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Redmi Note 9 was recently launched while the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max were launched in March. Let’s put the three phones head to head and see what sets them apart. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2SrEFSh

Oppo A92, the upcoming smartphone by Chinese manufacturer Oppo, has been in the news recently, thanks to the leaks. Now, new images of the phones have appeared giving away the phone’s look in the Aurora Purple colour. A side mounter fingerprint sensor on the right is also visible in an image. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2WjlN9f

Oppo A92, the upcoming smartphone by Chinese manufacturer Oppo, has been in the news recently, thanks to the leaks. Now, new images of the phones have appeared giving away the phone’s look in the Aurora Purple colour. A side mounter fingerprint sensor on the right is also visible in an image. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2WjlN9f

Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of COVID-19, according to the polls . But there can be no doubt that governments around the world were ill-prepared for this pandemic. Country after country has been locking their citizens in their homes to slow the spread of the virus for fear that their health systems get overwhelmed, as has happened in Italy. The lack of ventilators and protective equipment are a particular problem, despite the fact that scientists have called for years for governments to stockpile these life-saving machines and protective equipment . How is it possible that we were not ready? Not only had Bill Gates been banging on about this for a long time , but pandemics also featured strongly on regional and national risk registers produced by governments and bureaucrats, as well as international registers from non-governmental organisations. These administrative tools, highlight the most likely and impactful events that

The launch of the iPhone 12 lineup could  possibly be delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. It is expected that a 5.4-inch and two 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models are likely to launch in September, whereas the 6.7-inch model might be delayed and launch in October. However, this news hasn't stopped the leaks. The latest leak claims to reveal the pricing of the upcoming iPhone series. The leaks also suggests that the 2020 iPhone lineup is likely to include four models this time. As per a tweet by tipster Jon Prosser , the iPhone 12 model might come with a 5.4-inch OLED screen, 5G connectivity and it might be priced at $649. This model is codenamed as D52G and is likely to sport dual cameras. Another iPhone 12 model is expected to feature a 6.1-inch screen, 5G connectivity and dual cameras. This model is codenamed as D53G and is expected to be priced at $749. The iPhone 12 Pro model is likely to feature a 6.1-inch screen and three cameras and it might cost you $999. Lastly, the iPhone

It has often been argued that the biggest impediment to India emerging as the favoured foreign investment destination is the unreasoned and unreasonable objections raised by naysayers who conjure conspiracy theories and invoke dire consequences like a magician pulling rabbits out of his hat. Decades of perverse socialism, born not out of ideology but government inefficiency and inadequacy, instilled into most Indians a loathing for big industry, profit generation and wealth creation. Virtue was attached to businesses that were perpetually in the red; conversely, it was sinful for businesses to be in the black. Attitudes, both in government and among the people, have no doubt changed and gathered pace in recent years. Young, aspirational India is comfortable with the idea of industry making profits, generating jobs and creating wealth. Government realises that the totem poles of yesterday’s Soviet-style command economy are irrelevant in the era of market-driven economics. Young, asp

Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone maker. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2Sr2byF

Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone maker. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2Sr2byF

NASA is turning to private industry for the first lunar landers for astronauts in a half-century, with three competing, quite contrasting versions. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday the three companies that will develop, build and fly lunar landers, with the goal of returning astronauts to the moon in 2024 and ultimately on to Mars. The companies are SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, led by Elon Musk; Blue Origin in Kent, Washington, founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos; and Dynetics, a Huntsville, Alabama, subsidiary of Leidos. Altogether, the contracts for the initial 10-month period total of $967 million. “This is the last piece that we need in order to get to the moon” by 2024, Bridenstine said. He noted it will be the first lunar lander since the last Apollo moon mission in 1972. Over the next 10 months, each company will refine its concept and NASA will decide which lander to test first. Bridenstine said NASA will go with the company that has the highest probab

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) reports that the Jio network added 17 million subscribers in Q4 2020, bringing the total subscriber base to around 387.5 million as of March 2020. It was also revealed that the Facebook investment of Rs 43,574 crore (a 9.99 percent equity stake) on 22 April 2020 values Jio Platforms Ltd at Rs 4,36,172 crore, making this the largest investment for a minority stake by a tech company globally. Via a press release, it was revealed that the Facebook-Jio deal means that Jio, Reliance Retail, and WhatsApp are now in a commercial partnership for e-commerce . JioMart, a service that connects local stores and service providers to consumers, will be integrated into WhatsApp . Small and medium businesses are expected to benefit greatly from the partnership. The Jio network also saw significant growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The average Jio user now consumes 11.3 GB of data per month, and makes 771 minutes of voice calls. In terms of revenue, it is re

Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — in a major medical advance that came as the pandemic continues to cause upheaval across the globe, with India reporting over 33,000 cases and worldwide toll crossing 2,28,000. California-based biotech company Gilead Sciences and the US government reported that in a major study, remdesivir shortened the time it takes for COVID-19 patients to recover by four days on average — from 15 days to 11. Also, a trend toward fewer deaths was seen among those treated with the drug early on. The study was run by the US National Institutes of Health and involved 1,063 hospitalised coronavirus patients around the world. The news of this recent success took the world by a storm even though further research is ongoing. Interest in Gilead’s drug has been high as there are currently no approved treatments or preventive vaccines for COVID-19

Xiaomi is all set to launch a couple of smartphones today at an online global event. These smartphones will include Mi Note 10 Lite and Redmi Note 9. To recall, Xiaomi recently launched Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max in India at a starting price of Rs 12,999 and Rs 14,999 respectively. Xiaomi also launched MIUI 12  in China this week. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Redmi Note 9 launch event: How to watch the livestream The global launch event will begin at 8.00 pm UTC, which means, as per India timing, you can watch the live stream at 5.30 pm IST today. You can catch the live updates on the company's YouTube page or by clicking at the link in bio. Redmi Note 9 expected specifications As per a listing on  Geekbench , Redmi Note 9 is likely to be powered by a MediaTek Helio G70 chipset and might offer 6 GB RAM. The listing also revealed that the smartphone might run on Android 10 base MIUI 11. As per the company teasers, Redmi Note 9 is expected to feature a quad-camera setup a

French video game developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced the next game in its long-running Assassin's Creed series. The new game has been named Assassin’s Creed Valhalla . Ubisoft has released an initial teaser image that was created in a live stream by Artist Kode Abdo, who is popularly known as Bosslogic. The teaser unveiled the Norse-inspired setting for the upcoming game on 29 April. The live-streaming ended with the announcement of the game’s official name. The trailer of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be released on 30 April at 8.30 pm IST . Watch the World Premiere of Assassin's Creed Valhalla April 30th at 8am PDT / 5pm CEST. #AssassinsCreed — Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) April 29, 2020 The teaser image showed two scenes— on one side you see (Norse?) ships battling through frigid waters, and on the other, a battlefield with axe-wielding warriors fighting under a fort. A bearded Viking warrior stands in between of the two terrains with an a

Skywatchers will get a chance to take in the grandeur of a big and bright moon for the last time this year next month. The third of the super moons in 2020, the Flower Super Moon will be visible on 7 May. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, May’s full moon will reach full illumination at 4.15 pm IST on Thursday, 7 May. This year has seen a number of radiant super moons. First came the Worm Moon in the month of March, which was followed by April’s Pink Moon, and the last for the year will be May’s Flower Moon. The term ‘super moon’ was first coined in 1979 and was used to describe a perigean full moon, which is a full moon occurring near or at a time when the moon is at the closest point in its orbit around Earth. The perigee or the closest point of the elliptical orbit is on average about 405,500 kilometres away from Earth . The Flower Super Moon will be about 2,500 miles away from the Earth as compared to its distance during the April super moon. For the naked eye, however, t

Nokia 9 PureView update is about 839MB and brings along the April 2020 Android security patch. The version number of the latest Android 10 update is V5.13D. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2KM62SK

Apple is found to have a new feature in the pipeline that will make it easier to unlock your Face ID-supporting iPhone even while wearing a face mask. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2Yqblz4

Nokia 9 PureView update is about 839MB and brings along the April 2020 Android security patch. The version number of the latest Android 10 update is V5.13D. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2KM62SK

Apple is found to have a new feature in the pipeline that will make it easier to unlock your Face ID-supporting iPhone even while wearing a face mask. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2Yqblz4

Pharma Science Ltd on Wednesday said it has developed and commercialised Favipiravir antiviral tablets and stressed that the drug has demonstrated positive outcomes in COVID-19 treatment globally. "Favipiravir is an antiviral medication that was initially developed to treat influenza in Japan. In February 2020, post the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Favipiravir was studied in China and several other countries as an experimental treatment of COVID-19. "The drug has demonstrated positive outcomes, including a reduction in the duration of COVID-19 and improved lung conditions for the patients," the company said in a filing to the BSE. The product is a generic version of Avigan of Toyama Chemical, Japan. The filing said Strides is the first Indian company to have commenced export of Favipiravir tablets. The company said it will immediately apply to Indian Drug Authorities to commence necessary studies and make the drug available to Indian patients expediti

Mi Note 10 Lite alleged price and specifications have reportedly leaked ahead of the smartphone's launch today. According to a report, the Mi Note 10 Lite will be powered by Snapdragon 730G SoC, coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2KPgV64

Mi Note 10 Lite alleged price and specifications have reportedly leaked ahead of the smartphone's launch today. According to a report, the Mi Note 10 Lite will be powered by Snapdragon 730G SoC, coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2KPgV64

LG Premier Pro Plus (L455DL) specifications have been leaked via Google Play Console listing and the phone’s user manual has also been spotted. The latest revelations show that the upcoming LG phone will be an entry-level offering. The listing means that LG Velvet is not the only smartphone that the company is planning to launch. Both Premier Pr... from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/35fZ5CK

Redmi Note 9 purported specifications and renders have surfaced online just hours before the official launch where the new phone is speculated to debut. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d1DxMO

Honor has launched three new smartphones, the Honor 9C, Honor 9A, and Honor 9S which will go on sale in Russia starting May 4. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d1FOrv

LG Premier Pro Plus (L455DL) specifications have been leaked via Google Play Console listing and the phone’s user manual has also been spotted. The latest revelations show that the upcoming LG phone will be an entry-level offering. The listing means that LG Velvet is not the only smartphone that the company is planning to launch. Both Premier Pr... from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/35fZ5CK

Redmi Note 9 purported specifications and renders have surfaced online just hours before the official launch where the new phone is speculated to debut. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d1DxMO

Honor has launched three new smartphones, the Honor 9C, Honor 9A, and Honor 9S which will go on sale in Russia starting May 4. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d1FOrv

Apple has released its new beta of iOS 13.5 today and the highlight of this version is the introduction of "exposure notification API" . Now before we go into the details of what exactly is exposure settings API, you should know that Google and Apple have recently teamed up to develop a digital contract tracing tool. This tool is named as exposure notification. It aims to control the spread of Coronavirus. iPhone. Representative image. The new iOS 13.5 is now available to developers  and public health authorities so that it can collect feedback and make changes accordingly. To bring you up to speed, with this tool, all the Android phones, and iPhone users will be notified if they have come in contact with a Coronavirus patient. The system will make use of Bluetooth on users' devices, that will exchange and record an anonymous identity of all the users that come into close contact, so that if they are tested positive for Coronavirus, everyone who came on their conta

Google Meet , a video conferencing platform, will be available for free starting early May. Anyone with an email ID can sign up for Meet and enjoy its services. Google Meet offers features such as simple scheduling and screen sharing, real-time captions and layouts that adapt to users’ preferences. Those who want to use the video conferencing platform straightaway from next week might not be able to create meetings, as the company will be “gradually expanding its availability to more and more people over the following weeks.” (Also read: Facebook Messenger Rooms: What is it, how does it work and should you use it? All your questions answered )    Users can sign up on Meet to be notified when it is available to them. Meet claims to keep data safe and secure. The platform lets a user admit or deny entry to a meeting, and mute or remove participants, if required. Anonymous users are not allowed to join meetings created by individual accounts. Meet does not require plugins to

U nion Minister of Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, here today reviewed, through video-conferencing, the various initiatives undertaken by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and its Autonomous Institutes and its Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) – BIRAC and BIBCOL, to tackle the current COVID-19 crisis especially with respect to the progress made in indigenous development of a vaccine, Rapid Test and RT-PCR Diagnostic Kits. Secretary, DBT, Dr Renu Swarup informed that DBT has evolved a multi-pronged research strategy and action plan for an immediate response as well as for long-term preparedness to tackle COVID-19. These multifaceted efforts include research towards the development of candidate vaccines, therapeutics, and suitable animal models for COVID-19 as well as the development of indigenous diagnostics and genomic studies on the host and pathogen. The DBT and its PSU, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Counci

The Hubble space telescope stood witness to the comet Atlas shattering into pieces on its journey towards the Sun. NASA subsequently published a detailed note on the breaking up of the comet. The comet was discovered on 29 December last year by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) robotic astronomical survey system. NASA says the telescope spotted about 30 fragments on 20 April and 25 pieces on 23 April. "Their appearance changes substantially between the two days, so much so that it's quite difficult to connect the dots," said David Jewitt, professor of planetary science and astronomy at UCLA, Los Angeles. He led one of two teams that took pictures of the comet with the telescope. Jewitt added that he is not sure if the appearance changes “because the individual pieces are flashing on and off as they reflect sunlight or different fragments appear on different days.” Quanzhi Ye, the leader of a second Hubble observation team, said it is an inte

Xiaomi is all set to host its global launch event today, wherein it is expected to unveil the Redmi Note 9 and the Mi Note 10 Lite phones. The two phones have leaked on multiple occasions in the past, and the Mi Note 10 Lite was recently spotted on US FCC as well. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d4vPl1

Xiaomi is all set to host its global launch event today, wherein it is expected to unveil the Redmi Note 9 and the Mi Note 10 Lite phones. The two phones have leaked on multiple occasions in the past, and the Mi Note 10 Lite was recently spotted on US FCC as well. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/3d4vPl1

Last week, Facebook announced a new video calling tool called  Messenger Rooms . The tool is built on Facebooks's Messenger platform and is currently accessible via the  Facebook and  Messenger apps. As of now, Facebook is still testing the feature, so only a select number of users are able to access it. When rolled out, the tool will be available on both iOS and Android, and will be accessible via both mobile and desktop apps and browsers. But why Messenger Rooms when WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger already offer video calling? Unlike WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram ,  which have a smaller limit to how many people can join a video call simultaneously,  Messenger Rooms  allows up to 50 people to participate in a call at one time. Also, to use Messenger Rooms,   only the creator of the room requires a Facebook account, others can join the video call using a shared link even if they don't have an account on Facebook . Additionally, unlike video calls on Instagram, Whats

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been exploring the possibilities of using the resources already available on the Moon when astronauts hit the satellite as part of the Artemis program. Artemis is being hailed as the sister of the Apollo program by NASA. The organisation aims to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon by the year 2024. The astronauts will be exploring the lunar surface. The information and data received from the Moon exploration will then be used for sending astronauts to Mars. Now, if astronauts are to use the resources already found on Moon, they need to be able to detect and process these resources. NASA explains the situation with the case of water. As it is heavy and an “expensive resource to launch from Earth”, astronauts would need to mine ice and process it to get water from it. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight or CubeSat will help in finding ice on the lunar surface. The small satellite — the size of a briefcase — will swoop l

A study has shown that cancer patients are more likely to get infected and die due to Coronavirus. Which, consequently has them afraid to visit hospitals as they could contract the infection. This trend has left doctors worried as it could have detrimental effects if they do not receive their treatments on time. Dr Bhawna Sirohi, Director of Medical Oncology at Max Healthcare told PTI , “I feel patients, scared because of COVID-19, are not coming to hospitals and that is pushing them from early cancer too late stages." The study looked at patients from 14 hospitals in Wuhan, China but the authors are situated all over the world in the US, China, and Singapore. They looked at 105 patients who are suffering from cancer and are infected with Coronavirus and compared them to 356 patients, of the same age as the first group but did not have cancer and were infected with the virus. They found that patients who have blood cancer, lung cancer, or those who are in the last stage or met

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said that a huge asteroid will be passing by Earth at a distance of 6.2 million km on 29 April. The space agency has named it Asteroid 1998 OR2. Asteroid 1998 OR2 is supposed to fly-by earth on 29 April. Image credit: NASA asteroid watch According to Space.com , the asteroid poses no threat to Earth. The website last week reported that the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico captured a radar image of the asteroid 1998 OR2. The observatory is the location of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope. Asteroid 1998 OR2 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles/6.2 million km on April 29. Astronomers studying the #asteroid with radar are also keeping a safe distance—from each other! Just another day for #planetarydefense https://t.co/32BSc0TkPM — NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) April 20, 2020 According to the scientists, the asteroid has no chance of making contact with Earth