ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can be a concerning mental health issue for kids as well as affect the adults. While it’s very important to be on the lookout for warning signs and symptoms at the earliest onset, researchers have now developed a novel technique, using a smartphone-app to help people and caregivers for … Read more
Smartphone market tracking firms have started cutting their 2021 shipment estimates for the second time this year, with import curbs at airports and ports in China adding to the woes of brands already plagued by the continuing acute shortage of chipsets. While TechArc has cut its projections by 7% more, IDC said the industry is … Read more
An Indian researcher and her team in Canada have developed a new ‘smartphone test’ that can end the agonising wait for lab results by diagnosing bacterial infections, such as a urinary tract infection, in less than an hour. The team is also adapting the technology for the detection of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, by testing it … Read more
Scientists have developed a stamp-sized chip that simplifies Covid-19 testing and delivers results on a smartphone in less than 55 minutes. The microfluidic chip developed by researchers from Rice University in the US measures the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein, a biomarker for Covid-19, in blood serum from a standard finger prick. According to … Read more
Hyderabad: Diagnosis of sleep apnea is set to get easier with researchers at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, innovating a small, light-weight sensor that can accurately analyse breathing patterns and raise an alarm when a person stops breathing for over 15 seconds. Just like a falling heart rate triggers an alarm to alert doctors in the intensive … Read more
By Leo Kelion & Rory Cellan-Jones Technology reporters Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image captionUsers will be told to self-isolate if the app determines they are at high risk of being infected People living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s official contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users … Read more
Japan’s SoftBank Group said Monday it is selling British chip designer Arm to US chip company NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry. If approved, the deal will be one of the largest acquisitions anywhere in the world this year, and will propel NVIDIA to the forefront of … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s smartphone market has rebounded “very strongly” after the lockdown ended, mainly driven by pent-up demand and demand associated with online education, among others, according to Manu Jain, India managing director at market leader Xiaomi. In an interview with ET, Jain said that production though hasn’t reached its previous levels, and the company … Read more
Illustration / Peter Hamlin; LONDON: Contact tracing apps are unlikely to contain the spread of Covid-19 without proper public health control measures such as physical distancing and closure of indoor spaces, according to a review of studies. The systematic review, published in the journal Lancet Digital Health on Thursday, shows that evidence around the effectiveness … Read more
NEW DELHI: Smartphones as well as laptops and tablets are 21st century essentials. According to Statista, currently 3.5 billion people globally own smartphones. That works out to nearly 45% of the world’s population, which is 7.8 billion. The percentage of smartphone users will go up substantially every year.Now, look at another statistic. Vision Council of … Read more