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The discovery marked the first time that planets were found orbiting a common type of star known as an ultra-cool dwarf.

Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA) is commonly used in satellite communication links, earth observation payloads, scientific missions or probes and inter-spacecraft communications links.

The mathematician is most famous for his 'A Mathematical Theory of Communication', published in 1949, in which he introduced information theory, the branch of mathematics focused on transmitting digital data.

The LG G5, which is the first-of-its-kind in the company's portfolio, will be priced over Rs 50,000.

People are becoming more and more likely to reach for a smartphone or even the controller for a set top box.

An unmanned Soyuz-2.1A rocket carrying three satellites roared off into a clear blue sky from the launch pad at Vostochny cosmodrome in the remote Amur Region near China's border.

NOSE, developed with the support of creative connectivity agency Happiness FCB, works in conjunction with special sensors on a custom phone cover, to determine if you smell okay, bad, or have a body odour emergency on your hands.

It could be a headset, glasses or even contact lenses - as suggested by a patent application already submitted by the startup, whose secret apparently lies in the way light bounces off objects and reaches the eye.

A quick recap of five things Prince said over the years that describe his view of the role of artists in an era of high technology.

Each of the Google Earth Day 2016 doodles represent one of earth’s five major biomes: the tundra, forest, grasslands, desert, and coral reefs.

The mice studied spent 13.5 days aboard NASA's space shuttle Atlantis. When they returned, they found that spaceflight appeared to activate specialised liver cells that may go on to induce scarring and cause long-term damage to the organ.

Inbox by Gmail is an app to that is aimed at improving email productivity and organization. It has now been updated with new features including - streamlined events, glanceable newsletters and saved links.

Twitter doesn't seem to do much to actually disseminate news.

Micromax has unveiled a new logo and a plethora of new smartphones (TVs and tablets) including its new flagships - the Canvas 6 and the Canvas 6 Pro.

US-based rival Uber has slashed fares by up to 22 per cent in 10 non-metros, which also include some of the cities where Ola has now added its Micro offering.

During the month, Airtel added 2.55 million new customers, widening its subscriber base to 251.24 million, followed by Vodafone that added 1.2 million customers to reach 197.95 million.