TORONTO: People who use their smartphones while out for dinner with friends and family enjoy themselves less than those who do not, a study has found. Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada looked at the effect of smartphones on face-to-face social interactions. “As useful as smartphones canRead More

London An international team of astronomers has discovered evidence to show that some stars located in the Galactic halo surrounding the Milky Way were original residents of our galaxy but were kicked out from their birthplace by some invading galaxies. The surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of starsRead More

San Francisco, February 28 To help “metro newspapers” take their digital subscription business to a new level, Facebook has launched a local news accelerator for news publishers. The $3 million, three-month pilot programme titled “Journalism Project: Local News Subscriptions Accelerator” will begin in the US with 10-15 metro news organisations.Read More

San Francisco, February 28 Apple has provided an acknowledgement for the first time that it is relying on rival Google’s public cloud for data storage for its iCloud services, according to the latest iOS Security document that the Cupertino-headquartered giant updated on its website. “The disclosure is fresh evidence thatRead More

Washington, February 28 Scientists have created stable DNA circuits that can more efficiently transport charge, paving the way for a new generation of bio-devices. The DNA circuits created by researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) and Duke University in the US is capable of splitting and combining current, much likeRead More

Washington, February 26 For those looking for free news online, the search is becoming harder. Tougher restrictions on online content have boosted digital paid subscriptions at many news organisations, amid a growing trend keeping content behind a “paywall.” Free news has by no means disappeared, but recent moves by mediaRead More

Barcelona (Spain) February 26 South Korean tech major Samsung today unveiled Galaxy S9 and S9+, its latest flagship model in the smartphone segment, a day before the Mobile World Congress 2018 here. The phones have features like dual aperture and slow motion video options that compete with iPhone X andRead More

Washington, February 26   Scientists are developing ‘happy space suits’ that can monitor symptoms of depression in astronauts, and provide real time feedback to improve the atmosphere of the spacecraft as well as boost the occupants’ mood. Depression is a major problem in space, as astronauts can be adversely affectedRead More

Seoul, Feb 24 Samsung Electronics Co will unveil its new Galaxy S9 smartphone using Augmented Reality (AR) technology at its launch event next week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 — the world’s largest gathering for the mobile communications industry. During the event, the South Korean tech giant willRead More

San Francisco, Feb 24 Google Assistant is set to get smarter as the company makes it ready to be multilingual and be available in more than 30 languages, including Hindi, by the end of this year. The search engine giant’s digital assistant will be able to respond by text inRead More