Sony has launched a new Xperia smartphone that promises to bring revolutionary new imaging technology for content creators. Named Xperia Pro-I, the new phone from the house of Sony comes as the world’s first to include a 1.0-type Exmor RS image sensor with phase detection AF (autofocus) on its camera setup. With this…
Objects hanging in the vacuum of the cosmos orbiting a star have been detected throughout the galaxy, these exoplanets have been a source of enhancing our understanding of the conditions beyond our solar system. Astronomers have now gone a step further and detected the first planet not just beyond the solar system but…
Fighting a highly competitive battle with SpaceX, Jeff Bezos led Blue Origin has plans to outpace Elon Musk with the development of a Space Station in low Earth orbit. Dubbed Orbital Reef, the company aims to use the outpost in microgravity to develop “an ecosystem and business model for the future.” The…
Atype of whale that is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world lost nearly 10% of its population last year, a group of scientists and ocean life advocates said on Monday. The North Atlantic right whale numbered only 366 in 2019, and its population fell to 336 in 2020, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium…
Two weeks after it went into hibernation on Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to trundle again. With communications returning to normal between Mars and Earth, the rover is scoping the area as it remains parked between two outcrops. The rover is imaging the area and studying the weather as engineers chart its course…
Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that is known for its colossal stone heads. The remote-sensing method, called lidar, pinpointed 478 ceremonial centers in areas…
Apple had threatened to remove Facebook and Instagram apps from the App Store over slavery posts in the middle east back in 2019. The Cupertino tech giant had relented its decision after Facebook publicly announced that it “prohibits human exploitation in no uncertain terms.” The story has resurfaced after two…
Cryptocurrency prices rose on Tuesday after marginal consolidation over the past 24 hours. At the moment, the overall virtual coin market is holding on to crucial support levels. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, witnessed minor consolidation over the past 24 hours and was trading flat. Bitcoin’s value…
Canara Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 1,332.6 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. It is a massive rise from the Rs 444.4 crore net profit it had posted in the corresponding period last year. The state-owned bank said its net profit in the second quarter of the ongoing financial year tripled due to…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to grant protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case where eight people lost their lives during a farmers’ protest. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked the Uttar Pradesh government, represented by senior advocates…