread fallout […]

San Francisco: Apple is working on the most advanced chips for its unannounced AR/VR headset and now a new report has claimed that the headset could be in customers hands sooner rather than later. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Cupertino based tech giant is planning to launch its new headset in the fourth […]

Beijing: Smartphone brand OnePlus has restarted the rollout of OxygenOS 12 for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. The company said that it concentrated on solving the issues, including the failure to connect to the mobile data in certain scenarios, phone notifications not being visible, freeze issues, some display problems, among others. “This update has […]

It only seems a month ago when I was compiling the list for the best games of 2020 but, here we are as another year has zoomed past us. With limited mobility, unending apprehension, and a new variant brimming up anxiety, time and space have lost all meaning as we find ways to break the […]

San Francisco: After launching for developers, the first macOS 12.2 beta is now available for those in the public beta programme. The update features a new native Apple Music app with faster search and scrolling, and a fix for scrolling in Safari with ProMotion on MacBook Pro, 9To5Mac reported. The first macOS 12.2 beta is […]

Balasore: India on Saturday successfully tested the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast, the Defence Research and Development Organisation said. The ‘Agni P’ is a two-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system, it said. “Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical […]

New Delhi: India’s smart personal audio market grew 62 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) this year with 16.6 million units shipped, pushing its worldwide market share to 14 per cent, according to a new report. The TWS (true wireless stereo) segment was the main driver in India, growing 92 per cent to reach […]

New Delhi: Twenty per cent of large organisations globally will use digital currencies for payments, stored value or collateral by 2024, according to a Gartner report. The prediction for wider adoption of digital currencies by 2024 is partly driven by the already healthy environment of service providers and off-the-shelf solutions available to large enterprises that […]

New Delhi: Encrypted messaging app Signal has announced that it now supports 40 participants on group calls. The company said that it released end-to-end encrypted group calls a year ago, and since then it has scaled from support for five participants to 40. “There is no off the shelf software that would allow us to […]

New Delhi: Over 202 million spam calls were made by just one spammer in India this year, that is over 6,64,000 calls every day and 27,000 calls every hour of every day, a new report revealed on Friday. As per the Global Spam Report 2021, India has moved up in rankings from 9th to 4th […]