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Preorders for the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally will begin next month, according to a report. The prices of these handheld gaming consoles in Europe have also been tipped by a publication, aligning with previous leaks about the cost of the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. They are expected to go on sale on the same day that Microsoft has scheduled a live show, where it is expected to announce a title for the new Xbox-branded console from Asus. Asus ROG Xbox Ally, ROG Xbox Ally X Price (Expected) According to a Dealabs report, preorders for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X will begin in Europe on August 20. The ROG Xbox Ally will reportedly be priced at EUR 599 (roughly Rs. 60,400), while the Xbox Ally X will cost EUR 899 (roughly Rs. 90,700). These prices are the same as the ones leaked by a tipster in June. While Microsoft or Asus have yet to make a formal announcement, the Redmond firm has scheduled a presentation at Gamescom 2025, which begins at 3pm CEST (6:30...

Sony has brought a lawsuit against Tencent in the US, accusing the Chinese firm of infringing its copyright with an upcoming game that it says closely resembles its Horizon franchise. Tencent announced Light of Motiram, an open-world survival title, last year, that instantly caught people's attention for its similarities to Horizon games. As per Reuters, Sony is now suing the company, claiming the game is a “slavish clone” of its first-party action-adventure franchise. Sony Sues Tencent Over Copyright Infringement According Reuters' report, Sony said in its lawsuit that Tencent's Light of Motiram copies several elements from Guerrilla Games' Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West. The offending game could, Sony argued, confuse customers. Sony further claimed in its lawsuit that Tencent had approached it with an offer to collaborate on a new "Horizon" game in 2024, which the PlayStation parent declined. Tencent then went on and announced Light ...

The gas giant TOI-2109b is more than five times as massive as Jupiter, and resides in a perilous orbit 870 light-years from our planet. As an “ultrahot Jupiter,” it completes a lap around its parent star in a mere 16 hours, the briefest orbit of any such planet known. It is baking its atmosphere to broiling temperatures, and inching closer to oblivion in an orbit that is slowly pulling it in toward its parent sun. Using archived space telescope data from TESS and Cheops, astronomers have observed the testimony of this inevitable spiral, and contemplated three (wildly divergent) possible fates of the doomed planet. Fates for TOI-2109b According to the new research, conducted with data from NASA's TESS and ESA's Cheops missions shows that TOI-2109b's orbit is decaying — a process it will continue for thousands of Earth's years to come by 10 seconds over three Earth years. This proves that it is in a process of slow in fall. If the decay becomes worse, the planet may start...

Oppo Reno 14FS 5G is in development and could be launched in the coming weeks, according to a report. While the company has yet to reveal any plans to launch a new Reno series smartphone, the purported Oppo Reno 14FS 5G is expected to arrive with better specifications than the Reno 14F model that was unveiled last month. The specifications, design, and anticipated pricing of the handset have been leaked online, leaving very little to the imagination ahead of its debut. Oppo Reno 14FS 5G Price, Launch Timeline (Expected) According to a Ytechb report, the purported Oppo Reno 14FS 5G will be launched in Luminous Green and Opal Blue colourways. It is said to be available in a 12GB RAM and 512GB storage configuration. We can also see the design of the handset in a leaked render that shows the blue variant, and it bears a striking resemblance to the Reno 14F 5G model that was launched in June. Meanwhile, a recent report from the same publication claims that the Oppo Reno 14FS will be priced ...

Who-Fi is a cutting-edge technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and track individuals without needing any visual input. It is an experimental technology which remains to be thoroughly tested in the real world. However, based on the research paper that mentions and documents its proof of concept, it can be used to turn any ordinary Wi-Fi signal into a biometric scanner that can not only track the movement and active position of an individual but also identify their unique biometric signature. Understanding the Who-Fi Technology According to a paper published in the online preprint journal arXiv, regular 2.4GHz Wi-Fi signals can be used to identify and track individuals, and play an important role in both identity authentication and surveillance. The technology also raises fresh concerns about digital privacy and security. Breaking the technology down, the Who-Fi system uses a combination of a Wi-Fi signal and a transformer-based neural network (also known as ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft, in orbit around Jupiter, had a huge problem when its JunoCam imager started to fail after sitting through the planet's harsh radiation belts for so many orbits. Designed to only last through the initial few orbits, JunoCam astonishingly endured 34 orbits. Yet by the 47th orbit, the effects of radiation damage became visible, and by the 56th orbit, images were almost illegible. With few alternatives and time slipping away before a close flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, engineers made a daring but creative gamble. Employing an annealing process, they sought to resuscitate the imager by warming it up—an experiment that proved successful. Long-distance fix According to NASA, JunoCam's camera resides outside the spacecraft's radiation-shielded interior and is extremely vulnerable. After several orbits, it started developing damage thought to be caused by a failing voltage regulator. From a distance of hundreds of millions of miles, the mission...

The Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to MEO on July 22, at 5:12 p.m. EDT (2112 GMT) with two SES communication satellites — O3b mPOWER 9 and 10. About 8.5 minutes after launch, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth, landing gently on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the sixth launch and landing for the booster and extended a run of spot-on recoveries and frequent orbital missions for SpaceX. SpaceX Expands SES's mPOWER Constellation with 89th Falcon Launch of 2025 According to a SpaceX mission update, the Falcon 9's second stage will fire again to beat the satellites out into MEO — slowing down the satellites' relative speed to Earth, tricks mission planners can use to reduce the moment magnitude before the ground impact. The launch was scrubbed by the abort itself but was aborted 11 seconds before the abort was actually supposed to happen. The abort was not immediately explained, and Space...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is receiving its first major Wear OS software update along with new features in India and other regions. The company's new Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic will ship with One UI 8 Watch, which is based on Google's Wear OS 6, out-of-the-box. Meanwhile, last year's Galaxy Watch Ultra, which received a minor refresh earlier this month with additional storage and a new colour option, will get the update before older watch models such as the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch 6 series. Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Gets One UI 8 Watch With Running Coach, Vascular Load and More The company announced that it is rolling out the One UI 8 Watch update to the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra in India. The update is based on Google's Wear OS 6 for smartwatches, and it has a redesigned user interface that includes Multi-Info Tiles and Samsung's Now Bar feature that first arrived on the firm's smartphones with the One UI 7 update. In addition to these ...

In a major step forward for sustainable space travel, researchers have been able to successfully grow algae inside biodegradable bioplastic, which mimics the conditions of the extreme Martian environment. The experiment was intended to see how well materials made of polylactic acid could keep conditions habitable on Mars, where the surface pressure is less than 1 percent that of the Earth's. It's an important step toward the development of self-sustaining habitats for the human portion of the expeditionary force that require regenerative biological systems instead of expensive resupply missions from Earth. Algae Thrive in Bioplastic Chambers Under Mars-Like Conditions, Paving Way for Space Habitats As per a study published in Science Advances, a research team led by Robin Wordsworth of Harvard University demonstrated that the green algae Dunaliella tertiolecta could not only survive but perform photosynthesis inside 3D-printed chambers engineered to replicate Mars's thin, c...

NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope has released a striking new picture of the large galaxy cluster Abell 209, 2.8 billion light-years from us in the Cetus constellation. The enormous cluster contains over 100 galaxies held together by gravity, but what is seen is only half the tale. Underneath the shining galaxies is a tangled web of unseen scaffolding—hot, diffuse gas and a vast amount of dark matter. Although invisible, these elements define the universe through their gravitational pull. The strong lenses of Hubble enable scientists to study these invisible elements and the twisted spacetime that they create. Technological advancement According to NASA website, the new image was taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Twelve exposures taken through different color filters were combined to make the full view. The final picture has a golden glow from dozens of bright elliptical galaxies clustering at the center, along with a few blue...

Astronomers call ancient star clusters like NGC 1786 “time capsules” for their galaxy, preserving some of its oldest stars. A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope offers an unprecedented close-up of this dense cluster 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Hubble's data show that NGC 1786 contains stars of different ages – a surprising find, since such clusters were once thought to hold a single stellar generation. This multi-age discovery is reshaping our view of how galaxies built their first stars, and suggests more complex early history. Mixed-Age Stars in a Galactic Time Capsule According to the official source, this Hubble image shows the globular cluster NGC 1786, a ball of densely packed stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years from Earth. Astronomers captured this picture as part of a program comparing ancient clusters in nearby dwarf galaxies (like the LMC) with clusters in our own Milky Way. The surprising discovery is th...

A rare interstellar object has been spotted in our solar system, making it the second known object to cross over from outside our cosmic neighbourhood and arrive near our planet. 3I/ATLAS is seen here while about 290 million miles (465 million kilometres) from Earth, when it was journeying inbound on its trip to our vicinity of the solar system. This icy wanderer, first detected by the ATLAS survey on July 1, marks just the third known object from beyond our solar system to be identified, following in the cosmic footsteps of 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. Massive Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Offers Rare Glimpse Into Alien Planetary System Origins As per a statement from the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, which oversees the International Gemini Observatory, 3I/ATLAS offers a valuable chance to study the building blocks of alien planetary systems. “The sensitivity and scheduling agility of the International Gemini Observatory has provided critical early characterisation of t...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, together with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, has revealed a “baby” exoplanet rapidly losing its atmosphere. The planet, named TOI 1227 b, orbits a faint red dwarf star and is only about 8 million years old. Powerful X-ray blasts from the star are stripping away the planet's thick gas envelope. Models indicate TOI 1227 b is shedding an amount of gas equal to Earth's entire atmosphere every ~200 years. The team notes the planet's atmosphere “simply cannot withstand the high X-ray dose it's receiving”. This finding offers a rare, real-time look at atmospheric erosion, showing how a young world can be dramatically reshaped by its star early on. Observations of an Eroding Planet According to the study, astronomers used Chandra's X-ray data (and earlier Hubble observations of the planet's transit) to study TOI 1227 b. This Jupiter-sized world orbits extremely close to its star – much closer than Mercury is to the Sun – and ...

Vivo V60 is expected to launch in India soon, and a tipster has now suggested that it could arrive in the coming weeks along with a version of the company's software that was previously limited to China. The successor to the Vivo V50 is rumoured to feature a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset and a 6.67-inch display with a 1.5K resolution, according to previous leaks. The Vivo V60 is also expected pack a 6,500mAh battery with 90W charging support. Tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) on X claimed that Vivo V60 will be launched in India on August 19. The tipster states that OriginOS, based on Android 16, will debut in the country alongside the phone. Until now, the global versions of the company's smartphones have shipped with FuntouchOS, instead of the OriginOS skin that is available to users in China. It's worth noting that Vivo has yet to announce any information related to the Vivo V60. It recently surfaced on the SIRIM and TUV websites with model number V2511. The listing sugg...

The latest mission of Axiom Space with the four astronauts has found their stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule called Grace, unboarded from the ISS on July 14, 2025, carrying the quartet on the last leg of Ax-4 mission at 4:45 p.m. IST. It safely manoeuvred away from the orbit's lab, which was the crew's home for more than 2.5 weeks. Further, it performed the deorbit burn series and is on the path to come back to Earth at around 3:00 p.m. IST. Ax-4 Mission Wraps Up After Extended ISS Stay and Record-Setting Research As per NASA, The former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the commander, and the other crew members are pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and mission specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. it is the first spaceflight for all three. However, its fifth mission for Whitson to orbit is recorded as 695 cumulative days. The mission is an extension of the Houston-based company's previous crewed flights, and is for research ...

Reports indicate that for three days this summer – July 9, July 22 and August 5 – Earth's rotation will speed up slightly, trimming 1.3 to 1.5 milliseconds off each day. Imperceptible in everyday life, this shift underscores how the Moon's position influences our planet's spin. For reference, the shortest day on record was July 5, 2024, lasting 1.66 milliseconds less than 24 hours. Over billions of years Earth's rotation has slowly lengthened, but recent data show speedups. Scientists say monitoring these tiny changes is important for understanding Earth's dynamics and timekeeping. Causes of Faster Spin According to timeanddate.com, the shortest-ever recorded day was on July 5, 2024, which was 1.66 milliseconds shy of 24 hours. The acceleration is largely driven by the Moon's gravity. On those dates (July 9, July 22 and August 5), the Moon will lie far north or south of Earth's equator, weakening its tidal braking on our planet's spin. As a result, Earth...

A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought a new understanding of when and how rocky worlds came together. Inner planets such as Earth and Mars were thought to have formed earlier than their more distant siblings, given temperatures and composition. But a new study of this meteorite, which originates from beyond the asteroid belt, suggests that the birth of planets throughout the solar system occurred tens of millions of years earlier than previously believed, narrowing the gap in time between the solar system's inner and outer surfaces. Outer Solar System Meteorite Reveals Rocky Planets Likely Formed Simultaneously Across the Galaxy As per a study led by Dr Ben Rider-Stokes of The Open University and published in Communications Earth & Environment, the meteorite's chemical makeup offers critical evidence. Its chromium and oxygen isotope ratios place its origin in the outer solar system. Most s...

For the first time, researchers have managed to simulate a fundamental process of cosmic particle acceleration in a laboratory: the first series of discoveries that will transform our understanding of cosmic rays. Now, scientists from the Universities of Birmingham and Chicago have created a tiny, 100-micrometre Fermi accelerator, in which mobile optical potential barriers collide with trapped atoms, in a partial replica of how cosmic particles pick up energy in space. The technique not only replicates cosmic ray behaviour but also sets a new benchmark in quantum acceleration technology. Lab-Built Fermi Accelerator Using Cold Atoms Validates Cosmic Ray Theory and Advances Quantum Tech As per findings published in Physical Review Letters, this fully controllable setup demonstrated particle acceleration through the Fermi mechanism first proposed by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1949. Long theorised to underlie cosmic ray generation, the process had never been reliably replicated in a lab. By...

Question What's Real (QWR), an Indian deep-tech startup, announced Humbl, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, on Thursday. The startup claims that Humbl is the first made in India AI smart glasses, and offers features similar to the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. The glasses are said to come equipped with an AI assistant that can record videos, summarise conversations, play music, help with navigation, and more. The startup plans to officially launch the glasses later this month, and claims to start shipping the device later this year. QWR Unveils AI-Powered Smart Glasses In a press release, the deep-tech startup unveiled its latest product and said that Humbl is focused towards utility, discretion, and contextual awareness. The company did not share a lot of details about the device, but based on its features and appearance, it is pretty similar to the Ray-Ban Meta. Humbl can be worn as simple sunglasses, but its real usability is when the AI assistant is activated wi...

Astronomers predict an unseen class of star-like bodies called “dark dwarfs” near our galaxy's center. A new study suggests these objects could shine thanks to annihilating dark matter, not nuclear fusion. Dark matter makes up about a quarter of the universe and interacts via gravity. If WIMP-like dark matter particles collect in a brown dwarf, they would annihilate and heat it, causing a faint glow. Dark dwarfs would be too light to fuse hydrogen, but would keep lithium-7 in their atmospheres, offering a signature. This prediction comes from a JCAP study. The discovery of one could reveal dark matter's nature. Predicted Dark Dwarf Properties According to the paper, sub-stellar objects just below the hydrogen-burning threshold would be powered by dark matter. The authors find that the minimum mass for hydrogen fusion shifts above ∼0.075 M⊙ in dense dark-matter environments, so lighter brown dwarfs instead become stable dark-matter–powered stars ('dark dwarfs') via WIMP ...

Vivo V60 is said to be in development and might make its debut soon. The purported Vivo V series smartphone has reportedly been spotted on Malaysia's SIRIM certification website and the TUV SUD site, which is a strong indicator of its existence. The Vivo V60 is expected to arrive as a successor to the company's V50 model, which was launched in India in February. It is speculated to debut with similar hardware specifications to the Vivo S30, which was unveiled in China in May. The phone is expected to run on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. Vivo V60 Certifications Hint at Imminent Launch in Asia Xpertpick reports that the unannounced Vivo V60 has appeared on the SIRIM and TUV websites bearing the model number V2511. The SIRIM certification confirms the moniker of the phone, while the TUV listing reportedly reveals it will support 90W fast charging. The appearance on these certification websites suggests that the Vivo V60 could be launched in the Asian market soon. However, Vivo h...

Realme 15 Pro 5G will launch in India soon alongside the base Realme 15 5G. Several details about the upcoming handsets have already surfaced online. A new report has shared a leaked design render of the anticipated Pro variant. It shows us the probable design of the rear and the display panels of he phone. The Realme 15 Pro will likely feature a dual camera unit at the back. The phone is expected to succeed the Realme 14 Pro 5G, which was unveiled alongside a Pro+ variant in January. Realme 15 Pro 5G Design Render Leaked The leaked design render of the Realme 15 Pro 5G handset was shared in a 91Mobiles report Monday. The handset appears in a silver colourway — this could be the rumoured 'Flowing Silver' shade of the Realme phone. Realme 15 Pro is also been tipped to be sold in 'Silk Purple' and 'Velvet Green' colour options. The leaked render of the Realme 15 Pro 5G shows the handset with a dual rear camera unit. Two camera sensors are placed within two separat...

Astronomers have discovered the third interstellar comet to pass through our solar system. Named 3I/ATLAS (initially A11pl3Z), it was first spotted July 1 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile and confirmed the same day. Pre-discovery images show it in the sky as far back as mid-June. The object is racing toward the inner system at roughly 150,000 miles per hour on a near-straight trajectory, too fast for the Sun to capture. Estimates suggest its nucleus may be 10–20 km across. Now inside Jupiter's orbit, 3I/ATLAS will swing closest to the Sun in October and should remain observable into late 2025. Discovery and Classification According to NASA, in early July the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile spotted a faint moving object first called A11pl3Z, and the IAU's Minor Planet Center confirmed the next day that it was an interstellar visitor. The object was officially named 3I/ATLAS and noted as likely the largest interstellar body yet detected. At first it appeared to be an ordinary near...

A striking new image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has shed light on an underexplored gatekeeper of our galactic neighbours' achievements and tragedies. Adorned with multi-hued stars, the spherical cluster glitters amid the expanse of stars in our Milky Way galaxy. This type of globular cluster is a very dense grouping of stars — about the same mass as 100,000 suns — that orbit all around the centre of their galaxy. Stars in a cluster are typically roughly the same age, as they formed from the same collapsing gas cloud. In this new view, stars show up in temperatures indicated in red and blue colours: red for colder and blue for hotter stars. Hubble Maps Forgotten Star Cluster ESO 591-12 to Uncover Milky Way's Ancient Stellar Secrets As per a report from NASA's Hubble team, ESO 591-12 was imaged during the Hubble Missing Globular Clusters Survey—an initiative targeting 34 Milky Way globular clusters that had never been observed by the space telescope. The ai...

Researchers at Australia's CSIRO have achieved a world-first demonstration of quantum machine learning in semiconductor fabrication. The quantum-enhanced model outperformed conventional AI methods and could reshape how microchips are designed. The team focused on modeling a crucial—but hard to predict—property called “Ohmic contact” resistance, which measures how easily current flows where metal meets a semiconductor. They analysed 159 experimental samples from advanced gallium nitride (GaN) transistors (known for high power/high-frequency performance). By combining a quantum processing layer with a final classical regression step, the model extracted subtle patterns that traditional approaches had missed. Tackling a difficult design problem According to the study, the CSIRO researchers first encoded many fabrication variables (like gas mixtures and annealing times) per device and used principal component analysis (PCA) to shrink 37 parameters down to the five most important ones. ...

Scientists have caught a planet with a death wish, which is an alien world, orbiting very near to its star, and so speedy that it is causing the star to go to its death with bursting explosions. HIP 67522 b is the planet, and it is of the same size as Jupiter with a seven-day orbit around its host star. These orbits are disturbing the magnetic field of the star and causing enormous blasting eruptions to blow back the planet and make it wrinkled. This is the first time that a planet is influencing the host star, as the astronomers reported in a study published on July 2, 2025, in the Journal Nature. A Planet with a Death Wish: HIP 67522 b's Fiery Orbit As per the study by NASA, Ekaterina Ilin, the first author of the study and an astrophysicist at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, said that the planet was observed to trigger the energetic flares. It has been predicted by the scientists that the waves are setting off explosions that are going to happen. Magnetic Chaos: P...

A team of scientists has developed a new kind of self-healing circuit board that stays functional even after severe mechanical damage and can be reshaped or recycled entirely using heat. Infused with liquid metal and built using a polymer known as vitrimer, the new circuit boards could dramatically cut electronic waste and transform the durability of consumer electronics. Vitrimer retains the strength of traditional thermoset materials while allowing flexibility and repair, making it possible to reconfigure damaged boards without compromising electrical performance. Self-Healing Circuit Boards With Liquid Metal Double Stretchability and Cut E-Waste As per a study published in Advanced Materials on June 1, the boards were created by blending vitrimer with just 5% by volume of liquid metal droplets. This combination nearly doubled the material's strain-at-break, or stretchability, compared to vitrimer alone. The embedded droplets are flexible as well, serving as flexible conductors i...

Nothing Headphone 1 were launched in India on Tuesday alongside the Nothing Phone 3. The devices were also unveiled in select global markets. The over-the-ear headphones feature active noise cancellation (ANC) and 40mm dynamic drivers, with sound tuned by British audio company KEF. They are claimed to offer up to 80 hours of battery life on a single charge when using the AAC codec, and up to 54 hours when playing LDAC audio. The Headphone 1 are compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Nothing Headphone 1 Price in India, Availability Nothing Headphone 1 price in India is set at Rs. 21,990. They will be available for purchase in the country via Flipkart, Flipkart Minutes, Vijay Sales, Myntra, Croma, and leading retail stores starting July 15. The headphones are sold in Black and White colourways and as part of a launch day offer, customers can get them for Rs. 19,999 on the first day of sale. Nothing Headphone 1 Specifications, Features The Nothing Headphone 1 has an over-the-ear de...

Saturn's largest moon Titan will cast its shadow across the planet's surface in a rare spectacle this summer. Over the coming months, observers on Earth may see a dark “hole” move across Saturn's disk as Titan passes in front of the planet. This event is tied to a special alignment: roughly every 15 years, Saturn's rings become edge-on to our view (a ring-plane crossing or equinox). Indeed, in March 2025 the rings briefly vanished as they lined up edge-on, setting the stage for Titan's shadow to loom large on Saturn's globe. After this year's transit season, the configuration won't recur until about 2040, making these transits uniquely unmissable. Saturn's Equinox and Titan's Transits According to Space.com, right now Saturn is near its equinox, meaning its tilted rings are edge-on to Earth. This geometry allows Titan's shadow – a dark spot on Saturn – to sweep across the planet's face, much like a lunar eclipse but on Saturn. Titan orbit...