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The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos plan to launch their joint Mars rover mission in 2022. It was earlier planned to take off in 2020, but got delayed for several reasons. The main cause behind the delay is that the journey from Earth to Mars is only attempted when the planets are favourably

Moto Watch 100, a rumoured smartwatch from Motorola, has leaked in new official-looking renders. Specifications of the smartwatch have also been leaked, although an exact launch date is not known. Moto Watch 100 is seen with a circular display in the renders and is said to come with silicone strap, marked by a striped design.

NASA is sending Snoopy, the iconic and adorable character from Peanuts, to the Moon aboard its first Artemis mission early next year. Snoopy became the world’s first beagle to land on the lunar surface in the Peanuts comic strips by the late Charles M. Schulz in 1969. More than 60 years later, it is again

Jio and MediaTek have launched ‘Gaming Masters 2.0′, the second edition of their e-sports tournament that will feature the Indian version of the PUBG Mobile, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The game is published by South Korean company Krafton, and developed by PUBG Studios. The e-sports tournament will have a prize pool of Rs. 12.5 lakhs,

Xiaomi Soundbar 3.1ch has been announced for the global market. Ahead of the launch, the company took to Twitter to reveal some key specifications of the soundbar. The latest audio device from the Chinese smartphone giant will feature a one-touch NFC pairing support and 430W of maximum output. The Xiaomi Soundbar 3.1ch will offer Dolby

Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Thursday high production and breakeven cash flow would be the “true test” for Rivian, a day after the electric vehicle maker’s blockbuster market debut. “There have been hundreds of automotive startups, both electric and combustion, but Tesla is (the) only American carmaker to reach high volume production & positive

Government officials have invited top crypto stakeholders for a meeting. Several crypto-based companies including CoinSwitch Kuber, CoinDCX, WazirX, and Crypto Assets Council (BACC) among others will be part of the meeting. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will be serving as host for the conference that is slated to be held on November 15. An

Motorola Moto G31’s alleged renders have been leaked online, showing a hole-punch display and a triple rear camera setup. As per a report, the budget smartphone is expected to launch in two colour options and could come with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The specifications of the Motorola phone, expected to be a successor to the

US entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday its flagship streaming service grew slower than expected in the recently ended quarter as pandemic headwinds have begun to bite. Disney+ has reached 118 million subscribers worldwide, but analysts had predicted millions more would sign up, resulting in a miss that saw the entertainment giant’s share price slip in

Crypto space is expanding at a brisk pace and more crypto exchange platforms are trying to establish themselves in the market early on. In a Series A funding round, crypto exchange platform WOO Network has bagged $30 million (roughly Rs. 223 crore) from various investors, including major Singapore-based investment firm Three Arrows Capital. A total

Nokia X100 has been launched in the US. The latest 5G smartphone from Nokia licensee HMD Global shares similar specifications to Nokia X10 which was launched earlier. Nokia X100 has a 6.67-inch full-HD+ display and is powered by a Snapdragon 480 chipset. The new Nokia phone runs on Android 11 and features a quad camera

Twitter Blue is now rolling out to users in the United States and New Zealand, the company announced on Tuesday. The subscription service offered by the microblogging platform brings in a host of features such as the ability to undo tweets and reading some news articles without advertisements, among others. With Twitter Blue subscriptions, the

Netflix has announced that it is launching its mobile games for iOS users — an obvious move after initially bringing gaming titles to Android. Through the update, users on iOS devices will be able to play games — alongside watching movies and television shows through the Netflix app. The games will be not available with any

Samsung has announced that it has developed the industry’s first LPDDR5X DRAM, claiming it offers high-performance, low power consumption, and the ability to handle AI-powered applications “beyond smartphones”. The South Korean company says that the new module is a 14nm based 16Gb chip which can be stacked up to 64GB configuration to easily undertake tasks

Bitcoin on Tuesday, November 9, opened trading at an all-time high of $68,327.99 (roughly Rs. 50.5 lakh), as per global crypto price tracker CoinMarketCap. In India, Bitcoin is worth even more, trading at $72,915 (roughly Rs. 53.9 lakh) per token on CoinSwitch Kuber, after the world’s oldest cryptocurrency gained 3.37 percent in value to reach

Bitcoin’s mainstream adoption has been on the rise and while we’ve heard about Miami mayor Francis Suarez proposing the idea of citizens paying taxes in BTC, reports suggest that Brazil’s new draft bill will allow workers to accept Bitcoin as their salary. MP Luizão Goulart, a Brazilian congressman, has proposed a bill to legalise cryptocurrency

The world cryptocurrency market is worth more than $3 trillion (roughly Rs. 2,22,26,385 crore) for the first time, according to calculations Monday, as mainstream investors increasingly jump on board. The value has reached $3.007 trillion (roughly Rs. 2,22,79,296 crore), said CoinGecko, which tracks prices of more than 10,000 cryptocurrencies. “The crypto market is growing at

Brazilian Communications Minister Fábio Faria said on Friday that the government may schedule a new 5G spectrum auction to sell batches that did not attract interest, mainly in the 26GHz frequency. Brazil telecom regulator Anatel concluded an auction on Friday with Faria saying in a news conference that the sale raised a total of BRL