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OPPO to launch flagship 'Find X' smartphone on June 19

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO on Tuesday announced that its flagship smartphone "Find X" is set to be launched in Paris on June 19.

Google to dissolve the old Gmail design soon

Google has introduced an "early adopter programme (EAP)" for its newly designed Gmail with features like Gmail offline and nudging.

ASUS launches new devices at Computex 2018

Taiwan-based technology giant ASUS on Tuesday announced new products including ZenBook Pro 15, ZenBook Pro 14, ZenBook S, a full line-up of VivoBook notebooks and VivoWatch with blood pressure (BP) monitor.

NASA Curiosity rover analysing Mars rocks again

NASA's Curiosity rover is analysing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year, the US space agency said. The rover drilled its last scheduled rock sample in October 2016. On May 20, a technique called "feed extended drilling" allowed Curiosity to drill its first rock sample since October 2016. On May 31, an additional technique called "feed extended sample transfer" successfully trickled rock powder into the rover for processing by its mineralogy laboratory. Delivery to its chemistry laboratory will follow in the week ahead. "This was no small feat. It represents months and months of work by our team to pull this off," said Jim Erickson, project manager of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena in the US. "JPL's engineers had to improvise a new way for the rover to drill rocks on Mars after a mechanical problem took the drill offline in December 2016," said Erickson. Testing of ..

FitBit sells 1 mn units of smartwatch 'FitBit Versa'

Global wearable brand Fitbit announced that it has shipped over one million units of its "FitBit Versa" smartwatch that was launched earlier this year, priced at Rs 19,999 and was made available for purchase in April.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover labs back in action

For the first time in more than a year, the Curiosity rover is analysing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs, NASA has said.

Wireless system can power devices inside our body

Scientists have developed a new way to power the devices implanted deep within the human body and wirelessly communicate with them, paving the way for new ways to deliver drugs, monitor internal conditions, and treat diseases. The implants are powered by radio frequency waves, which can safely pass through human tissues. In animal tests, researchers showed that the waves can power devices located 10 centimeters deep in tissue, from a distance of one metre. "Even though these tiny implantable devices have no batteries, we can now communicate with them from a distance outside the body. This opens up entirely new types of medical applications," said Fadel Adib, an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. Since they do not require a battery, the devices can be tiny. In this study, the researchers tested a prototype about the size of a grain of rice, but they anticipate that it could be made even smaller. "Having the capacity to communicate with these systems

Key takeaways from Apple's WWDC 2018

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2018 saw a host of technological advancements taking centre stage.Presided over by CEO Tim Cook, the San Jose event saw the rollout of a number of new tech-based features for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. However, the highlight of the event was the power-packed iOS 12 mobile software, which comes with customised animations, a tool to monitor addiction, group FaceTime and enhanced augmented reality.Here are some key takeaways from the event:Screen TimeA new feature has been introduced which will allow a user to monitor how much time is spent on the device, with an option to monitor the usage time for each app individually. Apple has also enabled an option whereby users can set a time limit on each app.Group FaceTimeiOS 12 brings users an option to make group video calls on the video chat app. As announced at the event, iOS 12 will soon allow group FaceTime sessions that can include up to 32 participants, to be rolled out on macOS as ...

Tata Communications partners with Doki Technologies

The dokiWatch S is the world's first wearable phone and smart locator that combines video calling, voice calling, messaging and location-tracking capabilities in one simple device. All these data-enabled features of the smartwatch are powered by global 3G and 4G connectivity provided by the Tata Communications MOVE platform.

Requested zero personal data from Facebook: Apple CEO

Apple neither requested any personal data from Facebook nor did it receive any, Apple CEO Tim Cook said while responding to a New York Times report that claimed that the social networking giant allowed about 60 device makers, including Apple and Samsung, to access personal information of users and their friends.

China probes DRAM chip makers - Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron

SEOUL (Reuters) - China has launched an investigation into Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, SK Hynix Inc and Micron Technology Inc, the three semiconductor makers who control the market for DRAM memory chips.

Washington State sues online titans over political ads

The US state of Washington today announced it was suing Google and Facebook for not abiding by local law requirements regarding keeping records of political ads and their backers. Campaign finance laws in that state call on ad sellers to keep track of who is behind ads and how much is spent, and make the information available to the public, Washington attorney general Bob Ferguson said in a release. Suits filed in state court accuse Facebook and Google of failing to meet these obligations since the year 2013. "Washington's political advertising disclosure laws apply to everyone, whether you are a small-town newspaper or a large corporation," Ferguson said in the release. In the last decade, Washington candidates and political committees reported about USD 3.4 million in payments to Facebook and USD 1.5 million to Google related to advertising, according to the state attorney general. Google and Facebook dominate the market for online advertising. Google and Facebook are among ...

Apple previews iOS 12, introduces macOS 'Mojave'

Apple has announced iOS 12, the latest version of the most advanced mobile operating system, which will make daily tasks faster and more responsive.

New Apple tools to help parents manage kids' screen time

To help parents manage screen time for their kids, Apple has announced new tools built into iOS 12 that will let them take control of the time children spend interacting with iPhones and iPads.

Apple jams Facebook's web-tracking tools

Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems.

Law against women's indecent depiction to cover new media soon: Government

With the development of new forms of communication, such as internet and multi-media messaging, the government has decided to bring these media under the remit umbrella of the law against indecent representation of women, an official statement said on Monday.

Facebook gave phone makers broad access to data on users, friends: NYT

Facebook has formed data-sharing partnerships with 60 cellphone makers, including Apple and Microsoft, giving them access to information of users and even their friends, a media report has claimed, weeks after the social media faced massive backlash for improperly sharing personal data of up to 87 million people. The New York Times yesterday revealed the partnerships, shedding new light on the social media giant's behaviour related to customer data in the wake of a scandal involving the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Facebook, which was founded in 2004, has reached data-sharing partnerships with at least 60 device makers including Apple, Amazon, BlackBerry, Microsoft and Samsung over the last decade, starting before Facebook apps were widely available on smartphones, company officials were quoted as saying by the report. The deals allowed Facebook to expand its reach and let device makers offer customers popular features of the social network, such as ...

ASUS launches 2 new ROG gaming laptops

Taiwan-based technology giant ASUS on Monday unveiled two new "Republic of Gamers (ROG)" gaming laptops tweaked for players for two different gaming genres.

Nvidia's new products to power autonomous robots with AI

US-based chip-designer Nvidia Corporation unveiled two new products, "Nvidia Issac", a new developer platform and "Jetson Xavier", an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based computer in an attempt to power autonomous robots.

Quantum-safe blockchain platform developed

Russian scientists have developed a method that could protect blockchains from being attacked by quantum computers. The researchers from the Russian Quantum Center in Moscow developed a solution to the quantum-era blockchain challenge, using quantum key distribution (QKD). The blockchain is a distributed ledger platform that allows consensus in a large decentralised network of parties who do not trust each other. Transactions are accountable and transparent, making it useful for a variety of applications from smart contracts and finance, to manufacturing and healthcare. One of the most prominent applications of blockchains is cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. "Blockchain is promising for a wide range of applications. But current platforms rely on digital signatures, which are vulnerable to attacks by quantum computers," said Evgeniy Kiktenko from the Russian Quantum Center. "This also applies to the cryptographic hash functions used in preparing new blocks, meaning those with ...