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- Technology
Apple’s holiday iPhone sales surge despite supply shortages
San Ramon: Apple shook off supply shortages that have curtailed production of iPhones and other popular devices to deliver its most profitable holiday season yet. The results posted Thursday for the final…
- Technology
Netflix adds HDR, HD support for 2021 Pixel phones
San Francisco: Netflix has announced that all of Google’s 2021 Pixel phones, including the Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro can now access HD and HDR streams on supported content.…
- Technology
Garena Free Fire emerges as most downloaded mobile game for Dec 2021
San Francisco: Garena Free Fire from Garena emerged as the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for December 2021 with close to 24 million installs, which represented a 28.2 per cent increase from…
- Technology
Google hits back at Android location tracking lawsuit in US
San Francisco: Google has hit back at a lawsuit in the US against the company for alleged ‘deceptive’ Android location tracking, saying such suits mischaracterise and inaccurately describe the settings and controls…
- Technology
Uber, Ola among most data hungry ride-hailing apps: Report
New Delhi: Popular ride-hailing platforms Uber and Ola top the chart on collecting extensive information about their riders which may be used for third-party advertising, a new report has claimed. According to…
- Technology
What’s next for Webb telescope after reaching final destination in space
Washington: NASA’s next-generation James Webb telescope, which travelled about 1 million miles from Earth, has reached its final destination. But, the science operations are expected to begin only in late June or…
- Technology
YouTube’s head of gaming leaves to join Polygon Studios
San Francisco: YouTube’s head of gaming, Ryan Wyatt, has announced that he is leaving YouTube and Google for blockchain company Polygon Studios. Wyatt will be focused on leading Polygon’s non-tech-related efforts. Despite…
- Science
Researchers develop AI-based method to examine Stargardt disease
Washington: A team of researchers have developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss.The study has been published in…
- World
Samsung’s chip plant returns to normal as China lifts lockdown
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said its chipmaking facility in the Chinese city of Xi’an has returned to normal as the city has lifted a lockdown. The world’s largest memory chip maker…
- Technology
NSO Group chairman steps down amid domestic spying allegations
Tel Aviv: The chairman of Israeli company NSO Group, whose Pegasus spyware has been used by the governments the world over to snoop on high-profile personalities, is stepping down after less than…
- Technology
Apple, Ericsson patent dispute escalates into Europe
London: The legal dispute between tech giants Apple and Ericsson over 5G patents used in the iPhone has extended to multiple lawsuits from both companies across Europe. In what originally seemed like…
- Technology
Nvidia abandoning $40 bn acquisition of UK chip designer Arm: Report
San Francisco: In a possible huge blow to Big Tech, graphics chip maker Nvidia is reportedly preparing to abandon its $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, amid anti-trust probes in…
- Automobile
LG Energy Solution, GM to build $2.1 bn battery factory in US
Seoul: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd said on Tuesday that it would spend $2.1 billion together with General Motors (GM) to build another electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in…
- Technology
Mega Russian cyber attack on US possible, warns Homeland Security
New York: Amid the heightened Russia-Ukraine border tensions, the US’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned that critical infrastructure and local government networks are at a “very high risk” of a…
- Technology
Homegrown IoT tech firm Smartron secures $200 mn from GEM Group
New Delhi: Homegrown technology OEM (original equipment manufacturing) brand Smartron on Tuesday said it has secured $200 million from Global Emerging Markets (GEM) investment group, that will help support the company’s future…
