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Japan-Based Fugaku Supercomputer Named World’s Fastest Computer !!

Fugaku, a Japan-based supercomputer, developed by Fujitsu and Japan’s Riken Research Institute, has been named as the world’s fastest computer in an independent survey. This marks the return of a Japanese supercomputer at the top spot after nine years, beating out its US and Chinese counterparts. It is also the first time that a supercomputer based on ARM processors has topped the benchmarking list. Fugaku has further secured the number one position in other major rankings that test supercomputers on different parameters. Supercomputers are used to perform highly complicated tasks…

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Apple Brings New Translate App That Supports 11 Languages, Works Offline!!

  Apple has a new Translate app that will come with iOS 14, which was unveiled on Monday. The app offers side-by-side translations in two languages and comes with support for 11 languages. The Translate app by Apple also features an offline mode for voice and text translations. The Cupertino-based tech giant will hope to give stiff competition to Google’s Translate app with this newly introduced app. iPhone and iPod touch users are slated to get the next-generation iOS update by the end of 2020. Translate app features:  According to Apple,…

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Android’s Nearby Sharing Feature May Be Coming to Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS !!

Android’s ‘Nearby Sharing’ feature will make it’s the way to Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS, as per code and options seen in the Chrome OS Settings app in Canary builds. Google has long been reported to be working on Nearby Sharing feature in Android that will allow users to share files wirelessly to nearby devices. Now, a new report suggests that the search giant plans on bringing the feature to Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. The AirDrop-like feature was found in Chrome OS in the latest build of…

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NASA’s Next Mars Rover Perseverance Honours Medical Teams Fighting Coronavirus !!

NASA’s next Mars rover is honouring all the medical workers on the front lines of the covid-19 battle around the world. With just another month until liftoff, the space agency on Wednesday revealed a commemorative plate attached to the rover, aptly named Perseverance. The rover team calls it the COVID-19 Perseverance plate, designed in the last couple months. The black and white aluminium plate — 3-by-5 inches (8-by-13 centimetres) — shows planet Earth atop a staff entwined with a serpent, a symbol of the medical community. The path of the spacecraft…

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Google Doodle marks beginning of summer in northern hemisphere with adorable illustration !!

New Delhi: Google marked the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere with an adorable doodle on Saturday. The illustration, set in hues of orange, yellow and blue, features an animated representation of the rising sun while a flamingo enjoyed a hot air balloon ride in the sky. Summer 2020 begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21 and will last till September 22. Dates differs from  as per the climate and traditions every particular year. During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern…

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Apple WWDC 2020: Top five new features expected for iPhone, iPad users !!

We’re just a few hours away from Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC 2020. This year, the company is holding the event online in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Just like every year, Apple will unveil a new iteration of its mobile operating system. The latest iteration for iPhone users is going to be IOS14 or iPhone OS. For iPad users, it will be iPadOS 14. It may be recalled Apple has split OS for the two platforms since last year. The two, however, share some common features and functionalities.’Ahead of…

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Rapido launches Rapido Store in India !!

Bike taxi service Rapido launched the Rapido Store in India today. The Rapido Store is a business delivery service that will enable local businesses to take care of multiple customer deliveries simultaneously in the most affordable and trusted manner. Additionally, it will also enable users to track all their deliveries across customers simultaneously. This service is currently available in Bengaluru and Vijayawada and it will be available in other tier I and tier 2 cities where Rapido is available in the coming days. While in Bengaluru, the base price of…

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National Test Abhyas app now has questions in Hindi for JEE, NEET aspirants: HRD minister !!

New Delhi: The National Test Abhyas app, launched by National Testing Agency (NTA) that offers JEE, NEET mock tests will not provide the questions in Hindi language too. The app offers free mock test to JEE and NEET aspirants as well .  Earlier, the app only had questions in English language. Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Sunday said in his tweet that the app will provide mock test papers in Hindi also. This has been done considering the requests made by the students. Students can download…

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US military gets closer to building Transformers-like shape-shifting drones !!

US military has apparently discovered a technology for drones-like vehicles that can ‘change shape’ mid-air based on the mission’s requirements. Ever seen the ‘Transformers’ movie? If you have, you must be familiar with shape-shifting war robots that save the planet change their form into a vehicle by simply folding themselves. It looks really cool in movies but we know nothing like this exists in real life. Well, it might not be the case in the near future as the US military seems to have taken a step ahead towards it….

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Apple MacBooks with new processor may arrive this year, new design in mid-2021 !!

There have been a lot of rumours and leaks clouding over the fact that Apple will be finally ditch Intel and will join hands with ARM chipmaker for future MacBook products. While this could happen today at WWDC 2020 conference, a new release note (via 9to5Mac) from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo gives some more information on the specifics of ARM-based Mac devices. In his latest investor note, Kuo adds that the new version will include a 13-inch MacBook Pro and a 24-inch version of a rumoured iMac redesign. Kuo adds that…

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