Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the technology giant will invest $1.1 billion in Mexico over the next five years, according to a promotional video released by the Mexican government on Thursday. Nadella said the investment is “focused on expanding access to digital technology for people and organisations across the country.” Microsoft will build a … Read more
Government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in China look set to delay the rollout of next-generation 5G telecom networks, a key technology initiative for the country’s leadership. Tenders for six big 5G projects have been postponed since January 31, government records show. They include an industrial Internet project in Guangdong province, a … Read more
Would you like a month of Netflix for the price of a Cadbury 5-Star? Well, that depends on how lucky you are. Netflix is running a new promo discount in India that offers the first month at just Rs. 5 — with some caveats, naturally. The offer is only available to select new members who … Read more
The Rs. 1.10 lakh Samsung Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphone went out of stock within minutes during its first pre-orders sale in India on Friday. Samsung India’s online store put up a ‘sold out’ message for Galaxy Z Flip, less than an hour after the smartphone went up for pre-orders at 11am IST. Leading retail … Read more
Google recently released its first Developer Preview (DP) of Android 11 for Pixel phones and we’ve already seen some of the new features that we can expect in the final build. XDA Developers have also uncovered a new hidden app called Personal Safety, which comes pre-installed in the DP for the Pixel 4. The team … Read more
Apple has always had its own apps set as defaults in cases like the music player and the browser, Apple Music and Safari respectively. But, this might change soon. Reportedly, Apple is considering allowing third party apps to be set as defaults on iOS. Apple is also debating whether to allow third-party music apps on … Read more
WhatsApp has received a new beta update for its iPhone client that makes the Dark Mode feature widely available to users. The previous WhatsApp beta update reportedly made the feature available to only a small bunch of users. In addition to expanding the availability of dark mode, the fresh beta update also adds solid colours … Read more
The government has received Rs. 15,697 crores in AGR dues as on Thursday with the latest payment of Rs. 1,000 crores by Vodafone Idea. While Bharti Airtel paid Rs. 10,000 crores on Monday, Vodafone Idea paid Rs. 2,500 crores that day and another Rs. 1,000 crores on Thursday. Tata Teleservices has paid Rs. 2,197 crores … Read more
Bengaluru city police on Thursday said ride-hailing platform Ola has integrated its emergency button with the police control room for faster security response to passengers in trouble. “Bengaluru city police now offers great convenience and ensures that the citizens of the city a secure ride-hailing experience by integrating Suraksha app with Ola application,” said Police … Read more
LG V60 ThinQ was expected to be announced at an MWC event next week, but the South Korean tech giant withdrew participation from the trade show over coronavirus concerns. Now, the entire MWC exhibit stands cancelled, and OEMs, like LG, are opting for online events to launch their new phones that had originally planned to … Read more
Alphabet-owned Google’s $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,000 crores) bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit could pose privacy risks, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) warned on Thursday, adding its voice to other critics of the deal. Google announced the deal in November last year, as it seeks to compete with Apple and Samsung in the … Read more
Microsoft has rolled out its Windows 10 Optional updates experience that will allow user to select and choose non-critical Windows updates for installation. Microsoft intends to improve the update experience for its Windows 10 users and developers/ manufacturers with the latest move. The latter will now have an option to set their drivers to … Read more
Samsung is experimenting with the idea of a waterfall screen on phones, if a new patent filed by the company is anything to go by. And the most likely candidate to flaunt such a panel, as per reports, is the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 flagship. Samsung’s patent filed before the United States Patent and Trademark … Read more
Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo warned on Thursday it faced short-term volatility and challenges from the coronavirus outbreak, as it reported a better than expected quarterly profit and record revenue. The world’s largest PC maker is among companies facing disruptions to their supply chain after local governments extended a Lunar New Year holiday and imposed … Read more
Apple iPhone maker Foxconn said on Thursday it is cautiously restarting production at its main plants in China and warned revenue will be hurt this year by the coronavirus epidemic. The statement comes just days after Apple rescinded its March quarter sales guidance, saying factories in China have been slower to get back to work … Read more
Realme X has started receiving its February 2020 OTA update in India. The update weighs 2.79GB in size and bumps up the software version to RMX1901EX_11_A.12. Moreover, it brings the latest version of ColorOS 6 along with the February 2020 Android security patch. However, it should be noted that the new software is still based … Read more
Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday joined others such as General Atlantic and Sequoia India for a fresh $110 million (roughly Rs. 788.48 crores) round of funding into one of India’s fastest growing education technology start-up Unacademy. “We thank General Atlantic and Facebook who have joined us in this journey and our existing investors who … Read more
The first draft decisions by Ireland’s data privacy regulator on probes into some of the world’s biggest technology firms will go for consultation with other EU regulators this year, the lead watchdog for the bloc said on Thursday. Ireland hosts the European headquarters of a number of US technology firms, making Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) … Read more
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 is finally live and its called ‘Top Secret’. After multiple delays, the next season in the battle royale game has been released by Epic Games. The trailer released on Fortnite’s official YouTube channel shows the theme of this season revolves around spies. The trailer shows some new characters including … Read more
India has been ranked 128th for mobile broadband and 66th (up from 67th) for fixed broadband while mean download speeds on fixed broadband has slipped to 41.48Mbps in January 2020 with minuscule improvement in mobile broadband to 11.58Mbps, Ookla said in its Speedtest Global Index. UAE topped the mobile download speeds chart with 87.01Mbps, Singapore … Read more
Hackers compromised personal data of more than 10.6 million users — celebrities, tech CEOs and employees, reporters and government officials — who stayed at the MGM Resorts hotels in Las Vegas last summer, and dumped the data online on a hacking forum. The leaked personal details include full names, home addresses, phone numbers, emails and … Read more
The European Union unveiled proposals Wednesday to regulate artificial intelligence that call for strict rules and safeguards on risky applications of the rapidly developing technology. The report is part of the bloc’s wider digital strategy aimed at maintaining its position as the global pacesetter on technological standards. Big tech companies seeking to tap Europe’s vast … Read more
We are often asked for television recommendations, and it’s getting harder to justify why someone should spend big bucks on a major brand in India. There was a time when the best features and performance were strictly the domain of premium TVs, but the budget segment has since defied such expectations. Today, many brands offer … Read more
More Tatkal tickets will be available for passengers now as the railways has weeded out several illegal software and arrested 60 agents who would use them to block such tickets, a top official said on Tuesday. Railway Protection Force (RPF) Director-General Arun Kumar said the software cleansing exercise means Tatkal tickets, which would earlier vanish … Read more
OnePlus 7T users in India are now receiving a new OxygenOS update that brings the January security update and Wi-Fi calling support for Jio subscribers. VoWiFi has been available to Airtel and Reliance Jio subscribers in India, and support for Airtel subscribers on OnePlus 7T has already been introduced. Apart from this, the update includes … Read more