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There's been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people’s lives at risk according to new findings from the World Health Organization . The official figures show that approximately 90,000 cases have been reported for the first half of 2019. This is already more than the number of cases recorded for the whole of 2018 (84,462). This has in part been put down to misinformation about the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on social media putting parents off vaccinating their children. Vaccination that is injected. image credit: Billion Photos/ Shutterstock Recent outbreaks of measles, which is much more infectious than mumps and rubella, have been widely reported . But what is less well known is that there have been a few babies born with congenital rubella syndrome in the UK in the past few years . This is an illness resulting from an infection of the rubella virus during pregnancy. Rubella babies People under the age of 50 are unlikely to have heard about “Ru...

While popular messaging platform WhatsApp last updated its blog post regarding WhatsApp app support on mobile devices in May, it later added new information to its FAQ page, which now talks about a partial end of support for iOS 8. In other words, WhatsApp won’t allow account verification on iOS 8 devices after February 1, 2020. This will affect WhatsApp users who have not updated their iPhones to iOS 9 since its release in September 2015. While WhatsApp’s blog post update from May this year reads, “You won't be able to use WhatsApp on the following platforms for: iPhone iOS 7 and older after February 1, 2020”, its FAQ page now says that on iOS 8 and older versions, “you can no longer create new accounts, nor reverify existing accounts.” It also adds, “You'll no longer be able to use all Windows Phone operating systems after December 31, 2019, and WhatsApp might not be available in the Microsoft Store after July 1, 2019.” What this means is that if you’re using WhatsApp on iO...

The Redmi 8A was launched in India just a few days ago and it went on sale for the first time in India on Monday midnight. The device is all set to go on sale for the second time in India today, September 30 at 2 PM. The Redmi 7A successor goes up against the likes of the Realme C2, Nokia 2.2, Samsung Galaxy M10, and other phones that are placed in the same price range. The phone also offers 18W fast charging. Redmi 8A specifications The Redmi 8A features a 6.22-inch HD display and comes with a waterdrop notch display design. The budget smartphone is powered by ṭhe Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset. It comes in 2GB and 3GB RAM options with 32GB of internal storage. It is also equipped with a dedicated microSD card slot that supports memory expansion of up to 512GB.  On the optics front, the Redmi 8A sports a single 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor at the back. It has an f/1.8 aperture lens. The camera supports dual PD autofocus, AI scene detection. On the front lies an 8MP selfie ...

Astronomers have discovered a 13-billion-year-old galaxy cluster that is the earliest ever observed, according to a paper released Friday, a finding that may hold clues about how the universe developed. Such an early-stage cluster — called a protocluster — is "not easy to find", Yuichi Harikane, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan who led the international team, said in a press release. "A protocluster is a rare and special system with an extremely high density," Harikane said, adding that the researchers used the wide viewing field of the Subaru telescope in Hawaii to "map a large area of the sky" in their search. The calculated extent of the protocluster. See the bottom of the article for image details. image credit: NAOJ/HARIKANE ET AL. The discovery of the protocluster, a collection of 12 galaxies, suggests that large cosmic structures were present in the very early stages of the universe, which scientists believe was b...

There's been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people’s lives at risk according to new findings from the World Health Organization . The official figures show that approximately 90,000 cases have been reported for the first half of 2019. This is already more than the number of cases recorded for the whole of 2018 (84,462). This has in part been put down to misinformation about the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on social media putting parents off vaccinating their children. Vaccination that is injected. image credit: Billion Photos/ Shutterstock Recent outbreaks of measles, which is much more infectious than mumps and rubella, have been widely reported . But what is less well known is that there have been a few babies born with congenital rubella syndrome in the UK in the past few years . This is an illness resulting from an infection of the rubella virus during pregnancy. Rubella babies People under the age of 50 are unlikely to have heard about “Ru...

There’s been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people’s lives at risk according to new findings from the World Health Organization . The official figures show that approximately 90,000 cases have been reported for the first half of 2019. This is already more than the number of cases recorded for the whole of 2018 (84,462). This has in part been put down to misinformation about the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on social media putting parents off vaccinating their children. Vaccination that is injected. image credit: Billion Photos/ Shutterstock Recent outbreaks of measles, which is much more infectious than mumps and rubella, have been widely reported . But what is less well known is that there have been a few babies born with congenital rubella syndrome in the UK in the past few years . This is an illness resulting from an infection of the rubella virus during pregnancy. Rubella babies People under the age of 50 are unlikely to have heard about “Rubel...

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Last week, OnePlus launched the much-awaited OnePlus TV in India. While the Chinese company was teasing just one TV, it jumped straight into the smart TV segment by announcing two TVs in its 55 Q1 Series. The TVs are made China, however, in an interview, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has said that the newly announced TVs will be manufactured in India by year-end. In a recent interview, Lau said that the two TVs are currently being imported, but OnePlus will be producing them in India by 2019-end or early 2020. The two OnePlus TVs feature a 55-inch 4K QLED panel with a 95.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. There is a non-pro variant that misses out on the integrated sliding soundbar present in OnePlus TV Q1 Pro. According to the company, the TVs cover 96 percent of the DCIP-3 and 120 percent of the NTSC colour gamut. Both OnePlus TVs are equipped with the Gamma Color Magic chip that enables a host of features like Super Resolution, Contrast Enhancement, Noise Reduction, MEMC, De-Contour, Dolb...

In a rare honour, a minor planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter has been named after doted 89-year-old Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj. The international body with authority in all things astronomy, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), has named the minor planet 'Panditjasraj (300128)' following its discovery more than a decade ago on 11 November 2006. Minor planets are celestial objects in our solar system that orbit the Sun but aren't planets or comets. These include dwarf planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, Kuiper belt objects and the like. The minor planet in question, which technically goes by '2006 VP32' in the astronomy community, was spotted by a NASA-funded project called the Catalina Sky Survey, which tracks and discovers near-earth objects. Panditjasraj was discovered by the Mt Lemmon Survey telescope in Arizona. The number 300128 is derived from Jasraj’s date of birth 28 Jan...

Noted physicist Thanu Padmanabhan on Sunday received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of cosmology. Padmanabhan, a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, received the award at a programme held at the M P Birla Planetarium here, a statement said. In his memorial lecture, 'Gravity and the Cosmos', the Padma Shri recipient scientist spoke about the role gravity has played in shaping the Universe, it said. Thanu Padmanabhan. image credit: Wikipedia/Scipop The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee dwelt on open questions about the Universe "which have not yet been fully resolved", the release said. Padmanabhan, a visiting faculty to several institutes in the US and the UK, has contributed to the fields of general relativity, gravitation and cosmology, it said. The M P Birla Memorial Award comprises a citation, trophy and a cheque for Rs 2,51,000. The award was introduced in 1993 in recognition to ...

Quarter after quarter, we see phones with better specifications and features make it to the list of phones under Rs 10,000. A few manage to hold on to their position too, despite the passage of time. So let's check who managed to retain their place and who the new entrants are this month in our list of phones under Rs 10,000.  The Honor 9N is the successor to last year's Honor 9i and is priced at Rs 11,999 for the base variant. Image: tech2/Amrita Rajput Best phones under Rs 10,000 you can buy in India Redmi Note 7S Redmi Note 7 Pro (Review)  was the first phone under Rs 15,000 to sport a 48 MP rear camera, and that too with a Sony IMX586 flagship sensor. Redmi Note 7S  offers exactly that under Rs 10,000. And that’s not all, it has the exact glass-clad design too with protection against scratches at the front as well as at the back, courtesy of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The primary camera uses pixel binning that combines information from four pixels into one to pro...

When someone is looking for a smartphone with a very good camera, it is natural for the person to look for a phone upwards of Rs 25,000. Those on a tighter budget must make do with whatever’s available. But that’s not the case this year. A handful of lower mid-range phones have raised their camera quality so much that it feels wrong to refer to them as lower mid-range devices. Here are the top five phones you must strongly consider under Rs 15,000 in case you are looking for an excellent camera performance in that budget. Best camera phones under Rs 15,000 in India Redmi Note 7 Pro Redmi Note 7 Pro (Review) was the first phone in this budget to sport a 48 MP rear camera and that too with a Sony IMX586 sensor. There’s also a secondary 5 MP camera for depth sensing. Like some flagship devices these days, it uses pixel binning that combines information from four pixels into one to provide more light data and retain finer details in captured images. As a result, it manages to capture ...

Editor’s note: In the past, Samsung has promptly sent us review units of the products we want to review. But for reasons known best to the company , Samsung did not send us a Galaxy Note 10 Plus for review. Tech2 had to wait for the device to go on sale and acquire a retail version, which is why our review for the Note 10 Plus was delayed for this long. Samsung has been designing and manufacturing premium mobile phones since well before the launch of the Android-powered Galaxy S back in 2010. And with time came better products that delivered better quality along with new and improved features. And in 2011, came the Galaxy Note, it had a massive 5.3-inch display and a stylus. It was a productivity device, meant mostly for business executives and for the creative types who loved scribbling, but simply too big for the regular user. It was the first of its kind and a bit too large for its time, but it kind of fulfilled the needs of many who craved a bigger display despite its weight, whi...