Apple criticised for pulling VPN apps from China, explains the apps did not meet new regulations

With the help of VPNs, Chinese Internet users bypass the country's famous "Great Firewall" that heavily restricts their access to foreign sites. This also helps them in remaining hidden from Internet service providers. In line with Chinese government's crackdown on Internet services, Apple removed all major VPN apps from the App Store in China. VPN service providers in China on Saturday received a notification from Apple that their applications would be removed from the App Store "because it includes content that is illegal in China".In a statement, Apple said that earlier this year, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that all developers offering VPNs must obtain a license from the government. "We have been required to remove some VPN apps in Ch ina that do not meet the new regulations. These apps remain available in all other markets where they do business," Apple said.

Secrets of the world's toughest creatures revealed

These tiny creatures, sometimes called water bears, can survive radiation, freezing, extreme dehydration and even the vacuum of space. Researchers have now decoded the DNA of two species of tardigrade and uncovered the genes that allow them to be revived after desiccation. The study has been published in the journal, PLOS Biology. Just a millimetre or less in size, tardigrades are believed to be the toughest creatures on Earth. A recent study found that they could survive almost any cosmic disaster that could hit the planet.

Mitsubishi blends MPV and SUV in curious looking Expander

Mitsubishi has been teasing a new high-riding family car for quite some time, and it has finally arrived in the form of the slightly oddball Expander. The world is going crazy for four-wheel drives at the moment but Mitsubishi has taken a different path with its latest car, instead running with the strange MPV/SUV hybrid shape you see here.

Xiaomi's third anniversary sale kicks off with Redmi 4 at 12 PM and 4A at 3 PM on 20 July

Xiaomi is celebrating their third year anniversary in the Indian market. To commemorate this landmark, the company has setup the Mi anniversary sale exclusively to Amazon.in, which begins on 20 July, 2017 at 12 PM and will end on 21 July, 2017. Two of Xiaomis best budget phones, the Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A will be available at 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM respectively on 20 July, 2017.

Rumour: Skoda to launch Rapid Monte Carlo special edition

If media reports are to be believed, Skoda India click to gois planning to launch a special edition of the Rapid mid-size sedan in the coming months. The Rapid Monte Carlo edition gets few changes to the exterior along with some interior tweaks. The model will be available in a shade of red with contrasting black details. Black exterior highlights include the grille, mirror housings, boot spoiler and blacked-out 16-inch alloy wheels.

NASA observations reveal unreal soundscapes from the space environment around Earth

Although space is thought to be devoid of matter and silent, the space environment around the Earth contains high energy particles in magnetic and electric fields. The particles are continuously in a violent storm of electromagnetic waves, known as plasma waves. Just like the waves of the ocean, these plasma waves create a sound that can be captured with the right tools. The sounds are out of this world, and have different characteristics depending on the region of the magnetosphere they are recorded in.

NASA's Juno has beamed back the first few images from its flyby of the Jovian Great Red Spot

One of the most noticeable features on Jupiter is a storm larger than the Earth that is believed to be continuously raging for over three hundred and fifty years. The Great Red Spot is over 16,000 kilometers wide, and has been directly observed since 1830. On 10 July, NASAs Juno spacecraft passed just 9,000 kilometers over the storm, allowing astronomers to observe the storm from up close.