Throughout the years, German camera maker Leica has worked with many smartphone makers before but never launched a phone under its own banner. That changed today with the introduction of Leitz Phone 1. Named after Leica's original brand, this is the first smartphone that not only features a Leica-made camera system but also gets its signature branding.

China has successfully launched its first manned space mission in five years on today, with three of its astronauts arriving at the country's nascent space station to finalise its construction.

What if there was a non-invasive way to tell if someone in the room with you is infected with the coronavirus? British scientists say they have developed a ceiling-mounted Covid "alarm" that can detect anyone infected in as little as 15 minutes, dpa summarises.

Google moved a step closer to charging for the usage of Gmail as the company unveiled a paid option for small businesses, Reuters reported. The new features included in the paid mail include video chat and email newsletter functionalities.

The Bulgarian supercomputer Discoverer has operationally surpassed its projected computing power and peak performance, Sofia Tech Park announced on 11 June. The features of the machine, which is part of the network of the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) – underwent a series of tests conducted in the past week by Atos, the supplier of the technology.

Facebook is preparing to finally launch its first smartwatch - news that the company hasn’t confirmed publicly. The Verge, however, has learned that the device is set to make its debut next summer, featuring a display with two cameras that can be detached from the wrist for taking pictures and videos. The materials can then be shared directly across Facebook’s suite of apps, including Instagram.

In just two weeks Microsoft is expected to unveil the future of its Windows operating system. Although we know changes will be made to the look and features of the OS, what we don’t know is what this new and (hopefully) improved version of Windows will be called.

Solid-state drives may be the go-to for phones and most PCs and laptops, but the humble mechanical hard drive still has a place in the computing world - especially when you need a lot of storage, but you don't have the money. Therefore, it is probably no surprise that in recent time hard drive manufacturers have turned to increasingly esoteric methods of improving performance and capacities.

Multiple major websites went offline briefly Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were still reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later, AP reported. Dozens of sites including the New York Times, CNN, Twitch, Reddit, the Guardian, and the UK government’s home page, could not be reached.

Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month, AP reports. In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft during it’s scheduled launch on 20 July.